Lake – MPDA

Memoriam

Ken De Graf will be dearly missed

February 12, 2018April 4, 2018 Julia Singh De, Graf, Ken, Lake, obituary, Snow

I have just been informed of the passing of Ken De Graf of Snow Lake. More details to follow. I

News

Next member meeting

January 31, 2018January 31, 2018 Julia Singh foundation, Lake, meeting, member, vote, Winnipeg

Hi folks, Our two guest speakers from the Winnipeg Foundation, Kirsten Davidson and Carly Demchuk will be giving a talk

News

Alto Ventures provides update on Oxford Lake project, Manitoba

January 2, 2018 Julia Singh -nation, aboriginal, Alto, Bunibonibee, camp, community, consultation, cook, Cree, cutting, exploration, fuel, geophysics, ground, ice, Lake, line, maintenance, Manitoba, Oxford, Project, provides, Road, update, Ventures

Alto Ventures Ltd. (TSXV: ATV) has decided, after careful consideration, not to proceed indefinitely with an exploration program at Oxford Lake

News

Quebec pulls permits for Copper One claims at Riviere Dore

January 31, 2017 Julia Singh Act, Algonquins, Barriere, Channel, claims, Copper, Dore, government, Lake, mining, One, permits, province, pulls, Quebec, Riviere, sampling, solution

Source: Canadian Mining Journal Written by: Marilyn Scales When a government unilaterally pulls a company’s exploration permits for a property, it

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

Forgoing mineral wealth in the WNO ‘Choices for eternity”

June 13, 2016 Julia Singh Choices, designation, eternity, Forgoing, Lake, Manitoba, Mineral, mining, paper, position, side, Site, sterilization, UNESCO, wealth, Winnipeg, WNO

Below is a position paper the MPDA commissioned in 2010 on the sterilization of the east side of Lake Winnipeg. It

Events

Island Lake Mining Development Advisory Program workshop

May 2, 2016May 2, 2016 Julia Singh Advisory, development, information, Island, Lake, learning, mine, mining, presentations, Program, workshop

Below is the latest agenda for the Island Lake Mining Development Advisory Program workshop that is coming up. Some of you

News

Project information package

April 19, 2016 Julia Singh Advisory, development, information, Island, Lake, mining, package, Project

Island Lake Mining Development Advisory Project Purpose of the Project – To provide information and to educate the people of

News

Rice Island

February 8, 2016 Julia Singh article, Dunlop, Island, Jim, Lake, newspaper, Parres, Rice, situation, Snow, vs, Wolfden

This is an article on the Rice Island situation (Dunlop vs Wolfden) as told by Jim Parres in the Snow

Events

Ankar Sheng presents on Mud Lake kimberlite in Northwest Territories, Canada

January 11, 2016 Julia Singh Ankar, Canada, kimberlite, Lake, Manitoba, Mud, Northwest, presents, Sheng, Territories, University

Come see Ankar Sheng’s presentation on Mud Lake kimberlite in Northwest Territories, tomorrow, January 12, at 1:00 p.m. in the University of

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.