Western Copper and Gold Announces Appointment of VP, Environmental and Community Affairs
Western Copper and Gold Announces
Appointment of VP, Environmental and
Community Affairs
VANCOUVER, BC
,
Sept. 27, 2021
/CNW/ - Western Copper and Gold Corporation ("Western" or
the "Company") (TSX: WRN) (NYSE American: WRN) is pleased to announce the appointment
of Shena Shaw as Vice President, Environmental and Community Affairs, effective October 1, 2021.
Ms. Shaw will be responsible for leading the environmental, permitting and community relations
efforts for Western Copper and Gold and its wholly owned Casino Copper-Gold Deposit in
Yukon,
Canada
(the "Casino Project").
Ms. Shaw is looking forward to supporting the Casino Project through the first ever Panel Review
process in the
Yukon
. She has been managing projects and contributing to environmental
assessments across the North for nearly 20 years. Her knowledge and advice will help the company
make strategic and effective decisions when planning and implementing Indigenous and community
consultation and engagement.
After graduating from the
University of Victoria
with a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology focusing on
First Nations Studies and Geography, Ms. Shaw joined the
Yukon
Chamber of Commerce with a
role in supporting community-based entrepreneurship programs and services. A relocation to
Yellowknife
, NWT introduced her to the mining industry for the first time when she joined DeBeers
Canada's Snap Lake Project. Following that she embarked on a lengthy career in environmental
consulting in
Yellowknife
and
Whitehorse
, focusing on responsible development of resource
extraction through the environmental assessment and Indigenous engagement processes of large-
scale projects in the
Yukon
, NWT,
Alaska
and across
Canada
. Ms. Shaw participated in the
consultation and socio-economic impact assessment work for the Kaminak Coffee Gold Project,
Victoria Gold's
Eagle Gold Project and the Casino Project, all based in the
Yukon
. She is deeply
familiar with the
Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Act
process and was
involved in the Mackenzie Gas Project Joint Review Panel process in the NWT.
Dr.
Paul West-Sells
, Western's CEO, stated, "I am pleased to welcome Shena to the executive
team at Western Copper and Gold. Her deep experience in First Nations and community relations,
and her extensive environmental background will be critical as the Company pushes forward with a
comprehensive engagement strategy with our First Nations and local communities of interest and
towards the submission of an Environmental and Socio-Economic Statement as the next step
towards permitting of the Casino Project."
ABOUT WESTERN COPPER AND GOLD CORPORATION
Western Copper and Gold Corporation is developing the Casino Project, expected to become
Canada's
premier copper-gold mine in the
Yukon Territory
and one of the most economic greenfield
copper-gold mining projects in the world. For more information, visit
www.westerncopperandgold.com
.
On behalf of the board,
"Paul West-Sells"
Paul West-Sells
President and CEO
Western Copper and Gold Corporation
SOURCE
Western Copper and Gold Corporation
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