Western Copper and Gold Welcomes Referral of Northwest Critical Conservation Corridor to Major Projects Office
Western Copper and Gold Welcomes Referral
of Northwest Critical Conservation Corridor to
Major Projects Office
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - November 17, 2025) - Western Copper and Gold
Corporation (TSX: WRN) (NYSE American: WRN) ("Western" or the "Company") welcomes
the
announcement
by Prime Minister Carney referring the Northwest Critical Conservation Corridor –
including the proposed Yukon-B.C. Grid Connect – to the Major Projects Office ("MPO") to accelerate
the development and delivery of this nation-building project.
Western welcomes the federal recognition of this corridor and its extraordinary potential to advance
critical minerals development and clean power transmission, while upholding Indigenous rights and
supporting Indigenous project leadership.
Connecting the Yukon's isolated electrical grid to the Canadian grid through B.C. could strengthen
energy security, deliver clean power across Canada's Northwest corridor, and support the responsible
development of critical minerals projects in the Yukon, including Western's Casino Project.
According to the Yukon Development Corporation's
Shared Grid / Shared Benefits
report
, the Yukon-
B.C. Grid Connect could unlock up to C$7.6 billion per year in clean economic growth, support more
than 36,000 long-term jobs, and enable up to 2,000 MW of new renewable energy. The report identifies
the Casino Project as an anchor tenant and a potential source of stable baseload demand that could
support the transmission line's economic viability.
"The federal government is clearly signaling one of its priorities: unlocking critical minerals through
nation-building infrastructure," said Sandeep Singh, President & Chief Executive Officer. "We're pleased
to see momentum building for the Yukon-B.C. Grid Connect and believe that the Casino Project can
serve as a catalyst to deliver on this Yukon and Canadian priority."
ABOUT WESTERN COPPER AND GOLD CORPORATION
Western Copper and Gold Corporation is advancing the Casino Project, Canada's premier copper-gold
mine in the Yukon Territory and one of the most economic greenfield copper-gold mining projects in the
world.
The Company is committed to working collaboratively with First Nations and local communities to
progress the Casino Project, using internationally recognized responsible mining technologies and
practices.
For more information, visit
www.westerncopperandgold.com
.
On behalf of the board,
"Sandeep Singh"
Sandeep Singh
President & CEO
Western Copper and Gold Corporation
For more information, please contact:
Cameron Magee
Director, Investor Relations & Corporate Development
Western Copper and Gold Corporation
437-219-5576 or
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This news release includes certain "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements"
(collectively "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable Canadian and United
States securities legislation including the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release. Forward-looking
statements are frequently, but not always, identified by words such as "expects", "anticipates",
"believes", "plans", "projects", "intends", "estimates", "envisages", "potential", "possible", "strategy",
"goals", "opportunities", "objectives", or variations thereof or stating that certain actions, events or
results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved, or the negative of any
of these terms and similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements herein include statements
regarding the development and delivery of the Northwest Critical Conservation Corridor and the
Yukon-B.C. Grid Connect; the potential for the corridor and Grid Connect to advance critical minerals
development and clean power transmission; the Grid Connect strengthening energy security,
delivering clean power, and supporting the responsible development of critical minerals projects;
projections regarding economic growth, job creation, and renewable energy capacity; and Casino's
potential role as an anchor tenant and source of stable baseload demand.
Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that
may cause actual events to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such
statements. Such factors include but are not limited to the risk of unforeseen challenges in advancing
the Casino Project, potential impacts on operational continuity, changes in general market conditions
that could affect the Company's performance; and other risks and uncertainties disclosed in the
Company's annual information form and Form 40-F for the most recently completed financial year
and its other publicly filed disclosure documents.
Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions management believes to be reasonable, such
assumptions and factors as set out herein, and in the Company's annual information form and Form
40-F for the most recently completed financial year and its other publicly filed disclosure document.
Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements, other factors may cause results to
be materially different from those anticipated, described, estimated, assessed or intended. These
forward-looking statements represent the Company's views as of the date of this news release. There
can be no assurance that any forward-looking statements will be accurate, as actual results and future
events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should
not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company does not intend to and does
not assume any obligation to update forward-looking statements other than as required by applicable
law.
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