US EditionHants County, N.S., Residents Rally to Oppose Uranium Mining in the Region
- Over 100 residents met on Saturday in Vaughan, Nova Scotia, to discuss the provincial government's uranium exploration plans nearby.
- The meeting followed the lifting of a 1981 moratorium and the government's May 14 inclusion of uranium as a critical mineral with exploration sought at three sites including Hants County.
- Attendees, including organizer Chad Pothier and resident Sarah Trask, raised safety, environmental, and consultation concerns about mining near their communities.
- Pothier stated that operating a uranium mine in such close proximity to a community cannot be done safely, while councillor Kayla Leary-Pinch encouraged residents to reach out to MLAs to voice their concerns.
- The event highlighted persistent local opposition and calls for government transparency amid provincial efforts to develop uranium resources on mostly private land.
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Hants County, N.S., residents rally to oppose uranium mining in the region
A Hants County, N.S., resident who planned a weekend meeting to discuss uranium mining in the area says community members want more answers from the Nova Scotia government. Sarah Trask, who lives in the community of Vaughn, N.S.
Premier Houston’s government is promoting uranium exploration and mining, and the frenzy of laying claim to Nova Scotia has begun - Halifax Examiner
In the past week, upset and worried Nova Scotians have been flocking to meetings to speak out against uranium exploration in and around their communities. More meetings are planned this week.
On the weekend, peoples and communities of the Tehuacán Valley and the Mixteca poblana-oaxaqueña, as well as various communities and social organizations, met at the second “Forum in Defense of Our Territories against Mining”, this in Zapotitlán Salinas, Puebla. After a panel discussion in which various experiences and learnings were shared, the situation in the different communities was analyzed in groups and alternatives to mining and strategi…
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