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Media Advisory April 12, 2008 Earth Day opportunity to learn more on the Uranium Issue Who: The Citizens Coalition Against Mining Uranium, (CCAMU) has created an opportunity for citizens and organizations to be heard What: The Citizens' Inquiry into the Impacts of the Uranium Cycle Where: Rideau Park United Church, 2203 Alta Vista Dr. Ottawa When: April 22, Earth Day, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Why: "We had been asking the government to hold an inquiry into uranium mining and they failed to respond…. In the absence of action by the government, we are holding this Inquiry and have invited the Premier and his Ministers to attend to hear what people have to contribute," commented Wolfe Erlichman of the sponsoring organization ____________________________________________________ Earth Day opportunity to learn more on the Uranium Issue The much-anticipated Citizens'
Inquiry into the Impacts of the Uranium Cycle arrives in Ottawa
on April 22nd. The public forum will be held at Rideau Park United
Church, The first in a series of hearings began on April 1st in Sharbot Lake, ON and drew a large and attentive audience. Both there and in Kingston, approximately three-dozen people presented using various modes of communication, from PowerPoint to poetry and from story to song. At the final venue, in Ottawa, 40 presentations are expected from individuals and organizations, some of whom are traveling in from as far away as North Bay, Manitoulin Island and Montreal. The Suzuki Foundation, Midwest Uranium Mining Project in Northern Saskatchewan and various medical, political and church groups will be represented. Panelists include former Mayor, Marion Dewar; Toronto Star columnist, Cameron Smith; retired public servant, Fraser McVie and Lorraine Rekmans, co-editor of “This is My Homeland.”. "We had been asking the
government to hold an inquiry into uranium mining and they failed
to respond," said Wolfe Erlichman of the sponsoring organization,
The Citizens Coalition Against Mining Uranium, (CCAMU). "Fifteen
councils from Kingston and Haliburton, through to Ottawa, passed
resolutions supporting a moratorium on uranium exploration and
mining and a public inquiry into the mining act; many thousands
of people have written letters and dozens of organizations have
made appeals. In the absence of action by the government, we are
holding this Inquiry and have invited the Premier and his Ministers
to attend to hear what people have to contribute." While registration is closed, submissions will be received until May 1/08 at: info@uraniumcitizensinquiry.com and can be viewed at www.uraniumcitizensinquiry.com and observers are welcome. -30- Wolfe Erlichman - 613-273-3986 Donna Dillman - 613-259-9988 Presenters willing to be contacted for comment include: Linda Kinsella, Ottawa - (613) 736-9856 lindakev@gmail.com David Shackleton, Constance Bay - (613) 832-2284 Quis Ghanemm MD, Ottawa -
ghanems@rogers.com Dave Martin, Co-coordinator
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