On March 18-19, MiningWatch Canada facilitated a meeting in Whitehorse to assess resources and capacity in the Yukon to work on mining, prioritize issues, expand working relationships and work on strategies. Invitees included a number of individuals and representatives of local organizations.
The federal Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Robert Thibault,
has announced that the Yukon Placer Authorization will be phased
out over the next four years.
There have been serious, long-standing concerns about the impacts
of placer mining on freshwater fish and salmon in the Yukon. The
Yukon Placer Authorization is a blanket authorization under Section
35 of the Fisheries Act which ...
