ADVENTURE AGENT SUPPORTS A MORITORIUM ON MINING IN POPULATED AREAS, IN PARTICULAR, EASTERN ONTARIO, NORTH FRONTENAC

LETTER: BRENT PATTERSON OF THE COUNCIL OF CANADIANS

"I wanted to share with you our 'ACTION ALERT: Ban uranium mining and exploration in Canada' at LINK HERE.

You'll note it states, In Ontario, the Community Coalition Against Mining Uranium has formed to prevent a uranium mine in Frontenac and Lanark region.

They note that, "30,000 acres have been currently staked for uranium mining exploration" in this region. "If this mine is developed it will effect the drinking water of hundreds of thousand of people in the Ottawa Valley region."

In November 2007, Janice Kennedy wrote in the Ottawa Citizen, "Their concerns are understandable. When released from the rock that encases it, radioactive uranium can contaminate both air and water. The tailings, pulverized rock left over after extraction, possess elevated concentrations of radioisotopes. They release radon gas into the atmosphere and seepage water contains radioactive material and other toxins. From the proposed mine area, that water would end up in the Mississippi River watershed and ultimately in Ottawa, where it could filter into the capital's water supply."

Additionally, we've added a web-link to your petition on the top-right corner of our energy campaign website at LINK HERE.


Best wishes,

Brent Patterson
Director of Campaigns, Organizing,
& the Blue Planet Project
The Council of Canadians

The information provided above relates to the potential development of a Uranium mine at Robertsville Ontario. The Robertsville uranium mine would be developed at Robertsville, near Sharbot Lake, North Frontenac Township, Frontenac County, in Eastern Ontario. Robertsville was one of several small community stops on the Kingston & Pembroke Railway line. Now reliant on tourism and mineral and timber extraction, the Robertsville mine does not bode well for eco tourism, which the County and the Townships have been trying to promote.

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