Withdraw all mining and logging from Grassy Narrows Territory

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Ontario has violated their own Mining Act and granted 8 drilling permits to three different companies on Grassy Narrows Territory without consulting or even notifying the community. [1]

At the same time, Ontario is moving to plan for new industrial logging on Grassy Narrows lands. These violations would compound the harm that mercury, clearcut logging, hydro dams and residential schools have already done to Grassy Narrows lives, lands, and way of life. [2] Grassy Narrows is fighting back.

If enough people take this action, we could cause a tidal wave of pressure that could get the mining permits cancelled.

Earlier this year, your action helped stop Trillium Gold from drilling on Grassy Narrows Territory. Can you help stop more companies that are threatening Grassy Narrows' way of life?

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Dear Premier Ford, Minister Rickford, and decision makers at Pacton Gold, EMX Properties, and NDMNRF,

As you know, in 2007 Grassy Narrows declared a moratorium on all industrial activity in their territory. In 2018 Grassy Narrows enacted a Land Declaration, enshrining into their law a ban on all mineral staking, exploration, mining, and logging in their territory. Grassy Narrows is protecting their Territory so that their people will never again be poisoned, and so that they can restore what mercury has damaged in their health, way of life, and environment.

In spite of this, since your government has come into office the staking of claims in Grassy Narrows Territory has grown exponentially. Since June 2018 the number of staked claims in the Territory has gone from a few hundred to over four thousand. Now, your government has acted without honour and has significantly raised the active threat to Grassy Narrows' way of life.

Grassy Narrows has learned that your government has broken its own rules and granted eight mining permits on Grassy Narrows Territory without consulting or even notifying them about the permits.  These permits allow drilling programs in Grassy Narrows’ Indigenous Protected area, despite the widely-published fact that this is in direct conflict with Grassy Narrows law and Land Declaration.

At the same time, Ontario is moving to plan for more industrial logging on Grassy Narrows Territory against Grassy Narrows’ will. I strongly oppose these plans. Grassy Narrows’ Territory, which has already been violated by mercury, clearcut logging, and hydro dams, is key to Grassy Narrows’ way of life. The Territory must be restored, not further degraded. The threat of widespread mining and logging is callous and hurtful and compounds the harm already done to Grassy Narrows people.The people of Grassy Narrows have endured too much colonial violence already – do not make it worse.

Will you do the right thing and cancel these permits for drilling Grassy Narrows Territory? Will you commit to withdrawing all mining and logging from Grassy Narrows Territory and to respecting Grassy Narrows’ Indigenous protected area?

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Premier Doug Ford,
Minister Greg Rickford,
Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry,
EMX Royalty Corporation,
Pacton Gold Corporation

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Withdraw all mining and logging from Grassy Narrows Territory

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