Members of the Wulustukyik Nation Grandmothers and Mothers group say they're exercising their constitutional right occupying land at the proposed Sisson Mine tailings pond site. They say they plan on building permanent homes on the land to protect it from development.

An accommodation agreement has been reached between the New Brunswick government and six Maliseet First Nations regarding the development of the Sisson Mine.

The company working to develop a tungsten and molybdenum mine north of Fredericton says they've received over 600 resumes from New Brunswickers looking for work.