Lawyers for Kaska Nation presented in the Yukon Supreme Court Tuesday and Wednesday at the start of a six-day hearing of a legal challenge over the approval of the Kudz Ze Kayah mine.
/CNW Telbec/ - Today, the Government of Canada and the Yukon Government have come to a joint decision that concludes the environmental and socio-economic.
Posted: Jan 26, 2021 6:35 PM CT | Last Updated: January 27
Yukon Premier Sandy Silver says he s disappointed federal officials have sent an environmental assessment back to the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Board for reconsideration.(Chris Windeyer/CBC)
Yukon Premier Sandy Silver says the federal government should not have rejected an environmental assessment prepared by territorial officials.
The Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board released its recommendations for BMC Minerals proposed Kudz Ze Kayah lead-zinc-copper-gold mine in October.
It stated there could significant adverse effects from the mine, located 115 kilometres south of Ross River in southeast Yukon, but the effects could be mitigated by following 30 recommendations in its assessment.