ACTION: Take acton for Hecla/Grindstone Provincial Park

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From the Wilderness Commitee:

Public comments needed on new peat mine in Hecla Park

Sun Gro Horticulture Canada Ltd, a private multinational corporation, has applied to the Manitoba Government for a license to strip mine peat in Hecla / Grindstone Provincial Park, 175 kilometers north of Winnipeg. SunGro is asking for a license to operate a 531 ha peat mine inside Hecla Park, close to the shore of Lake Winnipeg, for the next 45 years. The government is asking for public comments on this application, and will be accepting them until February 3, 2012.

Click here to read our first blog post about this proposal, which includes a map and a copy of the environmental license application.

Click here to go directly to the letter-writing tool, in order to submit your comment and opinion on this park mine proposal.

Our contact information:
The Wilderness Committee
Manitoba Field Office
3rd floor – 303 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3B 2B4
phone: (204) 942-9292