Immigration Minister Marc Miller says he wants to make it easier for Indigenous Peoples to cross international borders that have severed their homelands and families for generations.
Federal minister asks review board to prioritize application; Baffinland wants decision by August
Canada's Northern Affairs minister is urging the Nunavut Impact Review Board to prioritize another request from Baffinland Iron Mines to increase the amount of ore it can ship out from its Mary River m
In documents filed with the Nunavut Impact Review Board, Baffinland asked to once again have its ore limit increased to 6 million tonnes. It also wants to ship additional ore that it couldn't transport last year, due to "unexpected circumstances" including the early formation of sea ice in Milne Inlet.
A new report predicts there will be almost no narwhal left in an area off the northeastern coast of Baffin Island this summer and says shipping traffic from the nearby Mary River iron ore mine is to blame. The mine's operator says it leaves out key information.