N.W.T. MLAs get glimpse of future remediation work, and question how northerners will benefit
What will life look like in the Northwest Territories, after the mines? There are more than 500 sites in the
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Giant Mine
Canada, territories need to better communicate on Giant Mine cleanup, says review board
The board pointed to public concerns raised last October when strong winds caused dust to move from the site. The
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Canada’s response to petition on Giant Mine cleanup ‘falls short’ for Yellowknives Dene
The First Nation says the response fails to reflect over three months of discussions The Yellowknives Dene First Nation says
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Giant Mine contamination apology discussions underway, says Yellowknives Dene First Nation
A First Nation in the Northwest Territories is expecting to receive an apology from the federal government for the contamination of its land.
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Cleanup team for Giant Mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories says no to compensation claims
After considering dozens of claims for compensation totalling millions of dollars, the team overseeing the cleanup of Giant Mine just
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Northerners not ready to cash in on massive mine cleanup in Arctic Canada, report says
The $1-billion cleanup of Giant Mine will be one of the largest economic projects in Canada’s Northwest Territories (central Arctic),
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Northern Canada: Giant Mine cleanup project could be complete by 2030
The Giant Mine cleanup team says the project may be complete by 2030. The group released a timeline for the
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Arsenic contamination persists in Yellowknife lake a decade after gold mine shut: study
A tiny subarctic lake near Yellowknife in Canada’s Northwest Territories still contains high levels of arsenic years after gold
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No salvage plans for buildings after mine cleanup in Canada’s Northwest Territories
The federal team tasked with cleaning up the old Giant Mine site on the outskirts of the city of Yellowknife
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Canada: Team talks with First Nations community about decommissioned mine
The Giant Mine remediation team met with people in the First Nations community of N’dilo in Canada’s Northwest Territories on Wednesday. They
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Conditional OK for Yellowknife mine cleanup in Canada’s Northwest Territories
A northern review board has given its conditional stamp of approval to a federal cleanup plan for an abandoned gold
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Clean-up work to begin on mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories
Crews will begin removing asbestos and arsenic trioxide found in the roaster complex at the Giant Mine in this summer,
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Canada denies mine’s $1B cleanup cost
The federal government of Canada maintains there has been no increase to the costs of cleaning up the Giant Mine
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