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Keep Clayoquot Sound mine-free!
 In 2008 and 2010 exploratory drilling for copper
began on Catface Mountain in Clayoquot Sound. Imperial Metals is assessing the feasibility of
building a huge, open-pit copper mine that would remove/hollow out the top third of the mountain.
In 2010, Imperial also received a permit for exploratory drilling at the old Fandora gold mine in Tranquil Valley. An exploration crew has been on site in 2011, but to date drilling has not begun.
The Clayoquot Sound UNESCO Biosphere Reserve is no place for mining! Please ask the Canadian government to NOT allow any mines in Clayoquot.
Thanks for taking the time to let your views be known. For background information
on mining activities in Clayoquot, check
our mining page.
Following is the message from our Secrets of Clayoquot Sound postcard:
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Imperial Metals, a Vancouver-based mining company, is currently
exploring the potential for two mines in Clayoquot Sound. The
globally rare temperate rainforests of Clayoquot are no place
for mining activities of any kind.
In the spirit of the Clayoquot Sound UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
designation, I ask that the Canadian government not allow any
mines in Clayoquot Sound. |
Send your email to:
Peter Kent, Minister of the Environment <minister@ec.gc.ca>
Please also cc your email to:
Premier Christy Clark <premier@gov.bc.ca>,
Friends of Clayoquot Sound <info@focs.ca>
If you want to mail or fax a paper letter, these are the addresses:
Peter Kent, Minister of the Environment
401 Confederation Building
House of Commons
Ottawa ON K1A 0A6
Fax: 613-992-0887
Premier Christy Clark
PO Box 9041, Station Prov Govt
Victoria BC V8W 9E1
Fax: 250-387-0087
Thanks for acting to preserve Clayoquot
Sound for the future!
Please send the link to this page to your friends.
Our small organization depends
on funding mostly from you — the people who care about Clayoquot Sound. Please
make a donation to FOCS to enable our work. Donate on-line at
www.focs.ca/support, or for a donation form (PDF) to print and mail
click here. Thank you!
PO Box 489, 331 Neill St., Tofino BC V0R 2Z0
250-725-4218 info@focs.ca
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