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PERTH URANIUM INFO NIGHT Perth had an opportunity last night to gather information about the potential uranium mine about 40 minutes north/west of town. John Kittle, Mirelle LaPointe, Donna Dillman, Terry Tufts, Dwain Scudder and Frank Morrison spoke about their personal experience over this past year, information they have gathered and the impact the protest has had on their lives. Thank you Mavrick Spuehler for spearheading this event and for the teachers at St. John's High School for hosting the evening. Go to the Canadian Mining Journal website and vote on this question: "Should the residents of Elliot Lake, Ont., support the renewal of uranium mining in the area?" http://www.canadianminingjournal.com/poll/displaycurrpoll.asp 3) AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL'S PETITION TO MCGUINTY Sign Amnesty International's petition to McGuinty: Injustice in Ontario: Indigenous leaders jailed so mining operations can proceed https://www.amnesty.ca/urgentappeal/Ardoch/ 4) KINGSTON AREA ARTISTS ART AND GIFT AUCTION WHAT: KINGSTON AREA ARTISTS ART AND GIFT AUCTION The primary objective is to raise funds for the payment of fines incurred by two native leaders, Bob Lovelace and Paula Sherman, of the Ardoch Algonquin First Nation, who have been convicted of contempt of court. The occupation of the mining site resulted from the provincial government's neglecting to consult with the local native band--as demanded by law--before issuing mining rights to Frontenac Ventures. The second, longer-term, objective of the event is to raise awareness of the environmental dangers of uranium mining and the unconstitutionality of Ontario's Mining Act. 5) BRUCE COCKBURN FUNDRAISER ALMOST SOLD OUT Anyone without tickets to the June 14th Bob Lovelace/Bruce Cockburn et al concert should buy them on-line tonight via the Grand Theatre on-line box office. http://www.grandtheater-kingston.com/ News from the Haliburton area is that Bancroft Uranium
Inc. has released the metallurgical test results from its Monmouth Uranium
Project in Tory Hill, Ontario. Samples were sent to SGS Mineral Services
Laboratory in Lakefield for testing. The results show that a 91.4% recovery
of uranium can be achieved through gravity separation, far exceeding company
expectations. Future testing was recommended to achieve optimal milling
techniques. More information can be found at Bancroft Uranium's website
at www.bancrofturanium.com. 7) LETTER FROM DALTON MCGUINTY Thank you for writing to me regarding the incarceration of Robert Lovelace of the Ardoch Algonquin First Nation. You may know that the determination to incarcerate Mr. Lovelace was made by the courts. The courts and judiciary operate independently of government, and therefore the province, and elected officials such as myself, have no authority over verdicts or sentences. Our government, however, continues to favour negotiation over litigation. My colleagues and I are fully cognizant of our duty to
consult with You may also be interested to know that we have committed to reviewing the Mining Act, and work is already underway. The act needs to be modernized so that it reflects the values and expectations of 21st century Ontarians while ensuring that our province remains one of the best places in the world to do business in keeping with the principles of sustainable economic development. Thank you again for sharing your views on issues that our government takes extremely seriously. Rest assured my colleagues and I will continue our work to foster strong and positive relationships with First Nations. Please accept my best wishes.
Thank you for your reply. The provincial initiatives regarding the Mining Act and consultation with the Algonquin nation are truly appreciated. The judiciary must be independent of government but never
unaccountable to the populace that it is meant to reflect and protect.
The criminal charges against all white property owners around Sharbot
Lake were dismissed, while a gentle Corporations may be persons in the legal sense, but they
are persons without conscience or foresight. Glance at this legal report
on the health disaster caused by the Minamata Corporation in "If a bunch of high school students can build this,
why can't anybody?" said Napanee District Secondary School student
http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1001690
A tech class in Napanee, Ontario, built an efficient solar engine. These
same engines could be built in Ontario's disused car factories. Yes, Ontario
has to be open for business, especially in an era With all respect, For the latest on the "Issues at Operating Uranium Mines and Mills - Canada" go to the WISE Uranium Project, http://www.wise-uranium.org/umopcdn.html#RABBITL 9) ARTICLE: STELMACH STACKS THE DECK ON NUCLEAR STUDY May 04, 2008 By Scott Harris for Vue Weekly, Edmonton Panel appointees all come from business or nuclear industry. Honestly, why bother going through a time-consuming and expensive process like that of the 2007 Oil Sands Multistakeholder Committee - which, following a year-long process, provided the government with a series of 120 recommendations on how to proceed with tar sands development - when you're simply going to ignore and mothball all the advice you don't agree with? To read the rest of this article go to, http://www.straightgoods.ca/ViewFeature8.cfm?REF=266 10) ARTICLE: TORIES MUM ON NUCLEAR ENRICHMENT STRATEGY By Bruce Cheadle May 7, 2008 OTTAWA - Does Stephen Harper's Conservative government have a hidden nuclear agenda? Not if you happen to live outside Canada. The Canadian government has been campaigning internationally for months to add this country to the small, tightly circumscribed club of nuclear enrichment states. To read the rest of this article go to, 11) ARTICLE: CANADIAN MINING PERSPECTIVES: NEW LIFE FOR URANIUM MINES IN ELLIOT LAKE? By Marilyn Scales If Toronto's PELE MOUNTAIN RESOURCES has its way, there will be new life for uranium mining in Elliot Lake, Ont. The company is launching a pre-feasibility study on the heels of a positive scoping study for its 100%-owned project. To read the rest of this article go to, http://www.canadianminingjournal.com/issues/ISArticle.asp?id= By Michael Meacher The figures just don't stack up for the argument that new nuclear power stations will ensure a secure and sustainable energy source. To read the rest of this article go to, http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/may/07/nuclearpower.energy |