Page 57 CAN ADI AN MININ G E XP O 2019 C OME SEE U S A T Y OUR BU SINE S S P R O SP ER S WI T H CIS SUDBUR Y 190 Magill Str eet Liv ely O N P3Y 1K7 TI MMI NS 2090 Riv ers ide Dr U nit 33 T immins ON P4R 0A2 V AL DO R 249 7 ieme rue V aldO r QC J9P 0B9 T O L L FREE 18002685350 sale scar rie r e industrialcom www carr ie r e industr ialco m the comments received from the public and Indigenous groups The Government s Interim Ap proach and Principles for environ mental assessments ensures that project decisions are informed by meaningful consultations with In digenous peoples public input and scientif c evidence including Indigenous knowledge and an as sessment of greenhouse gas emis sions Successful environmental assess ments lead to economic develop ment for communities The Magino Gold Project like other projects in Northern Ontario that have gone through a rigorous environmental assessment by the Agency can proceed to create hundreds of good jobs for the communities and support clean economic growth After the Magino Project received federal environmental assess ment approval Argonaut Gold and Batchewana Bay First Nation signed an agreement that includes benef ts from the development of the Magino mine including employ ment business opportunities train ing and education initiatives The agreement also incorporates pro cesses on the shared commitment and BFN to protect the enviroment and build a long term mutally ben ef cial relationship W e value the cooperative relation ship that has been developed with Batchewana First Nation and are pleased to enter ito this mutually benef cial Agreement said Pete Dougherty Argonaut Gold Presi dent and CEO The success of the Magino project relies on our ability to communicate and work together with all our stakeholders Both Ar gonaut and Batchewana First na tion share this view and Argonaut is delighted to work together in this partnership Chief Dean Sayer said the leader ship of BFN were proud to join a partnership that has respected the core values put forth in its Notice of Assertions W e commend the hard work of Batchewana Natural Resource De partment for getting us to this stage and implementing environmental impact process that surpass those of Ontario and Canada Chief Sayers said Argonaut Gold and Batchewana Bay First Nation sign agreement