Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Online Petition and Thunderclap
In 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 https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/4752-save-kipawa-lake
Saturday, September 21, 2013
APART Petitions for a BAPE UPDATE
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.
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
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
Letter Writing Campaing Week 2
Want to do more to save Kipawa Lake?
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.
The Algonquin First Nations appealed to Peter Kent for an joint review panel for the Kipawa Rare 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:
Dear Minister Aglukkaq,
I am concerned about the proposed Kipawa Rare Earths Project in the territory of Wolf Lake and Eagle Village Algonquin First Nations.
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.
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.
I fully endorse the First Nations call for a joint review panel for the Kipawa Project.
Sincerely,
Name/signature
Address
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.
The Algonquin First Nations appealed to Peter Kent for an joint review panel for the Kipawa Rare 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:
Dear Minister Aglukkaq,
I am concerned about the proposed Kipawa Rare Earths Project in the territory of Wolf Lake and Eagle Village Algonquin First Nations.
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.
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.
I fully endorse the First Nations call for a joint review panel for the Kipawa Project.
Sincerely,
Name/signature
Address
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Letter Writing Campaign
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.
This week please mail this letter (or your own version) to:
Yves-François Blanchet
Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et des Parcs
Édifice Marie-Guyart
675, boul. René-Lévesque Est, 30e étage
Québec (Quebec) G1R 5V7
Fax: 418-643-4143
ministre@mddefp.gouv.qc.ca
Dear Mr. Blanchet,
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.
Thank you,
Name/signature
Address
Attention Mr. Blanchet,
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 par 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.
Merci,
Nom
Address
This week please mail this letter (or your own version) to:
Yves-François Blanchet
Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et des Parcs
Édifice Marie-Guyart
675, boul. René-Lévesque Est, 30e étage
Québec (Quebec) G1R 5V7
Fax: 418-643-4143
ministre@mddefp.gouv.qc.ca
Dear Mr. Blanchet,
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.
Thank you,
Name/signature
Address
Attention Mr. Blanchet,
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 par 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.
Merci,
Nom
Address
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