tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81587756384294131652024-02-20T20:26:33.657-05:00Save Kipawa LakeKipawa Lake, a beautiful wilderness area located in Quebec, Canada is currently at risk of destruction. The area is facing many threats including a toxic open pit rare earth mine proposed by a Junior Mining Company, Matamec Explorations Inc. Please help us save this beautiful area, sign and share the petition on change.org, 'like' Save Kipawa Lake on Facebook and follow ProtectKipawa on Twitter.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939337981559780843noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158775638429413165.post-12951312980674794562015-12-16T21:32:00.001-05:002015-12-16T21:32:45.683-05:002016 Kipawa Lake and area Calendars<span style="background-color: black; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;"><span style="color: white;">2016 Calendars now available featuring photography from the Kipawa area. All proceeds will go to the Kipawa Lake Preservation Society to assist with operational expenses so we can continue to help preserve this beautiful watershed. These 18-month calendars feature beautiful landscapes and wildlife photos from local residents and tourists. $10 each plus shipping ($3 within Canada, $5 for USA). For more info or to place an order please contact: savekipawalake@gmail.com Calendars also available for purchase at the Eagle Village Band Office and Migizy Gas.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25.7600002288818px;"><i><span style="color: #141823;">'</span><span style="color: white;">Eagle Village Chief Madeleine Paul stated today, "We already objected to Quebec's first investment of $1 million in Matamec shares last fall and once again without consulting us, Quebec has invested $3 million more in a joint venture with Matamec. We told the Ministers in a face to face meeting on January 15th that this is a conflict-of-interest and only serves to undermine any trust by our Algonquin Peoples that the BAPE process is unbiased since the results go to the Premier and his Cabinet for a decision and they are in a Joint Venture with Matamec now."' </span></i></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25.7600002288818px;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><i><a href="http://www.miningwatch.ca/news/algonquins-critical-quebecs-conflict-interest-high-risk-4-million-investment-rare-earths-open-p">http://www.miningwatch.ca/news/algonquins-critical-quebecs-conflict-interest-high-risk-4-million-investment-rare-earths-open-p</a></i></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939337981559780843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158775638429413165.post-33954109362436300132015-02-14T14:45:00.001-05:002015-02-14T14:45:33.703-05:00Ongoing Neotectonic Activity in the Timiskaming ─ Kipawa Area of Ontario and Québec <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Yet another reason not to allow mining in the Kipawa watershed.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25.7600002288818px;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> "Western Québec Seismic Zone poses a direct risk to infrastructure such as mines"</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 25.7600002288818px;"><u>http://journals.hil.unb.ca/index.php/gc/article/view/18397/19865</u></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939337981559780843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158775638429413165.post-25665563481466035582015-02-14T14:40:00.002-05:002015-02-14T14:40:59.629-05:00APTN Investigates Rare EarthPreview<br />
<a href="http://aptn.ca/news/2015/02/06/rare-earth-preview/">http://aptn.ca/news/2015/02/06/rare-earth-preview/</a><br />
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<a href="http://aptn.ca/news/aptn-investigates-full-episodes/">http://aptn.ca/news/aptn-investigates-full-episodes/</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939337981559780843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158775638429413165.post-26119277717135539702015-02-14T14:38:00.001-05:002015-02-14T14:38:22.942-05:00Matamec Announces the Creation of a Joint Venture with Ressources Quebec for the Kipawa Deposit<a href="http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/matamec-announces-creation-joint-venture-with-ressources-quebec-kipawa-deposit-tsx-venture-mat-1986222.htm">http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/matamec-announces-creation-joint-venture-with-ressources-quebec-kipawa-deposit-tsx-venture-mat-1986222.htm</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939337981559780843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158775638429413165.post-32293734870989955492014-12-24T15:02:00.001-05:002014-12-24T15:02:36.370-05:00Public Hearings on the Uranium Industry<br />
<a href="http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/societe/2014/05/20/002-bape-uranium-quebec-exploitation-mine-sante.shtml">http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/societe/2014/05/20/002-bape-uranium-quebec-exploitation-mine-sante.shtml</a><br />
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<a href="http://ici.radio-canada.ca/regions/abitibi/2014/11/19/002-matamec-terres-rares-bape-kipawa-temiscamingue.shtml">http://ici.radio-canada.ca/regions/abitibi/2014/11/19/002-matamec-terres-rares-bape-kipawa-temiscamingue.shtml</a><br />
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<a href="http://ici.radio-canada.ca/regions/abitibi/2014/11/20/001-bape-kipawa-moratoire-autochtones-temiscamingue.shtml">http://ici.radio-canada.ca/regions/abitibi/2014/11/20/001-bape-kipawa-moratoire-autochtones-temiscamingue.shtml</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.bape.gouv.qc.ca/sections/mandats/uranium-enjeux/documents/mem.htm">http://www.bape.gouv.qc.ca/sections/mandats/uranium-enjeux/documents/mem.htm</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.mining.com/canadian-first-nations-march-to-demand-ban-on-uranium-exploration-in-quebec-91749/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter">http://www.mining.com/canadian-first-nations-march-to-demand-ban-on-uranium-exploration-in-quebec-91749/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939337981559780843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158775638429413165.post-62790168784622326582014-12-24T14:57:00.000-05:002014-12-24T14:57:55.814-05:00First Nations Ask for Moratorium on Rare Earth Mining and Exploration<a href="http://investorintel.com/rare-earth-intel/first-nations-reject-matamec-ree-mine-lost-yet/">http://investorintel.com/rare-earth-intel/first-nations-reject-matamec-ree-mine-lost-yet/</a><br />
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<a href="https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/afnql-supports-moratorium-mining-rare-200300818.html">https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/afnql-supports-moratorium-mining-rare-200300818.html</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.miningweekly.com/article/quebec-first-nations-petition-quebec-to-include-rare-earths-under-uranium-ban-2014-11-06">http://www.miningweekly.com/article/quebec-first-nations-petition-quebec-to-include-rare-earths-under-uranium-ban-2014-11-06</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/algonquins-oppose-quebecs-high-risk-1-million-investment-rare-earths-open-pit-mining-1958101.htm">http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/algonquins-oppose-quebecs-high-risk-1-million-investment-rare-earths-open-pit-mining-1958101.htm</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939337981559780843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158775638429413165.post-1976574906359825932014-12-24T14:54:00.000-05:002014-12-24T14:58:17.023-05:00Toyota ends partnership with Matamec Explorations Inc for the Kipawa Deposit<a href="http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/matamec-signs-termination-release-agreement-with-trecan-hree-kipawa-deposit-tsx-venture-mat-1949007.htm">http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/matamec-signs-termination-release-agreement-with-trecan-hree-kipawa-deposit-tsx-venture-mat-1949007.htm</a><br />
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<a href="http://investorintel.com/rare-earth-intel/matamec-converts-toyota-parnership-joint-venture-profit-sharing/">http://investorintel.com/rare-earth-intel/matamec-converts-toyota-parnership-joint-venture-profit-sharing/</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.tvaabitibi.ca/articles/20140923114831/matamec_doit_trouver_nouveau_partenaire_financier.html">http://www.tvaabitibi.ca/articles/20140923114831/matamec_doit_trouver_nouveau_partenaire_financier.html</a><br />
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<a href="http://aptn.ca/news/2014/12/22/toyota-backs-away-rare-earth-elements-mine-quebec/">http://aptn.ca/news/2014/12/22/toyota-backs-away-rare-earth-elements-mine-quebec/</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939337981559780843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158775638429413165.post-22090148081106927692014-12-24T14:46:00.000-05:002014-12-24T14:46:22.791-05:00A Thinking Person's Nightmare McKibben’s Divestment Tour – Brought to You by Wall Street article by Cory Morningstar<i><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.63636302948px; line-height: 20px;">"In Canada, the Algonquin people are fighting threats to land and water from an open-pit mining project for hybrid car batteries. Toyotsu Rare Earth Canada (TRECan), a Canadian subsidiary of Japan-based Toyota Tsusho Corporation, plans to b</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-size: 13.63636302948px; line-height: 20px;">uild an open-pit Heavy Rare Earth Elements (HREE) mine directly next to Kipawa Lake, the geographical, ecological, and cultural centre of the Kipawa First Nation. Rare earths are a group of 17 elements found in the Earth’s crust. They are used to produce electronics for cell phones, wind turbines, and car batteries. Rare earths are notorious for their environmentally costly extraction process, with over 90 per cent of the mined raw materials classified as waste. [Source: Toyota Prius Not So Green After All]<br />Welcome to the “green economy”: classist, racist and utterly disgusting."</span></span></i><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: black; display: inline; font-size: 13.63636302948px; line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/09/05/mckibbens-divestment-tour-brought-to-your-by-wall-street/" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/09/05/mckibbens-divestment-tour-brought-to-your-by-wall-street/</span></a></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939337981559780843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158775638429413165.post-9591588710833709022014-12-24T14:41:00.001-05:002014-12-24T14:41:27.169-05:00APTN National News Visits Kipawa<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; line-height: 20px;">APTN National News Visits Kipawa</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; line-height: 20px;">Re: Rare Earth Mining</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; line-height: 20px;">On June 6th Tom Fennario of APTN National News made the trip to Kipawa to discuss Rare Earth Mining and the Matamec project. He interviewed several members of the community as well as the Kipawa Lake Preservation Society. The 5 minute segment aired on September 2nd and can be viewed online </span><a href="http://aptn.ca/news/2014/09/02/algonquin-concerned-canadas-first-rare-earth-metal-mine-plan/" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; line-height: 20px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://aptn.ca/news/2014/09/<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: inline-block;"></span>02/algonquin-concerned-c<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">anadas-first-rare-earth-metal-<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: inline-block;"></span>mine-plan/</span></a><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; line-height: 20px;"><br /><br />The Kipawa Lake Preservation Society is working hard to raise awareness and protect the Kipawa Watershed from mining but we need your help. Its important for those opposed to voice their concerns now while there is the opportunity to do so. Please take a moment and send this form letter the to the mayors of the MRC of Temiscaming urging them to reconsider their support for this project. The form letter is available from <a href="http://savekipawalake.blogspot.ca/" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: inline-block;"></span>savekipawalake.blogspot.ca/</a> please be sure to include savekipawalake@gmail.com in the cc field so we have record of how many letters have been sent.<br /><br />Funds are needed to cover administrative costs, awareness activities (recently the Kipawa Lake Preservation Society hosted a workshop at the Peoples Social Forum in Ottawa to raise awareness and gather support) and we hope to carryout some water quality testing in the watershed in the near future. You can support the Kipawa Lake Preservation Society financially by purchasing a T-Shirt online via <a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fteespring.com%2Fsavekipawalake2&h=dAQHyboub&enc=AZNgFOvcYEqAbqNCPoQzzQ9eJCPDHKvx8O8lUudaALs6BRCHnKeMiOXhysHsBOTfy_EPq5g0nioSbf5t1t7yUxHdhnr8kveOf6jC0RNZSoHZh8_7cu29ojgqrLXmlOZboqN_UOnQk-1fZ3e33u1k7Du7&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://teespring.com/<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: inline-block;"></span>savekipawalake2</a> We need to reach our goal of 50 t-shirts by Tuesday September 9th, 2014. Our website also has a pay pal donate button where donations can be made. For local residents we also have lawn signs available for $10, these signs can be purchased in person from a member of the Kipawa Lake Preservation Society. Please contact us for more info.<br /><br />Thank you to all who have signed the petitions, sent letters, bought t-shirts and provided encouragement and support,<br /><br />Christina Moreau<br />Chair, Kipawa Lake Preservation Society</span></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939337981559780843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158775638429413165.post-41658446720773999382014-06-13T20:56:00.000-04:002014-09-05T11:51:16.293-04:00Urgent Action Required!The MRC Temiscaming is in favor of the Kipawa Rare Earths proposal by Matamec provided Matamec abides by government imposed rules and regulations. Norman Young (Mayor of Kipawa) and André Paquet (Mayor Fugèreville) and Claudine Laforge Clouâtre (Mayor of St-Édouard-de-Fabre) voted against the project and expressed their concerns relating to a lack of information on the health and environmental risks. All other 17 members voted for the project. The 17 votes for the project were the Mayors of Angliers, Bearn, Duhamel-Ouest, Guerin, Laforce, Latulipe-et-Gaboury, Laverlochere, Lorrainville, Moffet, Nedelec, Notre-Dame-du-Nord, Remigny, St-Bruno-de-Guigues, St-Eugene-de-Guigues, Belleterre, Temiscamingue and Ville-Marie. The vote and decision was made without information on the environmental impacts and social acceptability of the project. <br />
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To express your concerns over this decision and the Kipawa Rare Earths project please copy and paste the following email and send to the current mayors of the MRC. Please be sure to cc <a href="mailto:savekipawalake@gmail.com">savekipawalake</a><a href="mailto:savekipawalake@gmail.com"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"></a><a href="mailto:savekipawalake@gmail.com">@gmail.com</a> and <a href="mailto:info@kipawalakepreservationsociety.ca">info@kipawalakepreservationsociety.ca</a> your letters will be used to help show that this project is not socially accepted. Please provide your contact details as indicated in the letter. If you are a tax payer in the region, even seasonal, please be sure to use your local address so that the mayors are aware that you pay taxes to the MRC.<br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Attention Mayors of the MRC of Temiscaming</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Norman Young, Mayor, Kipawa<br />Arnaud Warolin, Préfet, MRCT</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Lyna Pine, Mairesse Angliers<br />Luc Lalonde, Maire, Béarn<br />Jean-Yves Parent, Maire, Duhamel-Ouest<br />André Pâquet, Maire, Fugèreville<br />Maurice Laverdière, Maire, Guérin<br />Isabelle Morin, Mairesse, Laforce<br />Michel Duval, Maire, Latulipe-et-Gaboury<br />Daniel Barrette, Maire, Laverlochère<br />Simon Gélinas, Maire, Lorrainvile<br />Éric Dubuque, Maire, Moffet<br />Carmen Rivard, Mairesse, Nédélec<br />Alain Flageol, Maire, Notre-Dame-du-Nord<br />Jocelyn Aylwin, Mairesse, Rémigny<br />Donald Alarie, Maire, St-Bruno-de-Guigues<br />Mario Drouin, Maire, Fabre<br />Édith Lafond, Mairesse, St-Eugène-de-Guigues<br />Yvon Gagnon, Président, Laniel<br />Bruno Boyer, Maire, Belleterre<br />Nicole Rochon, Mairesse, Témiscamingue<br />Bernard Flébus, Maire, Ville-Marie </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Re Kipawa Rare Earth Open Pit Mine proposal by Matamec Explorations Inc.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">I am deeply concerned about the proposed Kipawa Rare Earths Project by Matamec Explorations Inc. a junior mining company. I have been informed that as of March 4<sup>th</sup>, 2013 the MRC and the majority of the mayors voted in favor of supporting this project given that the company follow all government rules and regulations particularly those that involve the protection of the environment.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">I am concerned that this resolution was adopted without having the complete information and environmental studies outlining all the potential risks and without consideration of the social acceptance of the project.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">I am sending this letter today to urge all mayors of the MRC Temiscaming to reconsider their position on this project.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Rare earth mining has never been carried out in a safe manner anywhere in the world. Our current laws do not protect against the dangers of rare earth mining as they were written prior to its existence. The Metal Mining and Effluent Regulations (MMER) limit only a few of the contaminants of concern. This project would see the creation of an open pit mine on the shores of the upper Kipawa River. Located near important fish spawning grounds and upstream of the drinking water source for several communities. The project would require 190-210 meters cubed of freshwater per hour and would release effluent back into the Kipawa River. Processing of the ore would be carried out onsite using large volumes of strong acids and bases, mine tailings and waste rock would be left on site. Blasting would have negative effects on air quality and wildlife in the region. Rare earth ores are often found associated with radioactive substances such as Uranium and Thorium. The release of radioactive substances into the environment leads to an elevated risk of chronic health problems and cancer.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Matamec has not completed their studies but the preliminary impacts as outlined in their feasibility study include:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">-<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt;"> </span>Relocation of seasonal camps and cottages</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">-<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt;"> </span>Effects on recreational use of area (fishing, hunting, trapping, canoeing, etc.)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">-<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt;"> </span>Disturbance of archaeological sites</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">-<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt;"> </span>Potential risks spillage of chemical products (hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid and lime) during transport and use</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">-<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt;"> </span>Modifications to the biophysical and social environment</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">I do not support this project and it is not socially accepted. Those opposed to the project include season and permanent residents, tourists and business owners. We are concerned about the effects on water, air, soil, wildlife and human health. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Tourism is a vital part of the local economy, tourism and mining do not mix. Kipawa Lake and surrounding areas is a beautiful, pristine and unique ecosystem. It should be protected for its intrinsic worth and not exploited for its resources. The economic benefits of this project if allowed to proceed will be many for the companies involved but few to the local residents and taxpayers who will be faced with the risk and the burden of managing the waste after the company has moved on. The promised jobs and tax revenues are not worth the risk. Please consider the voice of the opposed public and do not support the Kipawa Rare Earths Project or mining within this beautiful watershed.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: white;">Recently, the Kipawa Lake Preservation Society launched their website, <a href="http://www.kipawalakepreservationsociety.ca/" target="_blank">www.<wbr></wbr>kipawalakepreservationsociety.<wbr></wbr>ca</a>. The purpose of the site is to inform the public of the current threats to the Kipawa watershed. The current focus is on mining and specifically the mining of rare earths and Kipawa Rare Earths Project proposed by a junior mining company, Matamec Explorations Inc. If allowed to proceed this project has the potential to forever change the area and the watershed. Information on potential risks and impacts presented on the website have been thoroughly researched and come from reputable sources such as the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) as well as Government of Canada reports. Matamec Explorations Inc. published a feasibility report in fall 2013 that identified many potential impacts including:</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: white;">The extraction and processing rare earths present a unique set of risks not present with other types of mining. While, Canada has more stringent environmental laws than China (currently the top rare earth producer), Canadian environmental laws were written prior to the existence of rare earth mining. Canadian environmental laws do not address many of the contaminants of concern or place restrictions upon their release into the environment. This project site is located in close proximity to the Kipawa watershed and upstream of important fish spawning habitat, drinking water sources as well as a world renowned tourist destination. This is no place for a toxic open pit rare earth mine. While those in favor of the project argue that rare earths are vital for technology such as smart phones, lap tops, MRIs and cancer treatments it is important to note that the intended use of the majority of the rare earth ores extracted from this project are for the production of hybrid and electric vehicles. These vehicles labelled as ‘green technology’ can hardly be called so when the environmental destruction that occurs during the process of obtaining rare earths is taken into account. The technology already exists to produce hybrid and electric vehicles without the use of rare earth ores and many companies are even making use of recycling rare earth ores discarded from smart phones and other hand held electronic devices in producing their vehicles.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: white;">It is alarming that this project is receiving support from local and provincial government bodies prior to the completion of environmental impact assessments and without consideration of social acceptability. In 2012, 17 out of 20 mayors of the local municipalities voted in favor of the proposed project. Recently, Matamec announced the financial contribution of 4 million dollars by Ressources Quebec into the project.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: white;">For more information please visit <a href="http://www.kipawalakepreservationsociety.ca/" target="_blank">www.<wbr></wbr>kipawalakepreservationsociety.<wbr></wbr>ca</a> or contact </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">P.O. Box 1</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br />Temiscaming, Quebec<br />J0Z 3R0 </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: white;">The mission of the Kipawa Lake Preservation Society is to preserve the Kipawa watershed as it is, environmentally healthy and unpolluted, through constant dialogue, education and protective initiatives that involve the local population, general public, government officials and corporations directly or indirectly related to the Kipawa watershed.</span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939337981559780843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158775638429413165.post-35508138163711288952014-03-28T09:53:00.000-04:002014-03-28T09:53:10.327-04:00Kipawa Lake Preservation Society launches website!<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.299999237060547px; margin-bottom: 1.35em;">
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">Last week the Kipawa Lake Preservation Society launched its website, <a href="http://www.kipawalakepreservationsociety.ca/">http://www.kipawalakepreservationsociety.ca/</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">The purpose of the website is to educate and inform the public about threats to the Kipawa watershed.The current focus is on mining and specifically the mining of rare earths. The site contains a great deal of thoroughly researched and factual information about mining and its threats. Please support the Kipawa Lake Preservation Society by visiting and sharing their website. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><br />You can also connect on facebook<br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/KipawaLakePreservationSociety">https://www.facebook.com/KipawaLakePreservationSociety</a></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">and twitter<br /><a href="https://twitter.com/KipawaLakePS">https://twitter.com/KipawaLakePS</a></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939337981559780843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158775638429413165.post-48324345384257112172014-02-05T15:05:00.001-05:002014-02-05T15:05:45.687-05:00What you can do to help Save Kipawa Lake<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sign the petitions!</span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://www.change.org/petitions/minister-of-natural-resources-quebec-protect-kipawa-lake" style="background-color: black;">https://www.change.org/petitions/minister-of-natural-resources-quebec-protect-kipawa-lake</a></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(signatures worldwide excepted on the charge.org petition, no minimum age required)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sign these official government petitions (citizens/residents of Canada only)</span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><u style="background-color: black;">Green Party of Canada Petition</u></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_RVu60TVfd2UXBobUJteFFnSnM/edit?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" style="cursor: pointer; font-size: 12.800000190734863px; line-height: 14.35200023651123px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_RVu60TVfd2UXBobUJteFFnSnM/edit?usp=sharing</a> (French)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_RVu60TVfd2aDlieXpWTmtFeXM/edit?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" style="cursor: pointer; font-size: 12.800000190734863px; line-height: 14.35200023651123px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="cursor: pointer; font-size: 12.800000190734863px; line-height: 14.35200023651123px;">https://docs.goog</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-size: 12.800000190734863px; line-height: 14.35200023651123px; text-decoration: none;">le.com/file/d/0B_RVu60TVfd2aDlieXpWTmtFeXM/edit?usp=sharing</span></a> (English)</span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><u style="background-color: black;">NDP (Christine Moore) Navigable Waterways Petition</u></span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://christinemoore.ndp.ca/petition-navigable-waterways" style="background-color: black;">http://christinemoore.ndp.ca/petition-navigable-waterways</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><u style="background-color: black;">Support the Kipawa Lake Preservation Society</u></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Kipawa Lake Preservation Society is a volunteer led group<span style="line-height: 115%;"> of local and seasonal residents of
Kipawa Lake and surrounding areas. Their goals are to lobby for the long term
protection of Kipawa Lake and surrounding areas. They are concerned about the
many threats to this watershed and the impacts they will have on the health of
the ecosystem and nearby communities.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">A website with more information about the proposed mining projects, exploration, and risks as well as more information on what the public can do to help (including letter writing campaigns, volunteer opportunities, and other initiatives) will be available shortly. In the meantime please support the Kipawa Lake Preservation Society by visiting </span><span style="line-height: 16.866666793823242px;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/KipawaLakePreservationSociety">https://www.facebook.com/KipawaLakePreservationSociety</a></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;"> and hitting the 'like' button.</span></span></span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939337981559780843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158775638429413165.post-36774550354330358662014-02-05T14:46:00.001-05:002014-02-05T14:51:37.434-05:00Recent News Articles<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Green Party of Quebec does not support Rare Earth Mining<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The search for transparency in a global gold rush for rare earths</span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939337981559780843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158775638429413165.post-9479569907275714982014-02-05T14:38:00.001-05:002014-02-05T14:50:13.048-05:00Kipawa Lake Preservation Society<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The following statement was released by the Kipawa Lake Preservation Society:</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The following translated quotes appeared in an article published on
Friday January 24<sup>th</sup> by La Frontière (<a href="http://www.lafrontiere.ca/2014/01/23/ceux-qui-nous-contestent-le-font-avec-un-ordinateur-qui-utilise-des-terres-rares">http://www.lafrontiere.ca/2014/01/23/ceux-qui-nous-contestent-le-font-avec-un-ordinateur-qui-utilise-des-terres-rares</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 115%;">«Les lois environnementales au Canada et au Québec interdisent de
polluer les cours d’eau. On ne pourrait pas polluer le lac Kipawa. Nous allons
bientôt déposer notre demande de permis pour la mine et nous avons l’intention
de démontrer que notre projet est respectueux de l’environnement»</span> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>a indiqué Claude Brisson, de Matamec
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Environmental laws in Canada and Quebec prohibit the pollution of waterways. We
could not pollute Lake Kipawa. We will soon submit our application for a permit
to mine and we intend to demonstrate that our project is environmentally
friendly </span></i><span style="line-height: 115%;">" Claude Brisson, Director of Regional Relations, Matamec. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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ordinateurs qui utilisent des terres rares. On ne peut pas se passer de ce
produit. C’est mieux d’exploiter des mines de terres rares dans des
juridictions où la législation environnementale est plus sévère, comme le
Québec, que dans des pays où l’environnement est moins protégé»</span> Claude
Brisson, de Matamec</i><i><span style="line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 115%;">"People
who challenge us do it with computers that use rare earths. We can not do
without this product. It's better to mine rare earths in jurisdictions where
environmental legislation is more severe, like Quebec, than in countries where
the environment is less protected " </span></i><span style="line-height: 115%;"> Claude Brisson, Director of Regional
Relations, Matamec <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is the belief of the Kipawa Lake Preservation Society that in light
of proposed rare earths projects, there is urgency for environmental groups and
the public to work together NOW (<i>more
than ever</i>) to oppose such activities. Kipawa Lake should be protected from
development for its intrinsic worth and not exploited solely for the monetary
value of its resources below the surface.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Though it is true that Federal and Provincial legislation exists to
protect the environment, it is not unthinkable to assume that the unexpected
CAN <i>(and does)</i> happen. Mitigation
measures are created to plan for unforeseen negative effects on the
environment, but not everything can be planned for. Any mining company
technically “could” pollute because they have the “ability” to. Laws are broken
and fines exist JUST for such reasons. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mr. Brisson, Director of Regional Relations for Matamec, has stated that
the laws are such that their project could not pollute Lake Kipawa. Yet from the
Feasibility study published by Matamec on October 17, 2013 it would appear otherwise.
Please see attached pages 296-299 of that document that outlines effects on
surface water quality and hydrology, impacts on fish and waterfowl, risks of
accidental spills, groundwater draw down and impacts on groundwater, effects on
soil quality, air quality, changes in noise and vibration, loss of vegetation
and wetlands, habitat loss or alteration, modification of lands and resource
use, visual modifications of the landscape, potential disturbance to
archeological sites. The full document can be accessed online
http://matamec.com/vns-site/uploads/documents/061623-003-finrep_matamec-n143-101-20131017-001-appen.pdf<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Rare Earths project <b>is not </b>for
computers or electronic devices, but for hybrid and electric vehicle
production. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Alex Tyrell of the Green Party of Quebec issued a statement this past
Friday as well, <span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">«Les voitures électriques
n’émettent peut-être pas de CO2 lorsqu’elles roulent, mais elles ne sont pas
vertes pour autant. Les mines de terres rares sont très polluantes et on ne
peut pas accepter qu’elles soient situées près des cours d’eau comme le lac
Kipawa», a soutenu M. Tyrrell. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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carbon dioxide when they are on the road but they are not ‘green’. Rare earth
mines are a source of a great deal of pollution and we can not except that they
be situated near a body of water like Kipawa Lake.” <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the full article please visit <a href="http://www.lafrontiere.ca/2014/01/23/pas-de-mines-terres-rares-au-quebec-dit-le-pvq">http://www.lafrontiere.ca/2014/01/23/pas-de-mines-terres-rares-au-quebec-dit-le-pvq</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We agree with Mr. Tyrrell, and it is our belief that
regardless of the intended use of the ore or the regulations in place, rare
earth mining has never been carried out in a safe manner. The Metal Mining and
Effluent Regulations as referred to in Matamec’s feasibility study were not
written with rare earth mining in mind. They limit the release of some but not all of the contaminants of
concern associated with rare earth mines. Even if all safety precautions are implemented
there is always a risk that an accident could occur. No mining company can make
guarantees that their projects will not impact nearby waterways or the
environment. We should not be prepared to risk our beautiful waterways, our
health and the air we breathe for the sake of alternative “green” products
which are proving to be not so green. We are merely trading one environmental
problem for another. There are currently no recycling programs for rare earth
ores and at the end of the lifespan of electronic devices these ores end up in
landfills. We need to find better solutions to these problems that do not put
our health and ecosystems at risk. <b><i>The technology already exists for electric
cars that <u>do not use </u>rare earths</i></b> for more information please
visit <a href="http://rareearthinvestingnews.com/4032-toyota-developing-alternatives-to-rare-earth-motors.html">http://rareearthinvestingnews.com/4032-toyota-developing-alternatives-to-rare-earth-motors.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The mission of the Kipawa Lake Preservation Society is to
preserve the Kipawa watershed as it is, environmentally healthy and unpolluted,
through constant dialogue, education and protective initiatives that involve
the local population, general public, government officials and corporations
directly or indirectly related to the Kipawa watershed. Stay tuned for more
information and the launch of <a href="http://www.kipawalakepreservationsociety.ca/">http://www.kipawalakepreservationsociety.ca/</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939337981559780843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158775638429413165.post-73118714663494818842014-02-05T14:33:00.000-05:002014-02-05T14:48:48.577-05:00New Mining Laws<span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px;">New mining laws for the province of Quebec were adapted in December 2013. We have received conflicting information as to if the proposed Matamec project will now have to undergo an environmental impact assessment at the provincial level (BAPE). Along with the changes the Minister's right to refuse a project was waived. This change puts more decision power in the hands of the local municipalities. More details will follow once available.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939337981559780843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158775638429413165.post-42860293251543516422013-09-24T10:34:00.001-04:002013-09-24T10:34:45.295-04:00Online Petition and ThunderclapIn an effort to attain more signatures on the online petition a thunderclap was started. We need to have 100 supporters by Oct. 1st. If we can reach that our message with the link to the online petition will be posted simulataneously on the social media networks of those supporters. Please help us reach 100 supporters <a href="https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/4752-save-kipawa-lake">https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/4752-save-kipawa-lake</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939337981559780843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158775638429413165.post-9637299323966526462013-09-21T11:41:00.003-04:002013-09-21T11:41:37.085-04:00APART Petitions for a BAPE UPDATE<span style="background-color: black; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: yellow;">IMPORTANT UPDATE: these petitions must be received (originals by mail) by APART before September 30th. Please collect as many signatures as you can and send to APART as soon as possible. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">APART (association pour l’avenir des ressources témiscamiennes) has started a paper petition asking the Quebec government for the Kipawa Rare Earths project to undergo a provincial environmental impact assessment (BAPE) please print and collect signatures and then return to APART address provided on petition https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_RVu60TVfd2Z0Zpa1hfU0dsMmc/edit?usp=sharing Currently the project does not have to submit to the provincial environmental impact assessment as approximately 4000 tonnes of ore are expected to be extracted per day, to trigger a BAPE the project would have to be extracting over 7000 tonnes per day. The environmental and human health risks are the same regardless of the volume extracted each day. This is a legal loop hole. Matamec was asked to voluntarily submit to the BAPE, they said no. Help hold this company accountable help us appeal to the government so that they have to take part in a BAPE</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939337981559780843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158775638429413165.post-69743564434545548892013-09-21T11:36:00.002-04:002013-09-21T11:36:25.977-04:00Letter Writing Campaing Week 2<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 17.99715805053711px;">Want to do more to save Kipawa Lake?</span><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 17.99715805053711px;" /><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 17.99715805053711px;" /><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 17.99715805053711px;">Each week we will be posting a decision maker in government and a form letter for you to send them. The best hope we have to protect Kipawa Lake is to appeal to these decision makers. Please check back each week and send the letter to the appropriate individual. </span><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 17.99715805053711px;" /><br style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 17.99715805053711px;" /><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 17.99715805053711px;">The Algonquin First Nations appealed to Peter Kent for an joint review panel for the Kipawa Rare </span></span></span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 17.99715805053711px;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">Earths Project. Mr. Kent said no. We now have a new Environment Minister. Let's help make sure they get their joint review panel this time. This week please mail this letter (or your own version) to:<br /><br />Dear Minister Aglukkaq,<br /><br />I am concerned about the proposed Kipawa Rare Earths Project in the territory of Wolf Lake and Eagle Village Algonquin First Nations.<br /><br />This project has the potential for significant adverse effects to the water, fish, wildlife and human uses of the area and must be reviewed in the most rigorous and participatory way possible. The review must also be consistent with Canadian law on the duty to consult and accommodate and Canada’s international obligations under the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.<br /><br />To meet these commitments Canada must accept in good faith the Algonquin First Nations offer to harmonize their review process with Canada in a joint review panel.<br /><br />I fully endorse the First Nations call for a joint review panel for the Kipawa Project.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />Name/signature<br />Address</span></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11939337981559780843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158775638429413165.post-49458444759823802072013-09-11T09:59:00.001-04:002013-09-13T15:14:28.508-04:00Letter Writing Campaign<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 17.99715805053711px;">Each week we will be posting a decision maker in government and a form letter for you to send them. The best hope we have to protect Kipawa Lake is to appeal to these decision makers. Please check back each week and send the letter to the appropriate individual. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 17.99715805053711px;">This week please mail this letter (or your own version) to:</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 17.99715805053711px;">Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et des Parcs</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 17.99715805053711px;">Québec (Quebec) G1R 5V7</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 17.99715805053711px;">ministre@mddefp.gouv.qc.ca</span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: black; color: white; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 17.99715805053711px;"><br />Dear Mr. Blanchet,<br />I am concerned about the proposed Kipawa Rare Earths project by Matamec Explorations Inc. Currently the project is not subject to a provincial environmental impact assessment in Quebec (BAPE). The reason for this is simply due to the tonnage extracted per day (it being under 7,000 tonnes). I am concerned because I believe a project that extracts 4,200 tonnes or 7,000 tonnes will have the same environmental impact and therefore should be required to go through the same approval process and public hearings. This project has the potential to adversely effect the water, fish, wildlife and human uses of the area. I as a citizen of Canada, am asking you to please require the project to undergo a full environmental study in Quebec (BAPE), so that we may all be better informed of the risks and have a better opportunity for input.</span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show" style="color: white; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 17.99715805053711px;"><span data-reactid=".r[9y3c].[1][4][1]{comment702080016488775_29508146}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][2].[0].[0]" style="font-size: 10.909090995788574px; line-height: 12.727272033691406px;"><span data-reactid=".r[9y3c].[1][4][1]{comment702080016488775_29508146}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][2].[0].[0].[0]" style="background-color: black;">Attention Mr. Blanchet,</span></span></span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show" style="color: white; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 17.99715805053711px;"><span data-reactid=".r[9y3c].[1][4][1]{comment702080016488775_29508146}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][2].[0].[0]" style="font-size: 10.909090995788574px; line-height: 12.727272033691406px;"><span data-reactid=".r[9y3c].[1][4][1]{comment702080016488775_29508146}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][2].[0].[0].[0]"><span style="background-color: black;">Le projet de terres rares Kipawa par Matamec Explorations Inc me préoccupe beaucoup. Présentement, le projet n'est pas soumis à une évaluation de l'impact environnemental provincial au Québec (BAPE) puisque l'extraction sera moins que le 7000 tonnes pa</span></span></span><span data-reactid=".r[9y3c].[1][4][1]{comment702080016488775_29508146}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][2].[0].[3]" style="background-color: black; font-size: 10.909090995788574px; line-height: 12.727272033691406px;"><span data-reactid=".r[9y3c].[1][4][1]{comment702080016488775_29508146}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][2].[0].[3].[0]"><span data-reactid=".r[9y3c].[1][4][1]{comment702080016488775_29508146}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][2].[0].[3].[0].[0]">r jour exigé pour l'évaluation. À mon avis, ce projet, qui prévoit l'extraction de 4200 tonnes par jour, aura le même impact sur l'environnement et ainsi devrait être assujetti au même processus d'approbation et d'audiences publiques. Nous sommes inquiets, ce projet a le potentiel d'affecter négativement l'eau, les poissons, la faune, et les humains de la region. À titre de Canadienne et de Québécoise, j'exige que ce projet soit soumis à une étude environnementale exhaustive (BAPE); nous serons alors tous mieux informés sur les risques et les recours à notre disposition.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<b><u>SAVE KIPAWA LAKE<o:p></o:p></u></b></div>
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Kipawa Lake is located along the Ontario/Quebec border North
of Ottawa and East of North Bay. It is the headwaters for Lake Temiscaming as
well as the Ottawa River. It is a vast body of water with over 900 km of
natural shoreline. A moratorium on development was imposed in the 1980s
allowing Kipawa to remain a pristine wilderness area with road access within a
one day drive of the GTA, Ottawa, Montreal and other major centers. Tourists
travel from all over the world to enjoy the beauty and serenity of this region,
to hunt, fish, canoe, kayak and vacation.
The land has a rich cultural and historical significance to the local
Algonquin First Nations who still inhabit the region and rely on hunting and
fishing. Unfortunately, this could all
change and soon, plans are in place to lift the moratorium and allow
development on Kipawa’s shores that will irreversibly and forever destroy this
natural paradise. Proposed development includes a rare earth mine project by
Matamec Explorations Inc. No rare earth element mine has operated in the world
without significant damage to the environment and human health. Canada’s
Environmental Laws while more stringent than many other countries were not
written with this type of project in mind. Should this project be allowed to
proceed it will be the first of its kind in Canada and our environmental laws are
not sufficient to protect this vulnerable wilderness area. Rare earth mining
has the ability to release radioactive isotopes, heavy metals and other
contaminants that would not only be detrimental to the health of the
environment, aquatic and terrestrial organisms but that would also render the
water unsafe to drink, the wild plants, fish and wild game unsafe to eat and
the air unsafe to breathe. The health effects on the local population would be
many including chronic illness and elevated cancer rates. Allowing industrial development on Kipawa
Lake will provide a short term economic gain while protecting the region from
development will allow Canadians to experience the natural beauty of this
region, escape from the city to reconnect with nature and allow First Nations
to continue their traditional way of life for generations to come – this is
priceless. Time is running out but it is not too late. We must act fast to save
Kipawa Lake.<o:p></o:p></div>
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What you can do to help:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: red;">***NEW - APART (association pour l’avenir des ressources témiscamiennes) has started a paper petition asking the Quebec government for the Kipawa Rare Earths project to undergo a provincial environmental impact assessment (BAPE) please print and collect signatures and then return to APART address provided on petition https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_RVu60TVfd2Z0Zpa1hfU0dsMmc/edit?usp=sharing Currently the project does not have to submit to the provincial environmental impact assessment as approximately 4000 tonnes of ore are expected to be extracted per day, to trigger a BAPE the project would have to be extracting over 7000 tonnes per day. The environmental and human health risks are the same regardless of the volume extracted each day. This is a legal loop hole. Matamec was asked to voluntarily submit to the BAPE, they said no. Help hold this company accountable help us appeal to the government so that they have to take part in a BAPE</span><span style="color: red;">***</span><br />
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***NEW - we now have an official government paper petition to address rare earth mining in Kipawa. Please print, collect signatures and return original to Elizabeth May of the Green Party of Canada postage is free English Version <a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_RVu60TVfd2aDlieXpWTmtFeXM/edit">https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_RVu60TVfd2aDlieXpWTmtFeXM/edit</a> French Version https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_RVu60TVfd2UXBobUJteFFnSnM/edit?usp=sharing ***</div>
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</span><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">Visit </span><a href="https://www.change.org/petitions/minister-of-natural-resources-quebec-protect-kipawa-lake" style="text-indent: -18pt;">https://www.change.org/petitions/minister-of-natural-resources-quebec-protect-kipawa-lake</a><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">
to sign and share the petition</span></div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->‘Like’ Save Kipawa Lake on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SaveKipawaLake">https://www.facebook.com/SaveKipawaLake</a> and visit <a href="http://www.savekipawalake.blogspot.com/">http://www.savekipawalake.blogspot.com/</a>
to learn more about these threats.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span><!--[endif]-->Write letters to the decision makers (Martine
Oulette, Leona Aglukkaq and Yves-Francois Blanchet). In your letter be sure to tell them your personal story, why Kipawa
Lake is important to you and your family, send photos of Kipawa Lake so the
decision makers will have a better idea of what we are at risk of losing. If
you are a tourist (even from outside of Canada) be sure to include how long
you’ve been visiting the area and how much you spent on your vacations. This
will help show how important tourism is to the local economy as well as the
economy of Canada. Once you’ve written your letter please email us <a href="mailto:savekipawalake@gmail.com">savekipawalake@gmail.com</a> to let us know you’ve sent a letter. See
addresses below.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Write to the Minister of Natural Resources, Quebec asking to
keep the moratorium in place and not allow development, especially mining, on Kipawa’s shores<o:p></o:p></div>
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Martine Ouellette <br />
Ministère des Ressources naturelles
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5700, 4e Avenue Ouest<br />
Bureau A 301<br />
Québec (Quebec) G1H 6R1<br />
Fax: 418-643-4318<o:p></o:p></div>
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email: <a href="mailto:ministre@mrnf.gouv.qc.ca" target="_blank">ministre@mrnf.gouv.qc.ca</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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To put a stop to mining near Kipawa please send letters
requesting that the Kipawa Rare Earths Project by Matamec Explorations Inc. not
be allowed to proceed,<b> tell them that the project is not socially acceptable in the region and that it should be subject to a BAPE (évaluation du Bureau d’audiences publiques sur l’environnement) environmental evaluation to provide more opportunity for public input and evaluation of potential risks.</b> Ask that a moratorium on mining exploration and
development be put in place on Kipawa Lake to protect it for the enjoyment of
future generations and to preserve the way of life of the local Algonquin First
Nations. Letters should be sent to:<br />
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The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq<br />
Minister of the Environment<br />
Les Terrasses de la Chaudière<br />
10 Wellington Street, 28<sup>th</sup> Floor<br />
Gatineau, Quebec<br />
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Fax: 819-953-0279<br />
<a href="mailto:Minister@ec.gc.ca" target="_blank">Minister@ec.gc.ca</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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Yves-François
Blanchet <o:p></o:p></div>
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Ministère du
Développement durable, de l'Environnement et des Parcs <o:p></o:p></div>
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Édifice Marie-Guyart<br />
675, boul. René-Lévesque Est, 30e étage<br />
Québec (Quebec) G1R 5V7<br />
Fax: 418-643-4143<br />
<a href="mailto:ministre@mddefp.gouv.qc.ca" target="_blank">ministre@mddefp.gouv.qc.ca</a><u><o:p></o:p></u></div>
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