By Matt Prokopchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, TBnewswatch.com CAT LAKE — Cat Lake’s chief has been recognized as one of the country’s leaders in sustainability and says he used the win to send a message to senior levels of government. “There are people that live up there on the land which you hope to gain and acquire resources from — Indigenous people,” Russell Wesley told Newswatch about what he said at a ceremony in Toronto in October. “We’re not opposed to development if you would just come talk to us.” Wesley was recognized by Clean50, a series of awards founded by Delta Management Group, which is a search firm that says it specializes in recruiting “green professionals.” They have been given out since 2011 and, among other things, recognize 50…
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