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News 

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

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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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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

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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

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Canada removes objector status and officially adopts United Nations declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples

June 1, 2016 Julia Singh aboriginal, adopts, Canada, declaration, indigenous, mining, Nations, Natural, objector status, officially, peoples, removes, Resources, rights, United

 Source: MLT Written by: Meaghan Conroy, Rangi Jeerakathil The Government of Canada voted against the United Nations Declaration on the Rights

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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

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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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First Nations to share taxes on new mines

January 20, 2016 Julia Singh First, Mines, Nations, new, share, taxes

Source: Winnipeg Free Press Written by: Martin Cash Photo: Norway House Chief Ron Evans: ‘This is progress.’   The province

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Revenue-sharing proposal reached with First Nations

November 23, 2015 Julia Singh First, Manitoba, Minerals, mining, Nations, proposal, Revenue-sharing

Source: Winnipeg Free Press Written by: Martin Cash Manitoba is looking to make up for lost time when it comes

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Read the latest issue of Manitoba Mining Review

March 2023 Monthly Meeting

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

No speaker this month but VP, Paul Gosselin, will be providing an update.

Meeting Details:
Date: Tuesday March 7, 2023
Hosted By: Paul Gosselin
Time: 11:30 am
Location: Hilton Airport Suites Winnipeg, 1800 Wellington Avenue
Cost: $15

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Previous meetings

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 4th.

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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.

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