Moose Factory

Government of Canada and Mushkegowuk Council successfully complete feasibility assessment and take a major step toward officially protecting western James Bay and southwestern Hudson Bay

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Thursday, February 22, 2024
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"Today marks a major step forward for the Mushkegowuk Council, the Omushkego Cree people, and the Government of Canada.

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  • "Today marks a major step forward for the Mushkegowuk Council, the Omushkego Cree people, and the Government of Canada.
  • "The successful completion of the feasibility assessment for the proposed national marine conservation area in western James Bay and southwestern Hudson Bay is fantastic news.
  • "Completing this feasibility assessment toward the establishment of a new national marine conservation area in the western James Bay and southwestern Hudson Bay regions is an incredible achievement.
  • A steering committee was established to help guide the feasibility assessment for the proposed NMCA in western James Bay.

Ontario Heritage Trust provincial plaque commemorates the history of Moose Factory

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Saturday, August 5, 2023
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MOOSE FACTORY, ON, Aug. 5, 2023 /CNW/ - Today, the Ontario Heritage Trust, in partnership with the Moose River Heritage and Hospitality Association and the Moose Cree First Nation, unveiled a new provincial plaque commemorating the long history of what is today known as Moose Factory.

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  • MOOSE FACTORY, ON, Aug. 5, 2023 /CNW/ - Today, the Ontario Heritage Trust, in partnership with the Moose River Heritage and Hospitality Association and the Moose Cree First Nation, unveiled a new provincial plaque commemorating the long history of what is today known as Moose Factory.
  • It presented a colonial perspective on the historical significance of Moose Factory that emphasized the fur trade and the history of European settlement.
  • "The Ontario Heritage Trust is pleased to recognize the long and rich history of the Moose Cree First Nation and Moose Factory with these new provincial plaques," said John Ecker, Chair, Board of Directors, Ontario Heritage Trust.
  • The plaque text is available in Moose Cree (Moose Cree syllabics and Moose Cree Roman orthography), English and French.

Statement from the Métis Nation of Ontario - Responding to First Nation Attacks on Ontario Métis and Métis Denialism

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Monday, June 19, 2023
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"Ontario Regional Chief Fox and [MNO President] Belcourt said that they expect the government to live up to its commitment to the constitutionally recognized aboriginal people in Ontario -- the First Nations and the Metis Nation."

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  • Over 30 years ago, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) fought Ontario's denialism of Métis history, existence, and rights in the courts for over a decade.
  • That same year, the MNO and COO jointly lobbied the government for Métis and First Nations rights.
  • It is about recognizing Métis citizenship, Métis elections, Métis governance operations, and Métis child and family services.
  • In the same vein, the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples and Canada have recognized the MNO and Ontario Métis communities.

The fall drill program is underway at VR’s Hecla-Kilmer project and critical metals discovery in Northern Ontario

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022
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From VRs CEO, Dr. Michael Gunning, It is good to have the camp up and running and the drill turning again on our critical metal discovery at Hecla-Kilmer.

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  • From VRs CEO, Dr. Michael Gunning, It is good to have the camp up and running and the drill turning again on our critical metal discovery at Hecla-Kilmer.
  • Ashland Oil and Elgin Petroleum did reconnaissance drilling at H-K in 1970 as part of a regional base metal exploration program.
  • Selco Exploration Company completed two drill holes in 1981 on peripheral magnetic highs as part of a regional diamond exploration program.
  • The foundation of VR is the diverse experience and proven track record of its Board in early-stage exploration, discovery and M&A.

Wallbridge Signs Pre-Development Agreement With Cree Nation Partners

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Wednesday, August 3, 2022
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Washaw Sibi was recognized as the tenth Cree Nation at the 2003 Annual General Assembly of the Grand Council of the Crees / Cree Nation Government.

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  • Washaw Sibi was recognized as the tenth Cree Nation at the 2003 Annual General Assembly of the Grand Council of the Crees / Cree Nation Government.
  • Incorporated as a non-profit organization since 1997, the Cree Nation of Washaw Sibi, acts as the governing body who represents the interests and the rights of its members.
  • This press release of Wallbridge Mining Company Limited ("Wallbridge" or the "Company") contains forward-looking statements or information (collectively, FLI) within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation.
  • All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein are FLI that involve various risks, assumptions, estimates and uncertainties.

Drilling is underway at the Hecla-Kilmer copper-gold breccia target with critical metals in northern Ontario

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Wednesday, April 20, 2022
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Drilling should take approximately six weeks to complete, with assay data from geochemical sampling expected by July, if not June.

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  • Drilling should take approximately six weeks to complete, with assay data from geochemical sampling expected by July, if not June.
  • They are located on the eastern flank of the gravity anomaly which was the focus of drilling in 2020 and 2021;
    Figure 2.
  • In 2020, VR discovered a carbonate-fluorite hydrothermal breccia system which comes to bedrock surface and has more than 600 metres of vertical extent.
  • Follow-up drilling in 2021 intersected up to 299 m of rare earth elements and critical metals, and importantly, confirmed the presence of elevated gold along controlling structures.

VR opens up the Hecla-Kilmer camp in preparation for drilling, and completes expansion of high-resolution drone magnetic survey

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022
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The exploration camp is re-established and operating at Otter Rapids;

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  • The exploration camp is re-established and operating at Otter Rapids;
    Extension of the ultra high-resolution drone magnetic survey from 2021 is complete, and;
    Drilling is expected to commence in approximately three weeks time.
  • These intersections occur within 600 m intersections of fluorite-carbonate hydrothermal breccia which comes to bedrock surface, within sulfide-bearing calc-potassic alteration.
  • As shown in Figure 1, the drilling this spring will focus on the new AS (analytic signal) magnetic highs identified by the drone magnetic survey last fall.
  • Figure 2 shows the outline of the expanded drone (UAV) magnetic survey flown by Pioneer Exploration, Saskatoon.