Nunavut hunters end blockades, mine pushes ahead with injunction against them
by The Canadian Press
Last Updated Feb 13, 2021 at 1:58 pm EDT
Baffinland Irons Mine Corp. has pushed ahead with an injunction against a group of Nunavut hunters who blocked the road and airstrip at its Mary River mine in protest of a plan to expand the project.
A group of seven Inuit hunters, who call themselves the Nuluujat Land Guardians, protested at the mine for a week.
Lori Idlout, lawyer for the hunters, says the hunters ended the blockades on Feb. 10 and have returned to their home communities.
Baffinland asked for a temporary injunction against the hunters last week, which was in place until today’s hearing on the injunction application.