Northwest Territories: Policy Reversal Opens Protected Wildlife Area To Mining: Move Undermines ...

Northwest Territories: Policy Reversal Opens Protected Wildlife Area To Mining: Move Undermines Agreements With First Nations The Canadian Boreal Initiative (CBI) calls on the federal government to reconsider a dramatic policy reversal that would open the proposed Edéhzhíe National Wildlife Area in the Northwest Territories to mineral exploration. “This decision undermines agreements reached with the Dehcho people and needs to be immediately reversed,” said Larry Innes, CBI’s executive...

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