<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676</id><updated>2012-01-30T21:57:00.714-05:00</updated><category term='Aldershot Resources'/><category term='West'/><category term='La Peche'/><category term='Wakefield'/><category term='Outaouais'/><category term='Gatineau'/><category term='mining'/><category term='uranium'/><category term='Quebec'/><category term='Fort Coulonge'/><category term='prospecting'/><category term='Grand Calumet Island'/><category term='Hawk'/><category term='Ottawa'/><category term='exploration'/><title type='text'>Oppose Uranium Exploration and Mining in West Quebec!</title><subtitle type='html'>Contact the West Quebec Coalition Against Mining Uranium:  wq-camu@know-uranium.org</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>308</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-7347162682735446951</id><published>2011-12-07T21:11:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2011-12-07T21:19:31.762-05:00</updated><title type='text'>More Perspectives on Bill 14 - Amendments to the Quebec Mining Act</title><content type='html'>Here are some more perspectives on Bill 14:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h1 style="text-align:justify"&gt;&lt;span lang="FR-CA"  style="font-size:18.0pt;"&gt;Minganie sans uranium contre le bâillon pour le projet de loi 14&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;   &lt;div style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify"&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR"  style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;b&gt;Côte-Nord, 7 décembre 2011.&lt;/b&gt; Minganie sans uranium dénonce le désir du gouvernement Charest à imposer un bâillon pour faire passer la Loi 14. Il y a bien sûr des avancés dans ce projet de loi mais il demeure très incomplet. Aucune mention d’un moratoire sur l’uranium n’y est incluse, ce qui est inacceptable compte tenu du manque flagrant d’acceptabilité sociale pour cette filière.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR"  style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;"&gt;Le projet de loi 14 est imprécis à plusieurs égards. La question de l’acceptabilité sociale est à éclaircir, la définition des zones non municipalisées n’y est pas, aucune mention des résidus radioactifs suite à l’extraction d’uranium, et bien sûr la question des redevances qui demeure entière.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR"  style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;"&gt;Soulignons que déjà plus de 300 municipalités au Québec ont voté des résolutions contre l’exploration et l’exploitation de l’uranium sur leur territoire. En Minganie ce sont 8 municipalités sur 8 qui ont voté une telle résolution. La MRC  de Minganie a récemment voté une résolution dans le même sens. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="background:white;font-size:11.0pt;color:#454545;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;À Sept-Iles, un sondage Léger et Léger a démontré que 87 % des citoyens demandaient un moratoire sur l'uranium.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR"  style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR"  style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;"&gt;Comment le gouvernement Charest peut-il prétendre que le projet de loi 14 répond au principe de « l’acceptabilité sociale », alors que la grande majorité des communautés directement touchées, sinon la totalité, s’opposent aux mines d’uranium et à ses résidus radioactifs ? Écoutera-t-il enfin la population qui demande un moratoire sur les mines d’uranium ? Ce n’est qu’une question de temps avant que cet enjeu ternisse sérieusement l’image qu’il cherche à donner au Plan Nord.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify"&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA"  style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;"&gt;Nous tenons d’ailleurs à remercier notre député, Mme Loraine Richard, pour sa dénonciation du Plan Nord. La population de la  Côte-Nord est derrière elle. Ceux et celles qui disent qu’elle bloque le Plan Mord et qu’elle n’est pas à l’écoute sont tout-à-fait dans l’erreur. Il est inadmissible que ce Plan brouillon de Charest, illogique économiquement et écologiquement, soit mis de l’avant sans que le tout soit planifié sérieusement, et concertée avec la population.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:justify"&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA"  style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;"&gt;Nous ne comprenons pas la sortie de certains élus qui demandent d’accélérer le processus pour le projet de loi 14. Nous allons dilapider nos ressources naturelles et laisser les générations futures sans redevances et avec tous les problèmes environnementaux. Nous sommes d’avis que nous devons prendre le temps de réfléchir pour notre futur. Rien à voir avec une décision à courte vue prise sur le coin d’une table!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div style="text-align:justify"&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA"  style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div style="text-align:center" align="center"&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA"  style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;"&gt;-30-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA"  style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;"&gt;Contacts :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;Claude Lussier &lt;a href="tel:418-949-2131" value="+14189492131" target="_blank"&gt;418-949-2131&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And another from our coalition:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;div    style="text-align:center;background-font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;" align="center"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-transform:uppercase;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;"  lang="FR" &gt;Mines, gaz et pétrole:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-transform:uppercase;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="text-align:center;background-font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;" align="center"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-transform:uppercase;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;"  lang="FR" &gt;Des citoyens et organismes de partout au Québec s’unissent pour &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="text-align:center;background-font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;" align="center"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-transform:uppercase;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;"  lang="FR" &gt;demander une réforme en profondeur de la gestion des &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="text-align:center;background-font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;" align="center"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-transform:uppercase;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;"  lang="FR" &gt;ressources naturelles et énergétiques&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="text-align:justify;background-font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-transform:uppercase;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="text-align:center;background-font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"  lang="FR" &gt;Aussi en ligne à compter du 7 décembre:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="text-align:center;background-font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;" align="center"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,153);font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"  &gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.quebecmeilleuremine.org/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:none;color:#333399;"  lang="FR-CA"&gt;www.quebecmeilleuremine.org&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,153);font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="text-align:center;background-font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;" align="center"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,153);font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.mcn21.org/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:none;color:#333399;" &gt;www.mcn21.org&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="text-align:center;background-font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;" align="center"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,153);font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pour-une-r%C3%A9forme-en-profondeur-de-nos-ressources-naturelles-et-%C3%A9nerg%C3%A9tiques/148606491913352?sk=wall" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:none;color:#333399;" &gt;facebook&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="text-align:justify;background-font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="text-align:justify;background-font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;Montréal, 7 décembre 2011 –&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR" &gt;Au moment où le gouvernement de Jean Charest laisse planer la possibilité d’imposer un bâillon sur le projet de loi 14 (mines, gaz, pétrole), des citoyens et des organismes de partout au Québec unissent leurs voix pour exiger&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;beaucoup plus que la réforme actuellement proposée par le gouvernement&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;dans la gestion de nos ressources naturelles et énergétiques au Québec. « Ce n’est pas en&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;cédant nos ressources pour une bouchée de pain, ni en sacrifiant au passage les communautés et l’environnement que nous ferons du Québec un modèle de développement durable » - &lt;b&gt;Ugo Lapointe de la Coalition &lt;i&gt;Québec&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt; meilleure mine!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="text-align:justify;background-font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="text-align:justify;background-font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR" &gt;« L’actuel projet de loi 14 et ses récents amendements ne font qu’effleurer les vrais problèmes qui continuent de miner le Québec. Redevances nettement insuffisantes, encadrement environnemental quasi-inexistant et surtout, un manque total de vision pour rediriger le Québec vers le développement de ressources à faibles impacts pour l’environnement, les communautés et les générations futures. C’est le temps d’apporter les changements nécessaires » &lt;b&gt;-&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;Christian Simard de Nature Québec&lt;/b&gt;&lt;i&gt;.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="text-align:justify;background-font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="text-align:justify;background-font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR" &gt;« Comment le gouvernement de Jean Charest peut-il prétendre à un Plan Nord «modèle» alors que l’une de ses pierres d’assises (la nouvelle loi sur les mines) est trouée de partout et serait adoptée sous le bâillon ? » - &lt;b&gt;Daniel Breton du groupe Maîtres chez nous - 21e siècle.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="text-align:justify;background-font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="text-align:justify;background-font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR" &gt;Nous, citoyen-NE-s et organismes du Québec touchés par les mines, le gaz et le pétrole, demandons :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="margin-left:18pt;text-align:justify;background-font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;ol start="1"   style="margin-top:0cm;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;" type="1"&gt;&lt;li  style="text-align:justify;background:whitecolor:#333333;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR"  style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Que le Québec se dote d’une      véritable stratégie intégrée de développement de ses ressources naturelles      et énergétiques afin de reprendre le contrôle démocratique sur nos      ressources et de privilégier le développement des filières à faibles impacts      sur l’environnement et les communautés;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA"  style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;  &lt;div    style="margin-left:18pt;text-align:justify;background-font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;ol start="2"   style="margin-top:0cm;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;" type="1"&gt;&lt;li  style="text-align:justify;background:whitecolor:#333333;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR"  style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Que le Québec maintienne ou      décrète immédiatement des moratoires sur les filières à forts impacts,      notamment les gaz de schiste, le pétrole et le gaz dans le golfe, les      mines d’uranium et le nucléaire;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR-CA"  style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;  &lt;div    style="margin-left:18pt;text-align:justify;background-font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;ol start="3"   style="margin-top:0cm;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;" type="1"&gt;&lt;li  style="text-align: justify; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;color:#333333;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR"  style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Que le Québec devienne un      modèle mondial en matière de protection des citoyens et de l’environnement,      de faibles émissions des gaz à effet de serre, et de redevances exigées      sur les ressources non renouvelables.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li  style="text-align:justify;background:whitecolor:#333333;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span  lang="FR"  style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;  &lt;div    style="text-align:justify;background-font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="text-align:right;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;" align="right"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-transform:uppercase;font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;voir ci-dessous pour des citations &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="text-align:right;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;" align="right"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-transform:uppercase;font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;et expressions de solidarité&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="text-align:justify;background-font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-transform:uppercase;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="text-align:justify;background-font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-transform:uppercase;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="text-align:justify;background-font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-transform:uppercase;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;Les signataires:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-transform:uppercase;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;Henri Jacob, A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;ction boréale Abitibi-Témiscamingue (ABAT)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;Dr. Isabelle Gingras (md), Association canadienne des médecins pour l’environnement (ACME)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;François Lapierre, A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;ssociation de protection de l’environnement des Hautes-Laurentides (APEHL)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;André Bélisle et Kim Cornelissen, Association québécoise de lutte contre la pollution atmosphérique (AQLPA)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="background-;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="background-;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;Marie-France Doucet, rédactrice de&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;Biomes&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;du&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;Sans Papier&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;Michel Goudreau, Coalition Stop Uranium de Baie-des-chaleurs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-background-repeat:initial initialfont-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:white;"   lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-background-repeat:initial initialfont-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:white;"   lang="FR-CA" &gt;Élaine Hébert, Coalition Mich Cini pour un moratoire sur l'uranium (Eeyou Istchee, territoire Cri)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-background-repeat:initial initialfont-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:white;"   lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;Jacques Saucier et Me Nicole Kirouac, Comité de vigilance de Malartic&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="background-;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-background-repeat:initial initialfont-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:white;"   lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;Le Collectif scientifique sur la question du gaz de schiste&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="background-;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-background-repeat:initial initialfont-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:white;"   lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="background-;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-background-repeat:initial initialfont-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:white;"   lang="FR-CA" &gt;Joël Nadeau, Comité Mine de rien de Saint-Camille en Estrie&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="background-;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="background-;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;Raymond Gauthier, Corporation de Développement communautaire Unîle&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-background-repeat:initial initialfont-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:white;"   lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-background-repeat:initial initialfont-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:white;"   lang="FR-CA" &gt;Martine Chatelain, Eau Secours!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;William Amos, É&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;cojustice&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-background-repeat:initial initialfont-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:white;"   lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-background-repeat:initial initialfont-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:white;"   lang="FR-CA" &gt;Annie Landry, Énergie Alternative des Îles-de-la-Madeleine&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;Bob Eichenberbger, Environnement Vert Plus&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="background-;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="background-;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;Judith Dubeau, Ixion communications&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;Réal Reid, Fondation Rivières&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;Éric Darier et Nicolas Mainville, Greenpeace&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;Danik Laporte, Groupe écocitoyen de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-background-repeat:initial initialfont-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:white;"   lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-background-repeat:initial initialfont-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:white;"   lang="FR-CA" &gt;Lucie Sauvé et Isabel Orellana, Groupe de recherche et d'intervention en éducation et formation relatives à l'environnement, Faculté de sciences de l'éducation (Groupe ERE-UQAM) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;Michel Leclerc, Les AmiEs de la Terre du Québec&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-background-repeat:initial initialfont-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:white;"   lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-background-repeat:initial initialfont-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:white;"   lang="FR-CA" &gt;Johanne Dion, Les Ami(e)s du Richelieu &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;Mikael Rioux, MandaTerre de Trois-Pistoles&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  &gt;Ramsey Hart, MiningWatch Canada&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;Claude Lussier, Minganie Sans Uranium&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-background-repeat:initial initialfont-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:white;"   lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-background-repeat:initial initialfont-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:white;"   lang="FR-CA" &gt;Philippe Giroul et Michel Duguay, Mouvement Sortons le Québec du nucléaire&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-background-repeat:initial initialfont-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:white;"   lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-background-repeat:initial initialfont-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:white;"   lang="FR-CA" &gt;John Burcombe, Mouvement Au courant&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;Michel Fugère, Mouvement Vert Mauricie&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-background-repeat:initial initialfont-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:white;"   lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;background-font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-background-repeat:initial initialfont-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:white;"   lang="FR-CA" &gt;Martin et Stéphane Poirier, NON à une marée noire dans le St-Laurent&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;Marie-Hélène Parant, Non au Pétrole et au Gaz&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;Dr. Éric Notebaert (md), Professionnels de la santé pour la survie mondiale (PSSM)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="background-;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="background-;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;Serge Fortier, Regroupement interrégional sur le gaz de schiste de la Vallée du St-Laurent&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;Louise Gagnon, Regroupement pour la Sauvegarde de la grande Baie de Sept-Îles&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;Gordon Edwards, Regroupement pour la surveillance du nucléaire (RSN)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-background-repeat:initial initialfont-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:white;"   lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-background-repeat:initial initialfont-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:white;"   lang="FR-CA" &gt;Jacinthe Leblanc,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt; R&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;éseau québécois des groupes écologistes (RQGE)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;Marc Fafard et Johanne Roussy, Sept-Îles sans uranium (SISUR)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="background-;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;Daniel Green et Anne-Marie Saint-Cerny, Société pour vaincre la pollution (SVP)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;" align="center"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;" align="center"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;" align="center"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-transform:uppercase;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;citations et expressions de solidarité :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;" align="center"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;" align="center"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;« Je signe! »&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;" align="center"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;- Laure Waridel, &lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;Éco-sociologue et auteure &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;" align="center"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;" align="center"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;« Un p’tit mot pour vous dire que je signe volontiers cette déclaration »&lt;br /&gt;- Hugo Latulippe, Cinéaste et producteur&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;" align="center"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;" align="center"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;« J’endosse! »&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-background-repeat:initial initialfont-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:white;"   lang="FR-CA" &gt;- Dominic Champagne, Auteur et metteur en scène&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;" align="center"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="text-align:center;background-font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;" align="center"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt; « Oui pour cette vision de l’avenir du Québec » &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="text-align:center;background-font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;" align="center"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;- Nicolas Boisclair, Alexis de Gheldere et Denis McCready, réalisateurs et producteur de Chercher le courant&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;" align="center"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-background-repeat:initial initialfont-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:white;"   lang="FR-CA" &gt;« Je me joins à ces revendications légitimes »&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="background:white"&gt;Pierre Langlois, physicien et auteur de «Rouler sans pétrole»&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;" align="center"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;" align="center"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;« J’appuie! »&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-background-repeat:initial initialfont-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:white;"   lang="FR-CA" &gt;- Renaud Lapierre, ancien sous-ministre associé aux ressources naturelles du Québec&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="text-align:center;background-font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="text-align:center;background-font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt; « À l'inverse des énergies fossiles et du nucléaire, de façon générale, la production d'énergie renouvelable est très peu risquée, ne consomme pas beaucoup d'eau, ne crée pas de problèmes pour les terres agricoles et ne nuit pas au développement économique d'autres secteurs de la société…  C'est pour ça qu'il nous faut dès maintenant une stratégie énergétique basée sur les énergies propres »&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt; - André Bélisle et Kim Cornelissen, Association québécoise de lutte contre la pollution atmosphérique (AQLPA)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;" align="center"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-background-repeat:initial initialfont-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:white;"   lang="FR-CA" &gt;« À la lumière des connaissances scientifiques acquises en matière d'exploitation du gaz de schiste et devant l'absence d'une démonstration rigoureuse de la pertinence socio-économique du développement envisagé… il est impératif de considérer justement et en toute transparence, la valeur des voix qui s'élèvent »&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt; - Collectif scientifique sur la question du gaz de schiste&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="text-align:center;background-font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-background-repeat:initial initialfont-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:white;"   lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-background-repeat:initial initialfont-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:white;"   lang="FR-CA" &gt; « L'eau est une ressource naturelle différente des autres car nul ne peut s'en passer. Le Québec survivra probablement sans pétrole, sans gaz de schiste et sans les mines, mais il ne survivra pas à la contamination ou au manque d'eau » - Martine Chatelain, Eau Secours !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div    style="text-align:center;background-font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;color:white;" align="center"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"  lang="FR-CA" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div   style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-background-repeat:initial initialfont-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:white;"   lang="FR-CA" &gt;« Avec les récentes améliorations au projet de loi 14, le ministre ne fait que changer les roues de notre charrette… Certainement qu'on l’apprécie, mais on roule toujours a cheval ! » - Annie Landry, Énergie alternative des Îles-de-la-Madeleine&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;color:#333333;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-7347162682735446951?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/7347162682735446951'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/7347162682735446951'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2011/12/more-perspectives-on-bill-14-amendment.html' title='More Perspectives on Bill 14 - Amendments to the Quebec Mining Act'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-6805312915625176529</id><published>2011-12-05T07:39:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2011-12-05T07:50:33.519-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Bill 14 - More Amendments</title><content type='html'>This week should be a watershed (of sorts) for Quebec mining law.  The Charest government is about to finalize (hopefully) some amendments that improve citizen rights vis-a-vis mining companies.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of the big steps the government plans to take is to remove the right of mining exploration companies to seek expropriation of private property during the exploration phase.  That coupled with the right of a property owner to refuse consent for exploration on their land effectively gives back control of private property to the property owner.  This is welcome relief for many property owners in areas with mining claims activities.  Combined with an amendment that will give regional county municipalities (MRCs) the right to exempt some land in its territory from mineral claims if the land is used for vacation properties, the new legislation is finally paying heed to some of the requests made by citizens for reform.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, while the new legislation moves in the right direction on property and citizen rights, it does not move nearly so much on environmental concerns.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is a site that is signalling a new protest and encourages all citizens with mineral claims on their land to impose their own moratorium, which is possible even before the amendments go through.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See for yourself (en francais):  &lt;a href="http://www.moratoirecitoyen.com/"&gt;http://www.moratoirecitoyen.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-6805312915625176529?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/6805312915625176529'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/6805312915625176529'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2011/12/bill-14-more-amendments.html' title='Bill 14 - More Amendments'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-1160150759994009179</id><published>2011-08-24T23:49:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2011-08-25T00:01:23.773-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Bill 14 - An Act to Amend the Quebec Mining Act</title><content type='html'>There may be a ray of light in rural municipalities and cottage country in West Quebec.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;According to a report on Forbes.com, Bill 14, a bill that would amend the existing Mining Act, proposes the following:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"...mining activities would be withdrawn from urban perimeters and “areas  dedicated to vacationing.” The Mining Minister would be able to exclude  these zones and refuse certain mining rights in order to avoid  conflicts with other territories. &lt;p&gt;The bill is currently seeking legislation."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;While this does not address all of &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;WQ&lt;/span&gt;-&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;CAMU's&lt;/span&gt; objectives, nor those of the broader coalition Pour &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;que&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;le&lt;/span&gt; Quebec &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;ait&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"&gt;Meilleure&lt;/span&gt; Mine!, it is somewhat encouraging.  (Note we do not intend to speak on behalf of the broader coalition here.) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We at &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"&gt;WQ&lt;/span&gt;-&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"&gt;CAMU&lt;/span&gt; have been fighting for this type of reform for some years.  Our efforts to advocate changes to the Quebec Mining Act may be contributing towards progress (we say guardedly).  We have had numerous communications over the last four years with the Government of Quebec to encourage it to be more balanced in how it manages lands and avoids conflicts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is somewhat surprising that the mining industry itself doesn't seem to disagree with settling the conflict once and for all around higher population centres.  We consider it a reasonable compromise on this aspect of a complex problem.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Much more needs to be done, but it is a step in the right direction.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;More on the story:  &lt;a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/kitconews/2011/08/24/mining-industry-keeping-an-eye-on-bill-14/"&gt;http://www.forbes.com/sites/kitconews/2011/08/24/mining-industry-keeping-an-eye-on-bill-14/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-1160150759994009179?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/1160150759994009179'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/1160150759994009179'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2011/08/bill-14-act-to-amend-quebec-mining-act.html' title='Bill 14 - An Act to Amend the Quebec Mining Act'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-4618954636787428192</id><published>2011-08-16T07:46:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2011-08-16T08:02:00.020-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" &gt;One of life's ironies just appeared today. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Quebec mineral exploration association is all worked up about the potential loss of "rights" to exploration within municipal boundaries as predicated by Bill 14. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The association says: &lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;“We  are entering a stage where companies and individuals, who feel their  rights have been deprived and who have not been given a chance to  negotiate, feel that, in order to have their rights respected, their  only recourse is legal action."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To that we say:  Welcome to the world of rural private property owners.  Land owners have been facing a similar reality for generations.  The state, for many decades, has granted conflicting surface and subsurface rights creating needless conflict between land owners and mineral prospectors. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now that the balance is starting to be restored the prospectors are getting upset.  It's easy to empathize but sympathy is out of the question.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Read more here:  &lt;a href="http://www.diamondne.ws/2011/08/15/the-quebec-mineral-exploration-association-aemq-decries-mineral-title-management-in-quebec/"&gt;http://www.diamondne.ws/2011/08/15/the-quebec-mineral-exploration-association-aemq-decries-mineral-title-management-in-quebec/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-4618954636787428192?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/4618954636787428192'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/4618954636787428192'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2011/08/one-of-lifes-ironies-just-appeared.html' title=''/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-4941113048211788012</id><published>2011-05-03T07:15:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2011-05-03T07:18:58.231-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Midland Exploration Updates its Progress on the Gatineau Zinc Project</title><content type='html'>Here is a West Quebec update from an April 14, 2011, news release issued by Midland Exploration:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Gatineau Zn Project - Optioned to Zincore Metals Inc. ("Zincore")&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;An important drilling campaign totalling about 2,000 metres in ten (10) holes is currently underway on the Gatineau Zn Project in partnership with Zincore. Targets to be tested mainly consist of airborne VTEM anomalies located near the Bouchette, Leitch, and Lafontaine zinc prospects. Channel sampling performed last fall in two trenches on the Leitch and Lafontaine deposits respectively returned grades of 24.1% zinc over 3.0 metres, including 32.5% zinc over 2.0 metres, and 21.0% zinc over 2.0 metres.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Gatineau Zn Project is in the first year of an option agreement with Zincore, whereby Zincore may earn 50% interest by spending a total of $3,500,000 in exploration expenditures over four years and making payment totalling $180,000.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Source:  &lt;a href="http://www.midlandexploration.com/news.aspx?i=178"&gt;http://www.midlandexploration.com/news.aspx?i=178&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-4941113048211788012?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/4941113048211788012'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/4941113048211788012'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2011/05/midland-exploration-updates-its.html' title='Midland Exploration Updates its Progress on the Gatineau Zinc Project'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-4018383690763396201</id><published>2011-04-28T07:06:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-04-28T07:08:14.080-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Montreal Gazette - Article about the Mining Industry in Quebec</title><content type='html'>For another look at the mining industry in Quebec, and the Quebec government's snail-pace reform of the mining law, take a look at this article in today's Montreal Gazette:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Quebec+holds+stake+mining/4680098/story.html"&gt;http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Quebec+holds+stake+mining/4680098/story.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-4018383690763396201?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/4018383690763396201'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/4018383690763396201'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2011/04/montreal-gazette-article-about-mining.html' title='Montreal Gazette - Article about the Mining Industry in Quebec'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-92326044843945451</id><published>2011-04-20T21:25:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2011-04-20T21:29:16.423-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Stelmine Reports on Exploration Activities in West Quebec in the Last Three Months</title><content type='html'>In Stelmine's management documents filed with Sedar.com for the three months ended January 31, 2011 there is an announcement that the West Quebec exploration work has been cancelled.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PROPRIÉTÉ GATINEAU BLOC 2&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Description&lt;br /&gt;La propriété se compose de 6 titres miniers de terres rares couvrant une superficie de 360 hectares situés dans la région du complexe alcalin de Wakefield au nord de Gatineau dans le feuillet 31G12 de la province de Québec.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Travaux et résultats&lt;br /&gt;La société a engagé 4 375 $ en frais de géologie, 1 500 $ en frais généraux d’exploration et 881 $ en frais de gestion durant la période.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Programme et objectifs&lt;br /&gt;La société a décidé de radier la propriété au cours de la période.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Source:  Sedar.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-92326044843945451?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/92326044843945451'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/92326044843945451'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2011/04/stelmine-reports-on-exploration.html' title='Stelmine Reports on Exploration Activities in West Quebec in the Last Three Months'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-3112773759535724791</id><published>2011-04-20T18:23:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2011-04-20T18:24:42.345-04:00</updated><title type='text'>More About the Baie-des-Chaleurs' Victory</title><content type='html'>Translation provided by MiningWatch Canada.  (Le français suit.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span lang="FR-CA"&gt;PRESS RELEASE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Arial" lang="FR-CA"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14.0pt" lang="FR-CA"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Terra Firma Withdraws from Restigouche: An Important Win for Baie des Chaleurs Uranium Opposition&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Pointe a-la-Croix, Quebec – April 20, 2011. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-GB"&gt;The&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Coalition Stop Uranium Baie des Chaleurs&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-GB"&gt; and the Citizens’ Committee of Pointe-à-la-Croix were very pleased to receive the news that Vancouver-based mining company Terra Firma Resources it is giving up its option on the Restigouche uranium prospect. “While an important victory for those of us who oppose uranium mining it’s still too soon to get out the champagne and celebrate,”  says Coalition member Michel Goudreau.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-GB"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-GB"&gt;With Terra Firma pulling out, the mineral claims will revert back to a local prospector who may try to find another company willing to invest in exploration activities. However, Luc Vallieres of the Citizens’ Committee points out that “any company who might think about doing exploration for uranium in our community will face the same opposition as Terra Firma”.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-GB"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-GB"&gt;“This is an important victory for the Coalition but we won’t have really won until Quebec adopts a moratorium on uranium” added Mr. Goudreau. In Quebec and elsewhere in Canada uranium exploration and mining companies have faced stiff opposition from communities. In Quebec this has included communities on the North Shore, in the Laurentians and in Gaspé. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-GB"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Minister of Natural Resources, Nathalie Normandeau and her government should understand that exploration and extraction of uranium are not environmentally, socially or economically sustainable. The massive volume of toxic, radioactive waste that uranium mining generates demonstrates this. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-GB"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-GB"&gt;The Baie des Chaleurs coalition and the province-wide movement it belongs to, the &lt;i&gt;Coalition Pour que le Québec ait meilleure Mine!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-GB"&gt; (Quebec Better Mining Coalition), will continue to demand that Quebec follow Nova Scotia and British Columbia in implementing a uranium moratorium. The groups are also demanding changes to Quebec’s out-dated Mining Act so that municipalities and landowners have greater power to block mining projects that are not socially acceptable.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-GB"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Last week, property owners with surface rights to 2,359 ha, about half of the Restigouche property, sent Terra Firma 125 registered letters prohibiting the company from undertaking any exploration activity on their properties. “The claims on public lands are still completely open for the company to explore, with virtually no oversight by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Wildlife. This is why we continue to pressure Minister Normandeau to implement a uranium moratorium. It is the only solution that, over the long-term, can protect the health and the environment in all parts of Quebec,” concludes Goudreau.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-GB"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-GB"&gt;-30-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-GB"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Information : &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Michel Goudreau, spokesperson for Coalition Stop Uranium &lt;a href="tel:418-788-5590" value="+14187885590" target="_blank"&gt;418-788-5590&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-GB"&gt;Luc Vallières, spokesperson&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;for Pointe-à-la-Croix Citizens’ Committee, 418-788-5951/788-2555&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-GB"&gt;-------------------------&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-GB"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-GB"&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Arial" lang="FR-CA"&gt;COMMUNIQUÉ&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:18.0pt" lang="FR-CA"&gt;&lt;b&gt;LES OPPOSANTS À L’URANIUM&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;GAGNENT UNE PREMIÈRE MANCHE&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="FR-CA"&gt;La Coalition Stop Uranium Baie des Chaleurs et le Comité de citoyens de Pointe-à-la-Croix ont accueilli avec joie l’annonce par la compagnie Terra Firma Resources de son retrait de la propriété Restigouche, soit des trois blocs de claims miniers pour de l’uranium dans la Baie des Chaleurs.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Bien que ce soit une belle victoire pour les opposants à l’uranium, le porte-parole de la Coalition Michel Goudreau croit « qu’il est trop tôt pour sortir le champagne. »&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="FR-CA"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="FR-CA"&gt;En effet, le retrait de la compagnie minière de Vancouver engendre le retour des claims miniers pour l’uranium à un prospecteur de la région qui peut se tourner vers une autre compagnie minière prête à investir dans des travaux d’exploration.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Selon Luc Vallières du Comité citoyen qui a galvanisé l’opposition des propriétaires à Pointe-à-la-Croix, « toute compagnie qui pourrait avoir l’idée d’explorer pour de l’uranium sur notre territoire fera face à la même opposition ».&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="FR-CA"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="FR-CA"&gt;Pour la Coalition Stop Uranium, « nous avons gagné une première manche mais la partie ne sera vraiment gagnée que lorsqu’un moratoire sur l’uranium sera adopté au Québec. »&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Au Québec et ailleurs au Canada, les minières intéressées par l’uranium ont eu à affronter des blocus populaires, que ce soit sur la Côte Nord, dans les Hautes-Laurentides ou en Gaspésie.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;La ministre Nathalie Normandeau et son gouvernement devraient comprendre que l’exploration et l’exploitation d’uranium n’est pas une option durable tant aux plans environnemental, social, qu’économique en raison des grandes quantités de déchets toxiques et radioactifs découlant de cette activité.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="FR-CA"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="FR-CA"&gt;La Coalition gaspésienne qui est membre d’un large mouvement au Québec, la Coalition Pour que le Québec ait meilleure Mine!, va continuer de revendiquer un moratoire sur l’uranium au Québec (comme l’ont accordé la Nouvelle-Écosse et la Colombie-Britannique) et des changements majeurs à la désuète Loi sur les Mines visant à accorder plus de pouvoirs aux municipalités et aux propriétaires aux prises avec des projets miniers non acceptables socialement.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="FR-CA"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="FR-CA"&gt;Rappelons que la compagnie Terra Firma Resources de Vancouver a reçu la semaine dernière 125 lettres enregistrées de propriétaires de terrains situés sur les claims miniers à Pointe-à-la-Croix interdisant à la compagnie d’y effectuer tous travaux miniers.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Cette démarche venait effectivement bloquer l’accès à un peu plus de la moitié du territoire convoité par la compagnie pour des travaux d’exploration d’uranium.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;La Coalition rappelle que les claims miniers en terre publique demeurent complètement ouverts à l’exploration minière pour l’uranium ou autres métaux sans véritable contrôle par le Ministère des Ressources Naturelles et de la Faune (MRNF). « Voilà pourquoi nous allons continuer de faire pression sur le ministère de Nathalie Normandeau : afin d’obtenir un moratoire sur l’uranium, car il s’agit là de la seule solution à long terme pouvant protéger la santé et l’environnement des populations de toutes les régions du Québec » de conclure Michel Goudreau, porte-parole de la Coalition Stop Uranium Baie des Chaleurs.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span lang="FR-CA"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"&gt;&lt;span lang="FR-CA"&gt;-30-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span lang="FR-CA"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span lang="FR-CA"&gt;Information : Michel Goudreau, porte-parole de la Coalition Stop Uranium &lt;a href="tel:418-788-5590" value="+14187885590" target="_blank"&gt;418-788-5590&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span lang="FR-CA"&gt;Luc Vallières, porte-parole du Comité Citoyen de Pointe-à-la-Croix, 418-788-5951/788-2555&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-3112773759535724791?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/3112773759535724791'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/3112773759535724791'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2011/04/more-about-baie-des-chaleurs-victory.html' title='More About the Baie-des-Chaleurs&apos; Victory'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-7853628203995440868</id><published>2011-04-20T08:09:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2011-04-20T08:12:18.514-04:00</updated><title type='text'>A Uranium Exploration Moratorium in the Baie-des-Chaleurs, Quebec</title><content type='html'>Uranium exploration is about to end in the Baie-des-Chaleurs region of Quebec.  Minister Normandeau has announced she's instructed her Ministry staff to find a way to prevent further exploration in the area.  We'll wait to see how this is accomplished and see how we can leverage this for West Quebec.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;More on the story....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ce midi à l'émission de Maisonneuve en direct à la radio de     Radio-Canada, Pierre Maisonneuve et la journaliste Sylvie Aubut de     Matane ont parlés de la Ministre Normandeau et d'Uranium en     Baie-des-Chaleurs. Elle serait d'accord pour empêcher la compagnie     d'explorer l'uranium dans son comté et a mandatée ses fonctionnaires     pour trouver un  article de la Loi sur les Mines pour ce faire.&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;    Pour écouter le segment d'émission du 19 avril 2011 à la fin de la     première partie :&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.radio-canada.ca/emissions/maisonneuve_en_direct/2010-2011/" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.radio-canada.ca/&lt;wbr&gt;emissions/maisonneuve_en_&lt;wbr&gt;direct/2010-2011/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;    Elle ne veut pas proclamer de moratoire sur l'uranium pour ne pas     nuire à d'autres projets comme le projet Matoush, carte de visite du     Plan Nord de son gouvernement.&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;    Bravo à la coalition Stop uranium Baie-des-Chaleurs pour cette     victoire.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-7853628203995440868?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/7853628203995440868'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/7853628203995440868'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2011/04/uranium-exploration-moratorium-in-baie.html' title='A Uranium Exploration Moratorium in the Baie-des-Chaleurs, Quebec'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-6322995704553285118</id><published>2011-04-13T22:17:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2011-04-13T22:37:51.698-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Quebec Asbestos Mine Re-Opening With Public Funds</title><content type='html'>Every now and then a story comes along that reveals a great deal of insight about a topic. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mining in Quebec has been an important topic of debate for quite some time.  For the last three years (at least) coalitions, community groups and NGOs have been arguing that some forms of mining (like uranium, open pit and asbestos) are too harmful to the environment and/or human health to be justified.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today, the Quebec Government announced it will provide a $58 million loan guarantee, pledging Quebec taxpayers' money, to re-open the Jeffrey asbestos (chrysotile) mine in the city of Asbestos, Quebec.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This in spite of condemnation by the Quebec Government's own health experts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The justification given is the creation of 400 jobs.  Nothing trivial, and for the people who this might employ, probably a life blood for the short term.  Long term, maybe not so good.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To illustrate how far behind the times the Quebec Liberal government is:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"The province's exposure limit for dangerous asbestos fibres is 10 times higher than other parts of &lt;span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1302745901_1"&gt;Canada&lt;/span&gt; and 100 times higher than some European countries."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Asbestos dust has been linked to lung cancer and other lung diseases.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It goes to show the risks people are prepared to take to make money.  It helps explain why concerns about uranium exploration and exploitation fall on deaf ears in the Quebec Government.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Read the article to find out where other politicians, including federal, stand on this topic:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ca.news.yahoo.com/que-hands-7-5m-asbestos-mine-20110413-143211-628.html"&gt;http://ca.news.yahoo.com/que-hands-7-5m-asbestos-mine-20110413-143211-628.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To learn more about asbestos:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asbestos"&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asbestos&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ca.news.yahoo.com/que-hands-7-5m-asbestos-mine-20110413-143211-628.html"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-6322995704553285118?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/6322995704553285118'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/6322995704553285118'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2011/04/quebec-asbestos-mine-re-opening-with.html' title='Quebec Asbestos Mine Re-Opening With Public Funds'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-6235796678759714223</id><published>2011-04-03T22:13:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-04-03T22:15:06.325-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Growing Opposition to Uranium Exploration in the Gaspe</title><content type='html'>I see the folks in Gaspe are gaining momentum with their efforts opposing uranium exploration in that region:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cyberpresse.ca/le-soleil/actualites/les-regions/201104/01/01-4385760-exploitation-duranium-lopposition-se-mobilise-dans-la-baie-des-chaleurs.php"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.cyberpresse.ca/le-soleil/actualites/les-regions/201104/01/01-4385760-exploitation-duranium-lopposition-se-mobilise-dans-la-baie-des-chaleurs.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-6235796678759714223?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/6235796678759714223'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/6235796678759714223'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2011/04/growing-opposition-to-uranium.html' title='Growing Opposition to Uranium Exploration in the Gaspe'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-7488337945384715761</id><published>2011-03-21T13:03:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2011-03-21T13:08:31.619-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Time Magazine and Nuclear Power</title><content type='html'>While &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;WQ&lt;/span&gt;-&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;CAMU&lt;/span&gt; doesn't normally wade into the debate about nuclear power a well-written story appeared on Time's web site last Thursday.  Since the end use of uranium is often nuclear power, it is hard to ignore the realities of that industry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In summary, this article confirms the "nuclear renaissance" was a non-starter before the recent disaster in Japan.  The only countries aggressively pursuing nuclear power are China and Russia (command-style economies), and their efforts will have insignificant impact on the reduction of greenhouse gases.  Left to market forces, natural gas and true &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;renewables&lt;/span&gt; would be favoured in most parts of the world, and certainly in the USA.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Read why here:  &lt;a href="http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2059453,00.html?xid=rss-nation-yahoo"&gt;http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2059453,00.html?xid=rss-nation-yahoo&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-7488337945384715761?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/7488337945384715761'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/7488337945384715761'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2011/03/time-magazine-and-nuclear-power.html' title='Time Magazine and Nuclear Power'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-2351933676053467011</id><published>2011-03-21T07:35:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2011-03-21T08:03:48.462-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Uranium Prices Fall on News of Japanese Nuclear Disaster</title><content type='html'>According to many sources, including the Financial Times and Bloomberg, uranium prices, and the stock prices of the companies exploring for and producing uranium, have crashed in the last few days.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Uranium prices on the spot market are down 27% to $50 US per pound since last Friday.  [The spot price does not reflect the price in long-term contracts but may be indicative of trends in the future - ed.]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Uranium mining company stock prices are taking a beating:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cameco:  down 20% since March 10&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Paladin Energy:  down 25% since March 10&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Uranium One:  down 34% compared to pre-earthquake&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;The downdraft in stock prices is also pronounced in the non-producing exploration companies.  According to Bloomberg the recent highs/lows of uranium explorers active in Quebec is illustrative:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Strateco Resources:  Feb. 3/11 $1.30 - Mar. 18/11 $0.63 (drop of 52%)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Majescor Resources:  Mar. 7/11 $0.27 - Mar. 18/11 $0.225 (drop of 17%)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Azimut Exploration:  Mar. 4/11 $1.60 - Mar. 18/11 $1.35 (drop of 16%)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Otish Energy:  Feb. 22/11 $0.23 - Mar. 18/11 $0.195 (drop of 15%)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;The long touted "nuclear renaissance", which had already been faltering before the earthquake in Japan, is now apparently on hold for an indefinite period.  That bodes well for anyone opposed to uranium exploration and mining.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more information:  &lt;a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a2c9bd0c-532b-11e0-86e6-00144feab49a.html#axzz1HEVBVdKU"&gt;http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a2c9bd0c-532b-11e0-86e6-00144feab49a.html#axzz1HEVBVdKU&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-2351933676053467011?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/2351933676053467011'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/2351933676053467011'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2011/03/uranium-prices-fall-on-news-of-japanese.html' title='Uranium Prices Fall on News of Japanese Nuclear Disaster'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-6233900789073568843</id><published>2011-03-03T23:36:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2011-03-03T23:52:41.881-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Midland Exploration - Update on the Gatineau Zinc Project</title><content type='html'>Midland Exploration, in partnership with Zincore Metals Inc., has published more information on the Gatineau Zinc project in its management discussion and analysis document filed with its financial statements as of December 31, 2010:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Gatineau Zinc (Zn), in partnership with Zincore operated by Midland&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Exploration work on the property&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The final report and data for the Leitch PROMIS follow-up was received. With all the data in hand, a consultant geophysicist modelized the VTEM-PROMIS conductors on both the Leitch and Bouchette properties to refine the drilling targets. A total of eight (8) diamond drilling targets were proposed on the Leitch (5 DDH) and Bouchette (3 DDH) properties. Diamond drill holes aiming VTEM-PROMIS and geological-structural targets started in January 2011.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;According to financial statements Midland has invested $48,762 in deferred exploration expenses.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;***&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Additional information is found in Zincore's management discussion and analysis filing as of September 30, 2010:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In April 2010 the Company optioned a promising zinc land package from Midland. The Gatineau project is located in the province of Québec close to major infrastructure. This project is known to host several significant zinc occurrences and it shares many similarities with the prolific Balmat-Edwards District, located only 60 kilometres to the south. The zinc mineralization occurs as either conformable to relict bedding within certain stratigraphic horizons, or within cross-cutting, ductile shear zones.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the Gatineau area, there are more than 40 zinc, zinc-iron and iron showings and prospects that are mainly concentrated in the west part of the Grenville meta-sedimentary belt (Gatineau-Maniwaki area). The zinc and zinc-iron occurrences are hosted in dolomitic marbles and found occasionally in association with overlying iron formation, those being sulphide-rich, iron oxide-rich and/or carbonate-rich.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Semi-massive to massive sulphide mineralization has been noted on seven different locations within the optioned land package namely, the Bouchette-DesNègres, Leitch-Lafontaine-Parker and Lemieux-Route 107, Blue Sea, and Kilmar horizons. Typically the massive sulphides contain 25% sphalerite, 25% pyrrhotite, 15% pyrite and trace chalcopyrite in a matrix made mainly of diopside and variable amounts of calcite, phlogopite, tremolite, scapolite and rare quartz. The sulphides are homogeneous, granular and vary in size from medium to coarse (5 to 10 mm).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;During 2007 and early 2008, Midland conducted a limited combined magnetic and electromagnetic helicopter survey (VTEM) over some of the known mineralized areas within the Gatineau project area. The combined EM and magnetometric survey proved to be very effective to map buried favourable geology unknown until now. Preliminary results indicate that the new survey has detected conductors on several lines with some of them having a good magnetic association.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The exploration program on the Gatineau project started in July 2010 with some ground geophysical surveys and additional geological mapping of priority AEM targets. Two trenches were recently completed to obtain further geological data in order to orient a future drilling campaign. Channel sampling, on both sites, revealed a zinc rich massive sulphide horizon. On one trench, a total of 35 samples were collected from six channels through the massive sulphide horizon, traceable over an 80 metre strike length. Best results returned 24.1% zinc over 3.0 metres, including 32.5% zinc over 2.0 metres. On the second trench, located to the southwest, a total of 14 samples were collected from three channels through the massive sulphide horizon. Best results returned 21.0% zinc over 2.0 metres. Overall, a total of 12 intervals, 0.5 metre long have returned assays over 30% zinc, including a value as high as 43.13% zinc. Drilling is expected to begin prior to year end.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's associated financial statements suggest it has spent $195,000 on the Gatineau Zinc Project and accrued a further $335,000 towards it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Source:  sedar.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-6233900789073568843?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/6233900789073568843'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/6233900789073568843'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2011/03/midland-exploration-update-on-gatineau.html' title='Midland Exploration - Update on the Gatineau Zinc Project'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-535025905963016848</id><published>2011-02-24T07:44:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2011-02-24T07:52:09.896-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Another Update on the Demands for Mining Act Reform from St. Camille, Quebec</title><content type='html'>More information about the demands from the community of St. Camille for Mining Act Reform has come to light.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A press release from &lt;i&gt;Mine de rien &lt;/i&gt;explains how seven municipalities in MRC des Sources have unanimously adopted a resolution that demands action from the Quebec Government to re-work the Quebec &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Mining Act&lt;/span&gt; and strike a better balance between community and business interests.  More (en francais):  &lt;a href="http://www.orenestrie.com/infos/nouvelles-du-comite/23-fevrier-2011-exploitation-miniere-dans-la-mrc-des-sources-la-pression-s"&gt;http://www.orenestrie.com/infos/nouvelles-du-comite/23-fevrier-2011-exploitation-miniere-dans-la-mrc-des-sources-la-pression-s&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Montreal Gazette&lt;/span&gt; published a story today on the St. Camille situation highlighting the efforts of the community to get the Quebec &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Mining Act&lt;/span&gt; brought up to date.  More:  &lt;a href="http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Mine+plan+gets+tranquil+town+back/4335808/story.html"&gt;http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Mine+plan+gets+tranquil+town+back/4335808/story.html&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-535025905963016848?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/535025905963016848'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/535025905963016848'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2011/02/more-about-demands-for-mining-act.html' title='Another Update on the Demands for Mining Act Reform from St. Camille, Quebec'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-7316092545941201000</id><published>2011-02-17T17:31:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2011-02-17T17:33:58.421-05:00</updated><title type='text'>More on the Saint-Camille, QC Political Action Opposing Access to Private Land in Quebec by an Exploration Company</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;Communiqué de presse&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;/div&gt;     &lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt; POUR DIFFUSION IMMÉDIATE&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;      &lt;br /&gt;      &lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bowmore rencontre les élus de Saint-Camille&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;    Saint-Camille, 17 février 2011 - Des représentants de la compagnie     Bowmore seront présents vendredi le 18 février à Saint-Camille pour     rencontrer les élus de la municipalité et des représentants du     comité &lt;i&gt;Mine de rien&lt;/i&gt;.  Benoît Bourassa, le maire de     Saint-Camille, et Joël Nadeau, porte-parole du comité citoyen,     seront disponibles en après-midi pour commenter les informations     reçues.&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;    Le comité&lt;i&gt; Mine de rien&lt;/i&gt; espère en savoir davantage sur les     intentions de la compagnie Bowmore lors de cette rencontre et     souhaite analyser de bonne foi toutes les informations qui seront     présentées.  "Nous expliquerons néanmoins à M. Dumas que la     mobilisation citoyenne persistera tant que la &lt;i&gt;Loi sur les mines     &lt;/i&gt;ne sera pas révisée en profondeur", annonce Joël Nadeau. &lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;    Le comité déplore que la compagnie préfère rencontrer les élus des     trois municipalités concernées séparément.  "Il y a sûrement une     bonne raison à cette manière de faire, mais cela nous apparaît, une     fois de plus, comme un manque de transparence de la part de la     compagnie", ajoute Joël Nadeau. &lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;    Le comité&lt;i&gt; Mine de rien&lt;/i&gt; a mis en ligne hier son site Web, à     l'adresse &lt;a href="http://OrEnEstrie.com"&gt;OrEnEstrie.com&lt;/a&gt;, dans l'objectif de favoriser la     circulation de l'information.&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;div align="center"&gt;- 30 -&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;/div&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;    Pour plus d’informations :&lt;br /&gt;    Joël Nadeau, porte-parole du comité de citoyens Mine de rien&lt;br /&gt;    Courriel : &lt;a href="mailto:info@orenestrie.com" target="_blank"&gt;info@orenestrie.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;a href="http://www.orenestrie.com/" target="_blank"&gt;www.orenestrie.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    Tél. : 819 716-0723&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-7316092545941201000?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/7316092545941201000'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/7316092545941201000'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2011/02/more-on-saint-camille-qc-political.html' title='More on the Saint-Camille, QC Political Action Opposing Access to Private Land in Quebec by an Exploration Company'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-5922575360401511295</id><published>2011-02-16T07:02:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2011-02-16T07:07:33.797-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Misinformation campaign over uranium?</title><content type='html'>&lt;h4&gt;February 11, 2011&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;h4&gt;A group of Quebecers visit a Saskatchewan uranium mine while the  Mistissini  Cree continue their opposition to the Otish Mountains  project.&lt;/h4&gt;The link below leads to an interesting article in the Aboriginal publication &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;The Nation&lt;/span&gt; about uranium exploration activities in Cree territory in Quebec.  It raises some disturbing questions about ethics.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.nationnews.ca/index.php?option=com_zine&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=909:misinformation-campaign-over-uranium"&gt;http://www.nationnews.ca/index.php?option=com_zine&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=909:misinformation-campaign-over-uranium&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-5922575360401511295?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/5922575360401511295'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/5922575360401511295'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2011/02/misinformation-campaign-over-uranium.html' title='Misinformation campaign over uranium?'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-8840323359864302671</id><published>2011-02-09T18:35:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2011-02-09T18:39:31.207-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Les citoyens testent la loi sur les mines</title><content type='html'>Coalition pour que le Quebec ait meilleure mine!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;COMMUNIQUÉ&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;   &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:100%;color:black;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic;"&gt;Pour diffusion immédiate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 11pt; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold;"&gt;mine à ciel ouvert à saint-camille ?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:180%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 16pt; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold;"&gt;les citoyens testent la loi sur les mines&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:180%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 16pt; font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-weight: bold;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Québec, le jeudi 10 février 2011&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt; — « Une action citoyenne sans précédent dans l’histoire minière du Québec se déroule présentement à Saint-Camille, en Estrie », affirme la coalition &lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Québec meilleure mine !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt; « En invoquant leur droit au consentement préalable et en interdisant à la compagnie Bowmore l’accès à leurs terrains, des dizaines de familles de Saint-Camille testent la &lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Loi sur les mines&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt; et marquent un précédent qui pourraient bien faire boule de neige partout au Québec, notamment dans les régions minières et dans les régions affectées par le gaz de schiste. Cette action démontre aussi que la &lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Loi sur les mines&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt; et le projet de loi 79 visant à la modifier ne répondent pas du tout aux attentes de la société d’aujourd’hui », insiste Ugo Lapointe, l’un des porte-paroles de &lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Québec meilleure mine !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Depuis le début de l’année, près d’une cinquantaine de propriétaires de Saint-Camille ont fait parvenir des lettres à la compagnie minière Bowmore, une filière d’Osisko à Malartic, en lui interdisant d’effectuer tout travail d’exploration sur leurs terrains. Ces propriétaires invoquent leur droit à une entente à l’amiable préalable, telle que référée aux articles 65, 170 et 235 de la &lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Loi sur les mines&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;. En contrepartie, l’article 235 de la &lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Loi sur les mines&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt; permet aux compagnies de recourir à l’expropriation des propriétaires et des locataires fonciers pour exécuter leurs travaux d’exploration si elles ne réussissent pas à s’entendre avec eux. « C’est donc un véritable test pour tout le monde : le citoyen, la compagnie et le gouvernement responsable d’appliquer la loi », explique Christian Simard de Nature Québec. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Tester la loi... et le gouvernement&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;« S’il accorde à la compagnie ses droits de recourir à l’expropriation, le gouvernement s’expose à de vives critiques et à un tollé général de la part de la population. S’il n’accorde pas les droits à la compagnie, il s’expose non seulement à des recours possibles de la part de celle-ci, mais il ouvre également la porte pour que tous les propriétaires et les locataires fonciers du Québec en fassent de même face aux gazières, minières et autres compagnies qui souhaitent exécuter des travaux sur leurs terrains », affirme Ugo Lapointe.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;« La situation de Saint-Camille démontre également le ridicule de la loi actuelle face à la position même du gouvernement. On entend depuis plusieurs semaines Mme Normandeau et son gouvernement affirmer « qu’il n’y a jamais eu d’expropriation à l’étape de l’exploration et qu’il n’y en aura pas ». On entend également les associations minières et gazières affirmer « qu’il faut absolument le consentement des propriétaires avant d’effectuer des travaux sur leurs terrains ». Bref, si « tout le monde s’entend », alors pourquoi ne pas éliminer une fois pour toute le droit d’exproprier des citoyens au stade de l’exploration ? Ça règlerait bien des problèmes et ça répondrait aux attentes de la société d’aujourd’hui », insiste Henri Jacob de l’Action boréale de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Rappelons que la coalition &lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Québec meilleure mine !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt; demande la réécriture complète du projet de loi 79 sur les mines, qui ne répond pas du tout aux attentes que répètent le monde municipal, les travailleurs, les citoyens et les organismes environnementaux. Au cœur de cette réforme est la nécessité d’éliminer la préséance de la &lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Loi sur les mines&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt; sur les droits des citoyens et des autres utilisateurs du territoire. L’actuel projet de loi 79 est en suspend et pourrait bien tomber avec la prorogation de la session parlementaire à Québec. Entre temps, le statu quo et le régime de privilèges continuent de s’appliquer pour l’industrie.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;— 30 —&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="text-align: center;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="line-height: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" lang="FR"&gt;Pour information:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc"&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Ugo      Lapointe, coalition &lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Québec meilleure      mine !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt; 514.708.0134&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Mylène      Bergeron, Nature Québec, 418.931.1131 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;  &lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% yellow;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="text-align: center;" align="center"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" lang="FR"&gt;_____&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" lang="FR"&gt;La coalition &lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Pour que le Québec ait meilleure mine !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="FR"&gt; a vu le jour au printemps 2008 et est aujourd’hui constituée de près d’une vingtaine d’organismes représentant plusieurs dizaines de milliers de membres au Québec. La coalition s’est donnée pour mission de revoir la façon dont on encadre et développe le secteur minier au Québec, dans le but de promouvoir de meilleures pratiques aux plans social et environnemental. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:black;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; color: windowtext;" lang="FR"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:black;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; color: windowtext; font-weight: bold;"&gt;Les membres actuels de la coalition : A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;color:black;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; color: windowtext;"&gt;ction boréale Abitibi-Témiscamingue (ABAT)  ▪  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;ssociation de protection de l’environnement des Hautes-Laurentides (APEHL)  ▪  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;C&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;haire de recherche du Canada en éducation relative à l’environnement (Chaire ERE-UQAM)  ▪  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;C&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;oalition de l’ouest du Québec contre l’exploitation de l’uranium (COQEU) ▪ &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;C&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;oalition Stop Uranium de Baie-des-chaleurs  ▪  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;C&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;onseil central de la CSN de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue et de l’Ungava  ▪   &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;C&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;omité vigilance Malartic (projet minier Osisko)  ▪  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;É&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;cojustice  ▪  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;F&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;orum de l’Institut des sciences de l’environnement de l’UQAM  ▪  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;M&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;iningWatch Canada  ▪  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;M&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;ouvement Vert Mauricie  ▪  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;N&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;ature Québec  ▪  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;P&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;rofessionnels de la santé pour la survie mondiale  ▪  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;R&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;egroupement pour la surveillance du nucléaire  ▪  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;R&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;éseau québécois des groupes écologistes (RQGE)  ▪  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;S&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;ept-Îles sans uranium &lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;▪ &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;S&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;yndicat de la fonction publique du Québec (SFPQ) ▪ &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;S&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;ociété pour la nature et les parcs (SNAP-Québec) ▪ &lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Tous nouveaux membres sont les bienvenus.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;color:black;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; color: windowtext;" lang="FR"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-8840323359864302671?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/8840323359864302671'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/8840323359864302671'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2011/02/les-citoyens-testent-la-loi-sur-les.html' title='Les citoyens testent la loi sur les mines'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-3076152880504401643</id><published>2011-02-07T18:30:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2011-02-07T18:36:50.369-05:00</updated><title type='text'>City in Virginia Publishes Study of Potential Impact of Uranium Tailings Dam Failure on Drinking Water Supplies</title><content type='html'>Virginia Beach Releases Results of Uranium Mining Study&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Release Date:  Tuesday, February 1, 2011  4:30 p.m.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The City of Virginia Beach today released findings of a study conducted in response to Virginia Uranium Inc.’s plan to develop a uranium mining operation in Pittsylvania County. This area in southwest Virginia is believed to contain a very large untapped deposit of uranium, but the site could be susceptible to heavy rains and flooding. This poses the threat of radiation flowing into downstream drinking water supplies, including Lake Gaston, which supplies drinking water to Virginia Beach and, indirectly, Chesapeake and Norfolk.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The study concluded that impacts to the drinking water supplies would be significant but not permanent after a worst-case storm. Depending on weather conditions, it could take two months to two years to completely flush radioactive contaminants out of Lake Gaston.  Environmental and water quality impacts upstream would be greater and longer lasting.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Complete findings of the study will be available Friday on the Virginia Beach Department of Public Utilities website. The executive summary and other briefing documents are available now at:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.vbgov.com/vgn.aspx?vgnextoid=93c0d0e6f130e110VgnVCM100000190c640aRCRD&amp;amp;vgnextchannel=f04cd0e6f130e110VgnVCM100000190c640aRCRD&amp;amp;vgnextfmt=default"&gt;http://www.vbgov.com/vgn.aspx?vgnextoid=93c0d0e6f130e110VgnVCM100000190c640aRCRD&amp;amp;vgnextchannel=f04cd0e6f130e110VgnVCM100000190c640aRCRD&amp;amp;vgnextfmt=default&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A state ban on uranium mining would need to be lifted by the General Assembly before mining operations could begin.  Virginia Uranium Inc. is seeking to have the General Assembly overturn the ban.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For additional information on the study, please contact Tom Leahy with the Department of Public Utilities at (757) 385-8654.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;                                                                                    # # #&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Of particular note, the City of Virginia Beach, which has passed a resolution against mining uranium upstream, unsurprisingly has not changed its position as a result of the study.  The City is still opposed to uranium mining upstream from its drinking water supplies.&lt;a href="http://www.vbgov.com/vgn.aspx?vgnextoid=93c0d0e6f130e110VgnVCM100000190c640aRCRD&amp;amp;vgnextchannel=f04cd0e6f130e110VgnVCM100000190c640aRCRD&amp;amp;vgnextfmt=default"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-3076152880504401643?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/3076152880504401643'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/3076152880504401643'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2011/02/city-in-virginia-publishes-study-of.html' title='City in Virginia Publishes Study of Potential Impact of Uranium Tailings Dam Failure on Drinking Water Supplies'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-2020190246058038848</id><published>2011-02-02T06:40:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2011-02-02T06:44:24.515-05:00</updated><title type='text'>44 Quebec and New Brunswick Doctors Demand a Moratorium on Uranium Exploration in Gaspesie</title><content type='html'>Here are a couple of CBC Radio-Canada stories (en francais) about the concerns expressed by doctors and the broader community about uranium exploration and drinking water supplies in the Baie-des-Chaleurs region of the Gaspesie.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;February 1, 2011 story:  &lt;a href="http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/est-quebec/2011/02/01/003-uranium-baie-des-chaleurs-moratoire-medecins.shtml"&gt;http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/est-quebec/2011/02/01/003-uranium-baie-des-chaleurs-moratoire-medecins.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;January 28, 2011 story:  &lt;a href="http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/atlantique/2011/01/28/010-uranium-baie-chaleurs.shtml"&gt;http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/atlantique/2011/01/28/010-uranium-baie-chaleurs.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-2020190246058038848?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/2020190246058038848'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/2020190246058038848'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2011/02/44-quebec-and-new-brunswick-doctors.html' title='44 Quebec and New Brunswick Doctors Demand a Moratorium on Uranium Exploration in Gaspesie'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-4896874388468307381</id><published>2011-01-28T00:41:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2011-01-28T00:47:12.947-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Stelmine Reports on Exploration Actitivies in the Wakefield Area</title><content type='html'>Here is a quote from a report filed by Stelmine Canada Ltee (reportedly searching for rare earth elements) about its exploration operations north of Gatineau, QC, as of October 31, 2010:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PROPRIÉTÉ GATINEAU BLOC 2&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Description&lt;br /&gt;La propriété se compose de 6 titres miniers de terres rares couvrant une superficie de 360 hectares situés dans la région du complexe alcalin de Wakefield au nord de Gatineau dans le feuillet 31G12 de la province de Québec.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Travaux et résultats&lt;br /&gt;La société a engagé 4 375 $ en frais de géologie, 1 500 $ en frais généraux d’exploration et 881 $ en frais de gestion durant la période.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Programme et objectifs&lt;br /&gt;La société prévoit trouver un partenaire pour la continuation des travaux de mise en valeur.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In its financial statements for the same reporting period it indicates cash of about $45K and short-term liabilities of about $126K.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Source:  &lt;a href="http://www.sedar.com"&gt;http://www.sedar.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-4896874388468307381?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/4896874388468307381'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/4896874388468307381'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2011/01/stelmine-reports-on-exploration.html' title='Stelmine Reports on Exploration Actitivies in the Wakefield Area'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-1798504819682601693</id><published>2011-01-23T20:27:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2011-01-23T20:32:20.127-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Coalition Stop Uranium Baie des Chaleurs</title><content type='html'>Here is the web site for the new coalition opposing uranium exploration in the Baie des Chaleurs area of Quebec's Gaspesie:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://stopuraniumbdc.com"&gt;http://stopuraniumbdc.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-1798504819682601693?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/1798504819682601693'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/1798504819682601693'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2011/01/coalition-stop-uranium-baie-des.html' title='Coalition Stop Uranium Baie des Chaleurs'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-2961857157849557176</id><published>2011-01-23T08:21:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2011-01-23T08:23:02.091-05:00</updated><title type='text'>More Opposition to Uranium Exploration in Quebec</title><content type='html'>POINTE-À-LA-CROIX  - A citizen's committee in Pointe-à-la-Croix, in  co-operation with Coalition Stop Uranium Baie des Chaleurs, is holding  meetings this month to convince the Quebec government to stop uranium  exploration. One such meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 27 at 7  p.m. (Quebec time) at the Centre polyvalent (next to the school) in  Pointe-à-la-Croix. A Vancouver mining company, Terra Firma Resources, is  planning to explore for uranium this spring and has acquired mining  claims near Pointe-à-la-Croix, Listuguj and in the Escuminac river  watershed. Groups opposing uranium exploration say it could cause  adverse health effects. Representatives from government and Listuguj  First Nation have been invited to speak. Inka Milewski of the  Conservation Council of New Brunswick will be making a presentation as  well. She'll speak about her own experience, having spent her childhood  in a uranium mining town in Ontario.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Source:  &lt;a href="http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/front/article/1372879"&gt;http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/front/article/1372879&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-2961857157849557176?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/2961857157849557176'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/2961857157849557176'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2011/01/more-opposition-to-uranium-exploration.html' title='More Opposition to Uranium Exploration in Quebec'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-2223814284643304620</id><published>2011-01-15T22:45:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2011-01-16T07:22:04.483-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Quebec Delegation Visits Uranium Mines in Saskatchewan</title><content type='html'>&lt;blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;Delegation hasn't addressed Quebeckers' concerns about uranium&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Saskatoon – January 14, 2011.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For the last three days MiningWatch Canada’s Canada Program Coordinator Ramsey Hart has been participating in a delegation examining the uranium mining industry in Saskatchewan. The group of thirty made stops in Regina, Saskatoon, at the Rabbit Lake Mine and at a mill in northern Saskatchewan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;The Quebec Ministry of Natural Resources and Wildlife organized the delegation. Delegates included Minister Serge Simard, &lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;ministry staff, regional and Quebec health representatives, and elected officials and staff from the North Shore and James Bay regions.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;The &lt;i&gt;Coalition Québec Meilleure Mine&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: normal;"&gt; (Better Mining Coalition) invited Mr. Hart to participate in the delegation &lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;as their delegate.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Uranium mining and Quebec’s continued use of nuclear power are controversial issues in the province. With a number of groups, including the &lt;i&gt;Coalition Québec Meilleure Mine,&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: normal;"&gt; calling for a moratorium on uranium exploration. There has never been a uranium mine in Quebec, but the federal and provincial review committees are currently completing a report on an advanced exploration project in the Mont Otish Region. It and other exploration projects in the North Shore, Ottawa River, Mont Laurier and Gaspé areas have met with stiff opposition. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;During the visit to Saskatchewan, presentations were made by provincial government officials, a medical doctor and industry. Delegates also had a chance to tour the Rabbit Lake Mine operated by Cameco and meet members of the local Dene community. Local community representatives expressed appreciation for employment created by the mines, which have relatively high employment rates for Aboriginal people.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;They also, however, expressed their frustration that there is no agreement for community benefits and revenue sharing with the province or company. Furthermore, they remain concerned about protecting the area's water supply and about rising cancer rates in the community. The doctor responsible for regional health indicated that there are more likely causes for high cancer rates, but the concern persists among some community members. Unfortunately, no Indigenous participants from Quebec were part of the delegation.&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“The trip provided important information about the risks and regulation of the industry,” commented Hart, “however, most presenters only provided general information. They made references to studies, but did not show concrete results, nor did they describe the environmental impacts that have occurred at the mine sites.”. Each of the mines must carry out Environmental Effects Monitoring, but none of the data from these studies was presented to the delegation. &lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;During the mine tour, delegates learned that in recent years Cameco has taken steps to substantially reduce contamination flowing into nearby Walaston Lake. The expertise and expense required to reduce uranium, selenium, molybdenum and arsenic pollution arising from uranium mines is significant. “It raised concerns for me about smaller junior companies operating in Quebec and seeking to exploit much less rich deposits that those in Saskatchewan (the richest in the world). Do they have the expertise and financial capacity to invest in these kinds of systems?” questioned Hart.&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In discussing waste management and decommissioning, emphasis was placed on covering and planting the waste piles with grass, including pictures of attractive &lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;rolling hills. The complex and challenging issues of managing water movement and drainage through wastes, which retain 85% of the original ore's radioactivity, along with many other toxins, were not discussed in detail with the delegation. “I don’t think this kind of oversimplification does justice to the efforts companies are undertaking nor does it provide a complete &lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;picture to the delegates,” added Hart.&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Risks associated with uranium mining are just one of the reasons groups are seeking a moratorium on uranium mining. Additional concerns pertain to risks associated with processing, managing (?) high-level nuclear waste, and the uses of uranium, such as nuclear power, nuclear arms, and depleted uranium weapons. &lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As the delegation leaves Saskatchewan, questions remain about the implications of uranium mining &lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;and these other issues that Quebeckers must grapple &lt;span&gt;with &lt;/span&gt;to arrive at a decision about uranium exploration and mining.&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-30-&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ramsey Hart, MiningWatch Canada 613-614-9937, &lt;a rel="nofollow"&gt;ramsey@miningwatch.ca&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;div style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.miningwatch.ca/" target="_blank"&gt;www.miningwatch.ca&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ugo Lapointe, Coalition Québec Meilleure Mine, 514-708-0134&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.quebecmeilleuremine.org/" target="_blank"&gt;www.quebecmeilleuremine.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;      &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-2223814284643304620?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/2223814284643304620'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/2223814284643304620'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2011/01/concerns-remain-after-quebec-delegation.html' title='Quebec Delegation Visits Uranium Mines in Saskatchewan'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-6361892454862856246</id><published>2011-01-12T07:02:00.007-05:00</published><updated>2011-01-12T21:14:10.655-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Midland Exploration and Zincore Metals Announce Drill Program - Gatineau Zinc Project</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Midland Exploration has issued a press release dated January 11, 2011 announcing a drill program for it's Gatineau Zinc project.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the first time drilling will take place and it consists of "...a minimum of eight holes totalling 1,500 metres of drilling."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The work will take place on the Leitch, Lafontaine and Bouchette deposits.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more information about the claims see the earlier posting on this blog:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2010/07/midland-publishes-more-details-about.html"&gt;http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2010/07/midland-publishes-more-details-about.html&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To read the Midland Exploration press release:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/Midland-Exploration-Zincore-marketwire-332930269.html?x=0"&gt;http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/Midland-Exploration-Zincore-marketwire-332930269.html?x=0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-6361892454862856246?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/6361892454862856246'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/6361892454862856246'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2011/01/midland-exploration-and-zincore-metals.html' title='Midland Exploration and Zincore Metals Announce Drill Program - Gatineau Zinc Project'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-3403116172389214784</id><published>2010-12-16T07:27:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2010-12-16T07:30:38.481-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Radon in tap water worries Chelsea residents</title><content type='html'>A report today on cbc.ca indicates some Chelsea residents are concerned about radon in their water supply.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Radon occurs naturally when uranium decomposes.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;There are ways to mitigate the problem but they can be costly.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Read the full article here:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2010/12/15/ottawa-chelsea-radon-125.html"&gt;http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2010/12/15/ottawa-chelsea-radon-125.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-3403116172389214784?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/3403116172389214784'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/3403116172389214784'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2010/12/radon-in-tap-water-worries-chelsea.html' title='Radon in tap water worries Chelsea residents'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-8464754485165207931</id><published>2010-11-03T23:28:00.013-04:00</published><updated>2011-01-16T07:19:37.167-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Midland Exploration - Update on Exploration Activities in West Quebec</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;Midland Exploration Inc., in partnership with Zincore Metals Inc. announced November 2, 2010, they've finished their first year exploration program on their Gatineau Zinc Project.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;They have conducted $500,000 of trenching work on the Leitch and Lafontaine zinc deposits.  They are located north of Kazabazua and east of Blue Sea and Bouchette.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;The total Gatineau Zinc Project budget is $3,500,000 over a few years.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;Some highlights from Midland Exploration Inc.'s published material:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;"&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;...After &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;[the]&lt;i&gt; 2nd World War, exploration works led the discovery of the Lafontaine and Leitch deposits and several mineralized showings. These deposits respectively contain historic resources of 27,000 tonnes at 12% Zn and 57,000 tonnes at 8% Zn.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;...In the Bouchette-Leitch sector, the Lafontaine deposit was mined by Norzinc Mines in 1953, producing 20,000 tonnes of ore at 14% Zn (open pit, 12 m of depth). The Leitch deposit has &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;[a] &lt;i&gt;historic resource of 75,000 tonnes of ore at 8% Zn (St-Joseph Explorations, 1980). The Bouchette deposit was traced by holes and trenches over 1.3 km of length.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;...In 2007 and 2008, geochemical and geophysical surveys done by &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;Midland identified new targets for drilling.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 14px;font-size:100%;" &gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;[2010]&lt;i&gt; ...involved a ground magnetic and electromagnetic geophysical survey, trenching and diamond drilling.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" &gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;For a very informative description of many aspects of the metalic chemical element zinc, see the wikipedia entry here:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinc"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinc&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;Note in particular the sections:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;-on Mining where there is a description of how sulphur dioxide is needed to leach the metal from the ore (&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinc#Mining_and_processing"&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinc#Mining_and_processing&lt;/a&gt;) and,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;- on Environmental Impact where sulphur dioxide  and cadmium vapour, heavy metals in mining slag and the surrounding earth and the related risk of heavy metals to nearby waterways are mentioned (&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinc#Environmental_impact"&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinc#Environmental_impact&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;For more information on the Gatineau Zinc Project see the news release from Midland Exploration Inc.:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Midland-Exploration-Zincore-Metals-Confirm-High-Grade-Zinc-Mineralization-on-Gatineau-TSX-VENTURE-MD-1345348.htm"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Midland-Exploration-Zincore-Metals-Confirm-High-Grade-Zinc-Mineralization-on-Gatineau-TSX-VENTURE-MD-1345348.htm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;and the related project brief on their web site (PDF):&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.midlandexploration.com/documents/editeur/Zincore%20Gatineau%20Zinc_oct2010.pdf"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;http://www.midlandexploration.com/documents/editeur/Zincore%20Gatineau%20Zinc_oct2010.pdf&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-8464754485165207931?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/8464754485165207931'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/8464754485165207931'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2010/11/midland-exploration-update-on-their.html' title='Midland Exploration - Update on Exploration Activities in West Quebec'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-981230709754699008</id><published>2010-10-30T15:14:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2011-01-12T07:13:58.530-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Update on Bill 79 - An Act to Amend the Quebec Mining Act</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:100%;"&gt;For an excellent summary of the current status of legislative reform related to the Quebec Mining Act see the following article written by Blakes Lawyers:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://blakes.com/english/legal_updates/mining/oct_2010/bill_79.pdf"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;http://blakes.com/english/legal_updates/mining/oct_2010/bill_79.pdf&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-981230709754699008?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/981230709754699008'/><link rel='self' 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margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 2.8em; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.2em; "&gt;Study will gauge impact of Virginia uranium mining&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;p class="byline" style="margin-top: -0.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(77, 77, 77); "&gt;By STEVE SZKOTAK&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="byline" style="margin-top: -0.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(77, 77, 77); "&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="byline" style="margin-top: -0.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(77, 77, 77); "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: normal; font-size: 10px; "&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em; "&gt;&lt;span class="dateline" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; "&gt;RICHMOND, VA.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em; "&gt;A one-year study intended to assess the statewide consequences of uranium mining in Virginia begins this week when a National Academy of Sciences panel convenes for two days in Washington, D.C.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em; "&gt;The 13-member study committee has a broad charge to assess the implications of lifting a 1982 ban on uranium mining in Virginia. Its conclusions are due in December 2011, and will be key to any General Assembly deliberations to lift the ban.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-size: 10px; "&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em; "&gt;The proposal has met fierce opposition from some local residents who fear the mining and milling of the ore will foul local farm fields and streams and water sources for localities as far away as Hampton Roads.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em; "&gt;The provisional members of the study panel, some of who have been challenged because of their ties to mining or the nuclear-power industry, are meeting in Washington to hear from a lineup of government officials, according to an agenda for the Board on Earth Sciences, a division of the National Academy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em; "&gt;More....&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.5em; "&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9J2P3PG0.htm"&gt;http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9J2P3PG0.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-4320383814700704144?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/4320383814700704144'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/4320383814700704144'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2010/10/virginia-to-study-impact-of-uranium.html' title='Virginia to Study Impact of Uranium Mining Amid Controversy and Opposition'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-5228260799365985370</id><published>2010-10-26T00:01:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2010-10-26T00:20:31.417-04:00</updated><title type='text'>MINE OSISKO: CITOYENS FLOUÉS ET ABANDONNÉS</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; "&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;COALITION POUR QUE LE QU&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;ÉBEC AIT MEILLEURE MINE!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-size: 13px; "&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; "&gt;COMMUNIQUÉ&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-size: 13px; "&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; "&gt;Pour diffusion immédiate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 13px; "&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; "&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 13px; "&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-weight: bold; "&gt;Émission La facture à Radio-Canada&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 13px; "&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-weight: bold; "&gt;MINE OSISKO: CITOYENS FLOUÉS ET ABANDONNÉS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: justify; font-size: 13px; "&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-weight: bold; "&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: justify; font-size: 13px; "&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-weight: bold; "&gt;Québec, mardi 26 août 2010&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt; – La prochaine émission La facture, diffusée sur les ondes de Radio-Canada mardi le 26 octobre à 19h30, présentera les points de vue de citoyens et de familles qui se sont sentis floués et abandonnés par la compagnie minière Osisko et par la puissante &lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; "&gt;Loi sur les mines du Québec&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;. « Ce que la &lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; "&gt;Loi sur les mines&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt; a permis à la compagnie Osisko de faire à Malartic ne devrait plus jamais être permis au Québec. Beaucoup trop d’individus et de familles ont souffert avec la disparition du quartier sud de Malartic et la relocalisation de plus de 200 résidences et de 5 institutions. Il faut agir autrement pour mieux protéger les citoyens qui font face à des projets miniers », insiste un membre d’une des familles affectée par le mégaprojet de mine à ciel ouvert d’Osisko à Malartic.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: justify; font-size: 13px; "&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; "&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: justify; font-size: 13px; "&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt;Dans le cadre de la réécriture de l’actuelle &lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; "&gt;Loi sur les mines du Québec&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;, le Comité de vigilance de Malartic et la coalition&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; "&gt;Québec meilleure mine!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt; rappellent leurs principales recommandations pour mieux protéger les citoyens face aux compagnies minières, gazières ou pétrolières:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: justify; font-size: 13px; "&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; "&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul type="disc" style="margin-top: 0cm; font-size: 13px; "&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: justify; "&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt;Éliminer la possibilité d’exproprier des citoyens à l’étape de l’exploration minière (article 235 de la loi);&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; "&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: justify; "&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt;Exiger l’autorisation écrite des propriétaires privés et des locataires fonciers avant que tout travail d’exploration minière soit exécuté sur leurs terrains (articles 65 et 235 de la loi);&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; "&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: justify; "&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt;Interdire l’achat et le déménagement de résidences tant que des audiences publiques du BAPE ne sont pas complétées et qu’un décret du gouvernement autorise un projet minier;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; "&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: justify; "&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt;Fournir une aide juridique aux citoyens afin de les informer de leurs droits et de les soutenir en cas de différends lors de la négociation d’ententes d’achat ou de déménagement de résidences pour la réalisation d’un projet minier.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; "&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: justify; font-size: 13px; "&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: justify; font-size: 13px; "&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt;La mise en œuvre de ces recommandations permettrait de mieux protéger les droits des citoyens, de répondre à plusieurs des avis du BAPE concernant le projet d’Osisko (rapport juillet 2009, p.49), ainsi que d’harmoniser la &lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; "&gt;Loi sur les mines du Québec&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;avec plusieurs des dispositions de la nouvelle &lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; "&gt;Loi sur les mines en Ontario&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;. « Malheureusement, déplore la coalition &lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; "&gt;Québec meilleure mine!, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;les ministres responsables Mme Nathalie Normandeau et M. Serge Simard ne semblent pas avoir compris l’urgence d’agir, puisque le projet de loi actuel n’intègre aucune de ces recommandations. Souhaitons qu’ils corrigent le tire d’ici l’adoption de la nouvelle loi, prévue pour la fin de cet automne à l’Assemblée nationale », affirme la coalition &lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; "&gt;Québec meilleure mine!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; "&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: justify; font-size: 13px; "&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: justify; font-size: 13px; "&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt;Pour visionner un extrait du reportage de l’émission La facture, &lt;a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.radio-canada.ca/emissions/la_facture/2010-2011/Reportage.asp?idDoc=122337&amp;amp;autoPlay=http://www.radio-canada.ca/Medianet/2010/CBFT/LaFacture201010191930_3.asx" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 204); "&gt;cliquez ici&lt;/a&gt;.  Vous pouvez également visionner les témoignages du &lt;a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/video-audio/AudioVideo-22261.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 204); "&gt;Comité de vigilance de Malartic&lt;/a&gt; et de plusieurs &lt;a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/video-audio/AudioVideo-22293.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 204); "&gt;citoyens de Malartic&lt;/a&gt; sur le site de l’Assemblée nationale.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: justify; font-size: 13px; "&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: justify; font-size: 13px; "&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt;Rappelons que le projet Osisko propose d’extraire plus de 300 millions de mètres cube de roches du territoire de la municipalité de Malartic sur une période de 9 à 14 ans, et ce, pour une quantité totale d’or récupérable de moins de 10 mètres cube (servant principalement à l’industrie de la joaillerie et aux marchés financiers). Chaque jour, c’est plus de 120 000 tonnes de roches qui seront extraites à la dynamite et transportées par des centaines de voyages de camions, plus de 25 millions de litres d’eau qui seront utilisés pour traiter le minerais et près de 11 tonnes de cyanure qui serviront à la dissolution de l’or. À elle seule, la mine d’Osisko produira annuellement au moins 3 fois plus de résidus miniers que l’ensemble des 9 mines déjà en opération dans la région en 2007/08.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: justify; font-size: 13px; "&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center" style="text-align: center; font-size: 13px; "&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt;-30-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center" style="text-align: center; font-size: 13px; "&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="line-height: 10pt; font-size: 13px; "&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; "&gt;Pour information:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul type="disc" style="margin-top: 0cm; font-size: 13px; "&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: justify; "&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt;Ugo Lapointe, coalition &lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; "&gt;Québec meilleure mine!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;, 514.708.0134&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: justify; "&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt;Me N.Kirouac et M. J.Saucier, Comité de vigilance de Malartic, 819.354.1911/819.856.8931&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: 15px; "&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt;Mme Annette Ayotte et M. Yvan Trudel, citoyens dans le reportage La facture, 819.757.6261&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-left: 15px; "&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt;M. Gilles Lecompte, citoyen dans le reportage La facture, 819.757.4109&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p align="center" style="text-align: center; font-size: 13px; "&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold; "&gt;_____&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: justify; font-size: 13px; "&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; "&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: justify; font-size: 13px; "&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; "&gt;La coalition &lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; "&gt;Pour que le Québec ait meilleure mine !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; "&gt; a vu le jour au printemps 2008 et est aujourd’hui constituée de plus d’une quinzaine d’organismes représentant plusieurs milliers de membres au Québec. La coalition s’est donnée pour mission de revoir la façon dont on encadre et développe le secteur minier au Québec, dans le but de promouvoir de meilleures pratiques aux plans social et environnemental.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-size: 13px; "&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; color: windowtext; "&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: justify; font-size: 13px; "&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; color: windowtext; font-weight: bold; "&gt;Les membres actuels de la coalition : A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; color: windowtext; "&gt;ction boréale Abitibi-Témiscamingue (ABAT)  ▪  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; "&gt;A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;ssociation de protection de l’environnement des Hautes-Laurentides (APEHL)  ▪  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; "&gt;C&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;oalition de l’ouest du Québec contre l’exploitation de l’uranium (COQEU) ▪&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; "&gt;C&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;omité vigilance Malartic (projet minier Osisko)  ▪  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; "&gt;C&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;onseil central de la Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN) en Abitibi-Témiscamingue et Nord-du-Québec  ▪  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; "&gt;É&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;cojustice  ▪  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; "&gt;F&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;orum de l’Institut des sciences de l’environnement de l’UQAM  ▪ &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; "&gt;M&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;iningWatch Canada  ▪  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; "&gt;M&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;ouvement Vert Mauricie  ▪  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; "&gt;N&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;ature Québec  ▪  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; "&gt;P&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;rofessionnels de la santé pour la survie mondiale  ▪ &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; "&gt;R&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;egroupement pour la surveillance du nucléaire  ▪  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; "&gt;R&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;éseau québécois des groupes écologistes (RQGE)  ▪  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; "&gt;S&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;ept-Îles sans uranium&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; "&gt;▪ &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;Syndicat de la fonction publique du Québec (SFPQ) ▪ &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; "&gt;S&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;ociété pour la nature et les parcs (SNAP-Québec) ▪ &lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; "&gt;Tous nouveaux membres sont les bienvenus.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-5228260799365985370?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/5228260799365985370'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/5228260799365985370'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2010/10/coalition-pour-que-le-qu-ebec-ait.html' title='MINE OSISKO: CITOYENS FLOUÉS ET ABANDONNÉS'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-2268363367578128040</id><published>2010-09-30T06:56:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2010-09-30T07:01:37.739-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Le projet de loi sur les mines ne tient pas compte des consultations publiques</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;CITOYENS ET MUNICIPALITÉS ENCORE ABANDONNÉS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;Québec, mercredi 29 septembre 2010&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt; — Aucune nouvelle mesure n’a été annoncée hier par le gouvernement pour éliminer la préséance des droits miniers face aux droits des citoyens et des municipalités. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;« Que ce soit pour les gaz de schiste dans la vallée du Saint-Laurent ou pour l’exploration minière partout ailleurs au Québec, les citoyens n’ont pratiquement aucun recours face à des compagnies qui débarquent sur le territoire et s’approprient les ressources minérales situées sous leurs résidences, leurs terres et leurs villes.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "&gt;C’est une attitude coloniale et contraire aux principes élémentaires d’un système démocratique. Il faut absolument changer la Loi sur les mines pour redonner les pouvoirs nécessaires aux municipalités et aux régions directement affectées par cette industrie » affirme la coalition Pour que le Québec ait meilleure mine!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign="top" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font: inherit; "&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;Pour plus d'information:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.naturequebec.org/ressources/fichiers/Energie_climat/CO10-09-29_ProjetLoi79.pdf" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 204); "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;www.naturequebec.org/&lt;wbr&gt;ressources/fichiers/Energie_&lt;wbr&gt;climat/CO10-09-29_ProjetLoi79.&lt;wbr&gt;pdf&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-2268363367578128040?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/2268363367578128040'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/2268363367578128040'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2010/09/le-projet-de-loi-sur-les-mines-ne-tient.html' title='Le projet de loi sur les mines ne tient pas compte des consultations publiques'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-8957374689456941587</id><published>2010-08-20T06:37:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2010-08-20T07:06:50.521-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Classic Example of Mining Industry Rhetoric</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;I&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;n reading &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Mining Weekly's&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt; recent summary of the Fraser Institute's &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Survey of Mining Companies: 2010 Mid-Year Update&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;, a classic example of mining industry blather was mentioned.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;According to the survey, one opinion about Quebec's mining regime was as follows:  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Canada’s Quebec province, an exploration company president said, was fast declining as a place to do business, because its government had no clear policy and was &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;guided by the flow of public opinion rather than common sense.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;" [&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Our emphasis.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="  line-height: 17px; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;The statement above is rather meaningless since no example of "common sense" was provided.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;If the statement were made to say what was most probably meant, and to be reflective of the mentality of many in the mining industry, it would go like this:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="  line-height: 17px; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Canada’s Quebec province, an exploration company president said, was fast declining as a place to do business, because its government had no clear policy and was &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;being pressured by public opinion rather than &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;just the mining industry lobby&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="  line-height: 17px; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="  line-height: 17px; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;If you have any doubts, read this recent press release from the mining industry in Quebec:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="  line-height: 17px; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="  line-height: 17px; "&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Uranium-and-the-Manipulation-of-Public-Opinion-1134761.htm"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Uranium-and-the-Manipulation-of-Public-Opinion-1134761.htm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Look who's calling the kettle black!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Another example of the power of the mining lobby in Quebec (and Canada) is clear from the fact that Yvan Loubier is a spokesperson for Uracan now.  For years he used to be a Canadian and Quebec politician and is now the spokesman for a mining exploration company.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;How tight the ties are.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Remember Brian Mulroney, former head of Iron Ore Co. of Canada and Canadian prime minister?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;References:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.miningweekly.com/article/attitudes-becoming-more-hostile-to-mining-in-80-of-jurisdictions---fraser-institute-2010-08-20"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;http://www.miningweekly.com/article/attitudes-becoming-more-hostile-to-mining-in-80-of-jurisdictions---fraser-institute-2010-08-20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2010/17/c3121.html"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2010/17/c3121.html&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvan_Loubier"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvan_Loubier&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="  line-height: 17px; font-family:georgia;font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="  line-height: 17px; font-family:georgia;font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-8957374689456941587?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/8957374689456941587'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/8957374689456941587'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2010/08/classic-example-of-mining-industry.html' title='Classic Example of Mining Industry Rhetoric'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-4587571822485148481</id><published>2010-08-18T06:30:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2010-08-18T06:56:20.808-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Mock Mining Camp in Quebec City Makes a Point</title><content type='html'>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.  &lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;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.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:large;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;The coalition is demanding Quebec's Liberal government amend its mining law to exclude all urban and residential areas from potential exploration."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Read more: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2010/08/17/quebec-uranium-mine.html#ixzz0wx6ktDwx" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153); "&gt;http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2010/08/17/quebec-uranium-mine.html#ixzz0wx6ktDwx&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:medium;"&gt;In a related article Minister Simard has made a significant concession to the Coalition:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(70, 70, 70); line-height: 22px; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:medium;"&gt;"We won't let mining companies exploit our resources at the expense of the environment and the local population," the minister said."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:medium;"&gt;More:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.canada.com/news/Quebec+protesters+seek+uranium+mining/3409625/story.html"&gt;http://www.canada.com/news/Quebec+protesters+seek+uranium+mining/3409625/story.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The same article (above) also appeared in the Montreal Gazette, the Ottawa Citizen, the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix and the Vancouver Sun.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-4587571822485148481?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/4587571822485148481'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/4587571822485148481'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2010/08/mock-mining-camp-in-quebec-city-makes.html' title='Mock Mining Camp in Quebec City Makes a Point'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-867075872597910245</id><published>2010-08-15T19:39:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2010-08-15T19:46:20.251-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Mécontentement face au projet de loi 79 sur les mines</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;AVIS AUX MÉDIAS &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pour diffusion immédiate &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mécontentement face au projet de loi 79 sur les mines &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;HORAIRE DES ACTIVITÉS DE SENSIBILISATION ET DE MOBILISATION &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Québec, lundi 16 août 2010 – Dans le cadre des consultations publiques concernant le projet de loi 79 sur les mines, Sept-Îles Sans Uranium et la coalition Pour que le Québec ait meilleure mine! invitent les média à une série d’activités de sensibilisation et de mobilisation qui auront lieu  toute  la  semaine  devant  le  Parlement  du  Québec.  Sous  les  thèmes  « Non  à  un Québec nucléaire  ! »  et  « Reclaimons  le  Québec  ! »,  ces  activités  auront  pour  principal  objectif  de sensibiliser  la population du Québec aux enjeux qui concernent 1)  l’exploration,  l’exploitation et l’utilisation  de  l’uranium  dans  la  filière  du  nucléaire,  ainsi  que  2)  les  grandes  failles  qui caractérisent toujours l’actuel régime minier du Québec et qui empêchent le Québec de tendre vers un développement minier qui soit véritablement responsable.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;LUNDI 16 AOÛT &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;10h00: La coalition « claim » les droits miniers situés sous le Parlement du Québec (communiqué) &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;12h00: Installation du camp d’exploration uranifère de Sept-Îles Sans Uranium &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;15h00: Conférence de presse de Sept-Îles Sans Uranium &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;MARDI 17 AOÛT &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;10h00: Lancement de l’initiative « Reclaimons le Québec! » (communiqué) &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;15h00: Conférence de presse de Sept-Îles Sans Uranium &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;MERCREDI 18 AOÛT &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;09h30: Présentation de M. Marc Fafard en commission parlementaire &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;10h30: Présentation de Sept-Îles Sans Uranium en commission parlementaire &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;12h00: Manifestation « en jaune » pour dire NON au nucléaire et à l’uranium (voir affiche jointe) &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;15h00: Conférence de presse de Sept-Îles Sans Uranium &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;16h00: Présentation de MiningWatch Canada en commission parlementaire &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;17h00: Présentation d’Ecojustice en commission parlementaire &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;JEUDI 19 AOÛT &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;09h30: Présentation des médecins de Sept-Îles (avec collègues) en commission parlementaire &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;10H00: Mémoire de la coalition Québec meilleure mine! rendu public (communiqué) &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;15h00: Conférence de presse de Sept-Îles Sans Uranium (bilan de la semaine) &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;17h00: Présentation de la coalition Québec meilleure mine! en commission parlementaire &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;TOUS LES JOURS (17 AU 19 AOÛT) &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;8h00 à 18h00: Sensibilisation sur l’uranium et le nucléaire devant le Parlement &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;8h00 à 18h00: Initiative « Reclaimons le Québec! » avec vente aux enchères des claims du Québec &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;La  coalition poursuivra  ses activités  la  semaine  suivante, notamment avec  la présentation de  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;l’Action  boréale  de  l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue  (ABAT)  devant  la  commission  parlementaire le mardi, 24 août, à 15h00. D’autres informations suivront. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;-30 - &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pour information : &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;•  Mylène Bergeron, coordonnatrice aux communications (Nature Québec), 418.931.1131 &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;•  Olivier Noël, coordonateur aux communications (Sept-Îles Sans Uranium), 418.965.7282 &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;•  Sites Internets : www.quebecmeilleuremine.org/ et http://sisur.ca &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;      &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Coalition Pour que le Québec ait meilleure MINE!      &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-867075872597910245?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/867075872597910245'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/867075872597910245'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2010/08/avis-aux-medias.html' title='Mécontentement face au projet de loi 79 sur les mines'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-8003555303115206637</id><published>2010-08-15T16:44:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2010-08-15T16:51:14.513-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Terra Ventures Leaves Sept-Iles</title><content type='html'>It looks like the protests against a possible uranium mine near Sept-Iles have paid off.  Terra Ventures has announced it is pulling up stakes at its &lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Lac Kachiwiss&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; "&gt; property&lt;/span&gt; and leaving its exploration site.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;There are mixed views about the impact of high profile public protests against the exploration activities.  In the end though the public has asserted their wish to not have this type of activity near their water source.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The public will appears to be prevailing.  In our view that is a good thing.  Why shouldn't communities have a big say in the industrial development that takes place around them.  Given the recent track record of certain oil and gas companies lately, it does give one pause to think about what industrial calamity might take place nearby.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;When fresh water supplies are at potential risk, all the more reason for caution to prevail.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;More:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2010/08/13/sept-iles-terra-ventures-project.html"&gt;http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2010/08/13/sept-iles-terra-ventures-project.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-8003555303115206637?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/8003555303115206637'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/8003555303115206637'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2010/08/terra-ventures-leaves-sept-iles.html' title='Terra Ventures Leaves Sept-Iles'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-7952314687963018017</id><published>2010-08-10T00:45:00.006-04:00</published><updated>2010-08-15T19:47:39.692-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Expropriation of Private Property for Mining - Policy Trumped by Law</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;The West Quebec Coalition Against Mining Uranium (WQ-CAMU) has been assured by the Government of Quebec, upon pointed enquiry, that expropriation for mining purposes has not occurred in Quebec for at least the last twenty years.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Furthermore, the Government of Quebec has assured WQ-CAMU that it's policy is to respect the wishes of land owners if a mining company intends to violate private property rights.  Property owners have the option to refuse consent to mineral exploration and development on their land according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Wildlife.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;WQ-CAMU explicitly asked the Quebec Government to put their policy into law and protect private land owners.  The Government refused, saying there was no need.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Today's forcible eviction of Ken Masse in the Malarctic Region of West Quebec flies in the face of these assurances by the Government of Quebec.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Mr. Masse was removed from his home today by police clearing the way for a mining company to dig a huge open pit mine under his house.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;WQ-CAMU has been concerned about the fragile state of government policy in the face of Quebec mining laws that contain the threat of expropriation.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Unfortunately it's concerns have been well founded.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;More on the Ken Masse story here:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/100809/national/gold_mine_holdout"&gt;http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/100809/national/gold_mine_holdout&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/100809/national/gold_mine_holdout"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;and here:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Town+last+mining+holdout+forced+home/3379774/story.html"&gt;http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Town+last+mining+holdout+forced+home/3379774/story.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-7952314687963018017?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/7952314687963018017'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/7952314687963018017'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2010/08/expropriation-for-mining-policy-trumped.html' title='Expropriation of Private Property for Mining - Policy Trumped by Law'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-4902124648890160838</id><published>2010-07-18T22:19:00.007-04:00</published><updated>2010-07-19T08:14:09.978-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Midland Publishes More Details About the Gatineau Project</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/TEQ_AwZ2vSI/AAAAAAAAAWw/5KxsYEFfqaQ/s1600/Wallace+Claims+Block+%E2%80%93+July+18,+2010.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/TEQ_AwZ2vSI/AAAAAAAAAWw/5KxsYEFfqaQ/s400/Wallace+Claims+Block+%E2%80%93+July+18,+2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495586727524744482" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/TEQ-6WXNGOI/AAAAAAAAAWo/V4pUL0Iu5Uk/s1600/Bouchette+Claims+Block+%E2%80%93+July+18,+2010.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/TEQ-6WXNGOI/AAAAAAAAAWo/V4pUL0Iu5Uk/s400/Bouchette+Claims+Block+%E2%80%93+July+18,+2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495586617455089890" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Midland Exploration has published a 40 page PDF file detailing aspects of its "Gatineau Zinc" project.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Areas that are of particular interest include:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;the Wallace Lake claims block (shown above, west of Lac Sinclair and north west of East-Aldfield)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;the Bouchette-Leitch claims block (also shown above, in the vicinity of Bouchette and Blue Sea Lake, just south of Maniwaki, stradling the Gatineau River)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div&gt;Expect possible surface stripping and diamond drilling this year.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;More details from the Midland Exploration web site: &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.midlandexploration.com/documents/editeur/Zincore%20Gatineau%20Zinc_PPT_2010.pdf"&gt;http://www.midlandexploration.com/documents/editeur/Zincore%20Gatineau%20Zinc_PPT_2010.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-4902124648890160838?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/4902124648890160838'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/4902124648890160838'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2010/07/midland-publishes-more-details-about.html' title='Midland Publishes More Details About the Gatineau Project'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/TEQ_AwZ2vSI/AAAAAAAAAWw/5KxsYEFfqaQ/s72-c/Wallace+Claims+Block+%E2%80%93+July+18,+2010.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-1731478425383022870</id><published>2010-07-15T07:48:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2010-07-15T07:51:13.854-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Midland Exploration and Zincore Announce New Work on Gatineau Project</title><content type='html'>Just in case you see some exploration work going on in the West Quebec area this summer this may be the reason:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - July 13, 2010)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-converted-space"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;- Midland Exploration Inc.&lt;span class="Apple-converted-space"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;("Midland") (TSX VENTURE:MD)&lt;/strong&gt;, in partnership with Zincore Metals Inc.&lt;span class="Apple-converted-space"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;("Zincore")&lt;/strong&gt;, is pleased to announce the start of its first exploration program on the Gatineau Zinc Project, located about 200 kilometres northwest of the city of Montreal. This first exploration program, with a total budget of $500,000, will initially involve a ground magnetic and electromagnetic geophysical survey, followed by drilling.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;More here:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Midland-Exploration-Starts-First-Exploration-Program-With-Zincore-Metals-on-Gatineau-TSX-VENTURE-MD-1289124.htm"&gt;http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Midland-Exploration-Starts-First-Exploration-Program-With-Zincore-Metals-on-Gatineau-TSX-VENTURE-MD-1289124.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-1731478425383022870?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/1731478425383022870'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/1731478425383022870'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2010/07/midland-exploration-and-zincore.html' title='Midland Exploration and Zincore Announce New Work on Gatineau Project'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-6547172888035418368</id><published>2010-07-11T22:15:00.023-04:00</published><updated>2010-07-12T07:29:36.457-04:00</updated><title type='text'>More Videos and Photos of the Aerial Surveys July 6 &amp; 7, 2010</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/TDqDLoxERCI/AAAAAAAAAVo/3wdbFPGJ800/s1600/Aircraft+with+White+Object.JPG"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Here are some more videos and some photos of the aircraft that was conducting aerial surveys between East-Aldfield/Duclos and Thorne, QC between July 4 and July 8, 2010.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Videos&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Video 1:&lt;/span&gt;  The first one is a fairly close up view of the aircraft.  The "four corner wiring" is very clear.  The sounds of the birds are barely audible underneath the roar of the engines.  This is just after 7:00 AM - so the aircraft is impossible not to notice.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgitOB93A1k"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgitOB93A1k&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Video 2:&lt;/span&gt;  The second one is further away from the plane but if you look carefully at the beginning you'll see a loon and another bird flying at the bottom left of the screen, perhaps frightened. The background sounds are birds that have been awake since about 4:30 AM and are busy going about their days.  Again, this video was shot just after 7:00 AM.  As the plane flies you may notice a very small white object being towed below and slightly behind the plane (visible most clearly from about 9 seconds into the video).  This may be a camera.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24WpJMJ3kVI"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24WpJMJ3kVI&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Video 3:&lt;/span&gt;  The third and final video of this series again shows very clearly the "four corner wiring" and the ease with which the pilot is able to steer the plane at such low altitude.  The birds are much more noticeable at the beginning of the video and completely drowned out by the end.  While quite similar to the first video, this was actually at least the second pass on this trajectory.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBQcFoT962w"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBQcFoT962w&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Photos&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Here are some photos of the same aircraft from July 6, 2010 at about 7:00 AM.  These photos were taken at the same location as the videos above.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Photo 1:&lt;/span&gt;  The first photo is of the airplane as it approaches.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/TDqB1rValAI/AAAAAAAAAVg/X_8fduGEBXM/s400/Aircraft+Flying+Over.JPG" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In this high resolution version of the same shot if you look at the very bottom of the frame you can see two objects in tow - a white one and an orange one (~4.1 MB):&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://know-uranium.org/WQ-CAMU_Docs/Aerial_Survey_July_2010/Aircraft_Flying_Over_HiRes.JPG"&gt;http://know-uranium.org/WQ-CAMU_Docs/Aerial_Survey_July_2010/Aircraft_Flying_Over_HiRes.JPG&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Photo 2:&lt;/span&gt;  The second photo is of the airplane with the Fugro logo clearly showing and a white object being towed behind the airplane.  This may be a camera.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/TDqDLoxERCI/AAAAAAAAAVo/3wdbFPGJ800/s400/Aircraft+with+White+Object.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;In this high resolution version of the same photo you can zoom in to see the aircraft and logo much more clearly (~4.7 MB):&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://know-uranium.org/WQ-CAMU_Docs/Aerial_Survey_July_2010/Aircraft_With_White_Object_HiRes.JPG"&gt;http://know-uranium.org/WQ-CAMU_Docs/Aerial_Survey_July_2010/Aircraft_With_White_Object_HiRes.JPG&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Photo 3:&lt;/span&gt;  The third photo is of the same Fugro plane with two objects visible in tow - a white one and an orange one.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/TDqDMHriC3I/AAAAAAAAAVw/kG-YBor3XIM/s400/Aircraft+with+White+and+Orange+Objects.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The same photo in high resolution lets you zoom in a bit more on the plane and the objects in tow (~4.74 MB):&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://know-uranium.org/WQ-CAMU_Docs/Aerial_Survey_July_2010/Aircraft_With_White_and_Orange_Objects_HiRes.JPG"&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;http://know-uranium.org/WQ-CAMU_Docs/Aerial_Survey_July_2010/Aircraft_With_White_and_Orange_Objects_HiRes.JPG&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-6547172888035418368?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/6547172888035418368'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/6547172888035418368'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2010/07/more-video-and-photos-of-aerial-survey.html' title='More Videos and Photos of the Aerial Surveys July 6 &amp; 7, 2010'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/TDqB1rValAI/AAAAAAAAAVg/X_8fduGEBXM/s72-c/Aircraft+Flying+Over.JPG' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-3074122375134017352</id><published>2010-07-10T07:58:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2010-07-10T08:00:45.226-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Another Video of the Aerial Surveillance in West Quebec</title><content type='html'>Here is another video showing three passes of the aircraft over a resident's property in West Quebec on July 7:&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0fSefUnRjU"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0fSefUnRjU&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-3074122375134017352?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/3074122375134017352'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/3074122375134017352'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2010/07/another-video-of-aerial-surveillance-in_9299.html' title='Another Video of the Aerial Surveillance in West Quebec'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-1878883820269136313</id><published>2010-07-09T08:15:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2010-07-09T08:17:38.860-04:00</updated><title type='text'>First Video of Aerial Survey Plane - July 7, 2010</title><content type='html'>Here is the first video (more to come) of the Fugro aircraft performing aerial survey work on July 7, 2010 near Thorne, Quebec:&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppaFxalzQ4E"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppaFxalzQ4E&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-1878883820269136313?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/1878883820269136313'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/1878883820269136313'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2010/07/first-video-of-aerial-survey-plane-july.html' title='First Video of Aerial Survey Plane - July 7, 2010'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-8633270654698859349</id><published>2010-07-08T08:19:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2010-07-09T08:19:04.452-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Aerial Surveys in West Quebec</title><content type='html'>Since at least Sunday, July 4, an intense amount of aerial surveying has been underway in West Quebec.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A four-engine propeller plane with four-corner wiring and objects being dragged behind the aircraft on cables has been spotted near Duclos, East-Aldfield and Thorne.  It appears to be flying grid patterns with very tight parallel lines (perhaps 200 metres apart).  The plane flies very low and very slowly.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The aircraft lettering says Fugro.  Fugro is a wordwide company with operations in several locations in Canada including Ottawa.  According to its web site Fugro provides survey services including:  &lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);  font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="  text-align: justify;font-family:verdana,tahoma;font-size:11px;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Airborne photogrammetry, lidar, and radar mapping; topographic, hydrographic and geological surveying; geospatial data production and management; support services for offshore and onshore construction projects; precise positioning."&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);  font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="color: rgb(40, 50, 70);   font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px;font-family:arial;font-size:12px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.fugro.ca/fugroca.htm"&gt;http://www.fugro.ca/fugroca.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);  font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="color: rgb(40, 50, 70);   font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px;font-family:arial;font-size:12px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;The big question is who is Fugro working for?&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);  font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="color: rgb(40, 50, 70);   font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px;font-family:arial;font-size:12px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Stay tuned for photos and video.....&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);  font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="color: rgb(40, 50, 70);   font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px;font-family:arial;font-size:12px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-8633270654698859349?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/8633270654698859349'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/8633270654698859349'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2010/07/aerial-surveys-in-west-quebec.html' title='Aerial Surveys in West Quebec'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-1551620381972316170</id><published>2010-06-04T07:29:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2010-06-04T07:52:07.528-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Details of Midland Exploration's Gatineau Zinc Project</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/TAjj7TBdu8I/AAAAAAAAAVY/mfAOr1AynDo/s1600/Midland+Gatineau+ZN+March+2010.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478879554554411970" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/TAjj7TBdu8I/AAAAAAAAAVY/mfAOr1AynDo/s400/Midland+Gatineau+ZN+March+2010.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Here are the financial details of the project announced in April 2010 by Midland Exploration and its partner Zincore (click on the image to enlarge).  According to Zincore's latest sedar.com filings it must complete a feasibility study no later than eight years after the effective date of the agreement. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-1551620381972316170?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/1551620381972316170'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/1551620381972316170'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2010/06/details-of-midland-explorations.html' title='Details of Midland Exploration&apos;s Gatineau Zinc Project'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/TAjj7TBdu8I/AAAAAAAAAVY/mfAOr1AynDo/s72-c/Midland+Gatineau+ZN+March+2010.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-918876210340935925</id><published>2010-05-16T10:15:00.009-04:00</published><updated>2010-08-16T18:39:02.833-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Several Recent Updates From Quebec's Mining Country</title><content type='html'>There's a lot going on these days in Quebec's mining country. From new claims cropping up locally and being registered by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Wildlife (MRNF) to reform of the Quebec Mining Act in Quebec City, there's no shortage of news.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here's a quick summary:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Newly Registered Claims in West Quebec&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt;Grand Calumet and Fort-Coulonge Area - Claims&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(View map: &lt;a href="http://know-uranium.org/WQ-CAMU_Docs/Grand_Calumet.JPG"&gt;http://know-uranium.org/WQ-CAMU_Docs/Grand_Calumet.JPG&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Several new claims have been staked on Grand Calumet Island on the Ottawa River and north of Fort-Coulonge. Many of these have recently been registered by the MRNF. There are a total of 182 registered claims in the area now held by companies and individuals including:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Aldershot Resources&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Virginia Mines&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Globex&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Geotest&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Golden Calumet Exploration&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;LRG Inc. (Minerals Division) &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Darryl MacFarlane/Fred Sopchyshyn&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Robert Rosenblat&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Mervin Glabb&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Raymond Bedard&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Gregory Hryniw&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Jean Phillippe &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;Many additional claims are pending.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt;La Peche Area (Lac-des-Loup, Lac Sinclair, East Aldfield) - Claims&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(View Map: &lt;a href="http://know-uranium.org/WQ-CAMU_Docs/La_Peche.JPG"&gt;http://know-uranium.org/WQ-CAMU_Docs/La_Peche.JPG&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the La Peche area many new claims have been registered by the MRNF. There are a total of 276 claims in the vicinity now held by companies and individuals including:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Midland Exploration (see more below)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Wildcat Resources&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;SOQUEM (a Quebec Government private company)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Virginia Mines&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Unimin Canada&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Lunik Explorer&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span id="repTitre_ctl07_lblIntervenantItem"&gt;Glenn Griesbach&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span id="repTitre_ctl07_lblIntervenantItem"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id="repTitre_ctl17_lblIntervenantItem"&gt;Robert Rosenblat&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span id="repTitre_ctl17_lblIntervenantItem"&gt;François Marcotte&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span id="repTitre_ctl17_lblIntervenantItem"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id="repTitre_ctl08_lblIntervenantItem"&gt;René Rousseau&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span id="repTitre_ctl08_lblIntervenantItem"&gt;Bertrand Brassard&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span id="repTitre_ctl08_lblIntervenantItem"&gt;Michel Gendron/Felix Stephane Gendron&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span id="repTitre_ctl08_lblIntervenantItem"&gt;Robert Hay/Taliesin Hay&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"&gt;Val-des-Monts Area (Chelsea, Wakefield, Perkins) - Claims&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(View Map: &lt;a href="http://know-uranium.org/WQ-CAMU_Docs/ValdesMonts.JPG"&gt;http://know-uranium.org/WQ-CAMU_Docs/ValdesMonts.JPG&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the Val-des-Monts area many new claims have also been registered by the MRNF. There are a total of 224 claims in the vicinity now held by companies and individuals including:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Gemme Manicouagan&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Exploration Esbec&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;LRG Inc. (Minerals Division) &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Glenn Griesbach&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span id="repTitre_ctl08_lblIntervenantItem"&gt;Bertrand Brassard&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span id="repTitre_ctl08_lblIntervenantItem"&gt;René Rousseau&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span id="repTitre_ctl17_lblIntervenantItem"&gt;François Marcotte&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span id="repTitre_ctl01_lblIntervenantItem"&gt;Marc S. Caneva &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Annette M. Dunkel&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Midland Exploration Inc. Announces New Exploration Deal with Zincore Metals Inc. for the Gatineau Project&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Midland Exploration &lt;strong style="font-weight: normal;"&gt;(TSX VENTURE:MD)&lt;/strong&gt; announced at the end of April the signing of a letter of agreement with Zincore Metals &lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;(TSX: ZNC)&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;for the Gatineau Zinc project, which is currently held 100% by Midland. The project which comprises 266 claims covering a surface area of 160 square kilometres is located a few kilometres north of the city of Gatineau.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This deal is concerning because previously Midland was working with Breakwater Resources to explore these claims but the financial crisis caused Breakwater to pull out, thus putting an end to exploration in the area. Now Midland is back with a new and serious partner.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The deal calls for exploration expenditures of $700,000 in the first year (firm commitment of $500,000) with additional expenditures of $2,800,000 for a total of $3,500,000 over four years.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Midland is confident it will find a major zinc deposit in its Gatineau Project. Watch for ground geophysical follow-up, trenching, and subsequent diamond drilling during the summer of 2010.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more: &lt;a href="http://www.midlandexploration.com/documents/editeur/Midland-Zincore%20Zn%20Gatineau_April27.pdf"&gt;http://www.midlandexploration.com/documents/editeur/Midland-Zincore%20Zn%20Gatineau_April27.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Reform of the Mining Act - WQ-CAMU Submission to Quebec Legislative Committee&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All the new claims activity taking place in the region is disturbing.  Meanwhile, the Quebec Government is now in the legislative committee stages with its reform of the Quebec Mining Act.&lt;br /&gt;WQ-CAMU made a formal submission in writing last month. In essence we once again repeat our demands for far greater respect for private property rights, environmental stewardship and local control over land use.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See a copy of our submission:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://know-uranium.org/WQ-CAMU_Docs/WQCAMU_submission_April_21_2010.pdf"&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;http://know-uranium.org/WQ-CAMU_Docs/WQCAMU_submission_April_21_2010.pdf&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (English PDF)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://know-uranium.org/WQ-CAMU_Docs/COQCEU_soumission_21_avril_2010.pdf"&gt;http://know-uranium.org/WQ-CAMU_Docs/COQCEU_soumission_21_avril_2010.pdf&lt;/a&gt; (French PDF)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more information on the work of the Committee:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.assnat.qc.ca/en/travaux-parlementaires/projets-loi/projet-loi-79-39-1.html"&gt;http://www.assnat.qc.ca/en/travaux-parlementaires/projets-loi/projet-loi-79-39-1.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Coalition Pour que le Quebec ait meilleure MINE! Continues to Work Towards Mining Act Reform in Quebec&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The QMM Coalition continues it hard work to convince Quebec's government there are more priorities for land use than only mining. With the May 12 commencement of the legislative committee into the Quebec Mining Act reform (Projet de loi 79) the QMM is not mincing words:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;reform how mine sites are managed to minimize long-term environmental impacts &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;protect the rights of citizens&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;provide better land user planning at the local level&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;eliminate open pit mines - especially low grade high tonnage ones&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;For more information on the work of the Coalition Pour que le Quebec ait meilleure mine!:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Press Release: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.quebecmeilleuremine.org/content/consultations-parlementaires-sur-les-mines"&gt;http://www.quebecmeilleuremine.org/content/consultations-parlementaires-sur-les-mines&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Web Site:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.quebecmeilleuremine.org/"&gt;http://www.quebecmeilleuremine.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Blog:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="http://loisurlesmines.wordpress.com/"&gt;http://loisurlesmines.wordpress.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Twitter:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/quebecmines/"&gt;http://twitter.com/quebecmines/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Facebook:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Coalition-Pour-que-le-Quebec-ait-Meilleure-MINE/183651392835?ref=ts"&gt;http://www.facebook.com/pages/Coalition-Pour-que-le-Quebec-ait-Meilleure-MINE/183651392835?ref=ts&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Where's Stelmine?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A few short months ago the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Ottawa Citizen&lt;/span&gt; and the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Low Down to Hull and Back News&lt;/span&gt; both reported Stelmine Canada had purchased a number of mining claims in the Wakefield area. Stelmine was reportedly searching for Lithium and Rare Earth Elements.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Stelmine has issued press releases stating they have bought these mining claims, but GESTIM Plus, the Quebec Government's mining database, has no record of Stelmine owning claims in the vicinity of Wakefield. Either Stelmine is experiencing a hyperbolic lapse or the Quebec mining claims process is so opaque that citizens can not find out who owns the mineral rights underneath their property.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Right now, the Val-des-Monts area claims map shows a number of claims that could well correspond to those "owned" by Stelmine, but they are held by individuals. It is not possible to tell if a private deal has been made between Stelmine and these individuals to somehow effect an ownership change or similar arrangement.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In any event, Stelmine remains invisible to the public in GESTIM Plus around Wakefield and makes no mention of the Wakefield project on its own website (see: &lt;a href="http://www.stelmine.com/projets_eng.php"&gt;http://www.stelmine.com/projets_eng.php&lt;/a&gt;) other than through the original press releases: &lt;a href="http://www.stelmine.com/presse_eng.php?id=03dec09"&gt;http://www.stelmine.com/presse_eng.php?id=03dec09&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.stelmine.com/presse_eng.php?id=15dec09"&gt;http://www.stelmine.com/presse_eng.php?id=15dec09&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That doesn't mean Stelmine isn't busy doing airborne surveys of its claims, digging trenches or perhaps even diamond drilling on the ground - we the citizens can't find out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Quebec Once Again Is the Most Mining-Friendly Jurisdiction in the World&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bravo Quebec - we have the dubious distinction of being recognized as the most mining-friendly district in the world according to the Fraser Institute. Quebec has been in the top 10 since 2001 and in the first spot for 2007, 2008, and 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Could it have anything to do with generous corporate welfare (subsidies, support, infrastructure), poor protection of property rights, weak environmental laws, great tax breaks (credits and flow-throughs) and the primacy of mining rights over other rights?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See the report here: &lt;a href="http://www.fraserinstitute.org/commerce.web/product_files/miningsurvey2009-2010.pdf"&gt;http://www.fraserinstitute.org/commerce.web/product_files/miningsurvey2009-2010.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-918876210340935925?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/918876210340935925'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/918876210340935925'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2010/04/several-recent-updates-in-quebecs.html' title='Several Recent Updates From Quebec&apos;s Mining Country'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-931727341013883556</id><published>2010-03-25T07:17:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2010-03-25T07:19:57.589-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Uranium Exploitation Moratorium Refused Again in Quebec</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;Communiqué&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LE GOUVERNEMENT CÈDE AU LOBBY MINIER&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pour diffusion immédiate&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Refus d’un moratoire sur les mines d’uranium&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Québec, le 25 mars 2010&lt;/strong&gt; — Dans une lettre en réponse aux pétitions de 14 000 signataires demandant un moratoire sur les mines d’uranium à Sept-Îles et au Québec, le ministre Serge Simard, au nom du gouvernement, refuse d’instaurer un tel moratoire, jugeant qu’il est « injustifié » et qu’il nuirait au climat d’investissement minier au Québec. La coalition Pour que le Québec meilleure ait mine! dénonce cette position du gouvernement, qui répond davantage à l’intérêt d’un petit nombre de compagnies minières qu’à celui du bien être général de la population. « Après avoir semblé favorable à un moratoire, au moins au niveau local, le gouvernement plie aujourd’hui devant le lobby minier au détriment de la santé publique, de l’environnement et de la qualité de vie d’une majorité. Il le fait à la veille d’une consultation générale en commission parlementaire prévue pour débattre de ces questions. C’est insensé et anti-démocratique ! » dénonce Christian Simard de Nature Québec.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Craintes de poursuites et de compensations&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;De façon à peine voilée, la lettre révèle également que le gouvernement craint des poursuites judiciaires de la part des compagnies minières advenant la mise en place d’un moratoire. « Cette attitude d’aplat-ventrisme est inacceptable de la part d’un gouvernement responsable comme le Québec. Les gouvernements de la Colombie-Britannique et de la Nouvelle-Écosse n’ont pourtant pas hésité à mettre en place des moratoires dans leurs provinces. Si des compagnies minières ont fait des menaces au gouvernement, qu’on nous dévoile leurs noms! Autrement, ce n’est que de la pure spéculation. C’est à se demander pour qui gouverne le gouvernement actuel, pour l’industrie ou pour la population ? » se demande Ugo Lapointe, l’un des porte-paroles de la Coalition.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dénis des risques et des dangers&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Alors que la Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire et la Santé publique du Québec n’ont jamais nié la présence de risques et de dangers liés à l’exploitation de mines d’uranium, la lettre signée par le ministre Simard leur fait pourtant dire le contraire. « C’est aberrant! Soit le ministre Simard est mal informé, soit il ment. Dans les deux cas, il doit se rétracter et corriger les faits », insiste Marc Fafard de Sept-Îles sans uranium.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La Santé publique du Québec a d’ailleurs mis sur pied, en janvier 2010, un comité d’étude pour caractériser l’ensemble des risques et des dangers liés à l’exploration et l’exploitation de mines d’uranium. « Les conclusions de cette étude ne seront pas connues avant un ou deux ans de travail et d’analyse. Entre temps, il semble inconcevable qu’on n’impose pas immédiatement un moratoire sur toutes nouvelles mines d’uranium afin de ne pas hypothéquer la santé des populations et la qualité de l’environnement » explique Marc Fafard.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lucie Martineau, présidente du Syndicat de la fonction publique du Québec (SFPQ), un organisme important qui vient de se joindre à la Coalition, est du même avis « Un moratoire sur toutes nouvelles mines d’uranium serait l’approche la plus prudente dans le contexte actuel. Un moratoire permettrait de respecter les principes de prévention et de précaution de la Loi sur le développement durable, adoptée en 2006, tout en donnant le temps nécessaire au gouvernement de prendre une décision en toute connaissance de cause ».&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pressions accrues du lobby minier&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; « Nous ne sommes pas dupes des pressions qu’exerce présentement le lobby minier sur le gouvernement et sur nos élus. Face à un moratoire présentement réclamé par une majorité des communautés directement affectées, les compagnies uranifères paniquent! Plutôt que de respecter la volonté de la population et de se retirer, ces compagnies préfèrent attaquer et discréditer la réputation des individus qui « osent » parler des risques et des dangers de cette industrie. Ce sont des pratiques rétrogrades que nous dénonçons » affirme François Lapierre de l’Association de protection des Hautes-Laurentides.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Plainte à l’Ordre des géologues&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;C’est d’ailleurs hier que la Coalition a déposé formellement une plainte à l’Ordre des géologues du Québec. La Coalition reproche à des membres de cet ordre d’avoir enfreint leur code de déontologie en transmettant au public des informations incomplètes et inexactes concernant les risques liés à l’exploitation de mines d’uranium. La Coalition reproche également leur manque de transparence et d’intégrité, en omettant de révéler clairement les conflits d’intérêts qui les lient avec des compagnies et des projets d’uranium au Québec. La plainte peut-être consultée sur le site Internet de Nature Québec (&lt;a style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,204)" href="http://www.naturequebec.org/ressources/fichiers/Energie_climat/TE10-03_PlainteOrdreGeologues.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.naturequebec.org/ressources/fichiers/Energie_climat/TE10-03_PlainteOrdreGeologues.pdf&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rappelons que les mines d’uranium génèrent d’importantes quantités de déchets et de résidus miniers radioactifs dont les risques pour la santé et l’environnement perdurent sur des milliers d’années. À notre connaissance, il n’existe encore aucune méthode et aucune technologie qui permettent d’éliminer ces risques à long terme.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;D’ici la caractérisation complète de ces risques et de ces dangers, ainsi que de la prise en considération des alternatives à l’uranium et au nucléaire, les membres de la Coalition répètent avec insistance la nécessité d’instaurer un moratoire sur les mines d’uranium au Québec.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-30-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pour information :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Christian Simard, 418.931.1131, &lt;a style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,204)" href="mailto:christian.simard@naturequebec.org" target="_blank"&gt;christian.simard@naturequebec.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ugo Lapointe, 514.708.0134, &lt;a style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,204)" href="mailto:ulapointe_quebecmeilleuremine@yahoo.com" target="_blank"&gt;ulapointe_quebecmeilleuremine@yahoo.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Marc Fafard, 418.965.7282, &lt;a style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,204)" href="mailto:sisur2009@yahoo.ca" target="_blank"&gt;sisur2009@yahoo.ca&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;François Lapierre, 1.866.623.5875, &lt;a style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,204)" href="mailto:francois@essentielle-coop.qc.ca" target="_blank"&gt;francois@essentielle-coop.qc.ca&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;________________&lt;br /&gt;La coalition Pour que le Québec ait meilleure mine! a vu le jour au printemps 2008 et est aujourd’hui constituée de plus d’une quinzaine d’organismes représentant plusieurs milliers de membres au Québec. La coalition s’est donnée pour mission de revoir la façon dont on encadre et développe le secteur minier au Québec, dans le but de promouvoir de meilleures pratiques aux plans social et environnemental. La coalition juge essentiel d’engager et de maintenir un dialogue constructif avec les différents intervenants du secteur minier québécois, le gouvernement du Québec, de même qu’avec les communautés et les citoyens qui sont directement affectés.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Les membres actuels de la coalition : Action boréale Abitibi-Témiscamingue (ABAT)  ▪  Association de protection de l’environnement des Hautes-Laurentides (APEHL)  ▪  Coalition de l’ouest du Québec contre l’exploitation de l’uranium (COQEU) ▪Comité vigilance Malartic (projet minier Osisko)  ▪  Conseil central de la Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN) en Abitibi-Témiscamingue et Nord-du-Québec  ▪  Écojustice  ▪  Forum de l’Institut des sciences de l’environnement de l’UQAM  ▪  MiningWatch Canada  ▪  Mouvement Vert Mauricie  ▪  Nature Québec  ▪  Professionnels de la santé pour la survie mondiale  ▪  Regroupement pour la surveillance du nucléaire  ▪  Réseau québécois des groupes écologistes (RQGE)  ▪  Sept-Îles sans uranium ▪ Syndicat de la fonction publique du Québec (SFPQ) ▪ Société pour la nature et les Parcs (SNAP-Québec) ▪ Tous nouveaux membres sont les bienvenus.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-931727341013883556?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/931727341013883556'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/931727341013883556'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2010/03/uranium-exploitation-moratorium-refused.html' title='Uranium Exploitation Moratorium Refused Again in Quebec'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-4033596369179779512</id><published>2010-02-20T08:20:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-20T08:22:17.813-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Sept-Îles, où la population se mobilise pour empêcher tout projet d'exploration.</title><content type='html'>Radio-Canada (télévision)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Émission du jeudi 18 février 2010&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Enquête: La grande répulsion&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,204)" href="http://www.radio-canada.ca/emissions/enquete/2009-2010/#" target="_blank"&gt;Regardez l'intégrale&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le Québec se prépare à devenir producteur d'uranium dans&lt;br /&gt;l'indifférence générale. Sauf à Sept-Îles, où la population se&lt;br /&gt;mobilise pour empêcher tout projet d'exploration. Enquête&lt;br /&gt;sur un mouvement citoyen qui ébranle toute l'industrie minière.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;À VOIR ABSOLUMENT! - C'EST EXCELLENT.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,204)" href="http://www.radio-canada.ca/emissions/enquete/2009-2010/" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.radio-canada.ca/emissions/enquete/2009-2010/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-4033596369179779512?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/4033596369179779512'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/4033596369179779512'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2010/02/sept-iles-ou-la-population-se-mobilise.html' title='Sept-Îles, où la population se mobilise pour empêcher tout projet d&apos;exploration.'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-2945990315484472965</id><published>2010-02-18T06:48:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-18T06:51:28.046-05:00</updated><title type='text'>UNE COALITION PORTE PLAINTE À L’ORDRE DES GÉOLOGUES</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;Coalition Pour que le Québec ait meilleure MINE !&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;COMMUNIQUÉ&lt;/strong&gt;, le 17 février 2010&lt;br /&gt;Pour diffusion immédiate&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Moratoire sur les mines d’uranium&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;UNE COALITION PORTE PLAINTE À L’ORDRE DES GÉOLOGUES&lt;br /&gt;QUÉBEC, le 17 février 2010 — Alors que sont déposées aujourd’hui&lt;br /&gt;à l’Assemblée nationale des pétitions regroupant plus de 11 000&lt;br /&gt;signataires en faveur d’un moratoire sur les mines d’uranium, la&lt;br /&gt;coalition Pour que le Québec ait meilleure mine ! annonce qu’elle&lt;br /&gt;portera plainte à l’Ordre des géologues du Québec puisqu’elle juge&lt;br /&gt;que des membres de cet ordre ont enfreint leur code de déontologie&lt;br /&gt;en transmettant au public des informations incomplètes ou inexactes,&lt;br /&gt;dépassant parfois leur propre champ de compétence. La Coalition&lt;br /&gt;reproche également à ces individus un manque de transparence face&lt;br /&gt;au public, en ne révélant pas explicitement leurs conflits d’intérêts en&lt;br /&gt;lien avec des projets miniers d’uranium.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;« Ce que l’on déplore, c’est le manque flagrant d’impartialité et de&lt;br /&gt;professionnalisme de certains géologues, qui enfreignent non&lt;br /&gt;seulement leur propre code de déontologie, mais qui jettent&lt;br /&gt;également une ombre sur l’ensemble de cette profession. Sous le&lt;br /&gt;couvert de leur titre professionnel, nous jugeons qu’ils sont allés&lt;br /&gt;beaucoup trop loin cette fois-ci. C’est pourquoi nous portons plainte »,&lt;br /&gt;explique Christian Simard de Nature Québec.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La Coalition juge que les géologues professionnels qui ont signé un&lt;br /&gt;communiqué de presse en décembre 2009 ont manqué à leurs&lt;br /&gt;devoirs envers le public. « Le fait de transmettre des informations&lt;br /&gt;incomplètes et de ne pas expliquer clairement au public l’ensemble&lt;br /&gt;des faits et des incertitudes qui demeurent quant aux risques et aux&lt;br /&gt;impacts liés à l’exploitation des mines d’uranium ne respectent pas&lt;br /&gt;du tout l’esprit du code de déontologie », explique Ugo Lapointe,&lt;br /&gt;l’un des porte-paroles de la coalition.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La Coalition blâme également le manque de transparence et&lt;br /&gt;d’intégrité des professionnels qui ont signé cette lettre, dont elle&lt;br /&gt;estime qu’au moins le tiers possède des intérêts économiques&lt;br /&gt;directs dans des projets miniers d’uranium en cours.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;« Il est temps que les professionnels du secteur minier comprennent&lt;br /&gt;que « intérêt public » n’égale pas forcément « une mine » et « des&lt;br /&gt;jobs » !  Il est temps qu’ils comprennent également qu’ils ont le devoir&lt;br /&gt;d’informer le public sur les risques et les impacts liés aux mines&lt;br /&gt;d’uranium, et non de prétendre que ces risques n’existent pas et&lt;br /&gt;d’induire ainsi le public en erreur », insistent François Lapierre du&lt;br /&gt;Réseau québécois des groupes écologistes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le code de déontologie demande également les géologues&lt;br /&gt;professionnels de respecter l’indépendance professionnelle et le&lt;br /&gt;champ d’action d’autres disciplines. « Ils ont donc un devoir de&lt;br /&gt;réserve et de respect envers les professionnels de la santé,&lt;br /&gt;notamment ceux de la Santé publique de la Côte-Nord qui travaillent&lt;br /&gt;présentement à caractériser l’ensemble des risques et des dangers&lt;br /&gt;de cette industrie », ajoute Marc Fafard de Sept-Îles sans uranium.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Il faut rappeler que les mines d’uranium génèrent d’importantes&lt;br /&gt;quantités de déchets et de résidus miniers radioactifs dont les&lt;br /&gt;risques pour la santé et l’environnement perdurent sur des&lt;br /&gt;milliers d’années. À notre connaissance, il n’existe encore aucune&lt;br /&gt;méthode et aucune technologie qui permettent d’éliminer ces&lt;br /&gt;risques à long terme.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;D’ici la caractérisation complète de ces risques et de ces dangers,&lt;br /&gt;les membres de la Coalition répètent avec insistance la nécessité&lt;br /&gt;d’instaurer un moratoire sur les mines d’uranium au Québec.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-30-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pour information :&lt;br /&gt;• Christian Simard (Nature Québec), 418.931.1131,&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;a style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,204)" href="mailto:christian.simard@naturequebec.org" target="_blank"&gt;christian.simard@naturequebec.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• Ugo Lapointe (FISE), 514.708.0134,&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;a style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,204)" href="mailto:ulapointe_quebecmeilleuremine@yahoo.com" target="_blank"&gt;ulapointe_quebecmeilleuremine@yahoo.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La coalition Pour que le Québec ait meilleure mine! a vu le jour&lt;br /&gt;au printemps 2008 et est aujourd’hui constituée de plus d’une&lt;br /&gt;quinzaine d’organismes représentant plusieurs milliers de&lt;br /&gt;membres au Québec. La coalition s’est donnée pour mission de&lt;br /&gt;revoir la façon dont on encadre et développe le secteur minier au&lt;br /&gt;Québec, dans le but de promouvoir de meilleures pratiques aux&lt;br /&gt;plans de la justice sociale et de la protection de l’environnement.&lt;br /&gt;La coalition juge essentiel d’engager et de maintenir un dialogue&lt;br /&gt;constructif avec les différents intervenants du secteur minier&lt;br /&gt;québécois, le gouvernement du Québec, de même qu’avec les&lt;br /&gt;communautés et les citoyens qui sont directement affectés.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Les membres actuels de la coalition :  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Action boréale Abitibi-Témiscamingue (ABAT)&lt;br /&gt;-Association de protection de l’environnement des Hautes-Laurentides (APEHL)&lt;br /&gt;-Coalition de l’ouest du Québec contre l’exploitation de l’uranium (COQEU)&lt;br /&gt;-Comité vigilance Malartic (projet minier Osisko)&lt;br /&gt;-Conseil central de la Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN)&lt;br /&gt;en Abitibi-Témiscamingue et Nord-du-Québec&lt;br /&gt;-Écojustice&lt;br /&gt;-Forum de l’Institut des sciences de l’environnement de l’UQAM&lt;br /&gt;-MiningWatch Canada&lt;br /&gt;-Mouvement Vert Mauricie&lt;br /&gt;-Nature Québec&lt;br /&gt;-Professionnels de la santé pour la survie mondiale&lt;br /&gt;-Regroupement pour la surveillance du nucléaire&lt;br /&gt;-Réseau québécois des groupes écologistes (RQGE)&lt;br /&gt;-Sept-Îles sans uranium &lt;br /&gt;-Société pour la nature et les Parcs (SNAP-Québec)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tous nouveaux membres sont les bienvenus.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-2945990315484472965?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/2945990315484472965'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/2945990315484472965'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2010/02/une-coalition-porte-plainte-lordre-des.html' title='UNE COALITION PORTE PLAINTE À L’ORDRE DES GÉOLOGUES'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-603471493751620639</id><published>2010-02-12T23:53:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-13T00:00:58.135-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Two Petitions Against Uranium Exploitation in Quebec</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Moratoire sur les mines d’uranium au Québec&lt;br /&gt;2 pétitions à signer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Signez la 1ère pétition avant le 14 février&lt;br /&gt;En solidarité avec les médecins de Sept-Îles et plus de 90% de la population locale qui demandent un moratoire sur les mines d’uranium dans leur région, signez la pétition suivante:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,204)" href="http://www.assnat.qc.ca/petition/SignerFr.aspx?idPetition=93" target="_blank"&gt;www.assnat.qc.ca/petition/SignerFr.aspx?idPetition=93&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Signez la 2ème pétition avant le 11 mars&lt;br /&gt;En solidarité avec les nombreux autres citoyens, organismes et communautés qui demandent un moratoire sur les mines d’uranium à l’échelle du Québec, signez la pétition suivante:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,204)" href="http://www.assnat.qc.ca/petition/SignerFr.aspx?idPetition=95" target="_blank"&gt;www.assnat.qc.ca/petition/SignerFr.aspx?idPetition=95&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Merci pour votre appui !&lt;br /&gt;S.v.p. diffusez largement&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pour plus d’information:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,204)" href="http://www.ledevoir.com/economie/actualites-economiques/278773/pour-un-moratoire-sur-les-mines-d-uranium-au-quebec" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.ledevoir.com/economie/actualites-economiques/278773/pour-un-moratoire-sur-les-mines-d-uranium-au-quebec&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-603471493751620639?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/603471493751620639'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/603471493751620639'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2010/02/two-petitions-against-uranium.html' title='Two Petitions Against Uranium Exploitation in Quebec'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-5861641419909877741</id><published>2010-02-07T01:09:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-07T01:20:04.785-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Lithium hunt only a ploy: expert (Ottawa Citizen, 06 Feb 2010, Page C1)</title><content type='html'>More from the Ottawa Citizen on the lithium and rare earth elements hunt in West Quebec....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Clearly it is time for the Quebec government to protect private property from reckless and highly speculative intrusions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Let the Quebec government know what you think - demand a public enquiry into the reform of the Quebec Mining Act:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Madame Nathalie Normandeau&lt;br /&gt;Vice-première ministre et Ministre aux Ressources naturelles et de la Faune (MRNF)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:ministre@mrnf.gouv.qc.ca"&gt;ministre@mrnf.gouv.qc.ca&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monsieur Serge Simard&lt;br /&gt;Ministre délégué aux Ressources naturelles et de la Faune (MRNF)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:ministredelegue@mrnf.gouv.qc.ca"&gt;ministredelegue@mrnf.gouv.qc.ca&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Édifice de l'Atrium 5700,&lt;br /&gt;4e Avenue Ouest, Bureau A-308,&lt;br /&gt;Québec (Québec), G1H6R1&lt;br /&gt;Téléphone : 418 643-7295&lt;br /&gt;Télécopieur : 418 643-4318&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/hr&gt;&lt;a href="http://digital.ottawacitizen.com/epaper/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=MLVG9NAAWJU&amp;amp;preview=magnifier&amp;amp;linkid=698044cb-cf9b-4d8c-bff5-f81b47373880&amp;amp;pdaffid=uHw5boakx8tXfFK3v7WWHQ%3d%3d"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left" src="http://cache-thumb1.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/docserver/getimage.aspx?file=11312010020600000000001001&amp;amp;page=23&amp;amp;scale=29" /&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://digital.ottawacitizen.com/epaper/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=MLVG9NAAWJU&amp;amp;preview=article&amp;amp;linkid=698044cb-cf9b-4d8c-bff5-f81b47373880&amp;amp;pdaffid=uHw5boakx8tXfFK3v7WWHQ%3d%3d"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Lithium hunt only a ploy: expert&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;BY DAVE ROGERS&lt;br /&gt;Ottawa Citizen&lt;br /&gt;06 Feb 2010&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;West Quebec residents worrying that their property values and quality of life will suffer at the hands of prospectors looking for lithium and rare earth elements could just be the victims of mineral-exploration companies looking to boost their share...&lt;a href="http://digital.ottawacitizen.com/epaper/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=MLVG9NAAWJU&amp;amp;preview=article&amp;amp;linkid=698044cb-cf9b-4d8c-bff5-f81b47373880&amp;amp;pdaffid=uHw5boakx8tXfFK3v7WWHQ%3d%3d"&gt;&lt;em&gt;read more...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tech Tags: &lt;a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Ottawa" rel="tag"&gt;Ottawa Citizen&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://technorati.com/tag/newspaper" rel="tag"&gt;newspaper&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://technorati.com/tag/ARGUMENTS" rel="tag"&gt;ARGUMENTS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://digital.ottawacitizen.com/epaper/services/getpdaffimage.ashx?pdaff_id=uHw5boakx8tXfFK3v7WWHQ%3d%3d&amp;amp;linkid=698044cb-cf9b-4d8c-bff5-f81b47373880" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-5861641419909877741?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/5861641419909877741'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/5861641419909877741'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2010/02/lithium-hunt-only-ploy-expert-ottawa.html' title='Lithium hunt only a ploy: expert (Ottawa Citizen, 06 Feb 2010, Page C1)'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-5874838426072906527</id><published>2010-02-01T07:06:00.010-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-01T08:12:39.124-05:00</updated><title type='text'>LITHIUM FRENZY (Ottawa Citizen, 01 Feb 2010, Page A1)</title><content type='html'>Here is an article in today's Ottawa Citizen about the latest mineral exploration controversy in West Quebec - Stelmine Canada Ltd.'s foray into lithium and rare earth element prospecting.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Once again we're seeing the damaging and invasive effects of the anachronistic Quebec Mining Act at play.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When will the Quebec Government act to clean up this mess and avoid potential conflicts between land owners and exploration companies?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See the previous post in this blog for a map and more information about the location of the claims.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Residents+fear+prospect+race+lithium/2507231/story.html"&gt;http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Residents+fear+prospect+race+lithium/2507231/story.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://digital.ottawacitizen.com/epaper/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=8V71KV2QS5K5&amp;amp;preview=magnifier&amp;amp;linkid=f4f0ba96-9ad1-4c97-9181-663ffe1835d0&amp;amp;pdaffid=uHw5boakx8tXfFK3v7WWHQ%3d%3d"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left" src="http://cache-thumb1.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/docserver/getimage.aspx?file=11312010020100000000001001&amp;amp;page=1&amp;amp;scale=29" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://digital.ottawacitizen.com/epaper/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=8V71KV2QS5K5&amp;amp;preview=article&amp;amp;linkid=f4f0ba96-9ad1-4c97-9181-663ffe1835d0&amp;amp;pdaffid=uHw5boakx8tXfFK3v7WWHQ%3d%3d"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;LITHIUM FRENZY&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Ottawa Citizen&lt;br /&gt;01 Feb 2010 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Outaouais residents fear prospecting race&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://digital.ottawacitizen.com/epaper/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=8V71KV2QS5K5&amp;amp;preview=article&amp;amp;linkid=f4f0ba96-9ad1-4c97-9181-663ffe1835d0&amp;amp;pdaffid=uHw5boakx8tXfFK3v7WWHQ%3d%3d"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;read more...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tech Tags: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Ottawa" rel="tag"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Ottawa Citizen&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt; 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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-345133287096793584?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/345133287096793584'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/345133287096793584'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2010/01/wakefield-area-mining-claims.html' title='Wakefield Area Mining Claims'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-6389921846475997157</id><published>2010-01-20T10:00:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2010-08-16T18:41:09.185-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='La Peche'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mining'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ottawa'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='prospecting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Grand Calumet Island'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='uranium'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Quebec'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Outaouais'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Gatineau'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Wakefield'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='West'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Fort Coulonge'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Aldershot Resources'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='exploration'/><title type='text'>Factsheet on West Quebec Uranium Exploration</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;January 29, 2010&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hundreds of mining claims blanketing tens of thousands of acres are currently active in West Quebec according the the Ministry of Natural Resources and Wildlife.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Recent trends indicate the number of newly filed claims is beginning to climb again for the first time in about a year, as some previously registered claims continue to expire. Low commodity prices, weak financial markets and the global recession continue, with few exceptions, to be taking their toll. Nevertheless, a great deal of private and public land in West Quebec remains subjected and subjugated to the mining industry's &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;privileged&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;preferential&lt;/span&gt; access to territory.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The referenced territory ("West Quebec") spans &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Maniwaki&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; to the north, Fort-&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Coulonge&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; to the west, La &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Pêche&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;to the south and &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Notre&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;-Dame-&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;de&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;-la-&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Salette&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; to the east. Both Crown land and private property are affected. The claim blocks overlap several designated wildlife habitats and urban perimeters (areas of human settlement).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:0;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:0;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The vast majority of these claims are thought to be for uranium but a minority are reportedly for zinc, lead, palladium and more recently rare earth elements.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Four major concentrations of uranium claims are found. One is in La &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Pêche&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, centred around Lac &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;des&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Loups&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; (Wolf Lake), &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Duclos&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; and East &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Aldfield&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; (up as far as Lac Sinclair). New claims have been filed since the summer in this area. The other three are in the Pontiac near Fort-&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Coulonge&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;/Mansfield/&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Thorne&lt;/span&gt; (where new claims are also starting to re-appear)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, Otter Lake (south of more new claims) and on Grand-Calumet Island (in the heart of the Ottawa River), an area that has been gradually seeing reduced claims activities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many property owners have been alarmed to discover they do not own the sub-surface (mineral) rights to their land. These rights (with rare exception) are owned by the Quebec Government and are available for mining claims via the Internet by anyone who pays a $50 per claim fee.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mining claims vary is size but they can be as large as 150 acres (60 hectares) each. The initial mining claim is valid for two years. For the claim to be renewable about $1,200 worth of exploration work must be done in that &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_22" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;time frame&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One company that was involved in exploration in La &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Pêche&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; and the Pontiac is &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Aldershot&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Resources Ltd. of Vancouver. In early August 2007 it published exploration results from its team of 13 prospectors in the Fort-&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_17" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Coulonge&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; area signalling an interest in three &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_18" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;mineralized&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; zones and started conducting channel sampling and trenching at those locations. In the fall of 2007 it added another 25 claims adjacent to those already in its hands in the Pontiac. In public filings since the fall of 2008, &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_19" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_17" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Aldershot&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; proclaims it has &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_20" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_18" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;abandoned&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; all its claims in Quebec due to lack of financial resources. Notwithstanding these assertions according to the GESTIM mining claims system &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_19" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Aldershot&lt;/span&gt; still owns a number of claims northwest of Fort-&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_20" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Coulonge&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hawk Uranium was active on Grand-Calumet Island and held a public meeting June 11, 2007 to present its 2007 uranium exploration program on its properties on the Island. This poorly announced meeting was attended by about 40 - 50 residents, most of whom are opposed to uranium exploration and mining. In public filings since the fall of 2008 Hawk stated it was not actively exploring its properties on Grand-Calumet Island due to blocked access to claims by surface rights owners. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Quebec Ministry of Natural Resources and Wildlife says exploration work can not be done on private property without the consent of property (surface rights) owners and that it will not support any expropriation of land by prospectors or mining companies (although the Quebec Mining Act makes expropriation legal). There have been at least three reported instances of trespassing by exploration personnel on private property. One was in the Pontiac and two were in La &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_21" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Pêche&lt;/span&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The reality is physical relocation of private dwellings and institutions is a possibility in Quebec as demonstrated by the 2009 Quebec government approval of the Malartic open pit gold mining project in the Abitibi-Temiscamingue region. That project involves moving a neighborhood of 75 residences, along with a new elementary school, a day care facility, and an adult training center to make way for the new mine. The mine site itself will be immediatlely adjacent to the community that lives there.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A petition from citizens in La Pêche with hundreds of signatures opposing uranium exploration and mining and requesting a moratorium we presented to the Premier of Quebec and the Minister of Natural Resources and Wildlife in 2007. To date well over 2,800 signatures have been collected. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;La &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_24" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_23" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_43" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_42" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_22" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_22" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Pêche&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Municipal Council passed a unanimous resolution requesting a moratorium on uranium exploration and a safety study from the Quebec Government (April 2007) – it, along with the petition, was acknowledged by the &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_25" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_24" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_44" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_43" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_23" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_23" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Ministère&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_26" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_25" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_45" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_44" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_24" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_24" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;du&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_27" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_26" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_46" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_45" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_25" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_25" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Développement&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; durable, &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_28" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_27" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_47" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_46" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_26" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_26" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;de&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_29" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_28" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_48" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_47" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_27" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_27" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;l'Environnement&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_30" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_29" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_49" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_48" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_28" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_28" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;et&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_31" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_30" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_50" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_49" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_29" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_29" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;des&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_32" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_31" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_51" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_50" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_30" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_30" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Parcs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Chelsea Municipal Council passed a similar resolution in early June 2007. Also, in June 2007, the Mayors' Council of the &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_33" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_32" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_52" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_51" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_31" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_31" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;MRC&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_34" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_33" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_53" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_52" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_32" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_32" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;des&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_35" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_34" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_54" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_53" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_33" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_33" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Collines&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_36" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_35" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_55" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_54" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_34" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_34" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;de&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; L&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_37" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_36" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_56" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_55" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;'&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_35" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_35" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Outaouais&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; passed a supporting resolution adding the municipalities of Pontiac, &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_38" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_37" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_57" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_56" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_36" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_36" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Notre&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;-Dame-&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_39" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_38" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_58" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_57" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_37" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_37" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;de&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;-la-&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_40" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_39" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_59" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_58" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_38" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_38" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Salette&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_41" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_40" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_60" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_59" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_39" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_39" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;L'Ange&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;-&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_42" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_41" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_61" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_60" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_40" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_40" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Gardien&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, Val-&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_43" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_42" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_62" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_61" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_41" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_41" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;des&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;-&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_44" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_43" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_63" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_62" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_42" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_42" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Monts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_45" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_44" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_64" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_63" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_43" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_43" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Cantley&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; to the roster of communities supporting La &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_44" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_44" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Pêche's&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; opposition to uranium exploration and mining. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_45" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_45" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Cantley&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Municipal Council passed its own uranium moratorium resolution in May 2008 and asked that the &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_46" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_46" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;MRC&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_47" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_47" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;des&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_48" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_48" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Collines&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_49" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_49" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;de&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_50" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_50" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;L'Outaouais&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; do the same thing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On July 11, 2007, &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_66" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_65" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_52" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_51" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Ecojustice&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Canada sent an open letter to the Quebec Minister of Natural Resources and Wildlife advocating changes to the &lt;em&gt;Quebec Mining Act&lt;/em&gt;. Requested changes include clarifying citizen and &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_67" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;municipal&lt;/span&gt; rights. It is available here: &lt;a href="http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2007/07/sierra-legal-defence-fund-open-letter.html"&gt;http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2007/07/sierra-legal-defence-fund-open-letter.html&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(The letter was re-submitted in October 2007 in response to a Quebec Government public consultation on a mineral strategy for Quebec - see below).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Quebec Government responded by affirming consent is required from property owners before an exploration company can access the land; by saying it does consider all uses of land before granting mineral rights and that it would be taking &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_53" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_52" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Ecojustice&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Canada's comments into consideration.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Concerned citizens in the &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_46" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_46" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_68" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_66" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_54" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_53" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;MRC&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_47" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_47" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_69" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_67" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_55" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_54" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;de&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Pontiac have had discussions with the &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_48" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_48" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_70" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_68" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_56" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_55" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Amenagement&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_49" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_49" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_71" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_69" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_57" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_56" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;du&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_50" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_50" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_72" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_70" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_58" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_57" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Territoire&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Committee and the mayors of the county regarding their concerns about uranium mining. Concerned citizens along with the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society held two public awareness sessions on August 29 and 30, 2007 at the Cinema Lyn in Fort-&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_52" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_52" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_74" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_72" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_60" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_58" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Coulonge&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;. Movies on &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_53" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_53" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_75" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_73" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_61" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_59" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;eco&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;-tourism and uranium mining were screened. The sessions were attended by over 175 citizens.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Quebec Government has written to the Municipality of La &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_54" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_76" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_74" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_62" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_60" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Pêche&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; to say it will not grant the Municipality its requested uranium exploration and mining moratorium because it supports the principle of "free entry" and the exclusive development of minerals by whoever discovers them (with conditions).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Quebec Ministry of Natural Resources and Wildlife announced on September 6, 2007 a "public" &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_55" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;consultation&lt;/span&gt; on the Quebec mining strategy. More information is available here: &lt;a href="http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2007/09/minister-bechard-announces-brief-public.html"&gt;http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2007/09/minister-bechard-announces-brief-public.html&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some of those submissions can be found here: &lt;a href="http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2007/10/selected-submissions-on-quebec-mineral.html"&gt;http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2007/10/selected-submissions-on-quebec-mineral.html&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The consultation was not well publicized, there were no public hearings and all submissions were either made by mail or via the Ministry's web site. There were however "special" consultations held with representatives of the mining industry.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;SOQUEM Inc., a wholly owned Crown company of the Quebec Government, was found to have registered dozens of claims in West Quebec, including 37 in La Pêche, in October 2007. This prompted an outcry about potential conflict of interest given the Quebec Government had recently denied a moratorium request in La Pêche. SOQUEM claims it is exploring for palladium, not uranium, and therefore is in no conflict. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There is no way to verify this information since SOQUEM is a "private" Crown company and files no public reports of its own about its activities. It's parent company Societe generale de financement du Quebec publishes consolidated information by portfolio. SOQUEM's web page does not even provide a phone number or address. It is however a partner in uranium exploration activities in the Otish Mountains region of Quebec.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In June 2009 the Quebec mineral strategy was finally published. The strategy essentially offered new incentives to the mining industry and did precious little to protect the environment, municipal planning powers or private property. More information is available here: &lt;a href="http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2009/06/quebec-mineral-strategy-timid.html"&gt;http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2009/06/quebec-mineral-strategy-timid.html&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In October 2009 Ecojustice Canada publishes a report called "Setting A Gold Standard: Reforming Quebec's Mining Act." The document advocates several key changes to mining legislation to protect the environment, municipal powers and private property rights. The report can be found here: &lt;a href="http://www.ecojustice.ca/publications/reports/setting-a-gold-standard"&gt;http://www.ecojustice.ca/publications/reports/setting-a-gold-standard&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In November 2009 a prospector named Glenn Griesbach contributes to the latest round of mining claims activity in La Peche. Mr. Griesbach has filed at least 30 claims in La Peche around Duclos. Historically there have been several past uranium mining claims in the same area (known as the Kert Project). More information can be found here: &lt;a href="http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2009/11/new-mining-claims-in-la-peche-from.html"&gt;http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2009/11/new-mining-claims-in-la-peche-from.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In December 2009 the Government of Quebec tabled new amendments to the Quebec Mining Act. More information can be found here: &lt;a href="http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2009/12/just-what-are-changes-to-quebec-mining.html"&gt;http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2009/12/just-what-are-changes-to-quebec-mining.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In December 2009 Stelmine Canada Ltd. announced it had purchased mineral rights to a block of 6 and then 80 claims in the Wakefiled area in the hopes of finding rare earth elements.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Exploration Companies with Recent Activity in West Quebec&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A list of companies recently active in West Quebec, along with their web sites, includes:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Adventure Gold (Ottawa, ON): &lt;a href="http://www.adventure-gold.com/home/en/index.html"&gt;http://www.adventure-gold.com/home/en/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Aldershot Resources (Vancouver, BC): &lt;a href="http://www.aldershotresources.com/"&gt;http://www.aldershotresources.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Globex Mining Enterprises (Rouyn-Noranda, QC): &lt;a href="http://www.globexmining.com/"&gt;http://www.globexmining.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Golden Calumet Exploration Ltd. (Ottawa, ON): (web site not found)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Hawk Uranium (Toronto, ON): &lt;a href="http://www.hawkuranium.com/"&gt;http://www.hawkuranium.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Jetcom (Toronto, ON): &lt;a href="http://www.jetcom.com/"&gt;http://www.jetcom.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Matamec (Montreal, QC): &lt;a href="http://www.matamec.com/contenu/laCompagnie_profil_ang.cfm"&gt;http://www.matamec.com/contenu/laCompagnie_profil_ang.cfm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Midland Exploration (Rosemère, QC): &lt;a href="http://www.midlandexploration.com/index-en.aspx"&gt;http://www.midlandexploration.com/index-en.aspx&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;SOQUEM (Val-d'Or, QC): &lt;a href="http://www.soquem.qc.ca/SOQUEM%20anglais.htm"&gt;http://www.soquem.qc.ca/SOQUEM%20anglais.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Stelmine Canada Ltd. (Montreal): &lt;a href="http://www.stelmine.com/"&gt;http://www.stelmine.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Virginia Mines (Quebec, QC): &lt;a href="http://www.virginia.qc.ca/"&gt;http://www.virginia.qc.ca/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;**********************************************************************************&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In December 2007, the West Quebec Coalition Against Mining Uranium was founded. It's mission is to raise awareness and advocate changes to prevent West Quebec from becoming the host of uranium mines. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If affected by a mining claim land owners should send a registered letter to the exploration company, the actual claim holder (if someone other than the exploration company) and mail a copy to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Wildlife denying consent to access their land for exploration (if affected by a claim). Posting "No Trespassing" signs could help provide legal protection against unwanted visitors. More details on how to do this and sample documents can be found here: &lt;a href="http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2007/05/take-action-now_14.html"&gt;http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2007/05/take-action-now_14.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Other Sources of Information&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Quebec Ministry of Natural Resources and Wildlife GESTIM free online claims database: &lt;a href="https://gestim.mines.gouv.qc.ca/MRN_GestimP_Presentation/ODM02105_eula.aspx"&gt;https://gestim.mines.gouv.qc.ca/MRN_GestimP_Presentation/ODM02105_eula.aspx&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;West Quebec claim maps and related information: &lt;a href="http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2009/09/fresh-mining-claims-in-west-quebec.html"&gt;http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2009/09/fresh-mining-claims-in-west-quebec.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Association de Protection de l'Environnement des Hautes-Laurentides: &lt;a href="http://www.apehl.ca/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=category&amp;amp;layout=blog&amp;amp;id=6&amp;amp;Itemid=9"&gt;http://www.apehl.ca/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=category&amp;amp;layout=blog&amp;amp;id=6&amp;amp;Itemid=9&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;RAssemblement Des Opposants Nord Cotiers aux Mines d'Uranium Inc.: &lt;a href="http://www.radon-uranium.ca/"&gt;http://www.radon-uranium.ca/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Community Coalition Against Mining Uranium&lt;/em&gt; (the founding community group based in the Sharbot Lake area that is advocating a moratorium on uranium exploration and mining in eastern Ontario): &lt;a href="http://www.ccamu.ca/"&gt;http://www.ccamu.ca/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;More information and updates are available at: &lt;a href="http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-6389921846475997157?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/6389921846475997157'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/6389921846475997157'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2007/05/factsheet-on-la-peche-uranium.html' title='Factsheet on West Quebec Uranium Exploration'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-5766736266246378823</id><published>2010-01-18T23:40:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2010-01-18T23:43:35.893-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Press Release - Quebec Coalition to Improve Mining</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/S1U4OKXhghI/AAAAAAAAAUo/moJZmfiscBg/s1600-h/PQMM+Logo.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; 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margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: justify; "&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 15pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-weight: bold; "&gt;Une coalition demande à Québec de se tenir debout face au lobby minier&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: justify; "&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-weight: bold; "&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-variant: small-caps; font-weight: bold; "&gt;Montréal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-weight: bold; "&gt;, 18 janvier 2010– &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt;Réunis aujourd’hui à Montréal, les membres de la coalition &lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; "&gt;Pour que le&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt; &lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; "&gt;Québec ait meilleure mine!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt; demandent au gouvernement de se tenir debout face au lobby minier et de se doter d’une politique minière digne de ce nom. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt;Alors que les coffres de l’État sont vides, que le prix de l’or bat des records et que l’industrie minière connaît un autre « boom » de forte croissance qui laisse entrevoir des profits faramineux, le Québec est toujours dépourvu d’une politique minière viable, devant assurer la protection des citoyens et de l’environnement, ainsi que de rapporter à l’État et aux régions des redevances dignes de ce nom. « L’actuel projet de modification de la &lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; "&gt;Loi&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; "&gt; sur les mines&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt; ne changera pratiquement rien à cette situation inacceptable! » dénonce Christian Simard de Nature Québec, qui demande au ministre Simard de tenir une commission publique, la plus large possible, sur cette question. La coalition demande également au ministre d’être « ouvert »  et de refaire ses devoirs pour aboutir à une véritable réforme.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-weight: bold; "&gt;Demande de moratoire sur l'uranium non entendue&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt;Face aux risques de contamination radioactive à long terme, près de 90 % de la population de Sept-Iles demande un moratoire sur l'exploration et l'exploitation de mines d'uranium&lt;a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&amp;amp;view=bsp&amp;amp;ver=1qygpcgurkovy#126428517fbfb154__ftn1" name="126428517fbfb154__ftnref1" title="" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 204); "&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;[1]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. Le ministre demeure sourd à cette demande, préférant donner raison à l'industrie, qui minimise et limite son analyse des risques. Pourtant, deux autres ministres canadiens ont déjà résisté au lobby minier et ont imposé des moratoires sur leurs territoires: la Colombie-Britannique et la Nouvelle-Écosse.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt;Pour Dr Isabelle Gingras, l’une des porte-paroles des médecins de Sept-Iles : « Il importe de faire des choix quant aux minerais que le Québec entend extraire de son sous-sol. Ce choix doit se baser sur nos valeurs communes qui privilégient la protection de la santé et de l’environnement à l’exploitation à tout prix de tout ce que renferme notre sous-sol. Nous ne lâcherons pas tant que Québec n’aura pas entendu raison » avertit-elle.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-weight: bold; "&gt;« Bar ouvert » pour les mégamines à ciel ouvert&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt;Il n’y a rien dans le projet de loi du ministre Simard pour mieux encadrer, voire restreindre, l’exploitation des mégamines à ciel ouvert, tout en encourageant d’autres types d’exploitation minière moins dommageables. Rien non plus pour obliger le remblaiement et la restauration complète de ces fosses une fois l’exploitation terminée. Les cas de la fosse Sigma à Val d’Or et de la future fosse d’Osisko à Malartic, toutes les deux en milieu urbain, sont des exemples notoires de ce grave problème.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt;Selon Henri Jacob de l’Action Boréale: « C’est un véritable bar ouvert pour les mégatrous à ciel ouvert! Au moins quatre mégatrous sont présentement envisagés en Abitibi. Plusieurs autres pourraient suivre au cours de la prochaine décennie. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt;De nombreux&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt; organismes régionaux exigent un débat public sur ce type d'exploitation dont les conséquences sur le territoire et l'environnement sont d'une ampleur encore mal évaluée et marqueront à jamais le paysage de la région et du Québec. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt;Encore là, le gouvernement et la Conférence régionale des élus demeurent sourds! »&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-weight: bold; "&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-weight: bold; "&gt;Sites miniers abandonnés&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt;Dans la version actuelle du projet de loi, les Québécois devront continuer à payer, seuls, près de 300 millions $ de dettes environnementales, soit le coût pour restaurer les 345 sites miniers abandonnés à travers le Québec. Le gouvernement et l’industrie demeurent muets concernant la recommandation de la coalition de créer un fonds de restauration pour régler ce lourd passif environnemental, financé par une redevance spéciale de 0,5 % sur la valeur brute produite de l’industrie minière pour les 15 prochaines années.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: justify; "&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-weight: bold; "&gt;Droits des citoyens non considérés&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt;Le projet de loi ne prévoit pas, dans la majorité des cas, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt;une évaluation environnementale complète pour les nouvelles mines, incluant la possibilité d’audiences publiques par le Bureau d’audiences publiques en environnement (BAPE). Il prévoit plutôt des consultations encadrées par l'industrie elle-même. « Ça soulève de sérieux problèmes d’objectivité, de transparence et d’équité », dénonce &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt;Ugo Lapointe, l’un des porte-paroles de la coalition.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt;Rien non plus pour corriger la situation vécue récemment par des dizaines de citoyens et de familles à Malartic qui se sont vus forcés de vendre ou de déménager leurs maisons avant même que l’évaluation environnementale et les audiences publiques du BAPE n’aient été complétées. Autrement dit, plus d’un an avant que le projet minier n’obtienne les autorisations gouvernementales! L’expérience de Malartic soulève, de l’avis même de la commission du BAPE chargée d’étudier ce projet, « des questions sur le plan éthique et humain ».&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: justify; "&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt;Me Nicole Kirouac, personne-ressource au Comité de vigilance de Malartic, rappelle que « La commission du BAPE a pourtant recommandé aux autorités publiques de mettre en place des mécanismes d’encadrement pour éviter ce type de situation à l’avenir et pour s’assurer que les droits de la population soient adéquatement protégés. Malgré ces recommandations, le gouvernement ne semble pas vouloir bouger, ce qui choque profondément les nombreuses familles qui ont souffert d’inéquité et d’injustice à Malartic. Au contraire et, comble d’arrogance, l’actuel projet de &lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; "&gt;Loi sur les mines&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;renforce les pouvoirs déjà excessifs des entreprises minières en leur permettant explicitement de recourir aux ententes dites de « gré à gré », sans encadrement précis et sans aide prévue pour les citoyens, comme cela s’est produit à Malartic, dénonce Me Kirouac. Cela constitue un grave recul! Le Comité de vigilance de Malartic ne baissera pas les bras sur cette question.»&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: justify; "&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: justify; "&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center" style="text-align: center; "&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; "&gt;-30-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: justify; "&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; "&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: justify; "&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; "&gt;Pour information&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; "&gt; :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul type="disc" style="margin-top: 0cm; "&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 15px; "&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt;Christian Simard (Nature Québec), 418.931.1131, &lt;a href="mailto:christian.simard@naturequebec.org" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 204); "&gt;&lt;span style="color:black;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: windowtext; "&gt;christian.simard@naturequebec.&lt;wbr&gt;org&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 15px; "&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt;Henri Jacob (ABAT), 819.738.5261, &lt;a href="mailto:info@actionboreale.org" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 204); "&gt;&lt;span style="color:black;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: windowtext; "&gt;info@actionboreale.org&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 15px; "&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt;Dr. Isabelle Gingras (médecins de Sept-Îles), 418 965-6814, &lt;a href="http://cf.mc655.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=isabelle.gingras_radon@yahoo.ca" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 204); "&gt;&lt;span style="color:black;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: windowtext; "&gt;isabelle.gingras_radon@yahoo.&lt;wbr&gt;ca&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 15px; "&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt;Ugo Lapointe (FISE), 514.708.0134, &lt;a href="mailto:ulapointe_quebecmeilleuremine@yahoo.com" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 204); "&gt;&lt;span style="color:black;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: windowtext; "&gt;ulapointe_quebecmeilleuremine@&lt;wbr&gt;yahoo.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: justify; "&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:black;"&gt;&lt;span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; color: windowtext; "&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: justify; "&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:black;"&gt;&lt;span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; color: windowtext; "&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: justify; "&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; "&gt;La coalition &lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; "&gt;Pour que le Québec ait meilleure mine!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; "&gt; a vu le jour au printemps 2008 et est aujourd’hui constituée de plus d’une quinzaine d’organismes représentant plusieurs milliers de membres au Québec. La coalition s’est donnée pour mission de revoir la façon dont on encadre et développe le secteur minier au Québec, dans le but de promouvoir de meilleures pratiques aux plans de la justice sociale et de la protection de l’environnement. La coalition juge essentiel d’engager et de maintenir un dialogue constructif avec les différents intervenants du secteur minier québécois, le gouvernement du Québec, de même qu’avec les communautés et les citoyens qui sont directement affectés.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: justify; "&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:black;"&gt;&lt;span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; color: windowtext; "&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: justify; "&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-weight: bold; "&gt;Les membres actuels de la coalition : A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; "&gt;ction boréale Abitibi-Témiscamingue (ABAT)  ▪  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; "&gt;A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;ssociation de protection de l’environnement des Hautes-Laurentides (APEHL)  ▪  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; "&gt;C&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;oalition de l’ouest du Québec contre l’exploitation de l’uranium (COQEU) ▪ &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; "&gt;C&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;omité vigilance Malartic (projet minier Osisko)  ▪ &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; "&gt;C&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;onseil central de la Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN) en Abitibi-Témiscamingue et Nord-du-Québec  ▪  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; "&gt;É&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;cojustice  ▪  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; "&gt;F&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;orum de l’Institut des sciences de l’environnement de l’UQAM  ▪  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; "&gt;M&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;iningWatch Canada  ▪  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; "&gt;M&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;ouvement Vert Mauricie  ▪  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; "&gt;N&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;ature Québec  ▪  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; "&gt;P&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;rofessionnels de la santé pour la survie mondiale  ▪  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; "&gt;R&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;egroupement pour la surveillance du nucléaire  ▪  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; "&gt;R&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;éseau québécois des groupes écologistes (RQGE)  ▪  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; "&gt;S&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;ept-Îles sans uranium &lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; "&gt;▪&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; "&gt;S&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;ociété pour la nature et les Parcs (SNAP-Québec) ▪ &lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; "&gt;Tous nouveaux membres sont les bienvenus.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-5766736266246378823?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/5766736266246378823'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/5766736266246378823'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2010/01/press-release-quebec-coalition-to.html' title='Press Release - Quebec Coalition to Improve Mining'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/S1U4OKXhghI/AAAAAAAAAUo/moJZmfiscBg/s72-c/PQMM+Logo.gif' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-7188986727861389973</id><published>2010-01-16T08:01:00.013-05:00</published><updated>2010-01-23T01:01:14.911-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Updated Mining Claims Map in the Vicinity of Wakefield, QC</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/S1G48YooZxI/AAAAAAAAAUg/9yTKPRLcQs4/s1600-h/January+15+2010+Claims+Near+Wakefield.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427322373502691090" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/S1G48YooZxI/AAAAAAAAAUg/9yTKPRLcQs4/s400/January+15+2010+Claims+Near+Wakefield.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Map of Active (dark blue hexes) and Pending (light blue hexes) &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mining Claims Near Wakefield, QC - January 15, 2010 &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;em&gt;(click on the image to enlarge it) &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Source:  &lt;a href="https://gestim.mines.gouv.qc.ca/MRN_GestimP_Presentation/ODM02101_login.aspx"&gt;https://gestim.mines.gouv.qc.ca/MRN_GestimP_Presentation/ODM02101_login.aspx&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:0;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:0;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;The map above shows active and pending mining claims in the West Quebec region near Wakefield. The light blue hexes are the pending claims which are numerous. The pace of exploration activity appears to be gaining momentum.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember, as a private land owner you may deny consent to an exploration company to come on your property. The Quebec Ministry of Natural Resources and Wildlife (MRNF) has stated on numerous occassions it will respect the wishes of private land owners. Notify the exploration company in writing and copy your registered letter to the MRNF Mines division.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more informaiton on how to proceed:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2007/04/what-to-do-if-you-have-uranium-mining.html"&gt;http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2007/04/what-to-do-if-you-have-uranium-mining.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:0;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-7188986727861389973?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/7188986727861389973'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/7188986727861389973'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2010/01/updated-mining-claims-map-in-vicinity.html' title='Updated Mining Claims Map in the Vicinity of Wakefield, QC'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/S1G48YooZxI/AAAAAAAAAUg/9yTKPRLcQs4/s72-c/January+15+2010+Claims+Near+Wakefield.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-5870741657525420028</id><published>2010-01-14T07:31:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2010-01-14T07:36:46.287-05:00</updated><title type='text'>More Details on the Stelmine Claims Near Wakefield</title><content type='html'>More details are available about Stelmine's exploration claims in West Quebec.  It would appear that it has acquired &lt;strong&gt;80&lt;/strong&gt; such claims spanning territory from 20 to 90 km. northwest of the City of Gatineau.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They include the following claim blocks:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Black Lake&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Murray Lake&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Dam Lake&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Meach Lake&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cantley-Templeton-Quinville &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Wakefield&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;For more information on Stelmine:  &lt;a href="http://www.stelmine.com/"&gt;http://www.stelmine.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Source:  &lt;a href="http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Stelmine-Increases-its-Rare-Earth-Position-Alkaline-Complex-Gatineau-Region-Quebec-TSX-VENTURE-STH-1090873.htm"&gt;http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Stelmine-Increases-its-Rare-Earth-Position-Alkaline-Complex-Gatineau-Region-Quebec-TSX-VENTURE-STH-1090873.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-5870741657525420028?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/5870741657525420028'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/5870741657525420028'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2010/01/more-details-on-stelmine-claims-near.html' title='More Details on the Stelmine Claims Near Wakefield'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-633238060320333373</id><published>2010-01-13T07:08:00.007-05:00</published><updated>2010-01-13T07:25:19.409-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Lots of New Claims in West Quebec</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/S026gXiVv4I/AAAAAAAAAUY/7w9RqQsBP7g/s1600-h/West+Quebec+Pending+Claims+Jan+2010.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426198191287943042" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/S026gXiVv4I/AAAAAAAAAUY/7w9RqQsBP7g/s400/West+Quebec+Pending+Claims+Jan+2010.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;(Pending Claims in West Quebec - light blue hexes - click to enlarge)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;I read an article dated January 10, 2010 in a mining journal about how prospectors and land owners in West Quebec will likely find their interests in conflict once again due to new exploration activity near Wakefield. I could not find in GESTIM exactly which claims are being reference in the article but did discover in West Quebec there are many new claims pending (see map above).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;With regards to the article about the six new claims for rare earth elements (REE) I disagree strongly with the author who suggests having face-to-face discussions and having the government force prospectors to repair damage to private property is sufficient to avoid conflict. Those suggestions do not go nearly far enough.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The rights of private property owners need to be protected by law to prevent any and all unwanted exploration on private land.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is the mining journal article:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a style="COLOR: rgb(42,93,176)" href="http://www.canadianminingjournal.com/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1000353912&amp;amp;pc=CMJ&amp;amp;ref=rss" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.canadianminingjournal.com/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1000353912&amp;amp;pc=CMJ&amp;amp;ref=rss&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-633238060320333373?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/633238060320333373'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/633238060320333373'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2010/01/lots-of-new-claims-in-west-quebec.html' title='Lots of New Claims in West Quebec'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/S026gXiVv4I/AAAAAAAAAUY/7w9RqQsBP7g/s72-c/West+Quebec+Pending+Claims+Jan+2010.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-5104019702535640871</id><published>2010-01-06T23:52:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2010-01-06T23:55:17.674-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Survey Results - Sept Iles</title><content type='html'>The Leger Marketing survey results of attitudes towards uranium exploitation near Sept-Ilses is now available on line:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bit.ly/5JWHIb"&gt;http://bit.ly/5JWHIb&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(Note this is a PDF file).&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-5104019702535640871?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/5104019702535640871'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/5104019702535640871'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2010/01/survey-results-sept-iles.html' title='Survey Results - Sept Iles'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-2895822135070468619</id><published>2010-01-06T23:50:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2010-01-06T23:52:29.360-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Petition Against Uranium Exploitation in Quebec</title><content type='html'>There is a new petition against uranium exploitation in Quebec.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pour signer cette pétition, vous devez compléter 3 étapes très simples :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Étape 1&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rendez-vous sur le le site de la pétition dont l'adresse se trouve ci-bas. Remplissez le&lt;br /&gt;formulaire sous le texte de la pétition et envoyez le formulaire. Vous devez accepter les conditions à respecter pour signer la pétition (conditions de signature) avant d’envoyer le formulaire.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Étape 2&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Consultez votre boîte de courriels et ouvrez le message envoyé par l’Assemblée.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Étape 3&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dans ce message, cliquez sur le lien vous permettant d’enregistrer votre signature.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Voici le lien de la pétition :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a style="COLOR: rgb(42,93,176)" href="http://www.assnat.qc.ca/petition/SignerFr.aspx?idPetition=95" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.assnat.qc.ca/petition/SignerFr.aspx?idPetition=95&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-2895822135070468619?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/2895822135070468619'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/2895822135070468619'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2010/01/petition-against-uranium-exploitation.html' title='Petition Against Uranium Exploitation in Quebec'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-6955049636254162814</id><published>2010-01-05T23:51:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2010-01-06T00:02:22.781-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Nine out of Ten are Opposed to Uranium Exploration in Sept-Iles</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;TWO ARTICLES IN FRENCH:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;===================&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nine out of Ten are Opposed to Uranium&lt;br /&gt;Exploration in the Area of Sept-&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Iles&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;NICOLAS DUPONT, &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Actualité&lt;/span&gt; – January 4, 2010&lt;br /&gt;(translated)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nine out of ten residents of Sept-&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Iles&lt;/span&gt; are opposed to uranium exploration in the area of the municipality. Those are the results of an opinion poll commissioned by the City.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The City of Sept-&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Iles&lt;/span&gt; today disclosed the results of the survey conducted by &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Léger&lt;/span&gt; Marketing which asked town residents their views about uranium exploration and mining.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Now that the results have been tabulated” said the Mayor of Sept-&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Iles&lt;/span&gt;, Serge &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Lévesque&lt;/span&gt;, “Minister [of Natural Resources] &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Simard&lt;/span&gt; has everything he needs to take a decision. We have sent him these results. He has stated that there will be no project if the citizens of Sept-&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Iles&lt;/span&gt; do not want it. He now knows what the people want.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;====================&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Neuf Septiliens sur 10 sont contre l'exploration d'uranium sur le territoire de la municipalité. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;C'est ce que démontrent les résultats du sondage commandé par la Ville. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;NICOLAS DUPONT, Actualité, le 4 janvier 2010 &lt;a style="COLOR: rgb(42,93,176)" href="http://nordest.canoe.ca/webapp/sitepages/content.asp?contentid=124005&amp;amp;id=1267&amp;amp;classif=Derni%E8re+heure" target="_blank"&gt;http://nordest.canoe.ca/webapp/sitepages/content.asp?contentid=124005&amp;amp;id=1267&amp;amp;classif=Derni%E8re+heure&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;====================&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Uranium: Sept-&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Iles&lt;/span&gt; Says No&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Radio-Canada, January 4 2010&lt;br /&gt;(translated)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;An opinion poll conducted by &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Léger&lt;/span&gt; Marketing for the City of Sept-&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Iles&lt;/span&gt; shows that 91 percent of its citizens are opposed to the development of the uranium deposits at Lake &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Kachiwiss&lt;/span&gt;. Those opposed are particularly concerned about harmful effects on their health and on the environment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Consequently, the City is sticking with its demand for a permanent prohibition – a position supported by 87 percent of the 1,002 respondents.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;====================&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Uranium: Sept-&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_47" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Îles&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_48" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;dit&lt;/span&gt; non&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Radio-Canada, &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_49" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;le&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_50" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;lundi&lt;/span&gt; 4 &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_51" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;janvier&lt;/span&gt; 2010&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a style="COLOR: rgb(42,93,176)" href="http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/est-quebec/2010/01/04/009-uranium_sondage_sept_iles.shtml" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/est-quebec/2010/01/04/009-uranium_sondage_sept_iles.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-6955049636254162814?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/6955049636254162814'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/6955049636254162814'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2010/01/nine-out-of-ten-are-opposed-to-uranium.html' title='Nine out of Ten are Opposed to Uranium Exploration in Sept-Iles'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-1106007762530073333</id><published>2009-12-19T11:44:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-19T11:55:50.562-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Hope Derived from Doctors in Sept-Îles</title><content type='html'>Below is a link to an interesting article (in French) about the situation in Sept-Îles.  Among other things, it discusses the motivations of the doctors who reject uranium exploitation and the engineers/geologists who work for exploration companies and support it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Highlights include the fact the 24 protesting doctors &lt;strong&gt;are not&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;politicians seeking re-election&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;engineers and geologists who live off mining&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;careerists or self-promoters&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;ecologists&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;idealogues&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;What they are is simply doctors pointing out a health risk - primarily to a drinking water supply.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;These same issues apply to MRC des Collines de l'Outaouais and MRC du Pontiac should the pace of uranium exploration revive in future (as some indicators are pointing towards).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In West Quebec the Ottawa, Gatineau and La Peche rivers might all someday be near the site of uranium exploitation.  These would be high tonnage, low grade open pit mines with lots of tailings acting like ticking timebombs waiting to seep into the water table and watercourse....  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;More:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cyberpresse.ca/opinions/chroniqueurs/pierre-foglia/200912/19/01-932537-sept-iles-lespoir.php"&gt;http://www.cyberpresse.ca/opinions/chroniqueurs/pierre-foglia/200912/19/01-932537-sept-iles-lespoir.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-1106007762530073333?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/1106007762530073333'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/1106007762530073333'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2009/12/hope-derived-from-doctors-in-sept-iles.html' title='Hope Derived from Doctors in Sept-Îles'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-1318951061432090244</id><published>2009-12-15T07:27:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-15T07:28:34.822-05:00</updated><title type='text'>New Online Petition Against Uranium Exploitation in Quebec</title><content type='html'>There is a new online petition against uranium mining in Quebec. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please show your support!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/moratoire2009/"&gt;http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/moratoire2009/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-1318951061432090244?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/1318951061432090244'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/1318951061432090244'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2009/12/new-online-petition-against-uranium.html' title='New Online Petition Against Uranium Exploitation in Quebec'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-8466392698699503948</id><published>2009-12-12T07:09:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-12T07:12:50.695-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Sunday Dec 13 Rally - Sept-Îles</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/SyOIPOHQfWI/AAAAAAAAAT4/K4fVVYnhFxY/s1600-h/tract+uranium.jpeg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 309px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414320972097420642" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/SyOIPOHQfWI/AAAAAAAAAT4/K4fVVYnhFxY/s400/tract+uranium.jpeg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-8466392698699503948?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/8466392698699503948'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/8466392698699503948'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2009/12/sunday-dec-13-rally-sept-iles.html' title='Sunday Dec 13 Rally - Sept-Îles'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/SyOIPOHQfWI/AAAAAAAAAT4/K4fVVYnhFxY/s72-c/tract+uranium.jpeg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-7162778626111600598</id><published>2009-12-09T20:31:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-09T20:36:13.274-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Quebec Uranium Moratorium Called For in Sept-Îles</title><content type='html'>The citizens in Sept-Îles are demanding the government of Quebec hold a referendum on uranium exploitation in Quebec.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It would be the democratic way to resolve this intractable problem.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sept-Îles Sans Uranium is organizing a march in their community on Sunday (Dec. 13) aimed at forcing the Quebec government to hold a debate on the health and safety concerns surrounding uranium mining.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;More:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/protesters-seek-debate-on-uranium-mining/article1393708/"&gt;http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/protesters-seek-debate-on-uranium-mining/article1393708/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-7162778626111600598?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/7162778626111600598'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/7162778626111600598'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2009/12/quebec-uranium-moratorium-called-for-in.html' title='Quebec Uranium Moratorium Called For in Sept-Îles'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-8664087678370226948</id><published>2009-12-08T23:31:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-08T23:39:01.010-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Three Articles in Le Devoir - Uranium Exploration Makes More News</title><content type='html'>Here are three recent articles in Le Devoir about the uranium protest in Sept-Îles:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1) What the doctors there are saying:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ledevoir.com/economie/actualites-economiques/278773/pour-un-moratoire-sur-les-mines-d-uranium-au-quebec"&gt;http://www.ledevoir.com/economie/actualites-economiques/278773/pour-un-moratoire-sur-les-mines-d-uranium-au-quebec&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2) An article about the proponent conducting exploration:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ledevoir.com/economie/actualites-economiques/278784/uranium-l-alerte-raisonnable"&gt;http://www.ledevoir.com/economie/actualites-economiques/278784/uranium-l-alerte-raisonnable&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3) Some analysis of the doctors' position:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ledevoir.com/politique/quebec/278827/exploration-et-exploitation-de-gisements-d-uranium-a-sept-iles-la-menace-de-demission-des-medecins-force-quebec-a-reagir"&gt;http://www.ledevoir.com/politique/quebec/278827/exploration-et-exploitation-de-gisements-d-uranium-a-sept-iles-la-menace-de-demission-des-medecins-force-quebec-a-reagir&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-8664087678370226948?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/8664087678370226948'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/8664087678370226948'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2009/12/three-articles-in-le-devoir-uranium.html' title='Three Articles in Le Devoir - Uranium Exploration Makes More News'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-7281756747410917976</id><published>2009-12-06T07:56:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-06T08:52:19.535-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Quebec Government Talking Out of Both Sides of Its Mouth</title><content type='html'>After repeated statements in the past from various representatives of the Charest government and on the Quebec MRNF's web site that there is "no risk to public health" from uranium exploration, it is surprising how the Quebec Mining Act is going to be amended.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is what the MRNF site says:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a name="7"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;During uranium exploration, what are the risks to public health?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Uranium exploration does not pose a risk to public health&lt;/strong&gt;, as recently mentioned by the Direction de santé publique de la Côte-Nord. Uranium exploration methods do not significantly modify the natural environment. Therefore, there is practically no risk of producing an increase in natural public exposure to radioactive substances simply due to mineral exploration. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The new legislation tabled last week in the National Assembly says the following:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;47. The Act is amended by inserting the following section after section 230: &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;“230.1. The holder of a mining right or an operator who is engaged in &lt;strong&gt;exploration&lt;/strong&gt; for or discovers or mines mineral substances that contain or may contain &lt;strong&gt;0.05% or more of uranium must take the protective measures&lt;/strong&gt; prescribed by regulation and any other measure the Minister may impose.”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am completely flabergasted by the new law! If there is supposed to be "no risk to public health" from uranium exploration, why then are protective measures needed when even a small amount of uranium is found?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-7281756747410917976?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/7281756747410917976'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/7281756747410917976'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2009/12/quebec-government-talking-out-of-both.html' title='Quebec Government Talking Out of Both Sides of Its Mouth'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-6297868101233987965</id><published>2009-12-06T07:41:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-06T07:52:57.451-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Just What Are the Changes to the Quebec Mining Act?</title><content type='html'>Last week the Quebec government introduced legislative changes to the Quebec Mining Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In short, there are changes to the law about ownership of surface rights, registration of mining rights, how credits for &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;exploration&lt;/span&gt; are handled, new powers to the Minister to avoid conflicts with other uses of land (potentially a good thing - Ed.), new mine rehabilitation rules (100% of the rehabilitation costs must be guaranteed), new requirements for public consultation, a requirement to report to the Minister any discovery of uranium of 0.05% or more and some other &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;miscellaneous&lt;/span&gt; changes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, as noted earlier, some tentative, timid steps forward.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But what's of course missing is a ban on uranium exploration and protection of private land owners' rights! This government just doesn't get it.   Then again, maybe they do - from the mining companies.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See the actual amendments the Act here:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.assnat.qc.ca/eng/39legislature1/Projets-loi/Publics/09-a079.pdf"&gt;http://www.assnat.qc.ca/eng/39legislature1/Projets-loi/Publics/09-a079.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See a related article on &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Mineweb&lt;/span&gt;: &lt;a href="http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page72068?oid=94056&amp;amp;sn=Detail"&gt;http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page72068?oid=94056&amp;amp;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;sn&lt;/span&gt;=Detail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-6297868101233987965?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/6297868101233987965'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/6297868101233987965'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2009/12/just-what-are-changes-to-quebec-mining.html' title='Just What Are the Changes to the Quebec Mining Act?'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-6168508879673682936</id><published>2009-12-05T07:39:00.009-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-05T17:28:48.650-05:00</updated><title type='text'>20 Doctors in Sept-Îles Quebec Resign Over Planned Uranium Mine</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;Doctors resign en masse over uranium exploration&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;MONTREAL - Twenty doctors have handed in their resignations at the Centre hospitalier régional de Sept-Îles.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In an open letter addressed to Quebec Health Minister Yves Bolduc, the physicians say they have quit, as a group, to protest plans to build an uranium mine on the North Shore.&lt;br /&gt;The protest comes on the heels of the introduction new government mining legislation, which does not impose a moratorium on uranium exploitation in Quebec.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The doctors say they fear for their own families' health as well as for the health of the population in the region.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Source: The Gazette December 4, 2009 1:58 PM&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Doctors+resign+masse+over+uranium+exploration/2302892/story.html" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Doctors+resign+masse+over+uranium+exploration/2302892/story.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The open letter can be seen here: &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/notes/cipc-991-la-radioactive/une-vingtaine-de-medecins-quittent-sept-iles-voici-la-lettre-de-demission/228520863274"&gt;http://www.facebook.com/notes/cipc-991-la-radioactive/une-vingtaine-de-medecins-quittent-sept-iles-voici-la-lettre-de-demission/228520863274&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;More in the Globe and Mail December 5, 2009:  &lt;a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/quebec-unmoved-in-standoff-with-doctors/article1389964/"&gt;http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/quebec-unmoved-in-standoff-with-doctors/article1389964/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sept-Îles sans URANIUM Communiqué!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pour publication immédiate&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Les Médecins ou le nucléaire?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sept-Îles, le 4 décembre 2009 -- Sept-Îles Sans Uranium appuie les médecins qui avisent le ministre de la Santé, M. Yves Bolduc, et, ce faisant, le gouvernement du Québec qu’ils se voient obligés de quitter la région puisque l’activité minière uranifère continue malgré tous les dangers de la radioactivité.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nous constatons que l’uranium du Québec, déjà bien connu et claimé, prend une importance mondiale avec l’avenue des pays émergents comme l’Inde qui, pour arriver à une réduction de GES de 45% à Copenhague, convertiront leurs sources d’énergie au nucléaire.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le Canada, sa technologie et son industrie viennent de signer une entente de partenariat nucléaire avec l’Inde, démontrant que notre uranium et nos entreprises auront un accès privilégié à ce marché (des dizaines de centrales).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Une centrale nucléaire équivaut en dollars au projet de La Romaine. Imaginez&lt;br /&gt;la pression des lobbys.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Quand on pense que pour chaque baril d’uranium sorti du sous-sol québécois, on laissera dans chacune des régions productrices une vingtaine de barils de matières radioactives mélangées aux millions de tonnes de résidus miniers que nous les citoyens du Québec devront en bout de ligne gérer pour toujours.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le gouvernement de l’Ontario, en octobre 2009, a débloqué 250 millions de dollars pour la gestion des résidus d’une ancienne mine d’uranium. Cela équivaut au budget de restauration de plus de 300 sites miniers abandonnés au Québec. L’uranium n’est pas un métal comme les autres. Il est radioactif et tous les Québécois ont le droit d’être informés et consultés quant à l’avenir d’une industrie de l’uranium au Québec. Entre-temps, il faut un moratoire.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Conférence de presse&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lundi le 7 décembre 2009, SISUR vous convoque à une conférence de presse dont l’heure et le lieu vous seront confirmés lundi matin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Les points suivants seront abordés :&lt;br /&gt;- La pertinence du sondage de la ville de Sept-Îles;&lt;br /&gt;- Le droit à l’information des citoyens;&lt;br /&gt;- Les impacts de la modification de la Loi sur les Mines proposée;&lt;br /&gt;- Le départ des médecins;&lt;br /&gt;- Le point de vue Innu;&lt;br /&gt;- Les travaux de forage;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Seront représentés :&lt;br /&gt;- Les Innu de Uashat mak Mani-Utenam;&lt;br /&gt;- Les médecins;&lt;br /&gt;- Le Groupe RADON;&lt;br /&gt;- Sept-Îles Sans Uranium;&lt;br /&gt;- Et d’autres dont la disponibilité reste à confirmer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Notez que lundi des représentants du groupe de médecins seront disponibles pour des entrevues. Réservez votre entrevue aujourd’hui au 418-927-2528.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rencontre citoyenne – Tous en arrière de nos médecins, pour nos enfants !&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Aussi, lundi le 7 décembre à partir de 18h, SISUR invite les citoyens à venir discuter et/ou assister à la réunion du conseil municipal à l’hôtel de ville. La ville doit faire preuve de LEADERSHIP dans ce dossier. Et comme M. Serge Lévesque l’a si bien dit ce matin à LCN, les médecins ont sûrement la formation nécessaire pour connaître les dangers de l’uranium.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-30-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pour renseignements, communiquez avec:&lt;br /&gt;Marc Fafard&lt;br /&gt;Porte-parole de Sept-Îles sans URANIUM&lt;br /&gt;418 927-2528&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:sisur2009@yahoo.ca" target="_blank"&gt;sisur2009@yahoo.ca&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Listen to Radio-Canada coverage here:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/est-quebec/2009/12/04/001-demission_medecins_Sept-iles.shtml" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/est-quebec/2009/12/04/001-demission_medecins_Sept-iles.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/est-quebec/2009/12/03/007-mine-loi-reactions.shtml" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/est-quebec/2009/12/03/007-mine-loi-reactions.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-6168508879673682936?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/6168508879673682936'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/6168508879673682936'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2009/12/20-doctors-in-sept-iles-quebec-resign.html' title='20 Doctors in Sept-Îles Quebec Resign Over Planned Uranium Mine'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-7999181268307654527</id><published>2009-11-30T19:42:00.021-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-01T06:29:19.203-05:00</updated><title type='text'>New Mining Claims in La Peche from Indonesia</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/SxT9zEexinI/AAAAAAAAATs/DLyxwYWOd1k/s1600/Mr.+G%27s+Claims+Nov+30+2009+-+annotated.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410228106196781682" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/SxT9zEexinI/AAAAAAAAATs/DLyxwYWOd1k/s400/Mr.+G%27s+Claims+Nov+30+2009+-+annotated.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The most recent newcomer to mining claims in West Quebec is none other than a "natural person" named Glenn Griesbach based in Indonesia. He joins Midland Exploration, SOQUEM (the government of Quebec mineral exploration company) and Wildcat Resources in the latest round of mining claims activity in La Peche. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Mr. Griesbach, alone or along with Kamaleddin Sheikholeslami Salmasi has 926 active mining claims in Quebec. Thirty (30) of those claims, in Mr. G's name only, are in La Peche and were registered November 25, 2009.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;An as-yet unknown claims staker(s) has also filed for over 20 new claims to the east of Mr. Griesbach's holdings. The identity of said claims staker(s) will only be revealed if the claims are successfully registered by the MRNF.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;See the image above for a detailed look at the claims area.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;According to Linked-In, here is Mr. Griesbach's profile:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Glenn S. Griesbach’s Experience&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a class="include" href="http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/glenn-s-griesbach/12/4a2/144#name"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Principal, Consulting Geologist&lt;br /&gt;Griesbach, Salmasi &amp;amp; Associates&lt;br /&gt;(Mining &amp;amp; Metals industry)&lt;br /&gt;January 1981 — Present (28 years 11 months)&lt;br /&gt;Senior Associate Geologist, Watts, Griffis and McOuat, Toronto, Canada. Canadian certified professional geologist working as a consultant and entrepreneur in mineral exploration and evaluation for more than 25 years, primarily in Canada and Indonesia; also in Mongolia, Iran and China. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Extensive experience in prospecting for gold, base metals and uranium. Involved in project acquisition, development and management. Has contributed to the discovery and development of mineral deposits in Canada, Indonesia, Mongolia and Iran. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Clients are mining companies, consulting firms, private groups and individuals. NI 43-101 (Canada) qualified. Available for international assignments. Fluent in English, French, German and Indonesian.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Source: &lt;a href="http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/glenn-s-griesbach/12/4a2/144"&gt;http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/glenn-s-griesbach/12/4a2/144&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We'll see if history repeats itself. This could be another claim flip whereby the new owner sells or options off the claims to an exploration company. If so, it will be none other than the fourth time the claims in the East Aldfield - Duclos - Lac des Loups "triangle" (a.k.a. the Kert Project) have been snapped up in recent years.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Two serious past contenders have abandonned their claims to the Kert Project due to environmental considerations or due to lack of significant mineral findings (not to mention considerable community pressure from 2,500 petition wielding citizens on up to the Mayor opposing uranium exploration). &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-7999181268307654527?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/7999181268307654527'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/7999181268307654527'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2009/11/new-mining-claims-in-la-peche-from.html' title='New Mining Claims in La Peche from Indonesia'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/SxT9zEexinI/AAAAAAAAATs/DLyxwYWOd1k/s72-c/Mr.+G%27s+Claims+Nov+30+2009+-+annotated.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-6256123482691583963</id><published>2009-10-23T07:54:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-23T08:09:55.272-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Ontario Government Moves to Protect Private Property from Mineral Development</title><content type='html'>In passing new amendments to the Ontario Mining Act on October 21, 2009, Ontario has taken a step to protect private property rights in rural areas from the ravages of mineral exploration and development.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is an important precedence. The Quebec government should also be supporting the re-unification of surface and sub-surface rights in rural Quebec. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Right now Quebec law says a private landowner can deny consent to exploration on private property, but the law also says the exploration company can seek expropriation.  It is the policy of the Quebec government (not the law) to refuse expropriation requests from exploration companies that go against the wishes of the private landowner.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a tenuous &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;situation&lt;/span&gt; in the minds of many private landowners and requests have been made by &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;WQ&lt;/span&gt;-&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;CAMU&lt;/span&gt; (and others) to amend the legislation.  The Quebec government has so far refused saying it's policy is sufficient.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Expropriation" (voluntary or otherwise) has been a big factor recently in the development of a new mine in the &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Malarctic&lt;/span&gt; region, where many homes and institutions are being relocated to develop a low grade open pit mine adjacent to a &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;town site&lt;/span&gt; (see previous posts).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While only a piece of the puzzle for modernizing mining legislation, re-unification of surface and sub-surface rights would go a long way towards rectifying a significant injustice that has persisted since frontier days.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;More on the Ontario announcement:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mndm.gov.on.ca/news/NRView.asp?NRNUM=188&amp;amp;NRYear=2009&amp;amp;NRLAN=EN&amp;amp;NRID=5668"&gt;http://www.mndm.gov.on.ca/news/NRView.asp?NRNUM=188&amp;amp;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;NRYear&lt;/span&gt;=2009&amp;amp;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;NRLAN&lt;/span&gt;=EN&amp;amp;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;NRID&lt;/span&gt;=5668&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-6256123482691583963?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/6256123482691583963'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/6256123482691583963'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2009/10/ontario-government-moves-to-protect.html' title='Ontario Government Moves to Protect Private Property from Mineral Development'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-1244644962434050481</id><published>2009-10-15T07:48:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-15T07:50:31.480-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Nova Scotia Moves to Legally Ban Uranium Mining</title><content type='html'>What was once policy (since 1981) will now become law in Nova Scotia - no uranium mining.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The provincial government has moved to legislate a ban.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hFokFZcs6_NlKO8jR-s3f27Q-G2g"&gt;http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hFokFZcs6_NlKO8jR-s3f27Q-G2g&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-1244644962434050481?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/1244644962434050481'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/1244644962434050481'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2009/10/nova-scotia-moves-to-legally-ban.html' title='Nova Scotia Moves to Legally Ban Uranium Mining'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-9166748454558962237</id><published>2009-10-07T08:02:00.006-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-07T08:13:05.435-04:00</updated><title type='text'>CBC News - Newfoundland &amp; Labrador - Former N.L. mine toxins endanger town: study</title><content type='html'>The government of Newfoundland and Labrador is "erring on the side of caution" by suggesting all 800 residents of a town get tested for lead poisoning. Zinc and lead was mined right next to the town and now the &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;tailings&lt;/span&gt; are possibly causing health problems.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A $2 million remediation project was shelved when the mining proponent reportedly filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this year. Looks like government (i.e., taxpayers), once again, will have to bail out industry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is a local exploration project in La &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Peche&lt;/span&gt; that is seeking lead and zinc. So these developments are of &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;interest&lt;/span&gt; to us here.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We'll have to watch how this story in N&amp;amp;L unfolds. Best wishes to the residents of &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Buchans&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For the full story:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2009/10/07/nl-buchans-mine-1009.html?ref=rss"&gt;CBC News - &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Nfld&lt;/span&gt;. &amp;amp; Labrador - Former N.L. mine toxins endanger town: study&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-9166748454558962237?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/9166748454558962237'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/9166748454558962237'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2009/10/cbc-news-newfoundlan-labrador-former-nl.html' title='CBC News - Newfoundland &amp; Labrador - Former N.L. mine toxins endanger town: study'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-3637826191687107961</id><published>2009-09-23T16:34:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2009-09-23T16:41:47.076-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Une coalition demande une large consultation publique</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/SrqHySnBZaI/AAAAAAAAASs/uTtsMvO3tM8/s1600-h/image002.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 31px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384765602533565858" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/SrqHySnBZaI/AAAAAAAAASs/uTtsMvO3tM8/s400/image002.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/SrqHlLjw9aI/AAAAAAAAASk/EbbEF_MCULg/s1600-h/Coaliton+Pour+que+le+Quebc+ait+meilleure+MINE!+logo.gif"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Communiqué - Pour diffusion immédiat&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Gestion des mines au Québec &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Une coalition demande une large consultation publique &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Québec, 23 septembre 2009 – La coalition Pour que le Québec ait meilleure mine! demande qu’une commission parlementaire élargie soit tenue concernant les amendements prévus à la Loi sur les mines du Québec, dont le dépôt à l’Assemblée nationale est envisagé en début novembre. De plus, afin d’aborder des enjeux sociaux et environnementaux qui dépassent largement l’application de la seule Loi sur les mines, la coalition demande au gouvernement de mettre sur pied une commission d’enquête publique sur le secteur minier québécois, du type de la Commission Coulombe et de la Commission Pronovost qui ont été tenues pour les secteurs forestier et agricole. La coalition fait cette intervention le jour même où les autorités du ministère des ressources naturelles comparaissent à la Commission de l’administration publique pour répondre au rapport accablant du Vérificateur général sur la gestion des mines. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Dans une lettre acheminée à la ministre et au ministre délégué aux Ressources naturelles et la Faune (MRNF), madame Nathalie Normandeau et monsieur Serge Simard, la coalition Pour que le Québec ait meilleure mine! a dit accepter l’invitation du ministère « de participer à des consultations préliminaires concernant la réforme prochaine de la Loi sur les mines du Québec », tout en soulignant du même souffle que « les événements récents nous rappellent que les enjeux liés au secteur minier québécois sont beaucoup trop importants pour n’être considérés que dans des consultations préliminaires privées auprès de certains organismes intéressés et choisis ». &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Selon Ugo Lapointe du Forum de l’Institut des sciences de l’environnement de l’UQAM « Plusieurs questions doivent être abordées de front pour établir de nouvelles bases, éviter les erreurs du passé et créer un secteur minier dont tous les québécois pourront être fiers, incluant les générations futures ». La coalition se questionne notamment sur les redevances minières qui sont insuffisantes pour compenser la perte de ces ressources non renouvelables, ainsi que sur les sites miniers contaminés et abandonnés, dont la facture officielle frôle les 300 M$ pour les contribuables québécois. Ajoutons à cela les questions de contrôle et de suivi environnemental des projets miniers qui sont nettement inadéquats, celles des droits miniers qui ont préséance sur d’autres types de droits et qui empêchent une gestion intégrée du territoire, ainsi que celles de l’exploitation possible de l’uranium et de plusieurs méga mines à ciel ouvert de type « fort tonnage faible teneur », dont les répercussions sociales et environnementales soulèvent des enjeux éthiques fondamentaux. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pour Christian Simard de Nature Québec « Les enjeux miniers concernent l’ensemble des québécois. Et, ils doivent avoir accès à toute l’information nécessaire pour encourager leur gouvernement à prendre des décisions éclairées dans ce secteur qui a fait l’objet de vives critiques de la part des citoyens et des organismes sociaux et environnementaux au cours des deux dernières années, notamment suite au rapport du Vérificateur général en avril dernier et au rapport du BAPE pour le projet Osisko ». « S’ajoute à cela les nombreux travaux d’exploration d’uranium qui ont cours un peu partout sur le territoire québécois et qui suscitent l’ire de milliers de citoyens qui réclament un moratoire sur l’exploration de ce métal radioactif au Québec » rajoute François Lapierre du Réseau québécois des groupes écologistes. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;La coalition a rencontré, hier, les représentants du MRNF et communiquera prochainement ses préoccupations et ses recommandations préliminaires à la ministre et au public. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;-30- &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pour information :&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Henri Jacob (ABAT), 819.738.5261, &lt;a href="mailto:info@actionboreale.org"&gt;info@actionboreale.org&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ugo Lapointe (FISE), 514.708.0134, &lt;a href="mailto:ugolapi@yahoo.com"&gt;ugolapi@yahoo.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Christian Simard (Nature Québec), 418.933.2031, &lt;a href="mailto:christian.simard@naturequebec.org"&gt;christian.simard@naturequebec.org&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;François Lapierre (APEHL et RQGE), 1.866.623.5875, &lt;a href="mailto:francois.lapierre@tlb.sympatico.ca"&gt;francois.lapierre@tlb.sympatico.ca&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;_____________&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;La coalition Pour que le Québec ait meilleure mine! a vu le jour au printemps 2008 et est aujourd’hui constituée de plus d’une douzaine d’organismes représentant plusieurs milliers de membres au Québec. La coalition s’est donnée pour mission de revoir la façon dont on encadre et développe le secteur minier au Québec, dans le but de promouvoir de meilleures pratiques aux plans social et environnemental. La coalition juge essentiel d’engager et de maintenir un dialogue constructif avec les différents intervenants du secteur minier québécois, le gouvernement du Québec, de même qu’avec les communautés et les citoyens qui sont directement affectés. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Les membres actuels de la coalition : Action boréale Abitibi-Témiscamingue (ABAT) ▪ Association de protection de l’environnement des Hautes-Laurentides (APEHL) ▪ Coalition de l’ouest du Québec contre l’exploitation de l’uranium (COQEU) ▪ Comité vigilance Malartic (projet minier Osisko) ▪ Conseil central de la Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN) en Abitibi-Témiscamingue et Nord-du-Québec ▪ Écojustice ▪ Forum de l’Institut des sciences de l’environnement de l’UQAM ▪ MiningWatch Canada ▪ Mouvement Vert Mauricie ▪ Nature Québec ▪ Professionnels de la santé pour la survie mondiale ▪ Regroupement pour la surveillance du nucléaire ▪ Réseau québécois des groupes écologistes (RQGE) ▪ Sept-Îles sans Uranium ▪ Société pour la nature et les parcs du Canada – SNAP-Québec ▪ Tous nouveaux membres sont les bienvenus.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-3637826191687107961?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/3637826191687107961'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/3637826191687107961'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2009/09/une-coalition-demande-une-large.html' title='Une coalition demande une large consultation publique'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/SrqHySnBZaI/AAAAAAAAASs/uTtsMvO3tM8/s72-c/image002.gif' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-1470603482132218338</id><published>2009-09-18T17:16:00.015-04:00</published><updated>2009-12-05T17:08:59.165-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Fresh Mining Claims in West Quebec</title><content type='html'>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/SrP5lMAPhPI/AAAAAAAAAR0/lQ9f8a5Z45U/s1600-h/New+Mining+Claims+West+Quebec+Sept+18+2009.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382920396910593266" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/SrP5lMAPhPI/AAAAAAAAAR0/lQ9f8a5Z45U/s400/New+Mining+Claims+West+Quebec+Sept+18+2009.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Click on the map to enlarge it.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The map above of a portion of West Quebec from the &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;GESTIM&lt;/span&gt; database depicts some fresh mining claims (light blue hexes) that have been filed in the last month.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;New claims are in two areas:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1) around the so-called &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Kert&lt;/span&gt; Project between Lac &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;des&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Loups&lt;/span&gt;, East &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Aldfield&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Duclos&lt;/span&gt; (an area where both &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Aldershot&lt;/span&gt; Resources and Anglo-Canadian failed to find any significant mineral resources within the last four years);&lt;br /&gt;2) in the area northeast of Fort-&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Coulonge&lt;/span&gt; (where &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Aldershot&lt;/span&gt; Resources &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;abandoned&lt;/span&gt; all its claims in the last year).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Existing mining claims are also shown on the map (dark blue hexes) and these have been expiring rapidly as the surge of claims registered in 2007 have run their course without renewals.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Time will tell (it takes the &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;MRNF&lt;/span&gt; at least a couple of months to grant claims) who is making these fresh claims.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The peace and quiet was too good to last. Stay tuned. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-1470603482132218338?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/1470603482132218338'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/1470603482132218338'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2009/09/fresh-mining-claims-in-west-quebec.html' title='Fresh Mining Claims in West Quebec'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/SrP5lMAPhPI/AAAAAAAAAR0/lQ9f8a5Z45U/s72-c/New+Mining+Claims+West+Quebec+Sept+18+2009.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-7537026534275585324</id><published>2009-06-29T19:29:00.021-04:00</published><updated>2009-07-01T22:02:22.421-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Quebec Mineral Strategy - Timid Incrementalism Reigns</title><content type='html'>Well, no surprise really, just a rather flaccid denouement after a very long drawn out wait.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Quebec Mineral Strategy, originally promised for December 2007, was released today, 18 months late. It contains a number of incremental provisions clearly designed to pander to all while pleasing no one.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Strategy re-caps how "&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;consultations&lt;/span&gt;" were held:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;The government held public &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;consultations&lt;/span&gt; to develop its Mineral Strategy &lt;/em&gt;[in October 2007]&lt;em&gt;. Online &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;consultations&lt;/span&gt; looked at the policy directions set out in the &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;consultation&lt;/span&gt; paper on &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;Québec&lt;/span&gt;’s mineral industry and the five challenges it was facing. &lt;strong&gt;The government also held special &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"&gt;consultation&lt;/span&gt; sessions with industry &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"&gt;associations&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"&gt;organizations&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[Note that no "special &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"&gt;consultation&lt;/span&gt; sessions" were held with &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"&gt;municipalities&lt;/span&gt;, landowner &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10"&gt;associations&lt;/span&gt; or &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11"&gt;environmental&lt;/span&gt; groups.]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The mining industry is of course front and central - after all it has the powerful lobby and the extensive history of privilege and &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12"&gt;preferential&lt;/span&gt; treatment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The environment takes a back seat along with property owners and communities. And it almost goes without saying - &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;no moratorium on &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13"&gt;urnanium&lt;/span&gt; exploration and mining in Quebec&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How predictable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On the economic front, no surprises. Lots of motherhood about fostering investment and creating employment. Nothing wrong with that except we all know now that unfettered capitalism is a cure worse than the illness.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Of course governments in Quebec have long known that capitalism needs to be assisted. That fabled "unseen hand" that Adam Smith wrote about may actually be the not so invisible hand of the State.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And what better time than an economic crisis to justify shelling out new money to an industry already seeing nearly 72% of every dollar invested returned to the investor by the taxpayer [see the earlier post to this blog about the Quebec Auditor &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14"&gt;General's&lt;/span&gt; findings]. How many other investor groups get corporate welfare like that?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maybe that's why so much effort has been made to help the mining industry with myriad supports and programs, such as:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;subsidized geological mapping&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;taking steps to secure Federal money for "knowledge &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15"&gt;aquisition&lt;/span&gt; projects"&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;planning &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16"&gt;infrastructure&lt;/span&gt; development to help mining&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;spending money to promote mining in Quebec to foreign investors [an industry that represents often nothing more than a speculator's gamble or worse]&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;cherry-picking certain industry funding activities such as the use of &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17"&gt;chrysotile&lt;/span&gt; (shame - they don't even have the nerve to use the word &lt;strong&gt;ASBESTOS&lt;/strong&gt;) and peat (last time we checked peat isn't even a mineral)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;promoting the development of the copper mining segment [why that substance?]&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;placing a special emphasis on financial support for the diamond industry [why diamonds?]&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;conducting a &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18"&gt;reassessment&lt;/span&gt; of mining royalties [ostensibly to benefit &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19"&gt;Quebeckers&lt;/span&gt; but more likely to pay for the new Heritage Fund - see below]&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;spending more money on mining R&amp;amp;D&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;making efforts to secure Federal money for R&amp;amp;D&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;providing subsidized legal and taxation advice to mineral development companies&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;expanding &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20"&gt;SIDEX&lt;/span&gt; - an exploration stage investment company in part funded by the Quebec Government&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;continuing support for &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21"&gt;SOQUEM&lt;/span&gt; the "&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22"&gt;parapublic&lt;/span&gt;" mining exploration firm that "reports to the &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23"&gt;Societe&lt;/span&gt; general &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24"&gt;de&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25"&gt;financement&lt;/span&gt;" [actually &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26"&gt;SOQUEM&lt;/span&gt; is a 100% Quebec taxpayer-owned mining exploration company that has been operating since the mid-1960s at non-disclosed levels of funding]&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;more investment in mining-related education&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;promoting employment and supporting labour markets in the mining sector&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;creating a new $200 million Mining Heritage Fund for the benefit of the industry for collecting &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27"&gt;geoscientific&lt;/span&gt; data&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:0;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:0;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;On the &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28"&gt;environmental&lt;/span&gt; front there is precious little to cheer for. Some effort has been made to promote mine site &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29"&gt;rehabilitation&lt;/span&gt;, further protect the environment and protect the land for the future. By comparison to industry support there is no money in it - no apparent new supports, no "heritage fund."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On the community front a few provisions are made for local and aboriginal &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30"&gt;participation&lt;/span&gt;. No funding has been announced.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, in summary, the cumulative beneficial changes appear to be:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Requiring a little more from the industry up front for estimated &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31"&gt;rehabilitation&lt;/span&gt; costs [but still apparently not enough to cover the taxpayer funded shortfalls of today]&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;New &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32"&gt;rehabilitation&lt;/span&gt; guidelines [to be determined]&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_33"&gt;Environmental&lt;/span&gt; impact studies on mines of a certain size [something that we all thought already existed through the &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_34"&gt;BAPE&lt;/span&gt; process]&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Demanding security for all of the cost of restoring exploration sites [as opposed to only some of the costs - part of the shortfalls of today]&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;A new exploration guide [not regulations]&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Reporting &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_35"&gt;requirements&lt;/span&gt; for claims in search of radioactive elements [a tacit admission of the inherent risk of this work]&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Regulation of radioactive element exploration [same as above, but real effort to be determined]&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;A review of bulk sampling &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_36"&gt;applications&lt;/span&gt; [&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_37"&gt;surprisingly&lt;/span&gt; this wasn't already being done]&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;A reminder to &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_38"&gt;rehabilitate&lt;/span&gt; exploration sites when a claim is filed [really!]&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;An inventory of &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_39"&gt;eskers&lt;/span&gt; with drinking water potential and &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_40"&gt;consideration&lt;/span&gt; of possible protection [does this imply that some community water supplies are indeed at risk?]&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Setting regional targets for land and resource development and &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_41"&gt;conservation&lt;/span&gt; [to be determined]&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Holding of community &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_42"&gt;consultations&lt;/span&gt; before mining begins [again something we all thought took place already]&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Encouraging dialogue between developers and aboriginal communities [!]&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Encouraging more aboriginal &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_43"&gt;participation&lt;/span&gt; in mining&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;On request providing local and aboriginal communities with information about regional mining claims [all you have to do is look at &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_44"&gt;GESTIM&lt;/span&gt; to get this - oh, right, many of the affected communities don't have high speed Internet in their homes!]&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Requiring mining claimants to inform private landowners and tenants that claims have been made affecting their property [it's really hard not to be sarcastic about this one]&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Using regional land use plans to reserve or withdraw land from mining claims to reduce disputes [to be determined]&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Providing powers to the Minister to refuse claims where deemed to be in the public interest [to be determined]&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Clarifying the right of &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_45"&gt;expropriation&lt;/span&gt; [to be determined]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;All in all, a very timid document indeed with lots left to be determined. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And to make matters worse, &lt;strong&gt;the strategy didn't even attempt to legally protect private property &lt;/strong&gt;like Ontario is moving to do south of the French River. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nope, exclusive ownership of the "immovable" [i.e., surface rights] is still just a matter of policy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The full strategy documents are here: &lt;a href="http://www.quebecminier.gouv.qc.ca/english/publications.asp"&gt;http://www.quebecminier.gouv.qc.ca/english/publications.asp&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-7537026534275585324?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/7537026534275585324'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/7537026534275585324'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2009/06/quebec-mineral-strategy-timid.html' title='Quebec Mineral Strategy - Timid Incrementalism Reigns'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-9205683495205462938</id><published>2009-06-26T00:31:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-26T00:32:45.104-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Communiqué - Pour que le Québec ait meilleure mine!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/SkRPGZ62TII/AAAAAAAAARk/vlUWsMBDvi4/s1600-h/image001.gif"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351489228678515842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 439px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 38px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/SkRPGZ62TII/AAAAAAAAARk/vlUWsMBDvi4/s400/image001.gif" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Communiqué - Pour diffusion immédiate&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La Stratégie minérale sera annoncée lundi prochain…&lt;br /&gt;Le Québec est mûr pour une grande réforme du secteur minier&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Québec, 25 juin 2009. À quelques jours de la présentation de la première stratégie minérale du Québec qui sera annoncée à Québec lundi, la Coalition Pour que le Québec ait meilleure mine! fait part de ses attentes afin que le secteur minier fasse l’objet d’une réforme en profondeur. L’objectif ne devra pas être ici de créer de la richesse à court terme pour quelques actionnaires et des emplois de courte durée, mais bien de bénéficier à l’ensemble de la société québécoise en minimisant les impacts environnementaux et sociaux inhérents à ce type d’activités.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pour être crédible, la nouvelle stratégie minérale devra : garantir la restauration complète, aux frais de l’industrie des 345 sites miniers abandonnés que compte le Québec; fixer des redevances minières dignes de ce nom; réformer la loi sur les mines dont les principes datent d’un autre âge; rejeter le développement de mines à lourds impacts comme les mines géantes à ciel ouvert et l’exploitation de l’uranium; et enfin renforcer les contrôles et suivis environnementaux dont l’extrême faiblesse a été dénoncée par le vérificateur général.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Régler une fois pour toutes le passif environnemental des sites miniers abandonnés et s’assurer que plus jamais les contribuables québécois n’hériteront d’une telle facture.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Plus de 264M$ seraient nécessaires pour restaurer et assurer le suivi de 345 sites miniers abandonnés au Québec. Ce n’est pas à la population québécoise d’éponger à elle seule cette dette environnementale et l’industrie doit assumer sa juste part des erreurs du passé. La coalition estime que 1% des revenus bruts de l’industrie suffirait à régler ce problème au cours des 10 prochaines années. Les Québécois ne sont toutefois pas à l’abri de nouveaux sites abandonnés : l’État doit donc exiger 100% de garanties financières payables avant l’ouverture de nouvelles mines pour protéger les générations futures d’un tel fardeau.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Plus de passe-droit sur les redevances minières.&lt;br /&gt;Comme le font la plupart des pays et régions minières, l’État québécois devrait exiger des redevances minimales sur la valeur brute produite du sous-sol québécois (et non seulement sur les profits des entreprises qui bénéficient de multiples évasions fiscales possibles). La coalition s’attend également à ce qu’une part importante des redevances soient partagées avec les régions et les communautés touchées, de sorte qu’elles puissent dès maintenant investir une partie de ces fonds pour préparer l’avenir, diversifier leurs économies et mieux faire face à « l’après minier » et à l’inévitable épuisement des ressources minières non renouvelables.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Réformer la désuète Loi sur les mines du Québec&lt;br /&gt;La Loi sur les mines du Québec, dont les principes fondateurs datent d’un autre âge, doit faire l’objet d’une réforme en profondeur de sorte que le développement minier n’ait plus préséance sur toute autre utilisation du territoire et qu’une véritable démocratie consultative soit instaurée à tous les stades du cycle minier (exploration, exploitation, fermeture et restauration des sites). Il faut resituer le droit des citoyens, des collectivités et des régions au cœur d’une nouvelle loi sur les mines et s’assurer que les propriétaires privés, les municipalités, les communautés autochtones et l’ensemble des utilisateurs du territoire soient adéquatement informés et consultés.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Non au développement minier à forts impacts écologiques &lt;br /&gt;Une nouvelle stratégie minérale doit imposer des balises claires aux types de développement minier souhaités et non souhaités aux plans environnemental et social. De part leur intensité environnementale et leurs conséquences sur la société et les écosystèmes, la coalition juge que les mines d’uranium et les méga mines en surface de type « fort tonnage faible teneur » sont inacceptables. Des alternatives existent et doivent être privilégiées en concertation avec le milieu environnemental.  &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;Renforcer le contrôle et le suivi environnemental&lt;br /&gt;Le Vérificateur général critiquait vertement le manque de contrôle environnemental des projets miniers au Québec. La nouvelle stratégie minérale doit s’attaquer de front à cette problématique en allouant davantage de ressources aux MRNF et au MDDEP. La création et le financement adéquat de comités de vigilance regroupant des citoyens et des experts du milieu environnemental permettraient également de renforcer le contrôle environnemental des projets miniers sur le territoire.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enfin, la Coalition Pour que le Québec ait meilleure mine ne voit pas d’un très bon œil qu’une si importante stratégie soit annoncée en pleine saison estivale, plus de 18 mois après le dépôt d’une ébauche de document, ébauche qui avait fait l’objet d’une plus que discrète consultation éclair à l’automne 2007.&lt;br /&gt;-30-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pour information :&lt;br /&gt;·                     Henri Jacob, Action boréale Abitibi-Témiscamingue, 819-738-5261 ou 819-825-1466 #252,  lereve@cablevision.qc.ca&lt;br /&gt;·                     Ugo Lapointe, Forum de l’Institut des sciences de l’environnement, 514.708.0134, &lt;a href="javascript:top.opencompose("&gt;ugolapi@yahoo.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;·                     Christian Simard, Nature Québec, 418-931-1131, &lt;a href="javascript:top.opencompose("&gt;christian.simard@naturequebec.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La coalition Pour que le Québec ait meilleure mine! a vu le jour au printemps 2008 et est aujourd’hui constituée de plus d’une douzaine d’organismes représentant plusieurs milliers de membres au Québec. La coalition s’est donnée pour mission de revoir la façon dont on encadre et développe le secteur minier au Québec, dans le but de promouvoir de meilleures pratiques aux plans social et environnemental. La coalition juge essentiel d’engager et de maintenir un dialogue constructif avec les différents intervenants du secteur minier québécois, le gouvernement du Québec, de même qu’avec les communautés et les citoyens qui sont directement affectés.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Les membres actuels de la coalition : Action boréale Abitibi-Témiscamingue (ABAT)  ▪  Association de protection de l’environnement des Hautes-Laurentides (APEHL)  ▪  Coalition de l’ouest du Québec contre l’exploitation de l’uranium (COQEU) ▪ Comité vigilance Malartic (projet minier Osisko)  ▪  Conseil central de la Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN) en Abitibi-Témiscamingue et Nord-du-Québec  ▪  Écojustice  ▪  Forum de l’Institut des sciences de l’environnement de l’UQAM  ▪  MiningWatch Canada  ▪  Mouvement Vert Mauricie  ▪  Nature Québec  ▪  Professionnels de la santé pour la survie mondiale  ▪  Regroupement pour la surveillance du nucléaire  ▪  Réseau québécois des groupes écologistes (RQGE)  ▪  Société pour la nature et les parcs du Canada – SNAP-Québec  ▪ Tous nouveaux membres sont les bienvenus. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-9205683495205462938?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/9205683495205462938'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/9205683495205462938'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2009/06/communique-pour-que-le-quebec-ait.html' title='Communiqué - Pour que le Québec ait meilleure mine!'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/SkRPGZ62TII/AAAAAAAAARk/vlUWsMBDvi4/s72-c/image001.gif' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-4729865330571451882</id><published>2009-06-25T07:41:00.006-04:00</published><updated>2009-07-01T22:05:31.676-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Quebec's Auditor General Agrees - Mining Companies Short Change Taxpayers</title><content type='html'>Further to my recent post on how one exploration company active in Quebec and BC last year walked away with $600K in taxpayer money, Quebec's Auditor General confirmed last April a number of facts about the impact of the mining industry in Quebec.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some astonishing information:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;between 2002 and 2008, 14 of the 24 mining companies operating in Quebec paid zero royalties (in the same period, the annual output of Quebec’s mining sector was $4.2 billion)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;during that timeframe an average of 1.5 per cent of the gross value of Quebec’s mines was paid in royalties&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;the industry paid $109 million for environmental remediation, while the actual costs of cleaning up abandoned mine sites was $352 million, leaving Quebec to pick up 69 per cent of the tab, or $243 million&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;file reviews by the Auditor General revealed no trace of collaboration between the department of natural resources and wildlife and the department of sustainable development, environment and parks&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;the objective of the Quebec government's encouragement and financial subsidies to the mining industry is job creation yet the employment in Quebec’s mining sector actually dropped by 17 per cent in the last 10 years&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Quebec is a "bonanza for investors" who get back in tax credits $716 for every $1,000 they invest in a mining company&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Quebec mines do not respect the three elements of sustainable development: projects must be economically sound, environmentally and socially acceptable to those living nearby&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the National Assembly, junior minister Simard said the Charest government would introduce “very soon” a new mining strategy with three priorities: wealth creation, respect for the environment and developing mines with the local population.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is the same mineral strategy that was announced but not delivered back in October 2007. Reportedly it is being released on Monday, June 29, 2009 and will be followed by "consultations" this summer and new legislation in the fall.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We'll see.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Asked for its reaction to the auditor general’s findings by the Montreal Gazette, the Mining Association of Canada did not return phone calls.&lt;/p&gt;Given the circumstances and the general stresses in the Quebec economy, why should, I ask again, taxpayers be subsidizing investors in this sector? What is the "return on investment"? If jobs are being lost and companies are dumping the majority of their remediation costs back onto the average citizen while taking profits out of the province (in many cases) who is protecting the Quebec citizen?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The long overdue Mineral Strategy has a lot to answer for.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See the article in the Montreal Gazette: &lt;a href="http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Quebec+shortchanged+minerals+auditor+general/1470442/story.html"&gt;http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Quebec+shortchanged+minerals+auditor+general/1470442/story.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-4729865330571451882?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/4729865330571451882'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/4729865330571451882'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2009/06/quebec-auditor-general-agrees-mining.html' title='Quebec&apos;s Auditor General Agrees - Mining Companies Short Change Taxpayers'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-5540216841771535254</id><published>2009-06-04T07:32:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-04T07:36:03.657-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Commuiqué Uranium de la Coalition Meilleure Mine</title><content type='html'>Here are two documents communicating the Coalition's views on uranim exploration and mining (en Francais seulement):&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.naturequebec.org/ressources/fichiers/Energie_climat/CO09-06-03_MinesUranium.pdf"&gt;http://www.naturequebec.org/ressources/fichiers/Energie_climat/CO09-06-03_MinesUranium.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.naturequebec.org/ressources/fichiers/Energie_climat/TXT09-06-03_MineUranium.pdf"&gt;http://www.naturequebec.org/ressources/fichiers/Energie_climat/TXT09-06-03_MineUranium.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-5540216841771535254?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/5540216841771535254'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/5540216841771535254'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2009/06/commuique-uranium-de-la-coalition.html' title='Commuiqué Uranium de la Coalition Meilleure Mine'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-8207300190485513565</id><published>2009-05-29T00:35:00.019-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-29T07:36:53.583-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Aldershot Pockets Nearly $600K in Tax Credits from Quebec and British Columbia Taxpayers</title><content type='html'>Aldershot, a formerly active junior exploration company operating in West Quebec, has again confirmed its retreat from the region in its recently published annual financial statements.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The activity in the year ending January 31, 2009 for Quebec was described as follows:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;During the year, it became clear that the Company would not be able to raise sufficient funding to continue with its plans for exploring its many claims in the province. Consequently management devoted considerable time to negotiating with the optionees for the respective claims to be returned to them in a cash neutral manner for the Company. At the completion of this exercise, management wrote off resource properties’ acquisition costs which total $2,228,882.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The company asserts in its financial report for the last fiscal year the following:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Company has incurred losses since inception and as at January 31, 2009, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $17,202,965. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is in substantial doubt and is dependent upon the continued support from its directors, the ability to continue to raise adequate financing or achieving profitable operations in the future, the outcome of which cannot be predicted at this time.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Isn't it unforunate that the very same company that has consumed over $17M in investor resources (since inception) has also in its last fiscal year recieved nearly $600K in taxpayer-funded tax credits?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Company received exploration tax credits of $598,811 relating to its Quebec and British Columbia properties during the year ended January 31, 2009....&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;The Company reported working capital of $131,335 at January 31, 2009...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more information see: &lt;a href="http://www.sedar.com/"&gt;http://www.sedar.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Doing the math, the company has received nearly five times as much money in taxpayer credits than it currently has in working capital. Without our help, it would appear the lifeline would be gone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Questions "du jour":&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;Is self-described &lt;em&gt;highly speculative business&lt;/em&gt; something we taxpayers should subsidize - especially given looming budget deficits and the recession's hit on personal balance sheets? &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Why are we taxpayers obliged to finance large sums for our governments to give exploration companies so they in turn can infringe on our property rights?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-8207300190485513565?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/8207300190485513565'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/8207300190485513565'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2009/05/aldershot-re-confirms-its-quebec.html' title='Aldershot Pockets Nearly $600K in Tax Credits from Quebec and British Columbia Taxpayers'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-2681029467797946860</id><published>2009-05-12T07:04:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-12T07:08:34.364-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Interesting Quebec Web Sites About Uranium Exploration and Mining</title><content type='html'>Here are some interesting web sites from around Quebec's Cote Nord on the subject of uranium exploration and mining:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.radon-uranium.ca/" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.radon-uranium.ca/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://citoyen.onf.ca/blogs/category/mon-coeur-est-dor-mais-ma-cote-est-dacier/" target="_blank"&gt;http://citoyen.onf.ca/blogs/category/mon-coeur-est-dor-mais-ma-cote-est-dacier/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.quebecsolidaire.net/evenement/2009-05/forum-regional-dinformation-sur-lexploration-et-lexploitation-de-luranium-citoyen-plus" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.quebecsolidaire.net/evenement/2009-05/forum-regional-dinformation-sur-lexploration-et-lexploitation-de-luranium-citoyen-plus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-2681029467797946860?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/2681029467797946860'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/2681029467797946860'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2009/05/interesting-quebec-web-sites-about.html' title='Interesting Quebec Web Sites About Uranium Exploration and Mining'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-6809655364263655077</id><published>2009-05-12T06:31:00.011-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-12T07:01:52.112-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Montreal Protest Makes the Point</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/SglV2p_EFII/AAAAAAAAARE/hEe2sUclvNI/s1600-h/montroyal3.png"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334889631068722306" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/SglV2p_EFII/AAAAAAAAARE/hEe2sUclvNI/s200/montroyal3.png" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/SglV2QcavZI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/GbjtNc0Kado/s1600-h/montroyal4.png"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334889624212520338" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 134px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/SglV2QcavZI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/GbjtNc0Kado/s200/montroyal4.png" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/SglVfmtPcTI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/fipbdDLQGGo/s1600-h/montroyal4.png"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/SglVfegViGI/AAAAAAAAAQs/5vIfOcrHTMM/s1600-h/montroyal3.png"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Protestors, including representation from Quebec's Malarctic region (the site of a proposed large open pit mine), yesterday staked a symbolic mining claim on Montreal's famed Mount Royal. The cultural and geographic landmark was the site of a protest against open pit mining and the unaccountable acts of some mining companies worldwide. The artist's renditions above show the before and after view of the mine site in downtown Montreal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On Friday, the Quebec government department responsible for mines [apparently quite concerned] declared Mount Royal a protected zone that is off-limits to surveyors.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more information about the "project" see:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://royalor.com/the-mont-royal-project/"&gt;http://royalor.com/the-mont-royal-project/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is some press coverage of the protest:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090512.MINES12ART2145/TPStory/National"&gt;http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090512.MINES12ART2145/TPStory/National&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.macleans.ca/canada/wire/article.jsp?content=n113703625"&gt;http://www.macleans.ca/canada/wire/article.jsp?content=n113703625&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.metronews.ca/toronto/canada/article/227149--anti-mining-activists-stage-mock-claim-on-montreal-s-mount-royal"&gt;http://www.metronews.ca/toronto/canada/article/227149--anti-mining-activists-stage-mock-claim-on-montreal-s-mount-royal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5i_pD8W3D49WGn-GXh4KsDKm8_QRQ"&gt;http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5i_pD8W3D49WGn-GXh4KsDKm8_QRQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-6809655364263655077?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/6809655364263655077'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/6809655364263655077'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2009/05/mount-royal-protest-makes-point.html' title='Montreal Protest Makes the Point'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/SglV2p_EFII/AAAAAAAAARE/hEe2sUclvNI/s72-c/montroyal3.png' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-6954965547139212158</id><published>2009-05-09T08:31:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-09T08:41:37.854-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Mining Claim to be Staked in Downtown Montreal!</title><content type='html'>Here ia an upcoming event of interest in Montreal for those seeking reform to mining legislation:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* Pour votre information et diffusion *&lt;br /&gt;(English verion below)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MINE À CIEL OUVERT SUR LE MONT-ROYAL?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rassemblement populaire&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;11 mai 2009&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mont-Royal 13h30-14h00&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(gazébo Près ave. Duluth et Du Parc)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lors de ce rassemblement, des représentants de communautés présentement affectées par des projets de mines à ciel ouvert de compagnies canadiennes, jalonneront un « claim » minier sur le Mont-Royal afin de symboliser les torts et les préjudices qu’ils subissent dans leurs propres communautés, que ce soit au Québec, ailleurs au Canada, au Mexique, au Honduras, au Chili ou en Papouasie Nouvelle-Guinée. Le « claim » minier ainsi acquis sera par la suite remis au Ministère des Ressources naturelles du Québec pour enregistrement. Venez nombreux à ce rassemblement afin de revendiquer avec nous:1. une réforme des lois minières2. l’imputabilité des compagnies canadiennes à l’étranger3. des débats publics à l’abri des « slapp »&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;= = =&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;En collaboration avec la Coalition québécoise sur les impacts socio-environnementaux des transnationales en Amérique Latine et plusieurs autres organismes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pour information:&lt;br /&gt;Lazar Konforti, 514.827.7486, &lt;a href="mailto:lazar.konforti@gmail.com" target="_blank"&gt;lazar.konforti@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;;&lt;br /&gt;Daviken Studnicki-Gizbert, 514.398.4251, &lt;a href="mailto:daviken.studnicki-gizbert@mcgill.ca" target="_blank"&gt;daviken.studnicki-gizbert@mcgill.ca&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dans le cadre des activités parallèles du 5e Congrès mondial d’éducation relative à l’environnement (&lt;a href="http://www.5weec.uqam.ca/" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.5weec.uqam.ca/&lt;/a&gt;), 10-15 mai Palais des Congrès Montréal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* For immediate and widespread distribution *&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;AN OPEN-PIT MINE IN DOWN-TOWN MONTREAL, ON THE MONT-ROYAL?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CITIZENS’-ACTION&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MAY 11, 2009&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MONT-ROYAL, 1:30-2:30&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(AT THE GAZEBO AT DULUTH &amp;amp; PARC)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Representatives of different communities affected by Canadian open-pit mining projects will stake a claim on the mineral rights of the Mont-Royal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Their aim is to symbolically demonstrate the harms and prejudices faced by their communities whether in Québec, elsewhere in Canada, in Mexico, in Honduras, in Chile or in Papua New-Guinea.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The claim will be duly filed with the Ministère des Ressources naturelles du Québec.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;COME ONE, COME ALL TO CALL FOR:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. A REFORM OF MINING LAWS&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. THE LEGAL ACCOUNTABILITY OF CANADIAN COMPANIES OPERATING ABROAD&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. A PUBLIC DEBATE FREE OF «SLAPP» SUITS&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In collaboration with: Coalition québécoise sur les impacts socio-environnementaux des transnationales en Amérique Latine; and, many other organizations.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;FOR MORE INFORMATION:&lt;br /&gt;Lazar Konforti, 514.827.7486, &lt;a href="mailto:lazar.konforti@gmail.com" target="_blank"&gt;lazar.konforti@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;;&lt;br /&gt;Daviken Studnicki-Gizbert, 514.398.4251, &lt;a href="mailto:daviken.studnicki-gizbert@mcgill.ca" target="_blank"&gt;daviken.studnicki-gizbert@mcgill.ca&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This event organized in conjunction with the Cadre des activités parallèles du 5e Congrès mondial d’éducation relative à l’environnement (&lt;a href="http://www.5weec.uqam.ca/" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.5weec.uqam.ca/&lt;/a&gt;), May 10 - 15 Palais des Congrès Montréal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* * *&lt;br /&gt;Carlos Amador, of the mining-affected communities of Honduras, will attend this event, as part of his Speaking Tour in Canada with Rights Action.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To contact Carlos Amador, contact: Francois, c: 819-329-0223; &lt;a href="mailto:francois.guindon@gmail.com" target="_blank"&gt;francois.guindon@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* * *&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-6954965547139212158?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/6954965547139212158'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/6954965547139212158'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2009/05/mining-claim-to-be-staked-in-downtown.html' title='Mining Claim to be Staked in Downtown Montreal!'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-2473817471132797221</id><published>2009-05-05T07:42:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-05T07:57:08.244-04:00</updated><title type='text'>More Evidence of a Mining Stock Market Resurgence</title><content type='html'>Little by little &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;anecdotal&lt;/span&gt; evidence is accumulating that the mining sector is starting to come back to life - this is possibly the beginning of the next exploration cycle.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;Aldershot&lt;/span&gt; Resources just announced a private placement financing of up to $180,000. &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;Pinetree&lt;/span&gt; Capital previously announced it had accumulated shares in &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;ALZ&lt;/span&gt; bringing its holdings above 10%.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hawk Uranium just announced, without reference to NI 43-101, preliminary results for its &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;Holdsworth&lt;/span&gt; Gold Project.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Out of 30 mining stocks we track, only 4 were down yesterday, 4 were neutral, and 22 were up - &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"&gt;Aldershot&lt;/span&gt; was up by 25% and Hawk Uranium was up by 20%.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"&gt;Deja&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"&gt;vu&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-2473817471132797221?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/2473817471132797221'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/2473817471132797221'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2009/05/more-evidence-of-mining-stock-market.html' title='More Evidence of a Mining Stock Market Resurgence'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-735622139989071940</id><published>2009-05-03T07:52:00.007-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-03T12:55:02.219-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Industry Chatter on the Price of Uranium - Foreshadowing Another Wave of Exploration?</title><content type='html'>Spot prices for uranium recently went up to $44 from $42 according to &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;UxC&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;. This is at least the second monthly price increase in the heavy metal, which was about $40 dollars not long ago (a far cry from its 2007 peak of over $130).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Industry chatter from several sources including Globe and Mail blogger Steve &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;Ladurantaye&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; suggests the bottom for uranium prices has been reached. "Distressed financial selling" is reportedly over.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some analysts are saying the "nuclear renaissance" is back [not that it was ever really here before - Ed.] and countries like China, India and Brazil are starting to build up their inventories of uranium.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some analysts are also predicting &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;Cameco&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, with reportedly about $700M in the bank, is considering the acquisition of a $1B to $2B uranium mining company.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Others, like the National Post yesterday (see link below), are reporting &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;Cameco&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; is quite active in the uranium spot market. In another report, one analyst said the pattern of recent sales at successively higher prices indicates a market bottom may have been hit. [&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;Hmmm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, this spot market is very thinly traded and &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"&gt;Cameco&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; is one of the biggest players - is it possible &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"&gt;Cameco&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; is affecting spot market prices by its buying activity? - Ed.].&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sounds a bit bullish but then it could be standard industry hype. And hype is pretty much the lifeblood of most exploration company speculators (financial and geological) and speculators are absolutely desperate for any opportunity to mine market upside.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many of the junior exploration companies, hovered over by their severely burned financial backers, are hanging on by a thread with little more than $100K or $200K left in their bank accounts (or less). Recent trends in these often tiny one or two person companies include beating their suppliers into submission and forcing them to take worthless shares in place of cash payments for services rendered.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;More significantly in the context of my working hypothesis, several junior companies have recently re-priced the exercise price of a huge inventory of existing stock options and warrants dramatically downwards, meaning that basically worthless options/warrants could become worth something once again if stock prices started to climb. If that doesn't create &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"&gt;momentum&lt;/span&gt; what on earth will?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Any prospect of a price increase in the base metal itself (aka. in the fundamentals) provides the opportunity for a surge in exploration company stock prices, making it possible for these juniors to rake in another round of &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"&gt;susceptible&lt;/span&gt; investor money.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Keep you eye on insider trading reports. If you see an increase in the number of insiders buying shares in the uranium sector, that is another signal the next round of "pump and dump" is on its way.*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Of course about a year ago similar "analysis" was predicting a bottom to the price of uranium - but that prediction was was premature. &lt;em&gt;Caveat &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"&gt;emptor&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nevertheless, sometimes chatter builds momentum and when the financial bulls run the mining exploration companies are soon to follow.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Are we heading towards another round of frenzied claims and exploration activity?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See the National Post for more: &lt;a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/todays-paper/story.html?id=1555657"&gt;http://www.nationalpost.com/todays-paper/story.html?id=1555657&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;*"Pump and dump" refers to the tried and true practice of insiders receiving stock options or making stock purchases while company stock prices are rock bottom and then hyping up the company's prospects to gullible investors that buy in at increasingly higher stock prices. Eventually with inflated prices prevailing the original insiders are able to liquidate their positions at potentially huge profit. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-735622139989071940?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/735622139989071940'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/735622139989071940'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2009/05/industry-chatter-on-price-of-uranium.html' title='Industry Chatter on the Price of Uranium - Foreshadowing Another Wave of Exploration?'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-8968069251289060655</id><published>2009-05-02T07:27:00.006-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-02T16:40:23.974-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Ontario Makes Small Moves to Change Mining Legislation</title><content type='html'>A long awaited upgrade to Ontario's 100+ year old mining legislation was introduced in the legislature on April 30, 2009. It is receiving mixed reviews from private land owners, aboriginal people and the mining industry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One noteworthy change is that private property owners south of the French River who do not own subsurface rights, and where those subsurface rights have not already been claimed, will now have protection against future claims. The Province has decided to remove those unclaimed mineral rights from lands available for exploration.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is something the Province of Quebec needs to do and something we and many others have been requesting for at least two years now. Quebec has the chance to make positive changes to the mining regime when it releases its long overdue Mineral Strategy (reportedly in the next two or three weeks). Stayed tuned.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more on the developments in Ontario:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Financial Post: &lt;a href="http://www.financialpost.com/news-sectors/story.html?id=1550523"&gt;http://www.financialpost.com/news-sectors/story.html?id=1550523&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Radio-Canada: &lt;a href="http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/Ontario/2009/04/30/004-modifications-mines.shtml"&gt;http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/Ontario/2009/04/30/004-modifications-mines.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-8968069251289060655?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/8968069251289060655'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/8968069251289060655'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2009/05/ontario-makes-small-moves-to-change.html' title='Ontario Makes Small Moves to Change Mining Legislation'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-5251049387331681823</id><published>2009-04-26T11:40:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-04-26T11:48:10.795-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Finally - A Glimmer of Transparency in the Canadian Mining Industry</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;For Immediate Release - April 24, 2009&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Court Victory Forces Canada to Report Pollution Data for Mines&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TORONTO - Great Lakes United, Mining Watch Canada and &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;Ecojustice&lt;/span&gt; are hailing a landmark decision from the Federal Court of Canada released &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;late yesterday&lt;/span&gt; that will force the federal government to stop withholding data on one of Canada's largest sources of pollution -- millions of tonnes of toxic mine &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;tailings&lt;/span&gt; and waste rock from mining operations throughout the country. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Federal Court sided with the groups and issued an Order demanding that the federal government immediately begin publicly reporting mining pollution data from 2006 onward to the National Pollutant &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;Release Inventory&lt;/span&gt; (&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;NPRI&lt;/span&gt;). The strongly worded decision describes the government's pace as "glacial" and chastises the government for turning a "blind eye"to the issue and dragging its feet for "more than 16 years".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"This is a huge decision for environmental justice in Canada," said &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"&gt;Ecojustice&lt;/span&gt; lawyer Justin Duncan. Fellow lawyer Marlene &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"&gt;Cashin&lt;/span&gt; added,"The court has unequivocally upheld the right of Canadians to know when the health of their communities and the environment is under threat from one of the country's largest sources of toxic pollution."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The lawsuit was filed in Federal Court in 2007 on behalf of &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"&gt;MiningWatch&lt;/span&gt; Canada and Great Lakes United by &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"&gt;Ecojustice&lt;/span&gt; (formerly Sierra Legal Defence Fund). The lawsuit alleged that the Minister of Environment broke the law when he failed to collect and report this pollution information from mines in Canada under the &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"&gt;NPRI&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"This is a victory that should be celebrated from &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10"&gt;Smithers&lt;/span&gt; to &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11"&gt;Voisey'sBay&lt;/span&gt;," said &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12"&gt;MiningWatch&lt;/span&gt; Canada spokesman Jamie &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13"&gt;Kneen&lt;/span&gt;. "The public has a right to know what kind of toxic liabilities are being created every day.  It's always been bizarre to us that the mining industry should not face the same reporting requirements as every other industrial sector, and we're pleased that the Court agreed with us."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In stark contrast, since 1998, the U.S. government has required &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14"&gt;mining companies&lt;/span&gt; to report all pollutants under the American equivalent of &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15"&gt;the NPRI&lt;/span&gt;, the &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16"&gt;Toxics&lt;/span&gt; Release Inventory (&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17"&gt;TRI&lt;/span&gt;). In 2005, the 72 mines &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18"&gt;reporting to&lt;/span&gt; the &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19"&gt;TRI&lt;/span&gt; released more than 500 million kilograms of mine &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20"&gt;tailings&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21"&gt;and waste&lt;/span&gt; rock -- accounting for 27% of all U.S. pollutants reported. &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22"&gt;With yesterday's&lt;/span&gt; court decision, pollution data from Canada's 80 metal &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23"&gt;mining facilities&lt;/span&gt; will now similarly have to be reported under the &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24"&gt;NPRI&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Canadians living in places like &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25"&gt;Sudbury&lt;/span&gt;, with mining operations in &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26"&gt;their backyards&lt;/span&gt;, were blindfolded while millions of kilograms of carcinogens &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27"&gt;and heavy&lt;/span&gt; metals accumulated in &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28"&gt;tailings&lt;/span&gt; ponds and waste rock piles across &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29"&gt;the country&lt;/span&gt;," said John Jackson of Great Lakes United. "With this decision,the blindfold comes off and citizens can truly hold these companies &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30"&gt;to account&lt;/span&gt; for their pollution and the environmental and health dangers &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31"&gt;they pose&lt;/span&gt;."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For further information please visit &lt;a href="http://www.ecojustice.ca/"&gt;http://www.ecojustice.ca&lt;/a&gt; or contact:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Justin Duncan, &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32"&gt;Ecojustice&lt;/span&gt; (416) 573-4258 (cell)&lt;br /&gt;Marlene &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_33"&gt;Cashin&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_34"&gt;Ecojustice&lt;/span&gt; (416) 368-7533 ext. 31&lt;br /&gt;John Jackson, Great Lakes United, (519) 744-7503&lt;br /&gt;Jamie &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_35"&gt;Kneen&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_36"&gt;MiningWatch&lt;/span&gt; Canada (613) 761-2273 (cell)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[See also the PDF text of the Federal Court decision here:  &lt;a href="http://www.ecojustice.ca/media-centre/media-release-files/decision_NPRI_apr2009.pdf"&gt;http://www.ecojustice.ca/media-centre/media-release-files/decision_NPRI_apr2009.pdf&lt;/a&gt; -ed.]&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-5251049387331681823?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/5251049387331681823'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/5251049387331681823'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2009/04/finally-glimmer-of-transparency-in.html' title='Finally - A Glimmer of Transparency in the Canadian Mining Industry'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-3645501126264973971</id><published>2009-04-19T12:10:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2009-04-19T12:15:03.281-04:00</updated><title type='text'>MiningWatch Canada Speaks on CBC Radio About Malarctic Mine Proposal</title><content type='html'>Ramsey Hart, National Program Coordinator of MiningWatch Canada speaks to CBC Radio about the environmental concerns with the gold mine proposal in the Malarctic.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See the link here:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cbc.ca/quebecam/archives.html"&gt;http://www.cbc.ca/quebecam/archives.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thursday, Apr 9&lt;br /&gt;Environmentalists want responsible mining in Malartic&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://cbc.ca/montreal/media/audio/quebecam/20090409thu_arc2_mining.ram" lid="Listen"&gt;Listen&lt;/a&gt; (runs 7.14)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-3645501126264973971?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/3645501126264973971'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/3645501126264973971'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2009/04/miningwatch-canada-speaks-on-cbc-radio.html' title='MiningWatch Canada Speaks on CBC Radio About Malarctic Mine Proposal'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-8024781734802221174</id><published>2009-04-18T07:14:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2009-04-18T07:53:15.173-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Coalition Making Media Waves</title><content type='html'>Here are some articles appearing in the press about the work of the Coalition &lt;em&gt;Pour que le Québec ait meilleure mine! / &lt;/em&gt;Voici des liens vers des articles mentionnant les interventions de la coalition.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Malartic - Une coalition réclame le rejet du projet de mine à ciel ouvert&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Le Devoir&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ledevoir.com/2009/04/16/245912.html"&gt;http://www.ledevoir.com/2009/04/16/245912.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Projet à Malartic : Un regroupement réclame des garanties à la minière Osisko &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Canoë&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www2.canoe.com/infos/environnement/archives/2009/04/20090414-084520.html"&gt;http://www2.canoe.com/infos/environnement/archives/2009/04/20090414-084520.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Richard Desjardins s'inquiète du déménagement de maisons à Malartic&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Presse canadienne&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iYUtpFYC3VEgefV8JKIyRnJcyo_A"&gt;http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iYUtpFYC3VEgefV8JKIyRnJcyo_A&lt;/a&gt; Malartic :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BAPE, opposants et partisans&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Radio-Canada&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/abitibi/2009/04/15/001-BAPE-malartic.shtml"&gt;http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/abitibi/2009/04/15/001-BAPE-malartic.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Civiliser l’industrie minière&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Canoë&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lafrontiere.canoe.ca/webapp/sitepages/content.asp?contentid=92155&amp;amp;id=836&amp;amp;classif=En%20manchettes&amp;amp;catname"&gt;http://lafrontiere.canoe.ca/webapp/sitepages/content.asp?contentid=92155&amp;amp;id=836&amp;amp;classif=En%20manchettes&amp;amp;catname&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pas juste des bénéfices économiques&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;La Frontière&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lafrontiere.canoe.ca/webapp/sitepages/content.asp?contentid=92134&amp;amp;id=836&amp;amp;classif=En%20manchettes&amp;amp;catname"&gt;http://lafrontiere.canoe.ca/webapp/sitepages/content.asp?contentid=92134&amp;amp;id=836&amp;amp;classif=En%20manchettes&amp;amp;catname&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;«On se sent comme des cobayes»&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;La Frontière&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://lafrontiere.canoe.ca/webapp/sitepages/content.asp?contentid=92123&amp;amp;id=836&amp;amp;classif=En%20manchettes&amp;amp;catname"&gt;http://lafrontiere.canoe.ca/webapp/sitepages/content.asp?contentid=92123&amp;amp;id=836&amp;amp;classif=En%20manchettes&amp;amp;catname&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Une coalition demande au BAPE de s'objecter au projet de mine à ciel ouvert à Malartic&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MaTerre.ca&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://environnement.branchez-vous.com/2009/04/une_coalition_demande_au_bape.html"&gt;http://environnement.branchez-vous.com/2009/04/une_coalition_demande_au_bape.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Malartic : des peanuts pour la communauté&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rue Frontenac&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ruefrontenac.com/nouvelles-generales/55-enjeux/3842-malartic-osisko-revise"&gt;http://www.ruefrontenac.com/nouvelles-generales/55-enjeux/3842-malartic-osisko-revise&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-8024781734802221174?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/8024781734802221174'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/8024781734802221174'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2009/04/coalition-making-media-waves.html' title='Coalition Making Media Waves'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-4169392174326400020</id><published>2009-04-16T07:45:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2009-04-16T08:04:58.017-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Coalition Opposes Open Pit Mine in Abitibi</title><content type='html'>More on the work of the Coalition &lt;em&gt;Pour que le Quebec ait meilleure MINE!   &lt;/em&gt;[Note the link in the press release below to supporting documentation on the BAPE intervention by the Coalition.]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Communiqué - Pour diffusion immédiate&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Méga mine à ciel ouvert en Abitibi-Témiscamingue&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Une coalition demande au Bape de ne pas approuver le projet Osisko&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Malartic, le 15 avril 2009.&lt;/strong&gt; Le Bureau d’audiences publiques en environnement (BAPE) ne devrait pas approuver le projet de mine d’or géante à ciel ouvert à Malartic en Abitibi-Témiscamingue et devrait recommander des dédommagements pour les citoyens qui ont été touchés par le déménagement de près du quart de leur municipalité, réalisé avant l’examen et l’approbation du projet. Selon la coalition Pour que le Québec ait meilleure mine!, qui présentait son mémoire à Malartic, l’approbation de ce projet constituerait un dangereux précédent pour la région et le Québec qui n’ont pas d’expérience dans l’exploitation de ce type de mine lequel vise l’extraction à grande échelle et à ciel ouvert de très grandes quantités de roche pour très peu de métal produit. La fosse projetée, en plein cœur de Malartic, aurait 2 kilomètres de long, 780 mètres de large et une profondeur de près de 400 mètres.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Des enjeux environnementaux&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pour Henri Jacob, de l’Action boréale Abitibi-Témiscamingue, «Les méga mines à ciel ouvert sont comparables aux coupes à blanc excessives du secteur forestier ou aux sables bitumineux de l’industrie du pétrole, et n’ont rien à voir avec la révolution verte dont l’industrie minière a réellement besoin!».&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Selon Ugo Lapointe du Forum de l’Institut des sciences de l’environnement de l’UQAM (ISE), « Ouvrir grande la porte aux mines à ciel ouvert d’envergure pour les métaux précieux et usuels contribuerait à intensifier la pression environnementale de l’exploitation minière comparativement aux mines souterraines conventionnelles: c’est plus d’énergie, plus de produits chimiques, plus de résidus miniers et plus d’eau par unité de métal produit, pour moins de bénéfices à long terme. Les entreprises y trouvent leur profit en faisant des économies d’échelle et en accélérant la cadence de production ».&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La compagnie Osisko souhaite exploiter cette mine d’or de type « fort tonnage faible teneur » pour une période de 9 ans seulement, soit en soutirant près de 525 millions de tonnes de roche ayant une faible teneur d’or récupérable. En fin de projet, l’or total produit aura un volume à peine supérieur à celui occupé par une petite voiture. Chaque jour, 25 millions de litres d’eau (deux fois la consommation quotidienne de la ville de Rouyn-Noranda), 11 tonnes de cyanure et 30 autres tonnes de produits chimiques variés seront nécessaires, en plus de quantités importantes d’énergie et de carburants. Une fois les opérations terminées, ce sont près de 800 hectares de territoire affectés, dont une montagne de roches stériles de 100 m de haut, un réservoir endigué de 2 km de long, ainsi qu’une plaine de résidus miniers s’étendant sur près de 2,5 km qui seront légués aux générations futures. Le principal scénario de restauration de la fosse envisagé pour le moment est de l’ennoyer en y pompant de l’eau pendant 24 ans. Les différents intervenants aux audiences publiques semblent croire qu’il ne sera pas possible de créer un lac vivant avec cette fosse.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;« Ce type d’exploitation minière ressemble davantage à du pillage de ressources qu'à un véritable développement fait pour les gens », selon Christian Simard, de Nature Québec. « On parle souvent de malbouffe, mais au Québec, on fait souvent du mal développement. Il faut changer cela et traiter notre territoire et ses ressources de façon plus durable », croit Christian Simard.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Des alternatives existent&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Selon Ugo Lapointe « Ouvrir grande la porte à ce type d’exploitation minière, présent dans l’hémisphère sud, constitueait un sérieux préjudice à un développement plus responsable voir durable du secteur minier, d’autant plus qu’il existe des alternatives à l’exploitation et la production de métaux précieux et usuels (or, argent, cuivre, zinc, nickel, etc.) ». Dans une lettre soumise aux élus et aux leaders de la région en novembre 2008, la Coalition proposait de faire de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue un pôle d’excellence au niveau international pour le développement de mines de métaux précieux et usuels ayant un minimum d’impacts sur l’environnement et la santé pour un maximum de retombées pour les communautés. Parmi les propositions avancées, la Coalition recommandait de favoriser le développement minier en profondeur plutôt qu’en surface.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;L’Abitbi-Témiscamingue compte déjà, dans son histoire, une centaine de mines de métaux précieux et usuels, dont la très grande majorité sont souterraines. Jusqu’à tout récemment, plusieurs intervenants du secteur minier s’entendaient pour dire que l’exploitation souterraine en profondeur constituait l’avenir minier en région. Qu’il y avait un avantage à développer cette expertise dès maintenant afin de pouvoir non seulement trouver et exploiter de nouveaux gisements, mais également développer et exporter notre savoir-faire à l’échelle internationale. Les mines La Ronde et Lapa, à une trentaine de kilomètres à l’ouest de Malartic, en sont de bons exemples.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dans son mémoire, disponible sur le site Internet de Nature Québec (&lt;a href="http://www.naturequebec.org/ressources/fichiers/Energie_climat/ME09-04-15_Osisko_coalition.pdf"&gt;http://www.naturequebec.org/ressources/fichiers/Energie_climat/ME09-04-15_Osisko_coalition.pdf&lt;/a&gt;), la Coalition a attiré l’attention du BAPE sur le fait qu’il y a actuellement trois autres projets de mines à ciel ouvert de type « fort tonnage faible teneur » en préparation en Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Il importe donc de ne pas créer de précédents en approuvant ces projets à la pièce, projets qui modifieraient en profondeur le paysage minier (et le paysage tout court) de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Pour faire de bons choix stratégiques dans le domaine des mines, Pour que le Québec ait meilleure mine ! recommande la tenue d’un large débat public, qui pourrait être tenu sous l’égide d’une commission indépendante.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;-30- &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La coalition Pour que le Québec ait meilleure mine! a vu le jour au printemps 2008 et est aujourd’hui constituée de plus d’une douzaine d’organismes représentant plusieurs milliers de membres au Québec. La coalition s’est donnée pour mission de revoir la façon dont on encadre et développe le secteur minier au Québec, dans le but de promouvoir de meilleures pratiques aux plans social et environnemental. La coalition juge essentiel d’engager et de maintenir un dialogue constructif avec les différents intervenants du secteur minier québécois, le gouvernement du Québec, de même qu’avec les communautés et les citoyens qui sont directement affectés.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pour information :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Henri Jacob, Action boréale Abitibi-Témiscamingue, 819-738-5261 ou 819-825-1466 #252, &lt;a href="mailto:lereve@cablevision.qc.ca"&gt;lereve@cablevision.qc.ca&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Ugo Lapointe, Forum de l’Institut des sciences de l’environnement de l’UQAM, 514-708-0134, &lt;a href="mailto:ugolapi@yahoo.com"&gt;ugolapi@yahoo.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Christian Simard, Nature Québec, 418-933-2031, &lt;a href="mailto:christian.simard@naturequebec.org"&gt;christian.simard@naturequebec.org&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;Les membres actuels de la coalition :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;▪ Action boréale Abitibi-Témiscamingue (ABAT)&lt;br /&gt;▪ Association de protection de l’environnement des Hautes-Laurentides (APEHL)&lt;br /&gt;▪ Coalition de l’ouest du Québec contre l’exploitation de l’uranium (COQEU)&lt;br /&gt;▪ Comité vigilance Malartic (projet minier Osisko)&lt;br /&gt;▪ Conseil central de la Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN) en Abitibi-Témiscamingue et Nord-du-Québec&lt;br /&gt;▪ Écojustice&lt;br /&gt;▪ Forum de l’Institut des sciences de l’environnement de l’UQAM&lt;br /&gt;▪ MiningWatch Canada&lt;br /&gt;▪ Mouvement Vert Mauricie&lt;br /&gt;▪ Nature Québec&lt;br /&gt;▪ Professionnels de la santé pour la survie mondiale&lt;br /&gt;▪ Regroupement pour la surveillance du nucléaire&lt;br /&gt;▪ Réseau québécois des groupes écologistes (RQGE)&lt;br /&gt;▪ Société pour la nature et les parcs du Canada – SNAP-Québec&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;▪ Tous nouveaux membres sont les bienvenus.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-4169392174326400020?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/4169392174326400020'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/4169392174326400020'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2009/04/coalition-opposes-open-pit-mine-in.html' title='Coalition Opposes Open Pit Mine in Abitibi'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-7519424733911992252</id><published>2009-04-10T09:02:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2009-04-10T09:14:40.513-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Coalition Hard at Work to Raise Awareness About the Perils of Open Pit Mining in Quebec</title><content type='html'>The coalition &lt;em&gt;Pour &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;que&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;le&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;Québec&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;ait&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;meilleure&lt;/span&gt; mine !&lt;/em&gt; is very busy these days. It's been engaged in the Bureau d’audience &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"&gt;publique&lt;/span&gt; en &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"&gt;environnement&lt;/span&gt; (&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"&gt;BAPE&lt;/span&gt;) convened for the proposed open pit mine &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"&gt;Osisko&lt;/span&gt; wishes to develop in &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"&gt;Abitibi&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some of the concerns the Coalition highlights:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;impacts on underground water supplies&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;health and safety impacts of dynamite use on the edge of a &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10"&gt;town site&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;quality of life concerns for dozens of citizens being relocated to make room for the mine site&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;the &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11"&gt;likelihood&lt;/span&gt; that taxpayers will have to pay for mine site restoration costs.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;For more information (en &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12"&gt;francais&lt;/span&gt;) see:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.naturequebec.org/ressources/fichiers/Aires_protegees/CO09-03-24_Osisko.pdf"&gt;http://www.naturequebec.org/ressources/fichiers/Aires_protegees/CO09-03-24_Osisko.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.naturequebec.org/ressources/fichiers/Aires_protegees/CO09-03-27_Osisko.pdf"&gt;http://www.naturequebec.org/ressources/fichiers/Aires_protegees/CO09-03-27_Osisko.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/abitibi/2009/04/01/001-CRE-mines-ciel-ouvert.shtml?ref=rss"&gt;http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/abitibi/2009/04/01/001-CRE-mines-ciel-ouvert.shtml?ref=rss&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;WQ-CAMU is a member of the Coalition.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-7519424733911992252?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/7519424733911992252'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/7519424733911992252'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2009/04/coalition-hard-at-work-to-raise.html' title='Coalition Hard at Work to Raise Awareness About the Perils of Open Pit Mining in Quebec'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-1942804178604870074</id><published>2009-03-30T08:44:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2009-03-30T13:36:01.690-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Event: Canadian Mining Abuses Abroad and at Home</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/SdECpq7-bpI/AAAAAAAAAQU/6KzB3IdGzkY/s1600-h/poster2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319035549825003154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 309px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/SdECpq7-bpI/AAAAAAAAAQU/6KzB3IdGzkY/s400/poster2.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;div&gt;The Ottawa Coalition Against Mining Uruanium and the Ottawa Public Library are co-sponsoring an event called: CANADIAN MINING ABUSES ABROAD AND AT HOME.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The event features:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;ALAIN DENEAULT author of "Noir Canada - Pillage, Corruption and Criminality in Africa" who will speak about the Canadian mining industry in Africa. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;CHARLES FICNER and DAVID GILL from the Coalition for BALANCED Mining Act Reform who will speak on the topic: "Is Ontario the Liberia of Mining?"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div&gt;The event takes place TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2009 at the Ottawa Public Library auditorium (120 Metcalfe Street) - 6:30 PM TO 9:00 PM.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Admission is free, donations welcome. Don't miss this event!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-1942804178604870074?l=no-uranium.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://know-uranium.org' title='Event: Canadian Mining Abuses Abroad and at Home'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/1942804178604870074'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7373601159772155676/posts/default/1942804178604870074'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://no-uranium.blogspot.com/2009/03/event-canadian-mining-abuses-abroad-and.html' title='Event: Canadian Mining Abuses Abroad and at Home'/><author><name>WQ-CAMU</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fBN4xxl7L5A/SdECpq7-bpI/AAAAAAAAAQU/6KzB3IdGzkY/s72-c/poster2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7373601159772155676.post-4634114987994962262</id><published>2008-12-20T10:53:00.011-05:00</published><updated>2008-12-20T12:48:24.709-05:00</updated><title type='text'>2008 Year End Update on Mineral Exploration in West Quebec</title><content type='html'>Here are some recent announcements based on Sedar.com posts by some of the mineral exploration companies with a presence in West Quebec:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1) Aldershot Resources (Uranium) - October 31, 2008 Public Filings&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Quebec: It has become clear that the Company would not be able to raise sufficient funding to continue with its plans for exploring its many claims in the province. Consequently management has devoted considerable time to negotiating with the optionees for the respective claims to be returned to them in a cash neutral manner for the Company. At the completion of this exercise subsequent to the quarter-end, management wrote off resource properties’ acquisition costs which total $2,228,882.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cash and equivalents on hand: $195K&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Net result: Aldershot Resources is no longer operating anywhere in Quebec, including of course around Fort-Coulonge and La Peche.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2) Hawk Uranium (Uranium) - August 31, 2008 Public Filings&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Grand Calumet, Quebec: The Company has encountered delays in completing its exploration program due to difficulties with certain surface rights holders, in gaining access to the relevant properties. Accordingly on November 21, 2007 the Company served notice on the optionors that it was invoking the Force Majeure clause, Section 4.7 of the option agreements, postponing certain payments due under the agreements for at least one year. There has been no further resolution to the issue as of Q1/09 and consequently no further work is contemplated at this time.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cash and equivalents on hand: $1,608K&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Net result: It looks like Grand Calumet Island has a reprieve (at least for now).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3) Midland Exploration (Zinc and Lead) - September 30, 2008 Public Filings &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gatineau: Midland acquired a 100% interest in a large land position for zinc, including 19 new properties covering 347.6 km² distributed in the Gatineau Area, approximately 200 kilometres northwest of the city of Montreal &lt;/em&gt;[about 25 kilometres north of Ottawa/Gatineau - ed.]&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On August 24, 2007, Midland signed a letter of agreement with Breakwater Resources Ltd. (“Breakwater”) whereby Breakwater can acquire 50% of the Gatineau Zn property&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;On September 19, 2008, due to deteriorating market conditions, Breakwater had to reduce its exploration spending and notified Midland of its intention not to pursue the option agreement signed on August 24, 2007.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;The exploration budget in Fiscal 2009 for Gatineau Zinc is $125,000 for Midland until the signature of a new partnership agreement on the project.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[Midland previously reported it was also exploring for Lead - ed. See: &lt;a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS146810+10-Apr-2008+MW20080410"&gt;http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS146810+10-Apr-2008+MW20080410&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cash and equivalents on hand: $3,321K&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Net result: At least for now it appears unlikely there will be any diamond drilling in the Gatineau Hills from this company.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note: from Breakwater Resources public filings dated September 30, 2008 (with updates)...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On October 28, 2008, Breakwater Resources announced that it would &lt;em&gt;"...temporarily suspend &lt;/em&gt;[Zinc production]&lt;em&gt; operations at both the Langlois mine in Québec, Canada and the Myra Falls mine in British Columbia, Canada. This decision was precipitated by the decline in commodity prices and the general deterioration of the short-term economic outlook globally...."&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note 1:&lt;/strong&gt; while not reportedly engaged in uranium exploration in the Gatineau region, Midland Exploration has been actively exploring for zinc and lead, therefore creating the possibility of one or more open pit mines in the area with the resulting impact on the local environment. Zinc is considered by many to be a heavy metal, and lead, like uranium, is considered by many to be a toxic metal (see: &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metals"&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metals&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note 2:&lt;/strong&gt; the spot price for uranium according to UxC on December 15, 2008 was $53.00/lb. That is down from a peak of about $132/lb. in 2007 (a 60% decline). According to TradeTech the long-term price of uranium is $70/lb., down from $95/lb. earlier in the year (a 26% decline).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note 3:&lt;/strong&gt; the spot price for Zinc, according to Kitco Base Metals, is about $0.50/lb., down 75% from a peak of $2.00/lb. in late 2006.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7373601159772155676-4634114987
