October 2006: Frank and Gloria Morrison discover that a mining company, without their consent, has staked their property in North Frontenac. They bring the issues of claim staking on private property to a national level when Gloria is interviewed by CBC radio’s “As it Happens.”
After spending months of being stonewalled by different levels and departments of the government, they take their concerns to the Ardoch Algonquins. The Algonquin people agree to help.

June 11, 2007: O.P.P’s Major Events Liaison Team (MELT) and Aboriginal Relations Team (ART) team contact members of the community.
For more information about MELT, contact: Michelle Brochu at 613-360-0053.

June 28, 2007: Presentations to North Frontenac Council by George White, President of Frontenac Ventures Corporation, John Kittle, concerned citizen and Marilyn Crawford, Bedford Mining Alert (BMA) regarding a proposed uranium mine in Frontenac County.

June 28, 2007: The Ardoch Algonquin First Nation and the Shabot Obaajiwan First Nation move onto an old mine site in North Frontenac, known as the Robertsville site, which is a gateway to a 30,000-acre parcel of land that has been staked, claimed and explored for a potential uranium mine. The site is located north of Hwy #7 on Hwy #509. An information toll is held at the site on the #509 to raise awareness in the community.

July 7, 2007: A coalition of settlers recognizes the need for non-natives to have a voice on this issue and start to organize as a group against exploration and mining of uranium. By July 12, the Community Coalition Against Mining Uranium (CCAMU) is formed, with 12 subcommittees and 25 committee members. The first edition of the Uranium News is released. The Tay River Legal Defense Fund sets up an account to receive financial donations for the ‘Uranium Mining Moratorium Fund’.

July 8, 2007: A Uranium Mine Protest Walk is organized by the First Nations. Over 300 people march on Hwy #7 from Hwy 509 to Hwy #38 in Sharbot Lake, for 2 hours.

July 13, 2007: There is a second Uranium Mine Protest Walk down Hwy#7 to Sharbot Lake. Over 300 people attend. Flyers are handed out to cars that are stopped by the proceedings. Grandfather William Commanda (the Spiritual Leader of the Algonquin People) joins the walk and gives a speech to the crowd following the event.

July 17, 2007: An open meeting is held between George White and the First Nations, in Snow Road. White offers the First Nations $10,000 and the promise of a community center if they except FVC's proposal of exploration for uranium in Frontenac County. The Shabot Obaadjiwan and Ardoch Algonquin give a resounding "NO" to the proposal.

July 24, 2007: Frontenac Ventures files a lawsuit against the Ardoch Algonquin First Nations and Shabot Obaadjiwan First Nations. Collectively, the suit is for 77 million dollars and includes 4 of the First Nations leaders and the two bands collectively.

July 30, 2007: The First Nation’s first day in court regarding the lawsuit. Frontenac Ventures asks the Ontario Superior Court of Justice for an injunction to have the First Nations removed from the property. Justice Gordon Thomson does not grant an injunction at this time and asks for a compromise between the two parties until the lawsuit case begins in September.

August 2-4, 2007: Three days of court hearings leave the First Nations waiting for a decision on the injunction. The court is filled with supporters on all three days.

August 13, 2007: Judge Gordon Thomson sets down an adjournment and lays out conditions that Frontenac Ventures and the First Nations are expected to uphold.
The conditions are: 1) First Nations are to leave the protest site. 2) The First Nations are to remove the flags, signs and paraphernalia from the protest site. 3) The gate is to be locked and no one may access the land without an escort agreed upon by both parties. 4) Archeologists are to be escorted on to the property to determine where First Nations’ sacred sites and trap lines are located.

August 15th, 2007: Frontenac Ventures request an emergency meeting with Judge Gordon Thomson to state that the First Nations have not complied with the terms of adjournment. Thomson states that in his terms of adjournment he did not require the First Nations to leave the protest site. There is much confusion about this.

August 16, 2007: The First Nations call for an emergency rally. Non-native supporters come to the protest site to witness an interim injunction being served. The police do not formally serve the injunction as they do not have a copy of it but two representatives from the OPP do meet with the Chiefs and Elders of the First Nations. The officers bring an offering of sacred tobacco, which is received by the Elder Harold Perry and a meeting is then held in the presence of the non-native supporters. The OPP say that they would notify the First Nations before they come to serve the injunction and then explain when it would come into effect.

August 17, 2007: The First Nations are notified that the injunction was considered served when they received a fax the following day and it is now in effect. The First Nations have two working days to remove themselves from the protest site on Hwy #509. The First Nations restated that they have no intention of leaving. The police claim that they do not recognize that the First Nations as being served, as they were not included in the serving process. They do not remove anyone from the site.

August 23, 2007: First Nations state that they will no longer participate in the court injunction process.

August 27, 2007: Judge Gordon Thomson changes the conditions of the interim injunction and issues it to the FN lawyers and OPP. The First Nations ready themselves to be served.

August 29, 2007: A Tent City is started by non-native supporters, just outside the gate of the protest site. People join in from all over Ontario. The energy at the site is very positive and uplifting in spite of the seriousness of the situation. Donations of food and supplies pour in.

August 30, 2007: The First Nations are served the interim injunction in front of 200 non-native supporters. The First Nations and their supporters drum and chant, while the police read the injunction.
September 3, 2007: Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) sends a team to the blockade site at the invitation of Paula Sherman, Randy Cota and Bob Lovelace. They maintain a continuous presence at the protest site.

September 6, 2007: Amnesty International urgently calls on Premier Dalton McGuinty to protect the rights of Indigenous people in the province, and support the implementation of the recommendations in the Ipperwash Inquiry.

September 7, 2007: Representatives of the First Nations and CCAMU go to Kingston to meet with Greenpeace officials on their ship the Artic Sunrise. A media conference is held and Greenpeace states its support of the First Nations and CCAMU.

September 13, 2007: Six area township Councils (North Frontenac, Central Frontenac, South Frontenac, Lanark Highlands, Lanark County and Tay Valley) petition the province of Ontario for a moratorium. 3 of the 4 local candidates for the provincial riding have given CCAMU letters of support.

September 18, 2007: CCAMU holds a press conference at the Press Gallery on Parliament Hill to demand that Premier McGuinty bring about an immediate moratorium on uranium mining in Ontario. Elizabeth May holds a press conference immediately following CCAMU. The Green Party of Canada also calls for a moratorium.
A rally is held outside in front of the media to unroll a petition scroll of over 2500 names down the steps of Parliament Hill. The scroll, CCAMU’s letter to McGuinty and letters of support are then given to John Fraser, McGuinty's Executive Director for Eastern Ontario.

September 22, 2007: The beginning of the 7-day Algonquin Canoe protest. The Algonquin Alliance undertakes a ceremonial descending of the headwaters of the Mississippi watershed to Parliament Hill.

September 25, 2007: The First Nations return to court to face a new judge (Justice Douglas Cunningham) and the possibility of a new injunction. The First Nations have refused to participate in the court procedures and have instead insisted on dealing with the Ontario Government through mediation. 100 supporters fill the courtroom. Talks with the government have begun.

September 26, 2007: In spite of having developed a relationship of trust with the different players involved in the protest, the O.P.P’s Major Events Liaison Team (MELT) is forced to testify in court against non-native protestors.

September 27, 2007: The Algonquin Canoe protest arrives in Ottawa at Victoria Island. Grandfather William Commanda welcomes the paddlers to the sacred island of the Algonquin People. The First Nation leaders sign a proclamation to the Government of Canada, demanding a moratorium on uranium mining in Canada.

September 28, 2007: A Rally of the Canoes on Parliament Hill. 250 people come out to support the First Nations. Conservative MP Scott Reid, who represents the riding of Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington, accepts a copy of the Algonquin proclamation to the Government of Canada.

October 2, 2007: The CCAMU website is formally launched.

October 2, 2007: The First Nations send a formal letter to Premier Dalton McGuinty, proposing mediation as the previous meetings with the Crown have left the parties unable to set an agenda for consultations.

October 4, 2007: The First Nations are called to appear in court on before Mr. Justice Cunningham, in Kingston ON, to hear the plaintiff's (Frontenac Ventures) notice of motion. The O.P.P. are summonsed to appear. FV claims that the First Nations, their supporters and the police are still ignoring the injunction. Members of the First Nations and 3 non-natives, John Hudson, Frank Morrison and David Milne, are named in contempt of injunction charges. Justice Cunningham sets down an interlocutory order, ordering the protesters to leave the site or face arrest.

October 8, 2007: Donna Dillman, a local grandmother, starts a hunger strike to call for a moratorium on uranium exploration and mining in Eastern Ontario. She moves into a tent trailer outside of the protest site. She starts an on-line blog through the Uranium News and the CCAMU website.

October 8, 2007: The First Nations agree to a 12-week truce, provided that the provincial and federal governments agree to formal mediation. They run into difficulty when government changes the wording of the agreement. After much deliberation, the First Nations and the government agree on the agenda of the mediation process.

October 18, 2007: The First Nations start to remove their protest from behind the gate at the Robertsville site and make the following statement:
-The First Nations are acting in good faith by removing themselves from behind the gate to allow for the mediation process to begin.
-The First Nations intend to keep a presence outside of the gate.
-Frontenac Ventures will not be allowed onto the site before the OPP has had an opportunity to inspect the property and take photos.
-Frontenac Ventures will not be allowed onto the site before a monitor has been selected by both parties.
-The community coalition protesters will continue to camp just outside the gate.

October 18, 2007: The following information came from the OPP, to the Uranium News…
“Frontenac Ventures lawyers inform the police at 10 am, that they are giving the Algonquins 24 hours notice to vacate the property inside the gate and to respect a 200-meter buffer zone at the gate (outside the property). If the above is not complied with, FV will have Justice Cunningham's order served and they will proceed with the existing contempt allegations.”

October 19, 2007: A large group of protesters as well as TV, radio and newspapers come out to the site, in response to Frontenac Ventures statement. While there, the police informed the group that they had contacted Frontenac Ventures for clarification of the message given to them on the 18th of October and were told that it was simply an ultimatum issued to the Algonquins and the Settlers and they had no intention of going on the property today.

October 21, 2007: The First Nations hold a council meeting that is open to the public. One of their lawyers, Chris Reid, is present to give details on the mediation process with Ontario and Canada.

Chris Reid makes the following statement…
“A tentative agreement has been reached to engage in mediated negotiations over the next 12 weeks. During this time contempt of court proceedings will be adjourned indefinitely and Frontenac Ventures Corporation will be allowed limited access to the exploration site for the purposes of conducting "low impact" (no drilling) prep work. We have not yet agreed on a mediator and we are still working out details as to how and by whom FVC's work over the 12 week period will be monitored.
The Algonquins' position has not changed: No drilling for uranium samples or mining will be allowed within their territory.
Our position is that the Algonquins have agreed not to obstruct or harass FVC over the 12-week period of the agreement, but we have not agreed to end the protest. In fact the Ardoch Algonquins have decided to keep the protest on the road allowance side of the gate. Plans are also underway to resume and expand the blockade if the negotiations fail to reach an agreement which prevents drilling.”

October 20, 2007: The larger protest site trailer is moved to the outside of the gate. Non-native protesters start to camp out in the trailer.

October 20-21, 2007: OPP move onto the protest site, to keep the peace. The owner of the property that is leased to Frontenac Ventures attempts to enter the site but the OPP keep all parties off the site until a “monitor” has been chosen.

October 21, 2007: More small trailers are brought to the protest site and Ardoch Algonquin Elder, Harold Perry, starts to build a small cabin on the road allowance. It becomes known as “The House that Harold Built.”

October 26, 2007: CBC TV’s The National, covers Donna Dillman and her hunger strike. Frank Morrison is also featured but Bob Lovelace, who was interviewed, was cut from the piece.

November 7, 2007: Dr. Gordon Edwards Uranium Information Night is held in Carleton Place. Dr. Edwards is a well-known and highly respected authority on the long-term hazards of nuclear facilities, and the President of the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility. Photographer, Robert De Tredici, co-presents.

November 7, 2007: Local MP Scott Reid comes to the protest site to visit Donna Dillman. Donna has now not eaten for one month and supporters are getting worried about her. A large numbers of letters are sent and McGuinty’s office has stated that they are receiving many handwritten letters from concerned citizens. At this point, Donna has sent McGuinty six hand written letter, but she still has not yet heard from him.

November 11, 2007: Frontenac Ventures Corporation, are permitted onto the site and have put a new lock on the gate. Observers, who were agreed upon by Frontenac Ventures and the First Nations, will be meeting on the site to be informed about plans for preparatory work that will be starting up as soon as the company can get a crew up and running.

November 14, 2007: Frontenac Ventures Corporation, leaves the door open to pursue "additional contempt charges with respect to any individual's conduct including the erection of any tent, trailer, furniture, etc. within 200 metres of the gate in the future if deemed appropriate."

November 15, 2007: Local MPP Randy Hillier and MP Scott Reid submit a paper on the mining act called “Ontario Mining Law is a Mess.”

November 16, 2007: The Christian Peacemaker Teams sponsor a day of action at Dalton McGuinty's office in Ottawa. Donna Dillman attends the action to personally hand over her a handwritten letter to the Premier. The protestors are met with media attention, including CBC. Premier McGuinty’s assistant, John Frazer, denies the protestors access to the building, with the exception of Co-Chief Randy Cota is granted access because of his position as a leader. After negotiation with O.P.P’s MELTeam, Donna is permitted to enter the building to write a reply to a letter that she had just received from McGuinty though his assistant.

November 17, 2007: Carleton Place Town Council passes a resolution calling for a moratorium on uranium mining in eastern Ontario.

November 20, 2007: The Town of Perth Council passes a resolution four to one, calling for a moratorium on uranium exploration and mining in the counties of Frontenac and Lanark until all outstanding issues are addressed.

November 21, 2007: Kingston City council votes unanimously calling on the Provincial Government to institute a moratorium on uranium mining.

November 22, 2007: The Ottawa Coalition Against Mining Uranium (OCAMU) holds it’s first public meeting.

November 22, 2007: At 2:30 pm, the local Sheriff serves the injunction that the protesters have been anticipating.

November 23, 2007: On the 47th day without food, Donna Dillman, leaves the exploration site and takes her protest to Queen’s Park.

November 24, 2007: Settlers at the protest site clear everything away from the renegotiated distance from the gate. Their efforts allow the threat of contempt charges to be put off and to keep things on track for the First Nations’ mediation with the government.

November 27, 2007: Donna Dillman arrives in Toronto. A large anti-uranium rally takes place. During a march, Donna is brought by wheelchair to Queen’s Park She is met by extensive media, MPP Randy Hillier and NDP Environmental Critic, MPP Peter Tabuns. They vow to raise the question of uranium mining in the legislature.

November 27, 2007: Dr. David Suzuki sends a letter to Premier McGuinty asking him to address the issues of the proposed uranium mine in Frontenac County.

November 28, 2007: Donna Dillman meets with Minister Michael Gravelle, the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. He states that the government has no intention of calling a moratorium. Premier McGuinty joins the meeting. He says that he would not be calling a moratorium because "he was committed to maintaining the present level of 14,000 megawatts of electricity generated by nuclear." Donna advised him that 80% of Canada’s uranium was exported. Both McGuinty and Gravelle seemed unaware of these statistics and the Premier commits to researching the issue. Donna commits to refusing food until she hears back from him.

November 29, 2007: Donna moves her protest from outside the Ontario Legislature to the Members Gallery. Peter Tabuns publicly acknowledges and welcomes Donna every day she is there so that it is in the legislative record. He makes a statement in the legislature regarding the Frontenac anti-uranium protest and Donna’s hunger strike on December 3rd.

December 3, 2007: The First Nations’ mediation with the government is held at the Sharbot Lake Country Inn. The First Nations want the meetings to be open to the public. The Ontario Government and Frontenac Ventures favour a closed mediation process. The Shabot Obaajiwan and the Ardoch Algonquin both give presentations outlining their structure, laws and vision of their respective communities.
There is a disagreement about when the period of 12 weeks of negotiation began.

December 5, 2007: CCAMU holds a press conference in the Media Gallery at Queen’s Park. Dr. Gordon Edwards, President of The Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility, Bruce Cox, Executor Director of Greenpeace and Marilyn Crawford, member of CCAMU, back up Dillman's demand for a moratorium with presentations to the gallery.

December 11, 2007: At 12pm, Donna proceeds to take her hunger strike to “water only” as Premier McGuinty does not acknowledge her request to meet with him to discuss the possibility of a public inquiry into uranium mining in eastern Ontario.

December 13, 2007: CCAMU holds a press conference in the Queen’s Park Press Gallery to announce that they intend, in association with other groups and individuals, to begin a Citizens' Inquiry into exploration and mining of uranium. Green Peace Canada, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, David Suzuki Foundation, Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility, Voice of Women, MiningWatch Canada, and Sierra Club of Canada all endorsed the hearings. Donna accepts CCAMU’s offer to host a citizens’ inquiry and supporters witness her officially end the hunger strike by eating her first mouthful of food in 68 days.

January 6, 2008: First Nations negotiations begin with the government of Ontario. The session is intended to be open to anyone wanting to observe. The session is disrupted when individuals claiming to represent the Mohawk Nation position themselves at the negotiation table. When the group refuses to make room at the table for the negotiating team, the negotiation session is suspended. The Provincial negotiators no longer support the open concept for negotiations.

January 7, 2008: Negotiations resume and are again disrupted by a group claiming to represent the Mohawk Nation. At this point, the Ardoch Algonquin and Shabot Obaajiwan First Nations contact the Mohawk Clan Mothers and ask them to intervene. During the evening, there is a negotiation session but it remains closed to all but the negotiators for the province, Ardoch Algonquin and Shabot Obaajiwan.

January 8, 2008: The negotiations continue. Robert Lovelace reports,
“Certainly a major stumbling block is that the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines has never developed policies that respect or address the current legal interpretations of Aboriginal rights and title. Without such policies they often seem at a loss on how to proceed with a solution. Even more difficult for the provincial negotiators, is understanding the complexity of Algonquin thought and values. These discussions are really hard ‘slugging’.
I am unable to report specifically in this public report on issues. However, I want both our members and our allies to know that our position going into these negotiations was that there will be no drilling, exploration, or mining and our position coming out of these negotiations will be the same. My personal hope is that these negotiations will develop a lasting process that will anticipate community needs, respond to community concerns and put community interests above the short-term gains of the profit motive.”

January 11, 2008: The First Nations release a media advisory, vowing to re-occupy the proposed uranium exploration/mining site in Robertsville later in the month unless the province calls a halt to the project.

January 12, 2008: The Ardoch Algonquin and Shabot Obaajiwan propose a "pilot project" to address the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines lack of protocols or procedures for dealing with the First Nations in regards to mineral exploration. Using the current situation, a model of consultation and accommodation involving First Nations would be developed that could then be applied province-wide. The First Nations felt that this development would take six months to a year, and in the meantime they did not want any drilling in the protested area. The proposal is dismissed by Ontario without discussion.

January 26, 2008: The Ardoch Algonquin First Nations host Grandfather William Commanda who gives teachings on the 1701 wampum belt. Robert Lovelace also provides teachings.

January 28, 2008: After 7 weeks of negotiations, Ontario concedes that a consultation process must begin with the possibility that a wider range of outcomes, including the possibility of no further exploration, could take place. This means that during the consultation process no drilling or intrusive work would be carried out. Both Ardoch Algonquin and Shabot Obaajiwan also conceded that after an extensive consultation, which includes research, information sharing and identification of community values, that there might be the possibility of continued exploration including drilling. With this mutual understanding in place the First Nations begin to develop a joint framework for consultation. The Mediator, Richard Moore, comments that this is the most productive work that has been done during the negotiations.

January 29, 2008: Negotiations begin to fail at the end of the second day of work on the framework for consultation. At the end of the session, Robert Lovelace asks Cam Clark, the Ontario negotiator, if they still have an understanding that there was a possibility after consultation that no drilling would take place. He answers, "No, some drilling will need to happen even during the consultation process." Robert does not find this an acceptable method of negotiation and feels that this tactic is “bargaining in bad faith.”

January 30, 2008: The First Nations email Mr. Clark and ask him to reaffirm in writing the original agreement. If Clark is unwilling to do this then, the First Nations vow to not attend any further negotiation sessions. Mr. Clark does not reply.

February 1, 2008: Ontario’s negotiator contacts the Shabot Obaajiwan First Nation’s lawyer and proposes a telephone conference. Chief Davis joins the discussion. Ontario offers to continue consultation with the Shabot, with the promise of some land withdrawal, as long as drilling could take place. Chief Davis declines the offer in "no uncertain terms" and states that her community would take action to block entry to the Robertsville site immediately.

February 2, 2008: The Ardoch Algonquin and Shabot Obaajiwan First Nation communities meet and agree to work together to re-secure the site.

February 2, 2008: The Ministry of Northern Development and Mines writes a letter to Robert Lovelace stating that the government is disappointed that the mediation process has broken down but that they believe that the mediation was useful. Ontario requests to meet with the First Nations before any drilling, to discuss the appropriate location of any initial strategic drilling sites so that they would not interfere with any land of archaeological significance.

February 3, 2008: After 8 weeks of mediated negotiations with Ontario, Robert Lovelace announces that the First Nations have failed to reach an agreement to create a process for consultation and accommodation. The mediator calls an end to the negotiations with no immediate plans to resume the talks.

February 11, 2008: The Ardoch Algonquin First Nation makes an official statement on the failed mediation process.

February 12, 2008: Contempt of court charges, filed by Frontenac Ventures Corp., proceed for those originally charged. The First Nations attend court for the next three days.
Earlier in the hearing Chief Doreen Davis and War Chief Earl Badour of the Shabot Obaadjiwan First Nation agree to abide by the terms of the injunction of September 27, 2007 but they must reappear in court on March 18, 2008 to face further charges.

February 15, 2008: After giving two days of testimony, Robert Lovelace is sentenced to 6 months in jail for refusing to comply with a court injunction. The Kingston Regional Police take him away from the courthouse in handcuffs. Justice Douglas Cunningham also hands down heavy fines, saying, "Compliance with the orders of this court are not optional."
Co-chief Paula Sherman and Honorary Chief Harold Perry of the Ardoch Algonquin, are also charged but agreed to abide by the terms of an injunction which forbids them from blocking Frontenac Ventures Ltd from drilling test holes on the site or encouraging others to do so. Perry is age seventy-eight and has heart problems while Paula Sherman is a single parent and would stand to loose her children if she went to prison.

February 15, 2008: The OPP issues the following statement,
"Pursuant to the court order, anyone within 200m of the gate, or any Frontenac Ventures employee at the site, can be arrested and charged with criminal contempt. As well, anyone obstructing Frontenac Venture employees or equipment can be arrested and charged with criminal contempt. Buildings and/or structures may not be within 500m of the gate on Robertsville Road or Hwy 509."
The Dicki Moore trailer and ‘the House That Harold Built’ are removed from the site. The Sharbot Lake OPP asks that anyone wishing to pick up belongings, first stop at their OPP office on Hwy 7, for a police escort.

February 18, 2008: Amnesty International releases a letter of concern about the sentencing of the Ardoch Algonquin First Nation negotiator Robert Lovelace.

February 21, 2008: The Ontario College of Family Physicians writes a letter to the Minister of Health Promotions outlining their concerns regarding concerns of uranium mining in Ontario and Quebec.

February 23, 2008: A rally is held at in Napanee to show support to Robert Lovelace. Over 450 people attend the rally to listen to speakers, such as Craig Benjamin of Amnesty International, and march down the highway to the Quinte Regional Detention Centre. MP Scott Reid and MPP Randy Hillier (Lanark, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington) write a letter of support for Robert Lovelace that is read out at the Rally.

February 27, 2008: Ottawa City Council, all but unanimously, passed a resolution to petition Premier McGuinty to initiate an immediate moratorium on uranium mineral prospecting, exploration and mining in Eastern Ontario.

March 3, 2008: Stop Uranium Mining Peterborough (SUMP), a new anti-uranium protest group, joins the community network.

March 18, 2008: Two hundred people attend a rally of support for those charged with contempt of court. It is held outside of the courthouse in Kingston. The protestors then filled the courtroom to overflowing.

March 18, 2008: The five non-native members of the community appear in court to face charges of contempt. Their cases will be heard on June 2, 2008.

March 18, 2008: John Hudson, Frank Morrison and David Milne appear in court to face charges of contempt. All charges are dropped against Hudson and Morrison before any testimony can be given. As Milne had admitted to being on the protest site after the injunction was served, his charges are only “withdrawn” with a condition of personal undertaking not to interfere with Frontenac Ventures activities or encourage others to disobey the injunction.

March 18, 2008: Chief Doreen Davis and War Chief Earl Bedour of the Shabot Obaajiwan First Nation do not receive any jail time or fines as they have purged themselves of contempt of court. The Shabot immediately file an amended statement of defense, counterclaim and cross claim to lay a suit against the Ontario and Federal government.

March 18, 2008: Further charges against Co-chief Paula Sherman and Elder Harold Perry of the Ardoch Algonquin First Nation are to be heard on June 2, 2008.
Further contempt charges were to be heard against Ardoch Algonquin Elder Robert Lovelace will be heard on June 2, 2008.

March 19, 2008: Aboriginal Affairs Minister, Michael Bryant, makes a commitment to Chief Doreen Davis to visit the Shabot Obaadjiwan community to discuss the matter of the proposed uranium exploration on Algonquin lands.

April 1, 2008: The first in a series of hearings for Citizens' Inquiry into the Impacts of the Uranium Cycle takes place in Sharbot Lake. Hundreds of people attend.

April 8, 2008: The second hearing for the Citizens' Uranium Inquiry takes place in Kingston.