Overview

• Nova Scotia added uranium to its list of priority critical minerals on May 14 and invited proposals by June 11 for three known-deposit sites
• Pictou Landing and Sipekne’katik First Nations say they were neither notified nor consulted before the legislature approved uranium exploration and fracking
• The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs maintains its opposition to uranium exploration and hydraulic fracturing until environmental risks are addressed
• Mi’kmaq lawyer Rosalie Francis cautions that failure to consult early could deter investors and repeat the setbacks of the abandoned Alton Gas project
• Several municipal councils representing Pictou, Annapolis and Hants counties have urged a moratorium to allow proper Indigenous engagement