Trailhead Consulting’s Jason Prno spoke to attendees of the 2010 Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Conference on May 11, 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia.

His presentation focused on the results of a recently completed research project which evaluated the effectiveness of Impact and Benefit Agreements (IBAs) from the perspective of their Aboriginal signatories. A copy of the presentation and corresponding paper can be found in the ‘Publications’ section.

Trailhead Consulting recently worked with ArcticNorth Consulting on the release of two new reports on climate change adaptation in the western Canadian Arctic.  Climate change adaptation action plans were prepared for the communities of Ulukhaktok and Paulatuk, Northwest Territories.  Contact Trailhead for copies of the reports or check the ‘Publications’ section in coming weeks.

Trailhead Consulting’s work on climate change and the mining sector was recently highlighted in Northern Ontario Business.  See the attached PDF for more information.

Northern Ontario Business (Dec. 2009)

A new article by Jason Prno was released in the November issue of Up Here Business magazine. The article is entitled ‘Hearing the Elders’ and describes the use and history of traditional knowledge studies for mining projects in the Canadian North.

Trailhead Consulting’s Jason Prno was invited to speak to attendees of the 2009 Sudbury Restoration Workshop on October 29, 2009 in Sudbury, Ontario.

His presentation focused on the results of the recently released research report ‘Climate Change and Canadian Mining: Opportunities for Adaptation’. The impacts of climate change on the Canadian mining sector were discussed, as were potential adaptation strategies the sector could employ.

Trailhead Consulting’s Jason Prno was invited to speak to the National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy’s Water and Mining Sector Roundtable in Ottawa, Ontario on October 16, 2009.  His presentation focused on the results of the recently released research report ‘Climate Change and Canadian Mining: Opportunities for Adaptation’.  The impacts of climate change on the Canadian mining sector were discussed, as were potential adaptation strategies the sector could employ.

Jason Prno delivered the presentation ‘Unique Challenges for Resource Development in the Canadian North’ to an audience of over 200 people in Guelph, Ontario on October 14, 2009.  He was invited by the organization Third Age Learning to discuss his consulting and research experiences in the north, with a specific focus on the challenges faced by resource developers.  Challenges related to the geography of the Canadian North, the meaningful inclusion of Aboriginal peoples, and climate change were discussed.