Pond Inlet residents show support for hunters protesting Mary River mine expansion
Hunters’ blockade of Baffinland’s airstrip and road enters third day
About 25 women and children protested in front of the Pond Inlet community hall last night, where the Nunavut Impact Review Board’s hearing into Baffinland’s expansion proposal have been held for the past two weeks. (Photo courtesy of Shelly Funston Elverum/Facebook)
A group of about 25 Pond Inlet women and children demonstrated in front of the Pond Inlet community hall Friday night in support of a small group of Pond Inlet and Arctic Bay hunters who have been blockading the Mary River airstrip and road since Thursday night.