UCN is a Key Partner in Securing Manitoba’s Critical Mineral Future

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 6, 2024

(The Pas/Thompson, MB) –University College of the North (UCN) is pleased to be named in Manitoba’s new strategy related to critical minerals mining and exploration in the province.

“UCN’s legislation specifically tasks UCN with the mandate to enhance the economic and social well-being of northern Manitoba through training and education,” said Doug Lauvstad, UCN President. “Supporting the growing mining and minerals exploration sector, and helping to ensure that Indigenous and northern Manitobans and their communities can benefit from the abundant critical minerals wealth in the region is the kind of work that UCN was created to support, and it is work that we are ready and proud to do.”

UCN works with industries, Indigenous communities, and colleges and universities in Manitoba and across Canada. This collaboration focuses on providing training to help build strong communities in northern Manitoba. The goal is to create a local workforce that is skilled and can thrive.

“It’s an exciting time in UCN’s 20-year history,” said Lauvstad. “UCN looks forward to continuing to work with its partners and with governments at all levels to help make Manitoba’s critical minerals strategy a reality.”

The Government of Manitoba’s plan, Securing our Critical Mineral Future, can be found here.

University College of the North provides learning opportunities to northern communities while respecting diverse Indigenous and northern values.

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