From: B & MA Cowdry [bmmjcowdrey@hotmail.com] Sent: December 10, 2008 6:22 AM To: strahl.c@parl.gc.ca; prentice.j@parl.gc.ca; dshewchuk@gov.nu.ca; lpayette@nirb.ca Subject: FW: Uravan Garry Lake Project, NIRB file 08EN037 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: bmmjcowdrey@hotmail.com To: lpayette@nrib.ca CC: strahl.c@parl.gc.ca; prentice.j@parl.gc.ca; dshewchuk@gov.nu.ca Subject: Uravan Garry Lake Project, NIRB file 08EN037 Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 09:45:20 -0500 Dear Nunavut Impact Review Board and Government Officials: I am writing this letter to request that you deny Uravan Mineral's application for mineral development of uranium on the Beverly Caribou Herd's calving grounds. This August 2008, my husband, Bob, and I travelled from our home in St. Marys', Ontario to experience a wonderful two week canoe trip in the Lynx Lake area of the Northwest Territories. Since I was young, I have always dreamed of canoeing in the Northwest Territories. This trip was everything we had hoped for except there was one major thing missing. There were no caribou or wolves anywhere. There was very old sign of them. Perhaps a year or so old. Normally, there is an abundance of caribou in this area where we canoed. We understand that natural cycles can effect caribou herd population, but man's interference also plays a large role in this area. The local people count a lot on the caribou for their culture and existence. The decline of caribou, also has a drastic effect on the food chain. The wolf population will be suffering as well as others. It is a sad fact that man's greed can take priority over natural wildlife and the effects it has on many species. The Northwest Territories and Nunavut are one of Canada's "last frontiers". The beauty of these Territories is beyond words. Do we want to spoil all of this due to a mining company exploitiing and raping the land all in the name of profit? None of us want to see the Beverly Caribou Herd on an endangered species list in the future. Prevention is the key. We must take action now and prevent man's negative interference. If the decline in the caribou herd's population is part of a natural cycle, man must do everything possible to assist in a positive approach to increasing the herd's population. One way of doing this would be not to interfere with the caribou herds' natural calving grounds. If mineral exploration and other industrial activity are allowed at the caribou herds' calving grounds, it will be next to impossible for the herd to recover their population. Bob and I want to come again to beautiful Northern part of our country. We want to see the caribou and wolves. Since we have come back from our trip, we have done a lot to promote The Northwest Territories and Nunavut. In closing, we ask you again to deny Uravan Mineral's application for any industrial activity on the Beverly Caribou Herd's calving grounds. Respectfully, Mary Anne and Bob Cowdrey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit messengerbuddies.ca to find out how you could win. Enter today. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------