By Cedric Gallant Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Kativik Regional Government has adopted a plan giving it greater control over the way non-Inuit organizations use land in Nunavik. A new bylaw approved by regional council Tuesday is a “legally enforceable tool” the regional government can use to oversee activities happening across the region, said lands and environment assistant director Veronique Gilbert. Gilbert said it ensures “Kativik region users and residents are meaningfully engaged on the land-use and social environment protection to ensure that the project applicants are accountable.” With this bylaw, “KRG has the power to say no,” she said during the council’s quarterly meeting being held in Kuujjuaq this week. Among the other powers it provides KRG is the authority to enforce a cleanup at a company’s cost if environmental…
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