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Poster presentation on the ‘social licence to operate’ in the mining sector

Trailhead Consulting — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:46:12 +0000

Trailhead Consulting’s Jason Prno recently presented a poster at SRMining 2011 – First International Seminar on Social Responsibility in Mining, in Santiago, Chile. The poster was entitled ‘Establishing a resilient social licence to operate: issues and opportunities for the mining sector‘ and highlighted the preliminary results of his PhD research. A PDF copy of the poster can be found in the ‘Publications’ section.

CLIMATE CHANGE – New paper on climate change in northern Canada

Trailhead Consulting — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 21:55:24 +0000

Trailhead Consulting’s Jason Prno is the author of a new paper in the journal Polar Research. Using a vulnerability approach, the paper discusses the impacts of climate change on a northern Canadian case study community (Kugluktuk, Nunavut) and discusses opportunities for adaptation. See http://www.polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/7363 for more information.

CLIMATE CHANGE – New paper on mining and climate change

Trailhead Consulting — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 18:21:37 +0000

Trailhead Consulting’s Jason Prno is the co-author of a new paper in the journal Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change. The paper highlights the impacts of climate change on the Canadian mining sector and explores opportunities for adaptation. See http://www.springerlink.com/content/428212r338310767/ for more information.

We’ve Moved!

Trailhead Consulting — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 12:28:05 +0000

Trailhead Consulting has moved! You can now find us at:

15 McKenzie Street
Tillsonburg, Ontario
N4G 2E7

(519) 983-8483

IMPACT AND BENEFIT AGREEMENTS – Presentation to the 2010 Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Conference

Trailhead Consulting — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:02:36 +0000

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.

CLIMATE CHANGE – Two New Climate Change Reports Released

Trailhead Consulting — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 22:37:51 +0000

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.

CLIMATE CHANGE – Trailhead Consulting in the News

Trailhead Consulting — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:11:31 +0000

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

Northern Ontario Business (Dec. 2009)

TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE – ‘Hearing the Elders’ Article Released in Up Here Business Magazine

Trailhead Consulting — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:47:37 +0000

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.

CLIMATE CHANGE – Presentation to the 2009 Sudbury Restoration Workshop

Trailhead Consulting — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:47:07 +0000

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.

CLIMATE CHANGE – Presentation to the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy – Water and Mining Sector Roundtable

Trailhead Consulting — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:40:49 +0000

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.