O n December 6, 2019 the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Weyerhaeuser Company Limited v. Ontario (Attorney General). The Court held that a 1985 indemnity granted by Ontario to Reed Ltd. and Great Lakes Forest Products Limited, and intended to apply to their successors and assigns did not protect Weyerhaeuser, a subsequent owner, from a director’s remediation order issued by what is now the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) under the Environmental Protection Act (EPA).
With a $133,000 investment from Saskatchewan mining companies through the International Minerals Innovation Institute (iMii), the University of Saskatchewan (USask) is partnering with the Saskatoon Tribal Council on a new mentorship program for Indigenous women.