MMDF is providing $300,000 towards PBDC’s project to establish a gravel operation under Paskwayak Construction Limited Partnership. The start-up costs for the operation include the purchase of an aggregate crusher/screener, conveyors, operations tower, and hauling trucks. MMDF’s funding will contribute to the purchase of the aggregate crusher.
MMDF is providing $137,250 to the Manto Sipi Cree Nation to establish a Camp Management Corporation. The Corporation is to manage camp facilities, equipment rentals, and other services to support exploration projects in the area. Funding would go towards start-up costs in the first year (strategic plans, training of a Board of Directors, support for
Manitoba is located on Treaty 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 Territories and includes travel through communities who are signatories to Treaties 6 and 10. Manitoba is located on the ancestral land of the Anishinaabeg, Anishininewuk, Dakota Oyate, Denesuline and Nehethowuk Nations, and is the Homeland of the Red River Métis. Northern Manitoba includes lands that were and are the ancestral lands of the Inuit.
The Manitoba Mineral Development Fund respects the spirit and intent of Treaties and Treaty Making and remains committed to working in partnership with First Nations, Inuit and Métis people in the spirit of truth, reconciliation and collaboration. Acknowledging these original caretakers is a reminder of our unique heritage, our important relationships, and our obligations to and shared responsibilities with Indigenous peoples.
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The Manitoba Mineral Development Fund (MMDF) is a provincial fund delivered and administered by the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce (MCC).
