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MAY 16, 2012 WOLF LAKE CRISIS Ontario aids outlawed miner Ontario tampered with mining claims to benefit a miner banned from publicly traded companies in Canada, says a group protecting the Wolf Lake ancient forest. Murdo McLeod's expired and invalid claims around Wolf Lake were reinstated by the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines — often by order of the minister. The current minister is Rick Bartolucci, MPP for Sudbury. Wolf Lake lies within the boundaries of the City of Greater Sudbury. The Wolf Lake Coalition released a report today, 10 Reasons to Protect Wolf Lake Forever, that details the ministry's tampering and the background on the mining impact in the sensitive area. McLeod holds his claims and leases in his one-man Flag Resources that was delisted from Canadian stock exchanges. Last year, in a ruling upholding a ban on McLeod, the Court of Appeal of Alberta wrote that he "expressed disdain for the regulatory process...[and] used intemperate language to brush off the law's requirements." "He expressed a determination to reoffend." On May 31, a 130-hectare mining lease expires. The minister will decide on a 21-year renewal.
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Premier invited to canoe Wolf Lake Toronto Star: Ontario breaks pledge Followup Dec 13: Not a done deal Sudbury Star: front page story
MAY 14, 2012 Temagami closes on fishing title; go vote Residents and anglers want your support in hooking the World Fishing Network's title for Ultimate Fishing Town. And they are working hard at it, as the videos below show. Mike Drenth, a campaign organizer (and host of the videos), says if the town takes home the $25,000 winner's pot it will be used to support local fishing, including the walleye hatchery. Currently, Temagami is in third place behind Hastings and Port Colborne. You can vote here, until the end of May — and vote often.
MAY 10, 2012 Map: road access to north side of park Here's an update to our map of the Gamble Lake Road on the north side of Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater Wilderness Park. This road is also known as the Liskeard Lumber Road.
MAY 9, 2012 Premier invited on canoe trip to Wolf Lake Keewaydin invited the premier on a canoe trip this summer to Wolf Lake, site of a globally significant, and threatened, old-growth forest. "We know that you enjoy canoe trips, so we are confident that you will appreciate Wolf Lake, one of Ontario's most picturesque and ecologically unique places," wrote Director Bruce Ingersoll in a letter to the premier. Wolf Lake holds the world's largest remaining old-growth red pine stand, endangered by mining and mineral exploration permitted by the province of Ontario. Keewaydin Camp on Lake Temagami is the world's oldest canoe-trip camp and has been using Wolf Lake since 1905. The invitation to Premier Dalton McGuinty extends to his family, which he has taken on at least one previous paddling trip to Temagami. The trip will be co-hosted by the Wolf Lake Coalition, which is fighting to stop the mining and get the province to keep its 13-year-old commitment to protect the 1,200-hectare stand of ancient pines.
Toronto Star: Ontario breaks pledge Followup Dec 13: Not a done deal Sudbury Star: front page story
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