Northern Superior Responds to Government of Ontario's "Fresh as Amended" Statement of Defence
April 17 2014 - 6:38PM
Marketwired
Northern Superior Responds to Government of Ontario's "Fresh as
Amended" Statement of Defence
SUDBURY, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Apr 17, 2014) - Northern
Superior Resources Inc. ("Northern Superior" or the "Company")
(TSX-VENTURE:SUP) received on April 15, 2014 the Government of
Ontario's ("Ontario") revised Statement of Defence in response to
the Company's $110 million lawsuit against Ontario for failure to
consult with First Nations.
Ontario's revised response acknowledges that beyond sending a
standard form letter identifying Sachigo Lake First Nation ("SLFN")
among others as an Aboriginal community to be contacted, Ontario
did not undertake any consultation nor did it assist Northern
Superior in engaging with the community or in assessing the impact
of the Company's activities until after Northern Superior had been
evicted from the area by SLFN and other First Nations. Ontario also
acknowledges that Northern Superior did all it could reasonably do
to meaningfully engage with SLFN.
Ontario's "Fresh as Amended Statement of Defence" once again
makes the same arguments heard previously from them and fails to
address several key items of the Company's lawsuit. Northern
Superior is confident it can overcome these arguments as it
believes they have no support in the law and are based on incorrect
facts.
The position of Ontario is that the Company has no right to
complain when the government does nothing to discharge its
constitutional obligation to consult with Aboriginal communities,
despite repeated and clear direction from the courts to the
contrary, and the Company is left to fend for itself at its own
expense, particularly when issues arise with First Nations whether
justified or not.
Ontario's position in the lawsuit also reaffirms that in
Ontario, exploration and mining companies who retreat from areas
from which they have been evicted by Aboriginal communities and
ensure that the rule of law is upheld will be left to their own
devices, while companies who in similar situations risk or bring
about civil disobedience and escalate matters, will be compensated
through a government buy-out of their mineral claims.
Ontario's revised response to the lawsuit further clouds the
waters surrounding the reason for the creation in 2012, of the
23,000 sq. km mining Exclusion Zone in the area of Northern
Superior's mineral claims. It also starkly highlights the risk for
mineral exploration companies from action of this sort which
Ontario says it can take without any regard to the impact on
companies conducting exploration nearby.
Northern Superior will be delivering a formal reply to Ontario's
defence shortly and looks forward to seeing Ontario's evidence and
documentary support.
About Northern Superior Resources Inc:
Northern Superior is a junior exploration company exploring for
gold in the Superior Province of the Canadian Shield. The Company
is currently focused on exploring its Croteau Est property in
Québec. The Company has a number of 100% owned properties (see
company web site, www.nsuperior.com) in the Stull-Wunnumin and
Chibougamau gold districts of Ontario and Québec.
Northern Superior is a reporting issuer in British Columbia,
Alberta, Ontario and Québec, and trades on the TSX Venture Exchange
under the symbol SUP.
For Investors
Forward looking statements: This news release includes
certain "forward-looking information" within the meaning of
Canadian securities legislation and "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of the United States Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act or 1995 (collectively, "forward looking
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event or result "may", "will", "should", "could" or "might" occur
or be achieved or other similar expressions and includes the
negatives thereof. All statements other than statements of
historical fact included in this release, including, without
limitation, statements regarding potential mineralization,
exploration results, interpretation of results, the timing and
success of exploration activities generally, the timing and results
of future resource estimates, and future plans and objectives of
Northern Superior are forward-looking statements that involve
various risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that
such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and
future events could differ materially from those anticipated in
such statements. Forward looking statements are based on a number
of material factors and assumptions. Important factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from Northern Superior's
expectations include exploration risks, changes in project
parameters as plans continue to be refined, results of future
resources estimates, future metal prices, availability of capital
and financing on acceptable terms, general economic, market or
business conditions, uninsured risks, regulatory changes, defects
in title, availability of personnel, materials and equipment on a
timely basis, accidents or equipment breakdowns, delays in
receiving government approvals, unanticipated environmental impacts
on operations and costs to remedy same, and other exploration or
other risks detailed herein and from time to time in the filings
made by the Company with securities regulators. Although the
Company has attempted to identify important factors that could
cause actual actions, events or results to differ from those
described in forward looking statements, there may be other factors
that cause such actions, events or results to differ materially
from those anticipated. There can be no assurance that forward
looking statements will prove to be accurate and accordingly
readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward
looking statements.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
Northern Superior Resources Inc.Thomas F. Morris PGeo., PhD.,
FGACPresident and CEO(705) 525-0992(705)
525-7701info@nsuperior.comwww.nsuperior.com
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