Western Canada is racing to become a “global hub” for "critical minerals"—but safeguards aren’t keeping pace.
In our op-ed, we outline the risks and what must change: stronger regulations, transparency, and real investment in recycling and circular systems.
Read the full op-ed: bit.ly/3Q6gRUE
A table with monopoly-style money and game materials and players in the background
A yellow vinyl sign on the "Contact photography festival" door with details of the workshop
We had an amazing time playing MINE-O-POLIS at CONTACT Gallery yesterday--thank you to everyone who came out and for your invaluable feedback on the game. We look forward to finalizing it and making it available to all on our website 🎲
Waitlist spots are now available!
Printed board game cards on a table, including a yellow card with the words "Mining Matters" and a black card with the word "Exploration"
Printed Monopoly-style dollar bills with the text "Mine-o-polis" and two 3-printed hard hats
🔍 SNEAK PEEK: preparing for our upcoming #Mineopolis board game workshop this Sunday at CONTACT Gallery! Looking forward to seeing everyone there (registration is currently full but please do sign up for our waitlist) www.eventbrite.com/e/mine-o-pol...
Printed game cards including one that says "Ministry of mines and energy"
3-printed gray hard hat and yellow pylon (game piece sized) in someone's hand
Big thanks to our Mine-o-polis team who is working hard behind-the-scenes to get game cards and pieces (3D)printed!
www.beyondextraction.ca/mine-o-polis
Printed board game cards on a table, including a yellow card with the words "Mining Matters" and a black card with the word "Exploration"
Printed Monopoly-style dollar bills with the text "Mine-o-polis" and two 3-printed hard hats
🔍 SNEAK PEEK: preparing for our upcoming #Mineopolis board game workshop this Sunday at CONTACT Gallery! Looking forward to seeing everyone there (registration is currently full but please do sign up for our waitlist) www.eventbrite.com/e/mine-o-pol...
So corrupt. Remember when John Horgan retired and went straight to the board of Teck Coal? The NDP is run by corporations for their own interests. thenarwhal.ca/bc-teck-lobb...
After four days at a mining conference with 27,000 people, @fatimabsyed.bsky.social breaks down the buzz around Ontario’s plan to fast-track mine approvals, and why some people still have questions. thenarwhal.ca/ontario-1p1p...
📰 In the news: B.C. government unveils plan to fast-track mine approvals. The new process could shorten environmental assessments for large projects under the Infrastructure Projects Act (Bill 15). 🧵(1/5)
This infiltration & surveillance of Dene leaders in the 70s is shocking but not surprising. In our book, we highlight the role of the Dene Nation (then Indian Brotherhood) in fighting pollution of Yellowknife by Giant Mine arsenic emissions in this same period.
www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
📢 Call to Action: Tell the Government of Canada to respect the Xinka people's right to self-determination!
A House of Commons e-petition in support of the Xinka people's demands for the closure of the Canadian-owned Escobal mine is now live!
Sign the petition: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Registration for this in-person event is now *at capacity* but we have opened a waitlist! Sign up here: www.eventbrite.com/e/mine-o-pol...
Stoked to be soft-launching this project next month with our talented @beyondextraction.bsky.social team. Help us spread the word or better yet, if you're in Toronto, join us!
@miningwatch.bsky.social @mininginjustice.bsky.social
A yellow, black and white graphic with images of a freight train, a tall urban building and a "mine-o-polis" bill with the text: Come play with us as we test Mine-o-polis, an alternative board game that invites players to explore and question Toronto as a centre of mining power. Together, let's discover how play can facilitate new forms of anti-extractive activism.
Come for an afternoon of play, conversation, and a catered lunch with activists and researchers to collectively imagine how we can make extractive politics visible and facilitate resistance through the power of board games. REGISTER here: www.eventbrite.com/e/mine-o-pol... 3/3
Yellow, black and white promotional graphic detailing the logistics of the workshop, titled "Playing Against Extraction": Sunday April 12, 2026, 11am to 1:30pm at CONTACT Gallery, 80 Spadina Ave Suite 205, Toronto. All are welcome! RSVP via the link in bio
Join us on April 12 at CONTACT Gallery in Toronto and be among the first to play-test our pilot game! Together, we'll explore how the city’s landmark institutions—from the Toronto Stock Exchange to banks and universities—sustain Canadian #extractivism. 2/3
A yellow, black and white promotional graphic with the text "Mine-o-polis. The Game of Extraction. But at what cost?" and the illustration of a corporate personage in front of an edited photo of a quarry.
🎲 We're excited to announce an upcoming #workshop to introduce our latest project: MINE-O-POLIS, an alternative #boardgame that invites players to explore #Toronto as a global capital of mining power. www.beyondextraction.ca/mine-o-polis 1/3
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Climate Policy Analyst, full-time, The Atmospheric Fund, Toronto ON / Hybrid
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"Kinross did not respond to @thenarwhal.ca's detailed questions about how the fast-tracking designation would affect environmental oversight, including safeguards around water quality. The Ministry of Energy and Mines also did not respond…" @freegrassy.bsky.social
thenarwhal.ca/grassy-narro...
Check it! A new open access commentary article
I reflect on a resource extraction conference, which only supports the idea of total extractivism.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@pollenetwork.bsky.social @jpoliticalecology.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @beyondextraction.bsky.social
A hand holds a "water is life" sign high in the air, with a building and the CN tower in the background
Two people hold a banner that says "Toxic Toronto. Belly of the Beast for the Global Mining Industry" in front of urban buildings on snowy ground
Sunny day to protest #PDAC with @mininginjustice.bsky.social outside the Metro Toronto Convention Centre #NoToMining #MiningIsNotTheFuture
Nous embauchons!! MiningWatch et @coalitionqmm.bsky.social cherchent une personne pour coordonner, administrer et développer la Coalition Québec meilleure mine!
Pour en savoir plus sur le poste: miningwatch.ca/fr/blog/2026...
BREAKING: Brazil Court Revives Belo Sun’s Controversial Amazon Gold Mine as Indigenous Communities File Misconduct Complaint
amazonwatch.org/news/2026/02...
Fascinating look at the tangled legacies of colonialism.
DRC wants colonial-era geological surveys so a Bill Gates-backed mining/AI firm can digitize them. The Belgian museum won't release them as it's already doing so.
Trump II is now applying pressure as part of its resource grab.
No good guys.
Individuals tracing a projected image onto a canvas banner. The projected text states "Mining is not the future. The future is...relational"
A hand paints shapes on a canvas banner. Painting supplies sit atop the banner
Getting #PDAC ready with @mininginjustice.bsky.social (MISN) at their teach-in and art build. Join MISN's #MiningIsNotTheFuture rally next Sunday, March 1 at 1pm at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre!
A grey background with black and white tentacles creeping in from 3 sides. Text in red and black says: No mining without militarism. No militarism without mining. Join us for a teach-in and art build. Saturday February 21 3-7 pm. Greenpeace Office 33 Cecil St Toronto. Dinner and refreshments provided.
The PDAC 2026 mining conference is looming, and we would like to invite you to a teach-in & art build in preparation for our upcoming action on March 1st!
We'll discuss links btwn mining and militarism, and Canada’s role in the global mining industry.
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1gf0...
New article in the Journal of Environmental Media is out, co-authored with Jordan Kinder, Zannah Matson, & @camillemarys.bsky.social . We write about Beyond Extraction’s creative media interventions challenging PDAC (the world’s largest mining convention every year in Toronto).