Environmental Planning

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
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
Federal Government Hides Behind Budget with Changes to Environmental Assessment
Thursday, March 29, 2012

The Harper Government™ has made no secret of its plan for environmental protection, planning, and assessment; it’s a necessary complement to its economic strategy, which essentially consists of extracting as much wealth from the ground as quickly as possible, unencumbered by niceties like public consultation or the free, prior, informed consent of affected Aboriginal peoples.

Country, Environmental Planning, Environmental Assessment
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
Parliamentary Environment Committee’s ‘Paint by Numbers’ Report Fails to Produce Credible Review of Canadian Environmental Assessment Act
Tuesday, March 13, 2012

News release from the Canadian Environmental Network's Environmental Planning and Assessment Caucus: Conservative MPs on the Committee reviewing the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA) have set out recommendations that follow the party line to further gut the federal environmental assessment process while failing to consider expert testimony to improve it, according to environmental groups from across Canada.

Canada, Environmental Planning, Environmental Assessment
Taseko Lawsuit Won’t Stop Opposition to “New” Prosperity Mine Project
Tuesday, March 6, 2012

News release: (Ottawa) MiningWatch Canada regrets that Taseko Mines Ltd. has initiated a lawsuit against the Western Canada Wilderness Committee for allegedly making defamatory and inaccurate comments on Taseko’s  proposed “New Prosperity” project.

Metal Mining Effluent Regulations, Water, British Columbia, Reforming Mining Laws and Policies, Environmental Planning, Environmental Assessment, Indigenous Rights, Taseko
Taseko Mines’ Libel Chill Bid to Silence Opposition Won’t Work - Tŝilhqot’in
Monday, March 5, 2012

News release: (Tŝilhqot’in Territory) The Tŝilhqot’in National Government is shocked that Taseko Mines Ltd. (TML) has launched a defamation suit against an environmental group for questioning the company’s claims that its ‘new’ Prosperity Mine proposal addresses all concerns and will save Teztan Biny (Fish Lake).

Metal Mining Effluent Regulations, British Columbia, Reforming Mining Laws and Policies, Environmental Planning, Environmental Assessment, Indigenous Rights, Taseko
From Coast to Coast, Canadian Groups Say Strong, Inclusive Federal Environmental Laws Are Needed
Wednesday, February 29, 2012

News release: (VANCOUVER, BC and OTTAWA, ON) – Forty groups, from internationally-known organizations like Council of Canadians and Greenpeace, to local citizens’ groups like Grand Riverkeeper Labrador, have endorsed a statement confirming their support for strong federal environmental laws that protect our national values.

Canada, Environmental Planning, Environmental Assessment
Tŝilhqot’in Determined to Fight “New” Prosperity Proposal
Wednesday, February 29, 2012

News release: (Tŝilhqot’in Territory) After a series of recent community meetings, the Tŝilhqot’in Nation has reinforced its determination to protect Teztan Biny (Fish Lake) and the surrounding area from the threat of Taseko Mines Ltd.’s proposed “new” Prosperity Mine. The Tŝilhqot’in communities strongly opposed Taseko’s 2011 exploration program and obtained an injunction from the BC Supreme Court preventing the company from conducting that work, pending a challenge to the approvals.

Canada, British Columbia, Environmental Planning, Environment, Environmental Assessment, Gold, Indigenous Rights, Taseko

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