Oka refuses to reopen old mine after community protests

Tom Fennario
APTN National News
The mayor of Oka, Que. surprised a room of community members announcing council wouldn’t support opening an old mine Monday.

The mine operated from 1961-1977 producing niobuim, a mineral used to strengthen steel.

It was blamed for water shortages and contamination.

A company was looking to reopen the mine with promises of jobs.

But farmers weren’t buying it.

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