By Mike Stimpson \u00a0Local Journalism Initiative Reporter \u00a026\/06\/2024 19:28 SANDY LAKE \u2013 An online petition against Frontier Lithium\u2019s PAK Project is nearing its goal of 15,000 signatures, but Gary Mamagesic likely won\u2019t be adding his name to the list. Not that the Sandy Lake First Nation member thinks open-pit lithium extraction south of his community is a good idea. Mamagesic said he grew up in Red Lake, where his father worked at an open-pit mine, so he has seen the ugliness of open-pit mining. Then there are his concerns about environmental impacts. \u201cThey\u2019re going to need a lot of water and all the chemicals that are involved (in lithium mining),\u201d he said. He said water levels could drop, adversely affecting the abundant fish supply Sandy Lake now enjoys. Mamagesic… <\/p>\n
By Mike Stimpson \u00a0Local Journalism Initiative Reporter \u00a026\/06\/2024 19:28 SANDY LAKE \u2013 An online petition against Frontier Lithium\u2019s PAK Project is nearing its goal of 15,000 signatures, but Gary Mamagesic likely won\u2019t be adding his name to the list. Not that the Sandy Lake First Nation member thinks open-pit lithium extraction south of his community is a good idea. Mamagesic said he grew up in Red Lake, where his father worked at an open-pit mine, so he has seen the ugliness of open-pit mining. Then there are his concerns about environmental impacts. \u201cThey\u2019re going to need a lot of water and all the chemicals that are involved (in lithium mining),\u201d he said. He said water levels could drop, adversely affecting the abundant fish supply Sandy Lake now enjoys. Mamagesic... <\/p>\n