Kaska Dena

Invert Partners with Carbonethic and Kaska Dena Council to Co-Develop Large-Scale, Nature-Based Projects in Canada

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023
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This partnership will co-develop Canadian Improved Forest Management (IFM) projects in cooperation with Kaska Dena Council Nations in British Columbia (BC), the Yukon, and the Northwest Territories.

Key Points: 
  • This partnership will co-develop Canadian Improved Forest Management (IFM) projects in cooperation with Kaska Dena Council Nations in British Columbia (BC), the Yukon, and the Northwest Territories.
  • Kaska Dena peoples live on 24 million hectares, or roughly 10% of the size of British Columbia.
  • Brent Tolmie, CEO of Carbonethic stated, "our nature based projects are redefining what forest improvement and conservation looks like.
  • Our Indigenous partners and leading data driven processes help us produce some of the highest quality carbon credits in the market."

Fireweed Announces Signing of Definitive Agreement on Mactung Project

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FIREWEED METALS CORP. (“Fireweed” or the “Company”) (TSXV: FWZ; OTCQB: FWEDF, formerly Fireweed Zinc Ltd.) is pleased to announce the signing of the definitive Asset Purchase Agreement for the acquisition of 100% interest in the Mactung Tungsten Project (“Mactung” or “the Project”) located in Yukon and Northwest Territories, Canada.

Key Points: 
  • VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FIREWEED METALS CORP. (“Fireweed” or the “Company”) (TSXV: FWZ; OTCQB: FWEDF, formerly Fireweed Zinc Ltd.) is pleased to announce the signing of the definitive Asset Purchase Agreement for the acquisition of 100% interest in the Mactung Tungsten Project (“Mactung” or “the Project”) located in Yukon and Northwest Territories, Canada.
  • Fireweed also announces appointment of a new Corporate Secretary and a small stock option grant to staff (see details below).
  • The 37.6 km2 property is located adjacent to Fireweed’s Macmillan Pass Property (Map 1) and accessed by the same road providing potential for future project synergies.
  • Geological mapping and surface sample programs were conducted in the early and mid-1960’s, with drilling beginning in 1968.

Government of Canada awards new contracts to advance clean-up of Faro Mine

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Wednesday, August 17, 2022
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Spanning over 25 square kilometres, it is now the site of one of the most complex abandoned mine remediation projects in Canada.

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  • Spanning over 25 square kilometres, it is now the site of one of the most complex abandoned mine remediation projects in Canada.
  • In February 2022, the Main Construction Management and Care and Maintenance services contract was awarded to Parsons Inc .
  • The Main Construction Manager and Care and Maintenance services contractor will work alongside a number of other contractors engaged by Canada.
  • These contracts and standing offer include: Environmental Monitoring Services (EMS), Remediation Plan Design and Support Services (RPDSS), Regulatory Support Services and Geotechnical Support Services.

Parsons Awarded Significant Contract to Continue Managing Faro Mine Remediation

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Wednesday, February 16, 2022
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CENTREVILLE, Va., Feb. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) announced today that the company has been awarded a contract to provide main construction management and care & maintenance (MCM-C&M) services at Faro Mine in Faro, Yukon, Canada.

Key Points: 
  • CENTREVILLE, Va., Feb. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) announced today that the company has been awarded a contract to provide main construction management and care & maintenance (MCM-C&M) services at Faro Mine in Faro, Yukon, Canada.
  • Once the worlds largest open pit lead-zinc mine, the Faro Mine Remediation Project is one of the largest and most complex abandoned mine clean-up projects in Canada.
  • Parsons has supported the Government of Canada, Yukon Government, First Nations, and the Town of Faro in remediating the site since 2016.
  • Parsons will also continue to be responsible for the care and maintenance of the site.

Government of Canada awards contract for construction management and care and maintenance services for the Faro Mine Remediation Project

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Tuesday, February 15, 2022
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Following an open and competitive process, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), on behalf of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, has awardeda contract to Parsons Inc. for construction management and care and maintenance services at the Faro Mine Complex.

Key Points: 
  • Following an open and competitive process, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), on behalf of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, has awardeda contract to Parsons Inc. for construction management and care and maintenance services at the Faro Mine Complex.
  • The Faro Mine Remediation Project is one of the largest and most complex abandoned mine clean-up projects underway in Canada.
  • The main construction manager will be responsible for managing construction work and care and maintenance services at the Faro Mine Complex, including contaminated water treatment; road maintenance; and management of infrastructure, waste, fuel and supplies.
  • The Government of Canada funds the project and is leading care and maintenance, urgent works, site monitoring, consultation, remediation plan design, the regulatory process and construction work for active remediation.

Deer Horn Partner Cheona Metals Stakes Mineral Claims with Consent of Indigenous Nation in Northern British Columbia

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Wednesday, February 17, 2021
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Deer Horn Capital Inc. (CSE: DHC) (the Company or Deer Horn Capital), announces that its 51% Indigenous partner Cheona Metals Inc. (Cheona) has staked two mineral claims on the ancestral lands of the Dease River First Nation, a Kaska Nation community at Good Hope Lake in northern British Columbia.

Key Points: 
  • VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Deer Horn Capital Inc. (CSE: DHC) (the Company or Deer Horn Capital), announces that its 51% Indigenous partner Cheona Metals Inc. (Cheona) has staked two mineral claims on the ancestral lands of the Dease River First Nation, a Kaska Nation community at Good Hope Lake in northern British Columbia.
  • After prospecting, the second step was to again obtain consent of the Dease River First Nation to stake two mineral claims named Dena Ahtsa and Yeda.
  • Working with Indigenous peoples, NGOs, governments and industry, Deer Horn Capital explores for metals in British Columbia and helps indigenous communities grow and thrive through various industrial, social and environmental ventures.
  • Deer Horn Capital also supports federal Bill C-15, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.