UPDATE: JUNE 25TH, 2004

Upwards of 60 people met with Eric Smith of Chatham Biotec Ldt. to get a better understanding of the legal process, called a declaratory judgment, our committee and his company is embarking on. Over the next two weeks 4 of our committee members will be reviewing the 5 ½ hour video of the June 9th meeting with the Irvings. All questions will be recorded and given to Mr. Smith’s people. They in turn will compile a master document in which our unanswered questions and theirs will be be molded into one.

This document will be ready for pubic sharing at the next meeting: Monday, July 19th , 7pm at the Cumberland Bay Fire Hall. This document will be given to a judge, the Department of the Environment and the Proponent. In effect, through the document, we are saying that there are still concerns about procedures, unanswered questions, and gaps in the data. Should the Department, knowing what we have given them in this document, provide the proponent with a permit to continue, then a declaratory judgment will be put in place which will hold the Province responsible for any damages. It is our feeling that the Department, not wanting this responsibility, will not provide such a permit.

We are encouraging all citizens to have input into this document, through your personal questions. You can get in touch with either Ann or Randy, by phone or e-mail.

The committee is putting a float in the Canada Day Parade in Minto and the float will go on through Princess Park following the parade.

Some of you will remember from the meeting on June 9th, one panel member promised that information regarding the constantly changing proposal would be made available upon request. To date there has been no reply to repeated requests for their revisions to the proposal.

Please continue writing to politicians: Brenda Fowlie, Minister of Environment Premier Bernard Lord, Percy Mockler, Min. of Service New Brunswick (ask him who will be responsible for the predictable decrease in your property assessment should this proposal be accepted) and Joan MacAlpine, Min of Tourism and Parks (asking how a toxic industrial waste dump will encourage people to want to visit Grand Lake)

Remember the next meeting - Monday, July 19th, 7pm, Cumberland Bay Fire Hall.

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