Algonquin Nation Programs and Services Secretariat

Government of Canada teams up to support more land conservation around national parks

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

The Government of Canada is contributing $15M toward this initiative, which will use a variety of land conservation tools and approaches to help protect up to 30,000 hectares of land located near existing Parks Canada administered places located across Canada.

Key Points: 
  • The Government of Canada is contributing $15M toward this initiative, which will use a variety of land conservation tools and approaches to help protect up to 30,000 hectares of land located near existing Parks Canada administered places located across Canada.
  • As Canada's largest non-profit conservation organization, NCC works at the scale and scope needed to support Canada's conservation goals.
  • Parks Canada and Nature Conservancy of Canada have a common goal of increasing Canadians' support for conservation and access to the benefits that protected places provide.
  • This two-year agreement will support conservation efforts near Parks Canada administered places such as:
    The project will consider using a variety of land conservation tools and approaches, including Fee Simple land and conservation agreements, conservation easements, Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs), Indigenous Protected Conservation Areas (IPCAs) or tenure relinquishments.

Lomiko announces update on its regional graphite exploration program in the Grenville region, Quebec

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Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Lomiko Metals Inc. (TSX.V: LMR) (“Lomiko Metals” or the “Company”) is pleased to report the results of a successful Beep-Mat prospecting and sampling program recently completed by Breakaway Exploration Management Inc. (“Breakaway”) on the Grenville Graphite Mineral Belt regional claims.

Key Points: 
  • Lomiko Metals Inc. (TSX.V: LMR) (“Lomiko Metals” or the “Company”) is pleased to report the results of a successful Beep-Mat prospecting and sampling program recently completed by Breakaway Exploration Management Inc. (“Breakaway”) on the Grenville Graphite Mineral Belt regional claims.
  • The “Grenville” project includes 268 mineral claims covering 15,639 hectares on six blocks in the Laurentian region of Quebec, approximately 200 kilometers northwest of Montréal within a 100 km radius of the Company’s flagship La Loutre graphite project.
  • The Beep-Mat is an electromagnetic survey instrument designed and manufactured by Instrumentation GDD Inc. in Quebec City, Quebec.
  • The Beep-Mat was found to be very effective at locating graphite mineralization, which is inherently highly conductive, on the Grenville project.

Lomiko Announces Closing of the Acquisition of the Carmin Natural Flake Graphite Property in Southern Quebec

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Thursday, June 1, 2023

The Property is located 40 km west of Mont Tremblant, situated north-east and contiguous to the La Loutre property where the Company has mineral rights.

Key Points: 
  • The Property is located 40 km west of Mont Tremblant, situated north-east and contiguous to the La Loutre property where the Company has mineral rights.
  • The Property is accessible by road and forest road from Lac-des-Plages and the northern end of the claims are partially contiguous to the Papineau-Labelle Wildlife Reserve.
  • Please refer to the Company’s press release dated March 3, 2023 for further information on the Property.
  • The Company will also attend the Mining Investment Event of the North in Quebec City from June 19th to 21st, 2023.

Bank of Canada's Static Rate Doesn't Mean It's Time to Celebrate, Warns the Credit Counselling Society

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023

"Rising costs, economic uncertainty, and an unpredictable housing market, are just a few of the financial obstacles still facing Canadians," explains Peta Wales, President & CEO of the Credit Counselling Society (CCS). "While it's good news for consumers that the rate has not increased, what we're still seeing is a growing reliance on borrowing – credit cards, payday loans, lines of credit -- and those higher debt loads, which can last years, can make it almost impossible to withstand these economic conditions without falling even further into debt," cautions Wales.

Key Points: 
  • The Bank of Canada has announced the rate will remain at the current 4.5 percent.
  • It might sound like good news, but experts at the Credit Counselling Society say it's the least of our worries.
  • Bank of Canada's Static Rate Doesn't Mean It's Time to Celebrate, Warns the Credit Counselling Society
    "Rising costs, economic uncertainty, and an unpredictable housing market, are just a few of the financial obstacles still facing Canadians," explains Peta Wales, President & CEO of the Credit Counselling Society (CCS).
  • With credit card debt increasing by a staggering $93 billion across Canada last year, the impacts on financial and mental health continue to be felt.

Government of Canada recognizes Dr. Donald Strathearn Rawson as a person of national historic significance

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Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Today, Parks Canada and the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada commemorated the national historic significance of Dr. Donald Strathearn Rawson (PhD) with a plaque unveiling ceremony at the University of Saskatchewan.

Key Points: 
  • Today, Parks Canada and the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada commemorated the national historic significance of Dr. Donald Strathearn Rawson (PhD) with a plaque unveiling ceremony at the University of Saskatchewan.
  • The Government of Canada, through the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, recognizes nationally significant persons, places, and events as one way of helping Canadians connect with their past.
  • To nominate a person, place or historic event in your community, please visit the Parks Canada website for more information: https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/culture/clmhc-hsmbc/ncp-pcn/application .
  • Together with Parks Canada, the Board ensures that subjects of national historic significance are recognized under Parks Canada's National Program of Historical Commemoration and these important stories are shared with Canadians.

Lomiko Announces Definitive Agreement for Acquisition of the Carmin Natural Flake Graphite Property in Southern Quebec

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Friday, March 3, 2023

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230303005236/en/
    The Property is located 40 km west of Mont Tremblant and situated north-east and contiguous to the La Loutre property where Lomiko has mineral rights (see Figure 1 below).
  • The Property is accessible by road and forest road from Lac-des-Plages and the northern end of the claims are partially contiguous to the Papineau-Labelle Wildlife Reserve.
  • The Carmin property has the potential to add significant mineral resources and mineral reserves to La Loutre’s existing resource base.
  • We also welcome SOQUEM as a shareholder of Lomiko and look forward to working with SOQUEM in the long term.

Government of Canada Appoints Aly Ndiaye as the new Quebec member to the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

GATINEAU, QC, Feb. 28, 2023 /CNW/ - The Government of Canada, through the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, helps connect Canadians to their shared history.

Key Points: 
  • GATINEAU, QC, Feb. 28, 2023 /CNW/ - The Government of Canada, through the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, helps connect Canadians to their shared history.
  • Webster) as the Quebec representative for the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada (HSMBC).
  • "It is a great honour to be appointed to the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada as a representative for Quebec.
  • Approximately 90 percent of nominations brought forward for the consideration of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada originate from members of the public.

Lomiko Land Acknowledgement

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Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221220005776/en/
    The projects where Lomiko has natural flake graphite claims, namely La Loutre and surrounding claims, are located within the traditional land of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg (KZ) First Nation’s territory.
  • Our first step was the development of a land acknowledgement, and today we take the opportunity to recognize that we are operating on KZ traditional land, were we retain mineral rights.
  • Lomiko further recognizes Reconciliation and supports the Canadian Critical Minerals strategy (available here: https://www.canada.ca/en/campaign/critical-minerals-in-canada/canadian-c... ).
  • Lomiko is ECOLOGO certified and seeks to be a responsible operator of choice in Quebec.

Lomiko Announces Successful Closing of Flow-Through Financing

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Monday, December 19, 2022

Lomiko Metals Inc. (TSX.V: LMR) (“Lomiko Metals” or the “Company”) announces the Company received TSX-V approval and closed its private placement.

Key Points: 
  • Lomiko Metals Inc. (TSX.V: LMR) (“Lomiko Metals” or the “Company”) announces the Company received TSX-V approval and closed its private placement.
  • It has issued 18,625,000 flow-through units (the “FT Units”) at a price of $0.04 per FT Unit for aggregate gross proceeds of $745,000.
  • As such, this participation constitutes a “related party transaction” as defined under Multilateral Instrument 61-101 Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101”).
  • Lomiko Metals has a new vision and a new strategy in new energy.

Lomiko Announces Remaining Results From the Exploration Drill Program at La Loutre Graphite Property in Québec, Drills up to 10.37 % Cg over 64.0m at end of Battery Zone along Southeastern Margin

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Core samples were collected by splitting each sample interval in half lengthwise with a hydraulic core splitter.

Key Points: 
  • Core samples were collected by splitting each sample interval in half lengthwise with a hydraulic core splitter.
  • The tag number was marked in indelible ink on the outside of the bag, and the bag was sealed with a plastic tie-wrap.
  • One certified reference material standard and one blank were included in each batch of 21 samples.
  • For shipping, samples were placed in rice bags that were individually sealed with numbered, tamper-proof security tags.