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Water - 2011

[1-Dec-11] World-Recognized Speakers on Fracking in NS for public event; conference

[21-Nov-11] Council of Canadians celebrates Abbotsford vote against water privatization

[18-Nov-11] Abbotsford encouraged to vote 'no' in water privatization referendum

[08-Nov-11] Council of Canadians condemns decision to restart Prosperity Mine approval process

[01-Nov-11] Council of Canadians celebrates Niagara-on-the-Lake resolution calling for a moratorium on fracking

[27-Oct-11] Statement on the Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation's report on Financing by Council of Canadians and Food and Water Watch

[18-Oct-11] Council of Canadians supports New York's regulations on ballast waters to protect Great Lakes from invasive species

[11-Oct-11] Water Organizations and Advocates Ask International Joint Commission to Declare the Great Lakes a Public Trust While Continuing to Assess Persistent Threats

[29-Sep-11] UN rights council strengthens right to water resolution

[29-Sep-11] Council of Canadians to deliver more than 101,000 signatures to Dalton McGuinty urging him to stop nuclear waste on the Great Lakes

[13-Sep-11] Blue Community vote highlights need for water debate in Ontario election, says Council of Canadians

[12-Sep-11] Council of Canadians exposes Inverness plans to sell water to Petroworth for drilling

[08-Sep-11] Council of Canadians and Rights Action demand shutdown of Goldcorp's Marlin Mine

[06-Sep-11] Maude Barlow to visit Goldcorp mine in Guatemala

[02-Sep-11] The Council of Canadians welcomes environmental assessment of mega-quarry

[16-Aug-11] TransCanada admits Keystone Pipeline could be used for bulk water removals

[27-Jul-11] UN to commemorate 1st anniversary of historic human right to water resolution today

[26-Jul-11] Council of Canadians joins European allies in opposing nuclear waste shipments passing through UK and Scandinavian waters

[14-Jul-11] Maude Barlow addresses Assembly of First Nations convention, supports First Nations calls for internationally recognized human right to water

[07-Jul-11] Council of Canadians supports historic Watershed Declaration by Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation

[04-Jul-11] Prominent scientists, environmentalists decry cuts to public sector and their effect on Canada's freshwater heritage

[24-Jun-11] Victoria named Blue Community in historic vote

[20-Jun-11] Canada legally required to take action on human right to water: Report

[13-Jun-11] Maude Barlow urges Swedish Minister of the Environment to stop radioactive waste shipment

[09-Jun-11] Council of Canadians rejects Taseko’s revised Prosperity Mine proposal

[25-May-11] Canada a major exporter of virtual water, says new Council of Canadians report

[20-May-11] Mother Earth Water Walk Returns to Ottawa

[18-May-11] Global water activists oppose private water companies lobbying United Nations

[16-May-11] Nuclear waste repository is a serious threat to the Great Lakes, warns Council of Canadians

[12-May-11] Canadian pension funds quietly profit from destruction and oppression in Chile

[28-Apr-11] Assembly of First Nations, Amnesty International and Council of Canadians urge political leaders to recognize the human right to water

[26-Apr-11] European civil society demand governments stop Bruce Power’s shipment of radioactive waste

[23-Apr-11] Marching for the land and the water

[22-Mar-11] City of Burnaby named first Blue Community in Canada

[22-Mar-11] Protect the Great Lakes as a Commons, says Council of Canadians

[21-Mar-11] Council of Canadians launches campaign "Show Us the Deal" to educate public and politicians about "secret" Véolia waste/water deal

[21-Mar-11] New poll indicates most Canadians want Harper to recognize the right to water and make water a budget priority

[17-Mar-11] Harper budget should spend $7 billion on water, says Council of Canadians

[01-Mar-11] Council of Canadians raises concerns about Senate bill on First Nations water safety

[24-Feb-11] Vale setback: Sandy Pond Alliance lawsuit ruling places severe restrictions on intervener status

[05-Feb-11] Council of Canadians condemns CNSC approval of radioactive shipments through Great Lakes

[01-Feb-11] Coca-Cola director to head OTPP-owned Chilean water utility

[27-Jan-11] Council celebrates Botswana’s ruling upholding Bushmen’s right to water

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MEDIA ADVISORY
For Immediate Release
April 15, 2011

Council of Canadians meets with key European groups to deepen opposition against
Bruce Power's radioactive waste shipment

Amsterdam – Council of Canadians water campaigner Emma Lui will be in Amsterdam on Monday, April 18th to meet with key European groups including KIMO International and Nuclear Free Local Authorities to broaden opposition against Bruce Power’s shipment of radioactive waste to Sweden.

KIMO International (Kommunenes Internasjonale Miljøorganisasjon), a coalition of local municipalities dedicated to giving "municipalities a political voice at the international level" particularly on marine problems, and the Nuclear Free Local Authorities, "an umbrella group that includes 75 local governments throughout the British Isles,” have both condemned Bruce Power's proposed shipment.

Bruce Power plans to ship sixteen 100-tonne radioactive steam generators through the Great Lakes to Sweden. Although Bruce Power recently stated they will delay the shipment to consult with First Nations in Canada, they have proceeded with an application for a permit from the US Department of Transportation indicating plans to proceed with the shipment.

There are a number of concerns with the shipment including lack of public consultation and lack of an environmental assessment. The levels of radioactivity of the shipment exceed legal limits set out by the International Atomic Energy Agency's Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material by 50 times and threaten the drinking water of communities along the travel route.

The Council of Canadians and key European groups will discuss strategies to stop the shipment.

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For interviews or more information:

Dylan Penner, Media Officer, Council of Canadians, 613-795-8685, dpenner@canadians.org, Twitter: @CouncilofCDNs
       
 

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