From: John Blachford [john@blachford.ca]
Sent: January 1, 2009 3:00 PM
To: lpayette@nirb.ca
Cc: 'Jb'
Subject: Beverly Caribou Herd

Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Red

Dear Sir,
   As some one who have had the great pleasure of paddling down the Hood River in Nunavet and seeing along the way a few hundred caribou, and experiencing the beauty of the barrenlands, and also as someone who knows that the value of the caribou to the local people is approximately $20 million, and that the herd has drastically been reduced in size lately, possibly because of mining exploration activities, I am  strongly  opposed to your granting Uravan Minerals the right to the development of uranium property in an area - or even close to the area - where the Beverly Caribou herd give birth to their calves every year. 
Yours sincerely,
John Blachford