Frontenac Ventures Corporation

Frontenac Ventures Corporation is a privately owned uranium mining and exploration company. Frontenac is working to open a new mine in North Frontenac, Ontario.[1]

Frotenac staked the land for uranium exploration in the Sharbot Lake area of Ontario. The land is unceded by the Algonquins, First Nations peoples in the area, who barricaded the entrance when it was discovered Frontenac had started exploration on their land. Members of the Shabot Obaadjiwan and Ardoch First Nations protested the prospect of uranium mining along with non-native cottage owners and an array of concerned citizens. Protest issues range from the unceded land to concerns about taking uranium out of the ground, and defensive car bomb testing being done on the land for the military.[2]

On October 12, 2007 the protesters left the blockade after Frontenac Ventures agreed to a mediation process with representatives of the First Nations groups along with representatives of the Canadian and Ontario governments.[3]

Before the mediation agreement the president of Frontenac, George White, said he would comply with an Ontario judge's orders to stay off the land for now. White is concerned his business may suffer as a reverse takeover bid with Silvio Ventures appears to have soured. Trading still remains halted with both companies despite White stating Silvio has ceased communications with Frontenac.

References

  1. ↑ Judge orders Algonquin communities out Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "Indigenous people of Canada resist uranium exploration" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-18.
  3. ↑ ROBERTSVILLE, ON: CPT Canada recalls team from Algonquin blockade. News story from Christian Peacemaker Teams, October 17, 2007
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