2009-04-22
06:57:08
The province's new mining act is about to introduced at Queen's Park.
Mines Minister Michael Gravelle says the legislation will be brought forward in the next couple of weeks.
"It's been a remarkable consultation process with the stakeholders," says Gravelle, "from the mining side, from municipalities and from the aboriginal, metis and Inuit people as well. The consultations have wrapped up. In a couple of weeks, you can expect the introduction of the legislation.
Gravelle says he wanted to ensure there would be clarity to the process and feels the new act will do just that.
