New parks and reserves protected from mining!
Posted by: Kathie Brosemer (kathie) on March 21, 2002 at 20:29:44
from the your-land-or-mine dept.
The Wildlands League writes: "It's a good news story! New parks and reserves protected from mining!" See story below...
Ontario’s 378 new parks and reserves created through the Ontario’s Living Legacy (OLL) plan have just received some good news. In a jointly signed letter dated March 15, 2002, the Ontario Ministers of Natural Resources (MNR) and Northern Development and Mines (MNDM) have indicated that:
- No further mineral exploration will be permitted within parks and conservation reserves.
- A process to address issues related to mineral tenures that pre-date the establishment of the OLL parks and conservation reserves will be established (in which the Partnership for Public Lands will participate).
- MNDM and the mining industry will participate in future land-use planning through the identification of significant mineral potential areas using a new framework.
This announcement addresses one of the biggest outstanding issues -- the potential for continued mining exploration, claim staking and mine development within parks and conservation reserves -- that stood in the way of completing the task of regulating our new parks and reserves.
We are pleased that the government has taken this step to truly protect our new parks and reserves and to ensure that they will be able to fulfill their important ecological roles without interference. We also believe the new process for assessing mineral values will help us move forward more quickly with the work of completing a scientific protected-areas system throughout Ontario.
This is a good day for parks and protected areas in Ontario. Please write Natural Resources Minister John Snobelen and Minister of Northern Development and Mines Dan Newman and congratulate them on having the foresight to ensure our parks are truly protected. (You can use our preformatted website letter to send a message with just one click).
Hon. John Snobelen
Minister of Natural Resources
5th Floor, Whitney Block
99 Wellesley Street West
Toronto, ON
M7A 1W3
Fax: 416.314.2216
Email: John Snobelen
Hon. Dan Newman
Minister of Northern Development and Mines
Whitney Block
5th Flr Rm 5630
99 Wellesley St W
Toronto, ON M7A 1W3
Fax: 416-327-0665
Email: Dan Newman
The Wildlands League was founded in 1968 to protect wilderness in Ontario. It became a chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society in 1980. The Wildlands League works to protect wild places and to ensure resource use is sustainable for nature and communities.
Wildlands League
Protecting the Land
Suite 380, 401 Richmond Street West
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 3A8
Phone (416) 971-9453
Fax (416) 979-3155
wildlandsleague.org
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