NAN Reacts to KI Dispute with Platinex

An aboriginal leader says the dispute between a Northwestern First
Nation and an exploration company could get ugly if the province doesn’t
help mediate.
Nishnawbe-Aski Nation Grand Chief Stan Beardy warns the dispute is
heading toward “a major confrontation” at big trout lake first nation.
The community and Platinex are battling each other in the courts over
plans to explore a potentially large platinum deposit about 40 kilometres
from the reserve.
Beardy says his people will offer significant resistance if police
attempt to enforce a Platinex-held permit to drill in the area without band
consent.