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FPX Nickel's Baptiste Project Identified as a Major Priority Project by the Government of British Columbia
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FPX Nickel's Baptiste Project Identified as a Major Priority Project by the Government of British Columbia /* Style Definitions */ span.prnews_span { font-size:8pt; font-family:"Arial"; color:black; } a.prnews_a { color:blue; } li.prnews_li { font-size:8pt; font-family:"Arial"; color:black; } p.prnews_p { font-size:0.62em; font-family:"Arial"; color:black; margin:0in; } Canada NewsWire  VANCOUVER, BC, April 30, 2026 /CNW/ - FPX Nickel Corp. (TSXV: FPX) (OTCQX: FPOCF) ("FPX" or the "Company") is pleased to note that its Baptiste Nickel Project ("Baptiste" or "the Project") has been named as a major priority project by the Government of British Columbia. This recognition comes as part of the development of B.C.'s Look West economic strategy, with the province identifying Baptiste as a major project to support its progress. The Baptiste nickel project is the only critical minerals project owned by a junior mining company to be included in the province's priority project list. "We are grateful that the Government of British Columbia continues to recognize the significance of Baptiste, which has the potential to contribute over $45 billion of incremental GDP to the provincial economy over its projected 29-year mine life," stated Martin Turenne, FPX's President and CEO. "We are committed to deepening our ongoing collaboration with First Nations and the governments of British Columbia and Canada to develop a project that creates substantial and sustainable benefits while protecting the environment for future generations."The Government of British Columbia's identification of Baptiste as a Priority Project further affirms the support FPX has received from the province, including the 2024 referral of the Project to the Critical Minerals Office ("CMO") concierge service. As the first Project included the CMO, Baptiste has benefited from centralized government support for its recent entry into the Environmental Assessment ("EA") process, recently achieving a key milestone with the provincial and federal publication of the Joint Summary of Issues and Engagement (see FPX's April 21, 2026 news release).The province of British Columbia's Look West strategy is a targeted plan designed to deliver major projects and strengthen B.C. and Canada's economic security. One of the key pillars of the Look West strategy is to accelerate major job-creating projects by...