By Canadian Press

Nunavut hunters agree to end protest at iron ore mine after offer of a meeting

Feb 11, 2021 | 9:33 AM

Lawyers for Inuit hunters blocking an airstrip and road at an iron ore mine in Nunavut say the group will end its protest.  

The blockade started a week ago after seven hunters travelled two days and over 150 kilometres to get to Baffinland’s Mary River mine site.  

It ended after the regional Inuit organization and land-claim body offered the hunters a face-to-face meeting, which they accepted.

The hunters, who call themselves the Nuluujat Land Guardians, were protesting Baffinland’s proposal to double its output and build a 110-kilometre railway to the ocean.

The hunters are to stay at a nearby cabin until at least Friday, then make the journey back to Pond Inlet where they will meet with local leaders.

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On Wednesday, a Nunavut judge ordered the hunters to clear the airstrip so mine workers could fly home. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 11, 2021.

The Canadian Press