Government of Canada announces Northern Participant Funding Program
On December 19, 2018, the Honourable Dominic Leblanc, Minister of Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs and Internal Trade announced the creation of the Northern Participant Funding Program to assist Indigenous people and Northerners to participate in environmental...
New Pre-submission Engagement (PSE) process for Executive Committee screenings
The Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB) has developed a new Pre-submission Engagement (PSE) process for Executive Committee screenings. PSE is a proactive, front-end process that occurs before a project proposal is submitted for screening...
Casino Mine Panel Review: Update
On December 12, 2018 Casino Mining Corporation (CMC) informed YESAB that it will be deferring the submission of its ESE Statement. CMC intends to submit the ESE Statement by December 31, 2019. (Letter from CMC)
Coffee Gold Project Update – Request for Supplementary Information
The Executive Committee issued a request for information from GoldCorp Inc. for their proposed Coffee Gold Mine Project. This request is based on full and fair consideration of thirty six submissions received during the public comment period which ended October 29,...