By Matteo Cimellaro, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Mining projects and protected land can co-exist, two provincial environment ministers said at a press conference on Friday after two days of meetings with their counterparts from across the country.
Continue reading Mining and conservation can go hand in hand, environment ministers sayBy Matteo Cimellaro, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Reconciliation isn’t the only thing threatened when mining exploration companies fail to get consent from Indigenous nations, says one ethical investor.
Provinces — and the junior mining companies that obtain exploration permits connected to a nation’s ancestral territories — ignore consultation with Indigenous Peoples at their own peril, as the oversight can set the stage for future conflict, court challenges and delays, hampering any future economic development before it begins.
Continue reading Mining companies are snapping up claims to develop Indigenous land. But what happens when a nation doesn’t consent?Terrace Standard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Tahltan Nation Development Corporation (TNDC), the business arm of the northwest B.C. First Nation, is set to become a distributor for the Swedish mining equipment company Sandvik.
Continue reading Tahltan Nation becomes distributor for Swedish mining equipment companyTerrace Standard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The remote northwest B.C. First Nation community of Iskut has been lobbying the RCMP and the provincial government for more than 20 years now for its own police detachment but with no luck.
Continue reading A First Nation’s 20-year fight to get an RCMP detachmentBy Matt Simmons, The Narwhal, Local Journalism Initiative reporter
Six years after the Mount Polley disaster, B.C. and international regulatory organizations are still failing to make mining safe, according to several groups monitoring the industry.
Continue reading Six Years Later: Mount Polley Disaster Recommendations Not Implemented
