National News Yukon government allows mining in the peel watershed region By APTN National News Jan 22, 2014 APTN National News The Yukon government announced it will allow mining in the peel watershed region of the territory. It took seven years of talks between the government, public and the four affected First Nations to come up with a decision. Report an Error Tell us your Story Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Your Name *Your Email Address *Details *NameSubmit Report Tags: decision, Featured, First Nations, Government, Mining, peel, watershed region, Yukon Continue Reading First Nations near Yellowknife tackle the problem of keeping history and culture... Dozens of Akwesasne members on Cornwall Island want a separate band council Author(s) APTN National News [email protected] More Stories ‘How much more mining can our environments take?’:... 6 hours ago By Sara Connors People take to the streets in Montreal to protest shooting... 6 hours ago By Savanna Craig Search for remains of Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran begins... 6 hours ago By Kathleen Martens | Tiar Wheatle Searchers begin sifting at landfill for remains of slain F... 11 hours ago By The Canadian Press Investigates Court strikes down 5-day government enforced evictions in ... 16 hours ago By Christopher Read Manitoba Métis Federation to be first Métis group with m... 3 days ago By The Canadian Press