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The policy at Cameco, said [Jamie McIntyre], is that all jobs in its northern mining operations go to northerners first "if we can find suitable applicants or people that want the job and can meet the minimum qualifications," he said. "That's been a fairly fruitful policy for us. The majority of employees in our operations are now Aboriginal northerners."
"We would like to see [the Cluff Lake mine site] returned to as close to its natural state as possible," said [Morris Onyskevitch]. "Infrastructure will all be either buried or sold or dismantled. [From] roadways or pathways, we will take all of the soil that is contaminated and bury that." The waste rock pile will be sloped and, along with other land, covered with soil and replanted with native vegetation. "And hopefully within five years, it will be all green," he said."Northern Resource Trucking is a pretty good example," said McIntyre. "That's 79 percent owned by northern Aboriginal groups and 21 percent owned by Trimac Transportation out of Calgary. Northern Resource Trucking is now in its nineteenth year of operation."See the full content of this document
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Successful Alliance Struck with Mines
KEY LAKE -- In Saskatchewan's north, mining companies and Aboriginal peoples have formed a successful alliance. Mining companies draw heavily on northerners for labour and services, often facilitating training and joint ventures to ensure that nearby communities receive maximum be...
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