CPT recalls team from Algonquin blockage

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ROBERTSVILLE, Ont.—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).

CPT is seeking participants for an emergency delegation to Robertsville Mine for Nov. 14-16.
As stipulated by the mediation agreement, the Algonquins left the Robertsville Mine site on Oct. 12 after occupying it since June 28.

Christian Peacemaker Teams Canada recalled its violence reduction team from the Algonquin Blockade on Oct. 12.

Frontenac Ventures obtained a license under the Ontario Mining Act to carry out exploratory drilling on 60 square kilometers of unceded Algonquin land. 

Neither FV nor the Ontario government consulted with the Algonquin people before FV began its uranium exploration program. Canadian courts rule that governments must consult indigenous peoples and accommodate their concerns before undertaking resource projects on their territories. —CPT

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