Mr. Speaker, my questions are addressed to the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs. Several months ago I spoke in my Member’s statement about the lack of any legislative requirements for holders of land leases to provide security to the GNWT to ensure that land remediation is done once the leases are ended. Here in Yellowknife, Newmont Mining Co.
holds
several leases for the now closed Con Mine property. Portions of these lands are of great interest to either the City of Yellowknife or the Akaitcho First Nation.
To the Minister: can he advise how many leases are currently held by Newmont Mining Co. for Con Mine?