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
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