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Site Inventory and Final Waste Management – The BAPE Gives Citizens a Voice – Important Dates to Remember
QUÉBEC CITY, Feb. 21, 2021 – The current status and management of final waste commission will begin its work on March 8, 2021. Citizens and groups who wish to join this initiative to help the Minister of the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change, Mr. Benoit Charette, in the elaboration of a long-term strategy […]
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Site Inventory and Final Waste Management – THe Commission of Inquiry Adopts a Bold Strategy
QUÉBEC CITY, Feb. 21, 2021 – The Commission of Inquiry on the current status and management of final waste is adopting a bold consultation strategy designed to gather the broadest range of viewpoints from all regions of Québec. The commissioners favour a five-pronged strategy to fulfill their mandate. “The commission members have given much thought […]
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Public Advisory: Moose Survey in Eeyou Istchee
February 11-February 28, 2021 The Environment and Remedial Works Department of the Cree Nation Government, and the Cree First Nation of Waswanipi in collaboration with the Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs (MFFP) will be conducting an aerial survey on the moose population in zone 17 and in the south of zone […]
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Québec supports Université Laval for the creation of a research chair on permafrost in Nunavik
QUÉBEC, Feb. 12, 2021 – To ensure the resilience of infrastructures in northern Québec and the safety of people dealing with the impacts of climate change, the Minister of the Environment and the Fight against Climate Change and Minister Responsible for the Laval Region, Benoit Charette, announced on Friday that up to $900,000 would be […]
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2020-2023 Northern Action Plan : A new fund to protect and enhance Nordic wildlife
Québec, January 27, 2021– In a financial partnership with the Société du Plan Nord, the Fondation de la faune du Québec will be entrusted with $1 million over a three-year period to create the Fonds pour la faune nordique. This new fund will serve to increase initiatives that develop and protect wildlife habitats in northern […]
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Rose Lithium-Tantalum Mining Project – COMEX Announces Virtual Mode Public Hearings
QUÉBEC CITY, Jan. 15, 2021– The Environmental and Social Impact Review Committee (COMEX) will hold three public hearing sessions on the Critical Elements Corporation Rose Lithium-Tantalum project. The purpose of the hearings is to allow citizens to acquire information about the project, ask questions and transmit opinions. Public participation is an essential part of the […]
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Ottawa green lights Nunavik’s new beluga harvest plan – Nunatsiaq News
13 January 2021 The federal government has approved Nunavik’s new five-year beluga management plan, which comes into effect on Feb. 1. The plan spells out how beluga whales can be harvested throughout the region. It aims to maintain the eastern Hudson Bay beluga stock at around 3,400 whales — which is the Department of Fisheries […]
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Wasamac Gold Mine Project — Public Comments Invited and Virtual Information Sessions
From: Impact Assessment Agency of Canada January 8, 2021 — Ottawa — Impact Assessment Agency of Canada The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) decided an impact assessment is required for the proposed Wasamac Gold Mine Project, located approximately 15 kilometres from downtown Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. As part of the planning phase of the impact assessment, the […]
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Quebec’s “Protected Areas” – Not Now Say Nunavik Inuit
January 6, 2021 – Kuujjuaq, Nunavik – Makivik Corporation says a recent announcement on December 11, 2020 by the Quebec government to protect close to 30,000 square kilometres in Nunavik comes at a bad time. That’s because Nunavik Inuit are in the middle of community consultations on an Inuit government for the Nunavik region. Makivik […]
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Potential Regional Assessment of the St. Lawrence River Area — Virtual Information Sessions and Engagement Activities
From: Impact Assessment Agency of Canada January 6, 2021 — Ottawa — Impact Assessment Agency of Canada The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) invites the public and Indigenous peoples to participate in virtual information sessions and other upcoming engagement activities related to the Potential Regional Assessment of the St. Lawrence River Area, located in Quebec. […]
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