Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Mock Mining Camp in Quebec City Makes a Point

The Coalition pour que Quebec ait meilleure Mine! has scored points in its public awareness campaign promoting changes to Quebec's mining law, currently under review in the National legislature.

The Coalition has set up a mock mining camp on the front lawn of the National Assembly to show how easy it is for mining companies to stake claims in rural Quebec, often against the wishes of local residents and municipal governments.

"The coalition is demanding Quebec's Liberal government amend its mining law to exclude all urban and residential areas from potential exploration."

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In a related article Minister Simard has made a significant concession to the Coalition:

"We won't let mining companies exploit our resources at the expense of the environment and the local population," the minister said."

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The same article (above) also appeared in the Montreal Gazette, the Ottawa Citizen, the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix and the Vancouver Sun.


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WQ-CAMU / COQCEU

We are a community group that works to protect our human, environmental, and economic health from the risks associated with uranium. Our goal is to obtain a permanent moratorium on uranium exploration, mining, and processing in MRC du Pontiac and MRC des Collines de l'Outaouais. To meet this goal our group advocates, educates, and builds coalitions.

Nous sommes un groupe communautaire travaillant à la protection de la santé humaine, environnementale et économique des risques associés à l'uranium. Notre objectif principal est d'obtenir un moratoire à long terme sur l'exploration et l'exploitation d'uranium dans la MRC du Pontiac et dans la MRC des Collines de l'Outaouais. Afin d'y parvenir, notre groupe défend, éduque et bâtit des coalitions.

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