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Minister’s response to our letter

July 11, 2018 Julia Singh Association, development, Enterprise, First, growth, letter, Manitoba, Mineral, minister, Nations, protocol, Trade

Dear Mr. Klyne: On behalf of Honourable Blaine Pedersen, Minister of Growth, Enterprise and Trade, I would like to thank

News

Manitoba and First Nations communities working on new mineral development protocol

August 2, 2017August 2, 2017 Julia Singh build, communities, development, First, grow, invest, Look, Manitoba, Mineral, Nations, new, North, protocol, working

New protocol will establish more productive, respectful relationships: Premier Backgrounder The Manitoba government will be developing a new provincial mineral

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Behind the pursuit of social licence: How an Alberta band lost a pipeline and the economic benefits that it wanted

March 27, 2017 Julia Singh -nation, Alberta, Alexander, band, benefits, construction, disturbance, Economic, First, land, licence, lost, pipeline, residences, social, waterways

Photo: Rodney Yellowdirt stands next to the re-routed Pembina pipeline near Alexander First Nation, Alta. With the support of residents, including

News

Seven habits of highly effective First Nations

March 27, 2017 Julia Singh 2011, being, Canada, community, effective, First, habits, highly, Index, Nations, Seven, Well

Source: Frontier Centre For Public Policy Tom Flanagan and Lee Harding / November 2016 This paper examines 21 First Nations in

News

Attawapiskat’s bad habits

March 27, 2017 Julia Singh -nation, Attawapiskat, Centre, First, Frontier, Idle, indigenous, More, no, Northern, Ontario, partnership, policy, protest, public, reserve, resource

Source: Frontier Centre For Public Policy Attawapiskat First Nation — an isolated Northern Ontario reserve — played a prominent role

News

UNESCO bid for Manitoba-Ontario boreal forest suffers major blow

July 29, 2016 Julia Singh bid, blow, boreal, Conservation, critic, First, forest, Heritage, Hydro, Lake, major, Manitoba, Nations, Ontario, people, Pikangikum, suffers, UNESCO, Winnipeg

Source: CBC News Top Photo: The proposed Pimachiowin Aki world heritage site straddles the Ontario-Manitoba border. (Matt Medler/Associated Press) The 12-year

News

Doug Fogwill receives work permit after 2 years

April 19, 2016 Julia Singh -nation, delay, exploration, First, Manitoba, mine, Mineral, permit, work

Long-time MPDA member Doug Fogwill finally received his work permit after 2 YEARS!!! Here is an excerpt from an email

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One path to success – Aboriginal people must join the Canadian mosaic

April 13, 2016 Julia Singh aboriginal, Canadian, career, Commission, education, First, government, job, join, judge, money, mosaic, Nations, One, path, people, report, royal, success

Source: Winnipeg Free Press Written by: Brian Giesbrecht Not that long ago, it was a common belief that people from aboriginal

Events

Glenn Sanderson’s presentation

April 7, 2016 Julia Singh -nation, community, development, Economic, economy, First, Glenn, Manitoba, mining, presentation, productive, Sanderson, sustainable

Glenn Sanderson is the Executive Director of Manitoba’s First Nation Economic Development Inc. (FNMED). During our MPDA meeting today he

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Trudeau’s pressing energy question: How will he handle First Nations veto?

January 29, 2016 Julia Singh energy, First, handle, Nations, pressing, question, Trudeau, veto

Source: The Globe and Mail Politics briefing By John Ibbitson (@JohnIbbitson) As federal and provincial environment ministers meet in Ottawa

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MPDA Monthly Meeting Tues Feb 7th, 11:30am

Topic: Economic geology of various critical minerals.

Dr Brueckner spoke about the economic geology of various critical minerals.

Department of Earth Sciences, University of Manitoba
stefanie.brueckner@umanitoba.ca
www.stefaniebrueckner.com

Meeting Details:
Date: Tuesday Feb 7, 2023
Time: 11:30 am
Location: Hilton Airport Suites

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December:
Date: Tuesday Dec 6th, 2022

We had an MPDA Christmas Party and heard from Chris Robak from the Rock and Gem show.

November
Date: Tuesday Nov 1st, 2022

We heard from Todd Burns. He is the founder and CEO of Cypher Environmental Ltd. – a Winnipeg based firm that manufactures and distributes its cleantech solutions in over 50 countries worldwide.

Through his work with Cypher, Todd understands the nuances required to create adoption of cleantech solutions across a broad range of sectors, including mining. Todd has recently participated as an advisor in the Global Cleantech Advisory Group. Currently Todd is on the selection panel committee for the Global Hypergrowth Project for the Canadian Federal Government and is a dedicated member of and advisor to the Mine Supply Trade Association of Canada.

October
Date: Tuesday Oct 4th, 2022

Our AGM took place on October 4^th.

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After a summer break, the Manitoba Prospectors and Developers Association is back. Our regular monthly meetings continue on the first Tuesday of each month (with breaks in January and summer).

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On Tuesday June 7th, Norm Mercer talked about the boom in Newfoundland & Labrador

2021 was a banner year for the mineral industry in Newfoundland and Labrador, with over 800 mineral exploration applications last year. Exploration expenditures nearly doubled from 2020, to just over $127 million. Mineral claim staking activity reached its highest point since the Voisey’s Bay claims 25 years ago. The value of mineral shipments were the highest ever recorded.

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On Tuesday May 3rd we heard from Rob Houle.

Rob Houle, President/ Co-founder Talon Resources and Community Development Inc.

Rob has negotiated several successful engagements in Ontario and Quebec. Learn his successful strategies of engagement and consultation in communities allowing individuals to further their career experience.

Talon has over 25 years of experience working for and with First Nations across Canada. Talon’s partners have successfully raised millions of dollars in North America for resource projects.

Talon’s Mission: “Building resource projects with First Nations proving that First Nation’s can be sound investments.“

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On Tuesday April 5th we heard from Kate Parkinson from Sandvic speak about the changes that are taking place in the mining industry with regards to Battery Electric vehicles across Canada.

Electric vehicles are critical to mining reaching net zero, with diesel vehicles accounting for 30%-50% of greenhouse emissions at a mine site.