-
ENVIRONMENT: Federal government pledges $2.2B for mine cleanup in North
YELLOWKNIFE, NWT – The federal government has announced it will invest $2.2 billion over the next 15 years for the cleanup of various mine sites in the Yukon and Northwest Territories. The announcement was made by the Hon. Carolyn Bennett,…
-
ENVIRONMENT: Laurentian U hosts Peruvian delegation
SUDBURY, Ont. – Laurentian University is hosting a delegation of researchers and officials at the week-long Building Environmental Strategies workshop. The guests include Augusto Cauti, vice-minister of mines in Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines. Several workshops have been crafted…
-
RESEARCH: Nielsen of Yukon College is new NSERC remediation chair
YUKON – Dr. Guillaume Neilsen has been awarded the NSERC Industrial Research Chair for Colleges in Northern Mine Remediation. He is a member of the faculty of Yukon College with headquarters in Whitehorse and several other campuses. . The appointment…
