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Greetings,
The Canadian Labour Congress is hosting a public forum on the theme of
Environmental Racism. Following are the details:
Date: Friday, March 1, 2002
Time: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Place: UFCW Training Centre, 6331 Lady Hammond Road
This forum is part of the CLC follow-up to the World Conference Against
Racism that was held in Durban, South Africa last fall.
Spaces are limited, so pre-registration is required. Please let us know
if you are planning to attend, by calling the CLC office in Halifax at
(902)455-2965, or by email, to psadoway@clc-ctc.ca
The cutoff date for registration is February 25th.
For more information, call Paulette Sadoway at the CLC office at
(902)455-2965.
In Solidarity
the Organizing Committee
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END OF MESSAGE. CBC enviro news-briefs follow:
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NATIVES GETTING GAS TAX BREAK
Mi'kmaq drivers who fill up at reserve gas stations are about
to get a big tax break.
FULL STORY
http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_gas020102
U.S. FIRM TAKES OVER N.S. RESORTS
A U.S.-based company takes over the management of three of the province's
resorts Friday. Keltic Lodge, Liscombe Lodge and Digby Pines will now be
operated by New Castle Hotels of Connecticut.
FULL STORY
http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_resorts
JAG ROUNDS UP PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
The group heading up the cleanup of Sydney's tar ponds launched a renewed
effort to find out what people think of the project Friday.
FULL STORY
http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_jag020102
NO ONE TOLD OF HIGH ARSENIC IN DRINKING WATER
People living in a tiny community in Newfoundland want to know why the
provincial government didn't tell them about high levels of arsenic in
their drinking water. They also want to know what the government's going
to do about the problem.
FULL STORY:
http://cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/2002/02/01/arsenic_nfld020201
© Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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