All major projects announced by feds will affect Indigenous

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All major projects announced by feds will affect Indigenous communities

By Jesse Staniforth | Charlotte Morritt-Jacobs - APTN News - June 24, 2026

EXCERPT: "The federal government says the three major projects announced Wednesday that are being considered for fast-tracking under the Build Canada Act will not affect requirements for Indigenous consultation.

At a news conference in Yellowknife, Transport Minister Steven McKinnon, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson, and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty announced the three projects listed for consideration.

They are the Grays Bay road and deep-water port near Kugluktuk, Nunavut; the Mackenzie Valley Highway connecting Yellowknife with Inuvik in the Northwest Territories; and the Deep Geological Repository (DGR) for nuclear waste in the territory of Wabigoon Lake First Nation, northwest of Thunder Bay, Ont. . . . "

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