Support Residents of Pinehouse fighting the Cameco/Areva “Collaboration Agreement”

 

 

Comments:  Remember it is Canada part of the local push for uranium mining and state leaders went to see their mines in France and Canada on local u company dime, Did this happen to anyone in VA, always wonder why it was so hard to find out uranium mining problems in Canada, now we know!  Keep the Ban!

 

 Support Residents of Pinehouse fighting the Cameco/Areva “Collaboration Agreement”
 

Dr Helen Caldicott

Click on link for how to: Take Action! Support Residents of Pinehouse fighting the Cameco/Areva “Collaboration Agreement”

Revelations last week that the northern Saskatchewan community of Pinehouse is set to sign a so-called “Collaboration Agreement” with uranium giants Cameco and Areva have sparked outrage in the community due to terms of the agreement that residents say is a blatant attempt to silence opposition to the expansion of uranium mining in the area.

Terms of the agreement include:
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“Pinehouse is expected to fully support Cameco/Areva’s mining”
“Pinehouse will support Cameco/Areva’s Existing Operations,” “Pinehouse will support Cameco/Areva’s Proposed Projects” and will “Support Cameco/Areva’s Future Operations” (emphasis in original)
“Pinehouse promises to: Not make statements or say things in public or to any government, business agency that opposes Cameco/Areva’s mining operations.”
“Pinehouse promises to: ““Make reasonable efforts to ensure Pinehouse members do not say or do anything that interferes with or delays Cameco/Areva’s mining, or do or say anything that is not consistent with Pinehouse’s promises under the Collaboration Agreement.”
Read the full text of the Term Sheet summary, Cameco-Areva-Pinehouse Collaboration Agreement.

While communities have the right to enter into agreements with industry, many residents of Pinehouse are opposed to the agreement as it currently stands, especially the terms which are nothing more than a blatant attempt to silence residents who are opposed to the expansion of uranium mining in the region, and argue that there has been almost no consultation with community members on this far-reaching agreement.

Despite this, the collaboration agreement states, “The Parties want to sign the Collaboration Agreement by December 31, 2012” and there are indications that it may be signed next week.

Residents of Pinehouse have asked for your support!

Take Action!

SUPPORT COURT INJUNCTION TO STOP SIGNING OF CAMECO AREVA PINEHOUSE AGREEMENT
A group of northerners from Pinehouse (5), Beauval (1), English River First Nation (1) and Canoe Lake First Nation (1) has just secured a lawyer that is working on a court injunction to stop the signing of this agreement. The lawyer informed the group today that “Anyone can add their name, including organizations and groups.”
The group is appealing to all human rights and environmental groups and organizations to demonstrate unity in protecting our right to free speech by signing on to this court injunction.
Details: Support Court Injunction to Stop Signing of Cameco Areva Pinehouse Agreement.

TAKE ACTION TO SUPPORT RESIDENTS OF PINEHOUSE FIGHTING THE CAMECO/AREVA “COLLABORATION AGREEMENT”

Revelations last week that the northern Saskatchewan community of Pinehouse is set to sign a so-called “Collaboration Agreement” with uranium giants Cameco and Areva have sparked outrage in the community due to terms of the agreement that residents say is a blatant attempt to silence opposition to the expansion of uranium mining in the area.
Terms of the agreement include:

• “Pinehouse is expected to fully support Cameco/Areva’s mining”
• “Pinehouse will support Cameco/Areva’s Existing Operations,” “Pinehouse will support Cameco/Areva’s Proposed Projects” and will “Support Cameco/Areva’s Future Operations” (emphasis in original)
• “Pinehouse promises to: Not make statements or say things in public or to any government, business agency that opposes Cameco/Areva’s mining operations.”
• “Pinehouse promises to: ““Make reasonable efforts to ensure Pinehouse members do not say or do anything that interferes with or delays Cameco/Areva’s mining, or do or say anything that is not consistent with Pinehouse’s promises under the Collaboration Agreement.”

Read the full text of the Term Sheet summary, Cameco-Areva-Pinehouse Collaboration Agreement.
While communities have the right to enter into agreements with industry, many residents of Pinehouse are opposed to the agreement as it currently stands, especially the terms which are nothing more than a blatant attempt to silence residents who are opposed to the expansion of uranium mining in the region, and argue that there has been almost no consultation with community members on this far-reaching agreement.
Despite this, the collaboration agreement states, “The Parties want to sign the Collaboration Agreement by December 31, 2012” and there are indications that it may be signed next week.
Residents of Pinehouse have asked for your support!
WHAT YOU CAN DO
1. Contact Cameco, Areva, the Mayor of Pinehouse and others involved in this agreement
Email, phone or fax Cameco, Areva, the Mayor of Pinehouse and tell them:

• not to sign the collaboration agreement until full and adequate consultation with the entire community has been done and the community at large agrees to the terms
• to remove terms in the agreement that attempt to silence residents’ rights to freedom of expression under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
• to remove terms that commit to support for future projects, about which community members have no details about and to which they may object

To group email key people involved in the collaboration agreement:
a) Write your own message based on the points above
b) Enter a subject line like “Don’t sign the gag order agreement without community consent”
c) Copy and paste the following email addresses into the TO: field of your email program.
gary_merasty@cameco.com; darwin_roy@cameco.com; liam_mooney@cameco.com; darrel_burnouf@cameco.com; pinehouse@cameco.com; jarret.adams@areva.ca; glenn.lafleur@areva.com; richard.gladue@areva.ca; nvp.mike@sasktel.net; nvp.greg@sasktel.net; caroline.ratt-misponas@mcrrha.sk.ca; vince.pinehousedc@sasktel.net
d) Copy and paste the following email addresses into the CC: field of your email program:
rdoucette@mn-s.ca; vince.pinehousedc@sasktel.net; nvp.glen@sasktel.net; info@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca; sboyes@sna.gov.sk.ca; Warren.Kelly@gov.sk.ca; james.irvine@mcrrha.sk.ca; premier@gov.sk.ca; kcheveldayoff@mla.legassembly.sk.ca; jreiter@mla.legassembly.sk.ca; jnilson@mla.legassembly.sk.ca; pm@pm.gc.ca
e) Copy and paste the following into the BCC: field of your email program:
committeeforfuturegenerations@gmail.com
f) Press send!
You can also contact key people individually. Contacts are included at the end of this message.
2. Use social media to tell Cameco and Areva not to sign the agreement
Use the following to Tweet at Cameco and Areva:
@AREVAinc
@CamecoCorp
And use the following hashtags:
#cameco
#areva
#nogagagreement
#skpoli
3. Help Pinehouse residents spread the word
Articles, analysis, letters to the editor and more are on the Committee for Future Generations website at http://committeeforfuturegenerations.wordpress.com. Please share the information on Facebook, Twitter and through your email networks!
4. Express your opinion in the media
The Coalition for a Clean Green Saskatchewan has an excellent “Express Your Opinion” page on its website, where you can find contact information for major media outlets and elected officials in Saskatchewan: http://www.cleangreensask.ca/Home/express-your-opinion
Write letters to the editor detailing your support for Pinehouse residents’ right to speak up!
CONTACT LIST:
Please BCC your messages to committeeforfuturegenerations@gmail.com
Cameco Contacts
Gary Merasty
Cameco Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility
gary_merasty@cameco.com
Phone: 306-956-8180
Darwin Roy
Manager, Northern Community Relations at Cameco’s Northern Affairs Office
darwin_roy@cameco.com
R. Liam Mooney
Vice-President, Safety, Health, Environment and Quality, Regulatory Relations, Cameco Corporation
liam_mooney@cameco.com
Darrel Burnouf
Senior Specialist in Business Development, Cameco Corporation
darrel_burnouf@cameco.com
Cameco Office in Pinehouse
pinehouse@cameco.com
Investor, Corporate and Government Relations Department
Cameco Corporation
2121-11th Street West
Saskatoon, SK S7M 1J3
Phone: (306) 956-6200
Fax: (306) 956-6201
You can also send a general email of concern to Cameco using their online form.
Areva Contacts
Jarret Adams
Areva Resources Canada Inc.
jarret.adams@areva.ca
Phone: 306-343-4500
Fax: 306-653-3883
Glenn Lafleur
Manager, Northern Affairs for AREVA Resources Canada Inc.
glenn.lafleur@areva.com
Richard Gladue
Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility, for Areva Resources Canada Inc.
richard.gladue@areva.com
AREVA Resources Canada Inc.
P.O. Box 9204
817 – 45th Street West
Saskatoon, SK S7K 3X5
Pinehouse Contacts
Pinehouse Mayor Mike Natomagan
nvp.mike@sasktel.net
Pinehouse Councilor Greg Ross
nvp.greg@sasktel.net
Pinehouse Councilor Caroline Ratt-Misponas
caroline.ratt-misponas@mcrrha.sk.ca
Vince Natomagan
President of Pinehouse Kineepik Metis Local
vince.pinehousedc@sasktel.net
Other Key Contacts:
Metis Nation President Robert Doucette
rdoucette@mn-s.ca
President of Pinehouse Kineepik Metis Local Vince Natomagan
vince.pinehousedc@sasktel.net
Metis Nation Area Director Glen McCallum
nvp.glen@sasktel.net
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission President Michael Binder
info@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca
Scott Boyes
Saskatchewan Northern Affairs
sboyes@sna.gov.sk.ca
Warren Kelly
Manager of the Northern Saskatchewan Environmental Quality Committee (NSEQC)
Warren.Kelly@gov.sk.ca
Dr. James Irvine, Population Health Unit / Northern Regional Health Authorities
james.irvine@mcrrha.sk.ca
Brad Wall
Premier of Saskatchewan
premier@gov.sk.ca
Ken Cheveldayoff
Minister of the Environment, Saskatchewan
kcheveldayoff@mla.legassembly.sk.ca
Jim Reiter
Minister Responsible First Nations, Métis and Northern Affairs
jreiter@mla.legassembly.sk.ca
John Nilson
Leader of the Official Opposition, Saskatchewan
jnilson@mla.legassembly.sk.ca
Stephen Harper
Prime Minister of Canada
pm@pm.gc.ca
Please remember to BCC your messages to the Committee for Future Generations – committeeforfuturegenerations@gmail.com – and let us know if you receive any responses.
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