Media Advisory

For Immediate release,

October 18, 2007

Ardoch Algonquin First Nation and CCAMU will be having a press conference at 10 am October 19, 2007 at the protest site near Sharbot Lake. (Directions below)

Frontenac Ventures lawyers have informed the police at 10 am this morning (Oct 18th) that they are giving the Algonquins 24 hour notice to vacate the property inside the gate and to respect a 200-meter buffer zone at the gate (outside the property) by 10 am tomorrow morning. If the above is not complied with, FV will have Justice Cunningham's order served and they will proceed with the existing contempt allegations.

Frontenac Ventures determines paragraph F of the original injunction order to mean that the non-natives and Algonquins must be outside 200 meters of the gate. Interpretation of this paragraph may vary.

The First Nations claim that they would vacate the site in good faith and expected that Frontenac Ventures would respect the mediation process and only enter the property with a monitor. CCAMU understood that the non-natives were well within their rights to carry on with their protest outside of the gates of the site.

Police Media contact: Paige Whitey 613-285-8400, pager 888-236-8552

First Nations: Paula Sherman 613-329-3706

CCAMU: Lynn Daniluk 613-267-0539
Directions to the Protest Site

From Ottawa go West bound on Hwy #7.
Just past Sharbot Lake turn right on the #509.
It is ten minutes North on #509 past the Ardoch Rd.
Do not turn off the #509, you will run right into it.
You can't miss it! It is very colourful with
lots of flags, signs and tents.

From Toronto go East bound on Hwy #7.
Past the Sharbot Lake Provincial Park,
turn left on the #509.
Follow the above directions from there.

Visit the CCAMU website www.ccamu.ca.

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