Cartier Resources

Mining Injustice Conference: Resisting Extractivism, Lessons and Inspiration from Front-line Communities and Fellow Activists
Tuesday, May 8, 2012

A concern about the social and environmental destruction caused by Canadian mining companies brought me to the fourth annual Mining Injustice Conference organized by the Mining Injustice Solidarity Network, held at the University of Toronto.

Canada, Water, Corporate Accountability, Coal, Ontario, Québec, Economic Development, Environmental Assessment, Health, Indigenous Rights, Cartier Resources
Quebec Mining Conflicts from East to West, North to South
Monday, June 6, 2011

The Algonquin Nation’s traditional territory straddles the Quebec-Ontario border extending along Quebec’s western border up the Gatineau and Ottawa River watersheds. The Algonquins have never signed a treaty and are not party to the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement, so there are no established protocols for consultation or participation in the review of mineral exploration or development projects in their territory.

Reforming Mining Laws and Policies, Environmental Planning, Québec, Free Entry/Land Access, Indigenous Rights, Cartier Resources, Newsletter 30: Spring 2011, Labrador Iron Mines, Matamec Explorations, Niocan, Strateco, Terra Ventures
Barriere Lake Algonquin affirm opposition to mine during Montreal company meeting: threat of mining on their land exposes failure of Quebec’s Mining Act
Friday, May 20, 2011

Barriere Lake Solidarity news release: (Montreal) Today, community members from the Algonquin First Nation of Barriere Lake traveled to Montreal to attend the annual general meeting of Val-d'Or-based Cartier Resources Inc., where they affirmed that the overwhelming majority of their First Nation is opposed to the company’s Rivière Doré copper mining project moving forward on their traditional territory. A solidarity demonstration will happen outside of the shareholders meeting at 11:30 am at Dorchester Square, the corner of Peel and Rene-Levesque.

Reforming Mining Laws and Policies, Québec, Free Entry/Land Access, Indigenous Rights, Cartier Resources

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