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By Marcus Bankuti, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Eastern Door After speaking out against Nio Strategic Metals\u2019 push for a new niobium mine in Oka, mayor Patrick Hardy has been joined by the mayors of St. Joseph du Lac and Pointe Calumet in opposing the project. \u201cThere is great solidarity at the MRC (municipal regional county) at the mayors\u2019 council, and they proposed to me to send a joint press release to make our stance extremely clear to the claim owners,\u201d Hardy said. Early in his tenure, he met proactively with representatives of the company, he said, telling them he did not think a mine was in Oka\u2019s best interests. The claim owner, he said, has reached out to a number of local leaders. He disagrees with the rosy picture… <\/p>\n

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By Marcus Bankuti, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Eastern Door After speaking out against Nio Strategic Metals\u2019 push for a new niobium mine in Oka, mayor Patrick Hardy has been joined by the mayors of St. Joseph du Lac and Pointe Calumet in opposing the project. \u201cThere is great solidarity at the MRC (municipal regional county) at the mayors\u2019 council, and they proposed to me to send a joint press release to make our stance extremely clear to the claim owners,\u201d Hardy said. Early in his tenure, he met proactively with representatives of the company, he said, telling them he did not think a mine was in Oka\u2019s best interests. The claim owner, he said, has reached out to a number of local leaders. He disagrees with the rosy picture... <\/p>\n

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