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PDAC e-News and Activities, August 20, 2004, No. 18
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PDAC mounts campaign for reform of Canada’s
securities regulatory system
New material enhances the quality and depth
of E3
Nominations invited for 2005 PDAC
annual awards
Call for papers for PDAC Convention 2005
Researcher on industry’s
relationships with aboriginal communities visits PDAC
Looking for a speaker for your
event?
PDAC mounts
campaign for reform of Canada’s securities regulatory system
A campaign has been launched by the PDAC to work towards the
improvement of Canada’s securities regulatory system. Key to the
campaign is support from members of the mineral exploration sector
and by those associations representing the sector at the local or
regional level across Canada. The PDAC’s position paper on how the
system should be reformed is set out
here. Please take a look at it and let us have your comments
(positive or negative). Even if you have no comments, let us know
that you support our position. The association sees reform of the
current system as key to the junior exploration sector and to the
many people whose livelihoods depend on it. Canada is the only G7
country without a national securities regulator and is in danger of
falling behind in the global economy. We must act now and take
advantage of the groundswell of opinion that is recognizing that the
system needs to be fixed. Send your comments or notes of support to
Dave Comba.
New material enhances the quality and depth of E3
Barry Simmons, project manager of E3, reports that much work has
gone into developing new material and sections for E3 Environmental
Excellence in Exploration since the site was launched in 2003. The new
material includes revised content within existing sections, completely
new sections and several hundreds of new photo images illustrating some
of the best practices described. The new sections include advice on
operating in areas of archaeological and cultural significance, check
lists that can be readily printed for use in the field, case histories
submitted by corporate users and information on best practices to be
used in special terrains such as the Arctic or alpine areas.
Click here for the full story.
Nominations invited
for 2005 PDAC annual awards
The Awards Committee is beginning its job of selecting candidates to
receive awards at the 2005 awards ceremony (Monday, March 7, 2005). The
awards and their criteria are set out
here. Please send names of people you think should be considered to
Ed Thompson, chairman of the committee, as soon as possible (the
committee will be meeting on August 31). Ed can be reached at telephone
416 366 6083 or by email at
egt@interlog.com.
Call for papers for PDAC Convention 2005
Organizers of the open session at PDAC Convention 2005, to be held
in Toronto from Sunday, March 6 to Wednesday, March 9 have issued a call
for papers. Click
here for full details on the kinds of papers being solicited and
instructions on how to submit an abstract.
Researcher on industry’s relationships with aboriginal communities
visits PDAC
Thanks to those PDAC members who came to share their experiences of
working with aboriginal communities with James Suzman on August 10. Dr.
Suzman is a
Smuts Fellow at the Centre for Africa
Studies at Cambridge University. The intent of his visit to Canada,
which was hosted by De Beers Canada, was to investigate relationships
between aboriginal communities and resource developers and to determine
strategies for improving those relationships. For more information,
contact Philip Bousquet.
Looking for a speaker
for your event?
If you’re looking for a speaker for your event, please consider the
following. Dave Comba, who is a CIM Distinguished Lecturer this year,
can speak with authority on the role of ‘super’ flow-through shares in
revamping domestic exploration spending. The data he has collected
provide compelling evidence that this temporary program, the envy of the
world, should become permanent in Canada. PDAC president Peter Dimmell
can speak on a range of topics. On Tuesday, November 9, he will be in
Fredericton to talk on prospecting in the Atlantic provinces at
Exploration and Mining New Brunswick 2004. We would also be happy to
make presentations on improving this country’s securities regulatory
system, E3 Environmental Excellence in Exploration, access to land and
integrated landscape management, and acquiring mineral rights in Canada.
For more information, contact
Saley Lawton. |
