Don't let them cut more forests in Grassy Narrows

Dear Folks,

Last month, the government of Ontario, Canada, proposed plans to
increase clear-cut logging in the traditional territory of the
Grassy Narrows First Nation. This week, the community needs your
help to stop it.

Please call Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty and tell him to stop
the planned increase in logging in Grassy Narrows' traditional
territory. Your call matters. Without significant outside
pressure, sources close to the negotiations expect the logging
deal to close before the end of the year. If you live in
Ontario, be sure to say so!

http://ga3.org/campaign/callingMcguinty/8i6nu7g495kwbxn?

The planned logging increase shocked Grassy Narrows community
leaders. Following logging blockades by the community earlier
this year, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs David Ramsay said that
he was "certainly committed to deal with the issues that Grassy
Narrows is bringing up." Despite this commitment, provincial
officials failed to consult the community regarding the logging
increase.

Call Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty to demand that he honor
Aboriginal rights and stop clear-cut logging in Grassy Narrows.
http://ga3.org/campaign/callingMcguinty/8i6nu7g495kwbxn?

While the province ignores Grassy Narrows' concerns, industrial
loggers appear to be calling the shots. According to the
government's own labor bulletin, "logging companies proposing
the deal, "originally approached the Ministry in the fall of
2005." With no apparent plans to consult the community regarding
the expansion of logging within their traditional territory, the
bulletin states that new mills are already planned to begin
processing the increased volume. According to government
documents, logging companies counting on the deal will "begin
construction in the spring of 2007."

You can use our talking points to demand accountability from
Ontario and help save the Grassy Narrows' territory from being
illegally logged again.
http://ga3.org/campaign/callingMcguinty/8i6nu7g495kwbxn?

Thank you for your support and all that you do,

Brant, Annie, David and Jocelyn
Old Growth Campaign
Rainforest Action Network

 

Tanks again chaos, for your posts.

IT'S IMPORTANT!!

 

yarr, i do what can.

 

thanks for the links!

 

Thanks for the heads up!