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    <title>Blog Friends of Nemaiah Valley</title>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Study says New Prosperity Mine Would Cost Taxpayers Millions in Road Costs ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ FONV issued a News Release today to inform the public that a study commissioned by FONV estimates that road up-grades and additional maintenance costs would cost taxpayers at least &#36;42.2 million over the projected twenty year life-span of the proposed New Prosperity Mine in B.C.&#39;s Chilcotin... ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Supreme Court of Canada to Hear Tsilhqot'in Title Case ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ The Supreme Court of Canada has just agreed to hear the &quot;William case&quot; for title over traditional Tsilhqot&#39;in territory.

In the original &quot;William case&quot; for rights and title in 2007, Judge Vickers ruled that the Tsilhqot&#39;in people had proven rights to the territory... ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2013 22:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ CEAA Panel Says Too Many Deficiencies ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ In December, 2012, the CEAA Panel sent Taseko Mines an 80 page letter outlining 50 significant deficiencies in TML&#39;s Environmental Impact Statement, deficiencies that must be addressed before consideration of the project can continue.&nbsp; This is in addition to a earlier request from the... ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2013 21:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Award for Chief Marilyn ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Congratulations to Chief Marilyn Baptiste as one of two indigenous women to receive the &quot;Activist of the Year&quot; award from the Council of Canadians in Nanaimo, B.C.&nbsp; Chief Marilyn accepted the award on behalf of herself and the Xeni Gwet&#39;in and Tsilhqot&#39;in governments in their... ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 19:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Tsilhqot’in Applaud Affirmation of Aboriginal Rights by BC Court of Appeal ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Vancouver, B.C., June 27, 2012:  The Tsilhqot&rsquo;in Nation has never ceded nor surrendered our title and rights and this point was proven today.  Since before the time of contact we have protected and defended our lands, waters and territories. 

&ldquo;Taking our fight to the B.C. Court... ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Tsilhqot'in Confident that New Panel's Work will Result in Rejection of New Prosperity Mine ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ The Tsilhqot'in National Government confirm their position that the CEAA Panel appointed to the hearings for the &quot;New&quot; Prosperity Mine will find that the mine cannot be approved.

T&#348;ILHQOT&rsquo;IN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
253 &ndash; 4th Avenue North &#61555;&#61472;Williams Lake, BC... ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 16:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ CEAA Announces Panel Members, TOR and Guidelines for New Prosperity Mine ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ May, 9th, 2012. The Honourable Peter Kent, federal Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) announced today the establishment of a three-member review panel for the federal environmental assessment of the proposed New... ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 20:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Liberals Denounce Taseko's Attempts to "Fix" Hearings ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ For Immediate Release
May 3, 2012

Liberals Denounce Attempts to Limit Aboriginal Participation in Environmental Review Process

OTTAWA&mdash; Aboriginal peoples have a right to fully participate in all federal environmental assessments that could affect their way of life and any attempt by... ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 23:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Taskeo Mines slammed for offensive attack on Aboriginal participation in Prosperity Mine review ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ In response to the letter written by Taseko Mines' Russell Hallbauer, the Tsilhqot'in National Government issued a Press Release condemning the letter as &quot;deeply offensive&quot;:

Tsilhqot&rsquo;in Territory, May 1, 2012: A deeply offensive letter from Taseko Mines Ltd (TML) to the Harper... ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 21:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Taseko Letter to Harper Government Released under Freedom of Information Act ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ A letter from Taseko Mines Limited President and CEO, Russell Hallbauer, was made public this week.&nbsp; The letter was obtained under the Freedom of Information Act and shared with the media by Bob Simpson, B.C. Independent MLA for Cariboo North.

The letter was written last November, 2011,... ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 21:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Quote:  We are not backing down. ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ In the first meeting between the Tsilhqot'in people and a Minister of Aboriginal Affairs, Tsilhqot'in National Government chair Joe Alphonse let the federal government know that he opposes the proposed New Prosperity Mine.&nbsp; &ldquo;We&rsquo;re in for a fight, we&rsquo;re not backing... ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Taseko Mines' PR Campaign Will NOT Save Teztan Biny ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Tsilhqot'in National Government issued a News Release stating that the &quot;New&quot; Prosperity Mine project will NOT save Teztan Biny/Fish Lake as claimed by Taseko Mines.&nbsp; Of major concern, besides the potential loss of Teztan Biny and the known loss of Yanah Biny (Little Fish Lake), is... ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Proposed New Prosperity Mine puts Grizzlies at Risk. ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ 381 grizzly bears were shot in B.C. in 2011.

Faisal Moola, director of terrestrial conservation for the David Suzuki Foundation, said the increase in grizzly deaths occurs while the species' habitat is at risk from massive private-sector development projects.

He singled out Taseko's New... ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 20:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Canada Water Week ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Real and potential threats to our water resources are increasing by our own government's weakened environmental protection regulations. It's somewhat ironic that Canada Water Week ends with it the Wilderness Committee's response to the law suit against them made by Taseko Mine.

On filing their... ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Running for the Wild Horses ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ How far will FONV supporters go?&nbsp; Kaite S. is running the Toronto Half Marathon in May to raise funds to support our work in defending the wild horses and their habitat.&nbsp; A long time supporter, Kaite decided she wanted to do more.

&quot;Hey everyone! I have decided to run the Toronto... ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Release of final EIS Guidelines for the New Prosperity Gold-Copper Mine Project ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ The final EIS Guidelines for the New Prosperity Gold-Copper Mine Project have now been released and can be viewed online at: &quot;New Prosperity&quot; Guidelines.

All public comments and submissions that were made regarding the Terms of Reference and the Environmental Impact Statement... ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ No protection for fish habitat? ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ According to a document leaked last week, the federal government is now planning to remove the protection of fish habitat from the Fisheries Act. This change will be added to the new omnibus budget which is being released next week.&nbsp; It is our understanding that these changes are being made at... ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.fonv.ca/news_and_events//?b=27</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 01:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ First Nations Face Down Mining Interests ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Throughout Canada, First Nations are facing down mining companies over projects planned in their territories

In northwestern Ontario, Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation is working to halt Gods Lake Resources and their Sherman Lake Gold Project.  

In British Columbia, the... ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 20:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Taseko Mine's Libel Chill Bid to Silence Opposition Won't Work ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Today the Tsilhqot'in National Government issued a news release in response to Taseko Mine's defamation suit against the Wilderness Committee, launched late last week. 

T&#348;ILHQOT&rsquo;IN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
253 &ndash; 4th Avenue North &#61472;Williams Lake, BC V2G 4T4 &#61472;Phone (250)... ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Taseko files a Civil Claim against the Wilderness Committee ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ From the Winnipeg Free Press:

B.C. mining company sues environmental advocacy group for defamation

VANCOUVER - Taseko Mines Ltd. (TSX:TKO) has filed a lawsuit against a vocal critic of one of its mining projects over what the company alleges are misleading and defamatory statements.

Taseko... ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 03:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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