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Extend offshore oil and gas moratorium, says Nunavut review board

The Nunavut Impact Review Board says "it will take at least a decade" to gather enough information to determine if the moratorium should be lifted.

By Elaine Anselmi, Nunatsiaq News August 6, 2019
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The Nunavut Impact Review Board is recommending that Canada’s federal government extend its five-year moratorium on oil and gas development in Baffin Bay and Davis Strait.

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