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CPTnet 17 October 2007 CPT Canada recalls team from Algonquin blockade ROBERTSVILLE , ON : The Shabot Obaadjiwan and Ardoch Algonquin First Nations have agreed to a mediation process involving their representatives, the governments of Canada and Ontario , and the uranium exploration company Frontenac Ventures (FV). As stipulated by the mediation agreement, the Algonquins left the Robertsville Mine site on 12 October 2007 after occupying it since 28 June 2007. Christian Peacemaker Teams Canada recalled its violence reduction team from the Algonquin Blockade on 12 October as well. The mediation process will encompass the following discussions: --whether Frontenac's staked claims and mining lease are legally valid; --the possibility of withdrawing traditional Algonquin land from staking and a moratorium on mineral exploration and mining; --addressing on-the-ground concerns about the impacts of uranium drilling. Frontenac Ventures obtained a license under the Onta...

By Alan Slater Frank Morrison was cutting his winter wood supply on his northern Frontenac County farm in October of 2006 when he came across stakes and severely damaged trees in his woodlot. This was the first warning that a company called Frontenac Ventures was exploring for uranium in the area. People soon learned that the Ontario government had given Frontenac Ventures permission to stake uranium claims on privately owned land and Crown land that is claimed by Algonquin First Nations people. On June 28, 2007, the Algonquin people set up a blockade at the main gate to the exploration site. Within a few days, the white settlers in the area had formed the Community Coalition Against Mining Uranium, www.ccamu.ca , to support the Algonquin action. These pristine hills and forests of north Frontenac are the head waters of the Mississippi River, which flows into the Ottawa River through Carleton Place , Almonte and Packenham. People from all along the river right down to Ottawa...