Good news and up-coming events re: Uranium mining

[Guest guest]

Good news encouraging us to keep up the pressure!

 

After more than three months in jail, Robert Lovelace is a free man again.

 

On May 29th the Ontario Court of Appeal in Toronto released the former chief of

the Ardoch Algonquin First Nations with time served and fines suspended until

decision, details of which have yet to be released.

 

At the second round of contempt charges in Kingston on June 2nd all remaining

charges against  Bob Lovelace, Harold Perry and six non-naive neighbours of a

potential uranium mine site north of Sharbot Lake  were dismissed by Judge

Cunningham after provincial police and the firm that's prospecting on the land

said they're not interested in pursuing the case.

 

BUT THE FIGHT IS NOT OVER.

 

Cunningham's original injunction, which prohibits protesters from getting within

200 metres of the proposed mine site on Hwy 509 or any Frontenac Ventures

employees, remains in place. Those who break that injunction could find

themselves in court or jail.

 

Frontenac Ventures is still intending to drill and has clear cut an area do to

so.

 

There could still be a uranium mine if they find a viable deposit.

 

WE  ARE STILL ASKING THE ONTARIO GOVERNMENT FOR A MORATORIUM ON URANIUM MINING.

 

UP-COMING EVENTS:

PLEASE COME OUT AND HELP

 

Thursday, June 12 at WestFest

Hand out flyers and get petitions signed. We are meeting at  6:30 outside the

Starbucks  at Roosevelt and Richmond Rd.  

We will have extra " kNOw-uranium.org " T-Shirts in case you don't have one.

 

Friday June 13 at noon

COME AND JOIN US FOR ANOTHER VIGIL.

 

From June 13-15 the Ontario Liberal Party is holding their Annual General

Meeting at the Conference Centre. Let's raise awareness among the delegates and

the general public.

 

Just Say No to Uranium Mining in Ottawa/Gatineau Watershed    

 

Meet on the bridge by the old train station (between Elgin and Wellington) -

across from the war memorial.

 

CALL FOR OUTREACH TO OTHER GROUPS

 

Without official public consultations, environmental assessment and independent

health and safety studies, many people within the Ottawa/Gatineau watershed are

left in the dark about the proposed uranium mining and its consequences on their

health and environment.

 

Since informing everyone within Ottawa/Gatineau is a work of monumental

proportions, OCAMU is asking groups and individuals to adopt this awareness

raising campaign and do any type of outreach possible anywhere in Ottawa and

Gatineau at any time.

 

Contact us if you are looking for information material or if you want to

organize an information presentation for your group.

 

We must reach out to each other because our collective water supply is at stake.

Losing water, we lose our very basis for survival. There is no safe amount of

radioactivity or heavy metals. Even a bit of uranium mining is too much for too

long. LET'S STOP IT BEFORE IT BEGINS.

 

 

Thanks  

 

 

 

 

Bonita Poulin

 

Canadian Coordinator

GLOBAL RECOGNITION CAMPAIGN

Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

and other Chemically Induced Illnesses, Diseases & Injury

affecting civilians and military personnel

www.mcs-global.org 

More coordinators needed!