First Nations Poised to Take Control Over their Lands
Nineteen First Nations from across Canada sign onto the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management and begin development of their own land codes March 3, 2014 – Ottawa, Ontario…
H.B. White Canada Corporation Selected to Construct 24-Megawatt Wind Portfolio in Nova Scotia
Contractor Brings Top-Tier Experience to Smaller Community Wind Projects HALIFAX, NS – Feb 27, 2014 – H.B. White Canada Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of White Construction Inc., has been…
Mining Association of BC (MABC) Most Disappointed over Federal Decision to Deny New Prosperity Mine
February 27, 2014 VANCOUVER, BC – It was with great disappointment that the Mining Association of BC received the news that the federal government denied Taseko Mines Limited’s authorization to…
B.C., Tories speak out against federal government’s gold mine decision (Taseko-Prosperity)
THE CANADIAN PRESS – VANCOUVER Feb 27, 2014 22:41 – Two veteran Conservative MPs are speaking out against their own government after a proposal for a billion-dollar gold and copper mine in British Columbia was rejected…
Rejection of New Prosperity Project Provides Clarity to Industry: Lake Destroying Projects and Projects Without Indigenous Consent Need Not Apply
Thursday, February 27, 2014 (Ottawa) MiningWatch Canada welcomes yesterday’s announcement by Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq that the federal government will not approve Taseko Mines’ New Prosperity gold-copper project. The project, located in…
Cutting land claim research ‘self-destructive’: Madahbee
UOI OFFICES, Feb. 26, 2014 – The Harper conservatives are demonstrating self-destructive behaviour by trying to step away from their lawful obligations to fund land claim research. “They are trying to use…
Newfoundland and Labrador funds campaign to promote seal industry (Seal-Hunt-Funding)
Source: The Canadian Press Feb 25, 2014 16:52 By Sue Bailey THE CANADIAN PRESS ST. JOHN’S, N.L. _ Newfoundland and Labrador is funding an awareness campaign aimed at seal industry “misconceptions” ahead of a…
Dover oil sands deal with Fort McKay band raises the bar for future projects
In an agreement worked out after almost two years of negotiations, Alberta’s Fort McKay band didn’t get the buffer zone it was seeking to protect an area of great aboriginal…
Frontier Oil Sands Mine Project – Additional Federal Funding Allocated to Assist Aboriginal Participation in the Environmental Assessment by a Joint Review Panel
OTTAWA, February 24, 2014 — The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has allocated $13,750 to the Métis Nation of Alberta Association Fort McMurray Local Council 1935 to assist their participation in…
The Seals and Sealing Network Receives $60,000 to Assist Advocacy
Fisheries and Aquaculture February 25, 2014 Investments in the Sealing Industry Support Economic Development A contribution of $60,000 has been made by the Provincial Government to support an awareness campaign…
