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FPX Nickel Provides Update on Engagement with Tl'azt'en Nation
FPX Nickel Provides Update on Engagement with Tl'azt'en Nation Canada NewsWire ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n FPX Nickel Provides Update on Engagement with Tl'azt'en Nation\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n \n VANCOUVER, BC\n \n \n ,\n \n \n Aug. 9, 2023\n \n \n /CNW/ - FPX Nickel Corp. (TSXV: FPX) (OTCQB: FPOCF) (\"\n \n FPX\n \n \" or the \"\n \n Company\n \n \") is commenting on recent public communications from Tl'azt'en Nation with respect to the 2012 Memorandum of Understanding (\"\n \n MoU\n \n \") between Tl'azt'en Nation, family Keyoh Holders, and FPX, and concerns expressed related to resource development.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FPX is focused on development of the Baptiste Nickel Project in central\n \n British Columbia\n \n , which is currently at a pre-feasibility level of study and has not yet entered the provincial or federal environmental assessment processes. The Baptiste area is located on the traditional territories of Tl'azt'en Nation and Binche Whut'en and within several Tl'azt'enne and Binche Whut'enne keyohs, a traditional governance system of the Dakelh people of the Stuart-Trembleur Lake area. Since 2009, FPX has maintained regular engagement with Tl'azt'en Nation, formalizing those activities with the MoU signed in 2012, which defines protocols for engagement for all exploration activities occurring on Tl'azt'en territory and enshrines confidentiality of information sharing between the parties.\n \n \n FPX acknowledges the potential impacts of resource projects and the concerns that Indigenous communities have expressed for such activities occurring on their territories.  The Company has been working collaboratively and meeting with Indigenous communities to understand key valued species and habitats in order to avoid and minimize impacts, and to identify significant mitigations and enhancements that have the potential to create long-term environmental benefits for the local area.  The Company is committed to ensuring the Rights of Indigenous Peoples are respected, and is focused on working collaboratively with Indigenous leadership to advance a modern mining pro...