We attended the information meeting on uranium organized by the South East chapter of the New Brunswick Conservation Council on May 15 in Grande-Digue. Mr. Sam McEwan and Mr. Ron Shaw of the Department of Natural Resources were in attendance to answer questions from concerned citizens.
Mr. McEwan was asked if there were any safeguards established by government and if any qualified mining inspectors were present at the drilling sites for uranium, making sure the environment was protected.
Having been asked the same questions several times, Mr. McEwan finally admitted there were none in place at the present moment, but the Department of Natural Resources was working on it.
That, in our opinion, is putting the cart before the horses.
Natural Resources Minister Donald Arseneault is quoted as saying “there are safeguards in place to protect the environment and health of the citizens of this province.” Mr. Arseneault is either incompetent or he is misleading the people of New Brunswick.
We have difficulty accepting the fact that so many incompetent people occupy positions of importance in our present government, such as premier of a province or minister of a provincial department.
Our family owns and operates a 200-acre farm which is now under claim for uranium mining by Triple Uranium Resources Incorporated. We are beginning to understand how the First Nation’s people felt when the Canadian government stole their lands.
We encourage ALL citizens of the Province of New Brunswick to voice their disapproval of our present government’s decision on uranium mining. We also ask every Liberal MLA to take a long hard look at the way they voted on the moratorium and referendum issues in the legislature these past few weeks.
What are their children and their grandchildren going to think of their decision?
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