1-866-985-9780Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) has applauded the federal government’s commitment to skills development and innovation in Canada’s forest products sector.
The NWT & Nunavut Chamber of Mines has been awarded the NAPEG Professional Award of Merit in Geoscience by the Northwest Territories and Nunavut Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists (NAPEG). The award was presented on March 14 for the Chamber’s dedication to, and support of, the North’s mineral resources industry (which includes the work of many geoscientists and engineers practising within the industry).
On February 21, Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM) celebrated a milestone at its Meliadine gold project, with an inaugural gold pour! This first brick signals AEM’s newest mine is close to start of commercial production. For northern employees and communities that surround the remote mining site in the Kivalliq region of Nunavut, the celebration marks the culmination of a journey that began over 12 years ago and turns hopes for increased economic and social prosperity in Canada’s North into a reality, the company said.