Dunnedin Ventures Makes Commitments to Nunavut Communities

Dunnedin Ventures Inc. (TSXV:DVI) announced company representatives have held a series of successful meetings with community members, as well as local, regional and territorial government representatives in Chesterfield Inlet and Rankin Inlet on April 12 and 13, 2016.
As quoted in the press release:

The company gained valuable insight on mitigating potential impacts of its proposed work and has made the following commitments and modifications to its proposed exploration plans.

• Commitment to engage the communities, including elders, regularly and to integrate local knowledge into exploration plans on an ongoing basis;
• Updates to the company’s wildlife and environment monitoring and mitigation plan (WEMMP), integrating traditional knowledge;
• Avoidance of Josephine Lake for mineral exploration purposes and avoidance of traditional hunting and fishing areas along the Josephine River, with local guidance;
• Commitment to support the Kivalliq Inuit Association (KIA) with their initiative to clean-up the abandoned mineral exploration camp at Josephine Lake; while not on Dunnedin’s claims, the camp should be remediated to the benefit of all local stakeholders including Dunnedin;
• Commitment to implement archaeological surveys over proposed work areas in advance of any work, and to report any findings to local and territorial government.

The company is currently updating its application to include all recommendations made by the Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB), and expects to submit the updated application to Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) by next week.

Dunnedin Ventures CEO, Chris Taylor, stated:

I would like to thank all community members and leaders who attended our meetings in Chesterfield Inlet and Rankin Inlet last week. We at Dunnedin will do our best to be respectful guests as we explore for diamonds. We look forward to providing economic opportunities and benefits to members of both communities in a way that supplements and is compatible with traditional ways of life.