[NukeNet] Invitation to participate in a Citizen's Inquiry on the Impacts of the Uranium Fuel Cycle

[Kay Cumbow]

I posted with an incorrect title. The correct title is: Invitation to 
participate in a Citizen's Inquiry on the Impacts of the Uranium Fuel Cycle 
- Kay

Thanks to Gordon Edwards for this information. He states:

Friends and colleagues:

This is a very courageous and worthwhile undertaking
which deserves wide support.  Please spread the news.
If you know of any possible funding sources please
contact the organizers directly.

Gordon Edwards, Ph.D., President,
Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility.
Regroupement pour la surveillance du nucléaire,
c.p. 236 Station Snowdon Montreal H3X 3T4
internet: http://ccnr.org tél/fax: (514) 489 5118



The Citizen's Inquiry on the Impacts of the Uranium Fuel Cycle's website 
is: http://www.uraniumcitizensinquiry.com/

The Community Coalition Against Uranium Mining (CCAMU) is holding a 
Citizen’s Inquiry on the Impacts of the Uranium Fuel Cycle, from 
exploration and mining through enrichment, power generation and weapons 
potential to spent fuel rod disposal.

This will involve, among other things, public hearings, written and oral 
submissions and the creation of a document encompassing the results of the 
Inquiry. The Inquiry welcomes factual material from experts, stakeholders 
and those interested in uranium, as well as commentary on community, health 
and social justice issues and the environment.





Why a Citizens’ Inquiry?

Several areas of eastern Ontario and western Quebec have been staked for 
uranium exploration in the last 2 years. Some of this is private property; 
some is Crown land. This has caused grave concern amongst both the 
aboriginal and the non-native communities. Uranium mining in these areas 
carries a potential for contamination of three major river systems, two of 
them upstream of Ottawa, as well as air-born contamination of population 
centres and agricultural lands.

The Ardoch and Shabot Obaadjiwaan First Nations have taken action to stop 
drilling on their ancestral lands north of Sharbot Lake. They have been 
joined by local non-native citizens concerned about their own communities.
Nine local municipal Councils and two counties have passed resolutions 
petitioning the Ontario government for a moratorium on uranium mining in 
eastern Ontario. They are joined by the two First Nations communities, 
several not-for-profit organizations and thousands of Ontario residents who 
have signed petitions.
The Ontario government has a duty to protect its citizens and has failed in 
that duty.  In the absence of action from the McGuinty government, CCAMU, 
in conjunction with a number of non-government organizations (Green Peace, 
MiningWatch Canada, Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility, Canadian 
Association of Physicians for the Environment, David Suzuki Foundation, 
Voice of Women, Sierra Club of Canada and Students Against Climate Change) 
initiated a Citizen’s Inquiry on December 13, 2007.






Locations and Dates:

When:  1-5 p.m., 6-9 p.m. daily

Where: The Citizens Inquiry will be held in four locations in eastern 
Ontario. Information regarding venues and dates will be announced soon:

Sharbot Lake: 1st week in April
Kingston: Tuesday, April 8 (with the possibility of Wed and Thurs., as 
necessary, depending on number of registrations received)
Peterborough: Tuesday, April 15 (with the possibility of Wed and Thurs. as 
necessary)
Ottawa: 4th week in April
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