Involve Indigenous communities early in mining cycle: Anishnawbe Business Professional Association – CBC

Association president optimistic about future of mining sector in northwestern Ontario

Feb 16, 2021

An Indigenous business organization in northwestern Ontario says the future of the mining sector in the region is bright, but companies need to be sure to involve Indigenous communities in the process.

Last week, Thunder Bay’s Community Economic Development Commission (CEDC) released its new Mining Readiness Strategy document, which says 15 mines are expected to come online in northwestern Ontario in the next decade.

Those mines are in turn expected to create more than 3,000 jobs and provide substantial boosts to the economies of Thunder Bay, and other communities in the region.