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Inuktitut and English stop sign in Pond Inlet, Nunavut

WWF-Canada applauds Government of Canada decision to reject Baffinland mine expansion in Nunavut

November 16, 2022

WWF-Canada commends the federal government for accepting the Nunavut Impact Review Board’s recommendation and respecting the clear wishes of Inuit. Read More

WWF-Canada commends the federal government for accepting the Nunavut Impact Review Board’s recommendation and respecting the clear wishes of...
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Two narwhal crossing tusks at sunset near Baffin Island, Nunavut

Government of Canada must respect Inuit concerns, reject Mary River mine expansion

May 20, 2022

WWF-Canada welcomes the decision by the Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB) to respect community concerns, protect threatened wildlife and reject Baffinland’s proposed expansion of the Mary River Iron Mine. And we urge the Government... Read More

WWF-Canada welcomes the decision by the Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB) to respect community concerns, protect threatened wildlife and...
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WWF-Canada's lead Arctic specialist Paul Okalik in Kugaaruk, NU

Inuit face bigger impacts if Mary River Iron Mine doubles ore production

November 7, 2022

I was born and raised in Pangnirtung, Nunavut, just down the coast from Pond Inlet, the small community that has been facing the biggest impacts from Baffinland’s open-pit Mary River Iron Mine. But those... Read More

I was born and raised in Pangnirtung, Nunavut, just down the coast from Pond Inlet, the small community that...
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Male narwhals caress one another with their tusks in Nunavut, Canada.

Double, trouble: The danger of Baffinland’s expansion plans

March 31, 2022

UPDATE: On May 13, 2022, the Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB) issued a 441-page report recommending that Baffinland’s proposal not go ahead because the expansion would have “significant adverse effects” on wildlife and Inuit... Read More

UPDATE: On May 13, 2022, the Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB) issued a 441-page report recommending that Baffinland’s proposal...
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WWF-Canada applauds Government of Canada decision to reject Baffinland mine expansion in Nunavut

Government of Canada must respect Inuit concerns, reject Mary River mine expansion

Inuit face bigger impacts if Mary River Iron Mine doubles ore production

Double, trouble: The danger of Baffinland’s expansion plans

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