Nunavut anti-uranium group makes final push against Kiggavik mine – Nunatsiaq News
March 10, 2015
Nunavummiut Makitagunarningit claims Kiggavik project a “lose-lose” for Kivalliq Inuit
Nunavummiut Makitagunarningit, the Baker Lake-based anti-uranium group made a final plea before a public hearing of the Nunavut Impact Review Board March 7 aimed at a rejection of the proposed Kiggavik uranium mine.
The group addressed the review board at its final hearing this month in Baker Lake on the proposed mine, repeating its oft-stated position that the mine would be a lose-lose proposition for the Inuit of Kivalliq.
Nunavummiut Makitagunarningit, or Makita for short, is a registered intervenor at the hearing. The group has already made clear its position, publicly and in response to a final environmental impact statement prepared by the project’s proponent, Areva Resources Canada.
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