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Waterkeeper's presentation at the Port Hope Conversion Facility (PHCF) hearing
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Waterkeeper's presentation at the Port Hope Conversion Facility (PHCF) hearing

On November 9, 2016, Lake Ontario Waterkeeper presented at the hearing for Cameco's conversion facility in Port Hope. Pippa Feinstein and Wilf Ruland represented Lake Ontario Waterkeeper and made oral presentations to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. This is what we presented.

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Saying goodbye to Pat Lawson
Mark Mattson Mark Mattson

Saying goodbye to Pat Lawson

Mark remembers Pat Lawson, who passed away yesterday. Pat was a mentor to so many social justice advocates. She believed in the beauty and majesty of the Port Hope where she grew up: Lake Ontario, where she played on the beaches; the Ganaraska River, where she floated through town. Says Mark: "She lit a fire in me that day that still burns."

 

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