From: J.G. Wakefield [jwakefield@amtelecom.net]
Sent: December 8, 2008 9:05 AM
To: lpayette@nirb.ca
Cc: Strahl.C@parl.gc.ca; Prentice.J@parl.gc.ca; DShewchuk@gov.nu.ca
Subject: Uravan Garry Lake Project, NIRB File 08EN037

This letter is being written to urge the Nunavut Impact Review Board to deny Uravan Mineral's application for development 
of uranium on the calving grounds of the Beverly Caribou Herd.

It is my understanding that some major mining companies (eg, De Beers, Areva, Cameco) already have declared they will no longer conduct activities on the calving grounds in Nunavut because they understand the potentially disastrous implications of this activity on the caribou. In addition, the NWT Barren-ground Caribou Summit in 2007 established as their first priority  "Protecting the calving grounds in the NWT and Nunavut".

It is vital that the NIRB use its response to this application to send a clear signal that mineral development on the calving grounds is out of the question.

Your leadership on this issue is critically important to the future of the caribou herds. Thank you.

J.G. Wakefield