The Government of Manitoba makes appointments to a number of agencies, boards and commissions (ABCs). These are entities established by government to carry out a range of functions and services,
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Hello members, Below is a recent letter from Minister Cullen to the MPDA and MSPDA discussing issues concerning our industry. Members – please advocate to make some of these changes
Source: Thompson Citizen Written by: Ian Graham Thompson Progressive Conservative MLA Kelly Bindle’s address to the Thompson Chamber of Commerce Feb. 1 covered regional concerns about the state of the Hudson Bay
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Source: Canadian Mining Journal Written by: Marilyn Scales When a government unilaterally pulls a company’s exploration permits for a property, it is usual to wonder “What kind of tin-pot dictatorship is
Quebec pulls permits for Copper One claims at Riviere Dore Read More »
One of our MPDA members in Saskatchewan appealed the Sask. government’s FIPPA decision on information he requested from MARs. It was ruled in his favour: see below letter: [embeddoc url=”https://mpda.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2017-01-20_Final-Review-Report_235-2016_FINAL.pdf”
Source: Thompson Citizen Written by: Kacper Antoszewski Photograph by: Kacper Antoszewski. Thompson Chamber of Commerce President Oswald Sawh thanks the evening’s speakers. The Thompson Chamber of Commerce celebrated Northern Business Week
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Below are letters to the editor from retired geologist Robin Gibson (to the Wpg Free Press) and a response from Ron Thiessen (CPAWS). Letter: [embeddoc url=”https://mpda.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/WinnipegFP-letter.pdf” download=”all”] Response: [embeddoc url=”https://mpda.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/WinnipegFP-response-to-letter-1.pdf”
Hello Members: Various articles have been published lately on ‘veto rights for FNs’ that have direct implications to our industry. I have had some of you speak out on this,
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Source: Winnipeg Free Press Written by: Brian Giesbrecht Not that long ago, it was a common belief that people from aboriginal communities would, over time, merge with the general population. As
One path to success – Aboriginal people must join the Canadian mosaic Read More »
Below is a CBC News article about the recent Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB) on the Kahuna diamond project. This project is not a mine yet but the board wants exploration
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