Michael probably heard, but Ray, or other non-Canadian residents, may be
not:
Natalia
Council of Canadians celebrates federal government decision on Fish Lake
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OTTAWA, Nov. 2 /CNW/ - The Council of Canadians is celebrating the
federal government decision to reject the Prosperity mine project. The
Environment Canada news release states that "the Prosperity mine project
as proposed, near Williams Lake, cannot be granted federal
authorizations to proceed due to concerns about the significant adverse
environmental effects of the project."
The Council congratulates the Tsilhqot'in whose campaign to protect the
lake drew the attention of groups across the country to this very
important issue.
Environment minister Jim Prentice highlighted the findings of the
federal review panel in his decision. Council of Canadians water
campaigner Meera Karunananthan and BC-Yukon organizer Harjap Grewal
presented to this federal panel on March 22. The Williams Lake chapter
also presented to the panel earlier that day. On September 7, 2010, the
Council of Canadians delivered 15,000 petitions opposing the Prosperity
mine project to Prentice's office on Parliament Hill.
If the project had been approved, it would have resulted in the
destruction of Fish Lake, also known as Teztan Biny. Taseko had proposed
using Fish Lake as a tailings impoundment area for Prosperity mine, a
gold-copper mining project.
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