Canada

Local Votes and Mining in the Americas
Monday, May 14, 2012

Map: Since the first local vote in Tambogrande, Peru in 2002, the "consulta", or community referendum, has emerged as a powerful tool for communities affected by unwanted mining projects to voice their collective opinion on a project through engaging in popular democracy. By giving residents of affected communities the opportunity to vote on whether or not they agree with destructive mining taking place on their land, the "consulta" can meaningfully encourage peaceful citizen participation and provide a mechanism for resistance movements to democratically voice their concerns about a particular project or on mining in general.

Argentina, Chile, Corporate Accountability, Colombia, Ontario, Guatemala, Mexico, Free Entry/Land Access, Peru, Indigenous Rights, Maps, Goldcorp, Meridian Gold, New Gold
Ontario Could Get Burned by Flawed Ring of Fire Process
Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Ottawa, May 9, 2012. In paired press releases the Ontario Government and U.S. mining company Cliffs Natural Resources today announced plans to proceed with the next step in the development of a chromite deposit in the area dubbed the “Ring of Fire”. The remote area of northern Ontario and the various access routes to it are in the traditional territories of several Ojibway, Oji-Cree, and Cree First Nations.

Ontario, Environmental Planning, Economic Development, Environment, Environmental Assessment, Impact on Communities, Indigenous Rights, Cliffs
Environmental and Health Effects of Chromium
Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Cliffs Natural Resources is proposing to develop a large chromite deposit in a remote area of northern Ontario that has been dubbed the Ring of Fire. Recognising that chromium is a toxic metal that has never been mined in Canada, MiningWatch has conducted a literature review of environmental and human health issues associated with mining and processing the metal. The complete literature review and three summary fact sheets are available here.

Ontario, Environment, Health, Cliffs, Publications
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
Algonquin First Nations Have Serious Concerns About Proposed Rare Earth Open Pit Mine on Traditional Lands: Seek MOU With Matamec
Tuesday, May 1, 2012

News release: Matamec Explorations Inc. is proposing to develop a Rare Earth Elements open pit mine at what they call the Zeus Site. This proposed mine site is located on the traditional lands of our two Algonquin First Nations. Our First Nations have constitutionally protected Aboriginal and Treaty rights to our traditional lands and resources.

Environmental Planning, Québec, Impact on Communities, Indigenous Rights, Matamec Explorations
Ontario Government Misses Opportunity to Increase Revenues from Mining
Friday, March 30, 2012

With an overwhelming emphasis on reducing expenditures, this week's Ontario Budget misses an important opportunity to increase provincial revenues from the mining sector. When compared with other Canadian jurisdictions, Ontario has the lowest corporate tax rate for mining and recoups the lowest share of the value of mineral production.

Reforming Mining Laws and Policies, Ontario, Economics & Taxation
End of Training Program for Aboriginal People Threatens to Decrease Access to Jobs and Benefits of Mining
Tuesday, March 27, 2012

News release: MiningWatch Canada is very disappointed to see the end of an important federal program that funded training for Aboriginal peoples across Canada. The Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership Program (ASEP) was not specific to the mineral sector but many of the projects that received funding focussed on the natural resources sectors and mining in particular.

Canada, Economic Development, Labour
Where Do the NDP Leadership Candidates Stand on Corporate Accountability?
Thursday, March 22, 2012

In the latest edition of Embassy Magazine, NDP leadership candidates were asked to articulate their top foreign policy priorities. The positions were pretty similar; most included elements of climate change, fairer trade, and a less militarized approach to diplomacy. None included corporate accountability of the Canadian extractives sector in their top priorities.

Bill C-300, Canada, Corporate Accountability, Corporate Social Responsibility
Keno City Residents and Businesses Suffering the Effects of Yukon Mining Boom as Alexco Takes Over the Town
Tuesday, March 20, 2012

A major mining boom is underway in Keno, as in other parts of the Yukon, driven by high mineral prices. But a boom that’s good for exploration and mining companies can have an underside  for communities. The pace of development surrounding Keno is creating conditions that one resident says is like “being trapped in a living hell.” The noise, dust, huge trucks rumbling through town and concerns over exposure to toxic by-products paint a not-so quaint picture of a contemporary mining town.

Abandoned Mines, Canada, Reforming Mining Laws and Policies, Environmental Planning, Economic Development, Yukon, Environment, Environmental Assessment, Impact on Communities
First Nation and Conservation Groups Seek Investigation of Exploration Company God’s Lake Resources by Securities Regulator
Tuesday, March 20, 2012

News release: Today four conservation groups have joined with the northern Ontario Oji-Cree
community Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) to request that the Ontario Securities Commission investigate junior exploration company God’s Lake Resources (stock symbol GLR).

Canada, Reforming Mining Laws and Policies, Ontario, Environmental Planning, Free Entry/Land Access, Gold, Indigenous Rights, Platinex

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