Despite Inuit opposition, Mary River mine hearing to go ahead next week
Gathering to be broadcast live on Uvagut TV
Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. uses the port at Milne Inlet to ship iron ore to markets in western Europe. If the federal government permits its current expansion proposal, Baffinland will be allowed to ship up to 12 million tonnes of ore through this port, involving up to 176 ship transits. (File photo)
Despite persistent opposition from Inuit community groups, the Nunavut Impact Review Board will forge ahead next week with a long-awaited public hearing on a major railway-based expansion of the Mary River iron mine.