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March 20, 2024


Kaska chief says his nation ‘can’t support’ proposed mine after consultation

A Kaska chief says the revised decision document for a proposed mine in southeast Yukon has done little to change his view on the project. The document was posted on the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB) on March 8. “Once again, we’re not happy with the decision,” Chief Dylan Loblaw of the Ross River...

February 9, 2024


Ross River Dena Council appealing ruling on proposed Kudz ze Kayah mine

The Ross River Dena Council on behalf of the Kaska Nation is appealing a recent court decision on the proposed Kudz ze Kayah mining project in southeastern Yukon. BMC Minerals’ Kudz ze Kayah mining project, a proposed $381-million dollar mine located 115 km south of the Ross River Dena Council in Ross River, Yukon. Photo:...

January 10, 2024


Yukon judge sends Canada, Yukon and Kaska back to negotiating table over proposed mine

BMC Minerals’ Kudz ze Kayah project, a proposed $381-million dollar mine located 115 km south of the Ross River Dena Council (RRDC) in Ross River, Yukon. Photo: BMC  APTN News: A Yukon judge says Canada and Yukon must go back to the negotiating table with the Kaska Nation over a proposed mine in the territory...

November 27, 2023


First Nation in Yukon says its ‘disheartening’ that territory appealed ruling on Beaver River Watershed

APTN News: A First Nation in Yukon says it’s frustrated the territorial government is appealing a court ruling “:stopping a mining exploration project from proceeding in an untouched watershed on its lands. The Beaver River Watershed falls within the traditional territory of the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun (FNNND) in north-central Yukon. The First Nation refers...

March 16, 2023


Yukon gov’t to appeal court decision quashing approval of mining project near Mayo

Supreme Court found that consultation with First Nation over Metallic Minerals’ project was inadequate CBC News: The Yukon government is appealing a court decision that quashes the approval of a mining project near Mayo, Yukon. It’s the latest in an ongoing dispute between the territorial government and the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun (FNNND) over a...

November 14, 2022


Yukon Liberals spike NDP bill that would have required First Nations’ consent over oil and gas development

Yukon NDP has been fighting to reinstate the consent clause into territorial laws over the industry Julien Gignac · CBC News · Posted: Nov 14, 2022 4:00 AM CT | Last Updated: November 14 The Yukon Liberal government has trounced a bill that, if passed, would have required Yukon First Nations consent to oil and gas exploration and development...

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