Northcliffe Resources granted an injunction against Andrea and Nicholas Polchies of Wotstak (Woodstock First Nation)
A judge has extended an injunction that forbids a mother and son — and any of their supporters — from interfering with the construction work in preparation for a controversial mine in New Brunswick.
Northcliff sought the injunction last week, arguing before Christie that the mother, son and other demonstrators had been hampering operations at the proposed Sisson Mine for upwards of seven years. They’ve built an Indigenous encampment near the headwaters of the Nashwaak River, where the open-pit tungsten and molybdenum mine and tailings pond are planned about 100 kilometres northwest of Fredericton.In the latest incident on Aug.
The defendants weren’t at the original hearing Aug. 24 and weren’t served notice of the injunction until the following day. In an affidavit filed by Northcliff President and CEO Andrew Ing, he said the firm was under strict timelines, according to its environmental approvals, to get the site cleared and preliminary drilling done.
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