Ever wanted to explore Canada’s Arctic? Track local wildlife and learn more about the people who work here and have made this territory their home for centuries?
In recognition of Canadian Environment Week we are pleased to launch a new video series featuring our sustainability activities in each of our four operating regions around the world.
The first video, titled The Nunavut Experience, brings the region to life and tells the story of how local community members are working closely with Agnico Eagle team members to monitor and protect the caribou and muskox herds, wolf packs, and the Arctic foxes and hare that roam near the Meadowbank mine site.
The video features local employees and community leaders expressing their thoughts on the importance of respect for the land and ongoing commitment to minimizing the impact of mining activity on the surrounding environment and wildlife.
Robin Allard, Environmental Coordinator at Meadowbank notes that, “The community needs to agree with what we’re doing. It is their land so we want to make sure that when we’re done with mining, it’s in the same state, so they can use the land at the end of mining also.”
Jason Putumiraqtuq, a Northerner Inuk, local hunter and Heavy Equipment Operator at Meadowbank adds, “As an Agnico Eagle employee and as a northerner, it makes me that much prouder to work for the company because they listen.”
Tune in here to see The Nunavut Experience!