Thursday January 19, 2017
6pm at the Centre Lorne
2390 Ryde
(Metro Charlevoix)
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/650646381804261/
Come eat with us, and hear community members talk about their land defense camp and other efforts. In the coming weeks, a junior mining company intends to begin exploratory drilling in the heart of the community’s territory, without consultation or consent. A copper mine would be devastating to the community, and would also affect a large part of the La Vérendrye wildlife reserve and the headwaters of the Ottawa river. Community members have set-up an indefinite land-defense camp on the main access road to the area.
The dinner is free / by donation. Those attending will be encouraged to donate to support the land defense camp if they are able to. The event is organized by QPIRG McGill,
Accessibility Info:
- The venue is wheelchair accessible
- Childcare will be provided on-site
- Whisper translation (En-Fr) will be available- We encourage people attending to not wear strongly scented products (perfume, cologne, hair products, lotions etc.) to the show. For more information on scent-free policies, see: https://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/hsprograms/scent_free.html
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I heartily support the actions of Barriere Lake as they struggle to keep their heads above water, and battle to get the governments to fulfill the many promises that have been made to them over recent decades. - Boyce Richardson, Order of Canada, journalist, author and filmmaker. (July, 2008)