6 Reasons To Be Concerned About AJAX’s Open Pit Mine in Kamloops, BC
Press Release
April 7, 2016
MiningWatch Canada joins with local, provincial, and national groups in urging the public to voice their concerns now, before April 11, to both provincial and federal governments about the proposed AJAX open pit mine located on the edge of the city of Kamloops, British-Columbia.
If this gigantic open pit mine is approved, it would set a bad precedent not only for Kamloops, but for communities across BC and Canada in terms of health, public safety, and environmental standards related to mining (see below 6 Reasons To Be Concerned About AJAX’s Mine).
You can send your concerns through ONE or ALL of the following ways before April 11:
- BC Environment Minister & BCEAO: ENV.Minister@gov.bc.ca & online submission
- Federal Environment Minister & CEAA: ec.ministre-minister.ec@canada.ca, Ajax@ceaa-acee.gc.ca
- Sign on to Sierra Club BC’s online letter
- Sign on to the Wilderness Committee’s online letter
You can also send your concerns to the Stk’emlupsemc te Secwépemc First Nation (SSN) before April 15. The SSN is conducting its own, parallel, environmental assessment and public consultation process: info@stkemlupsemc.ca.
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