The agreement builds upon longstanding ties between the Mikisew Cree First Nation and Syncrude first formed in the 1970s, when band members were able to begin working for the oil sands company as part of the Fort Chipewyan Rotational Program. As a result, the Mikisew Cree First Nation has withdrawn as an intervener from the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) hearing on Syncrude's Mildred Lake Extension (MLX) project that began Jan. 22. "This new partnership with Syncrude builds on the succes...Read the full story at https://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=235050
