The Green Party of Saskatchewan would like to express our full support and gratitude to the organizers and participants of the 7000 Generations Walk Against Nuclear Waste. Leader of the GPS, Larissa Shasko, will be joining in the walk near Regina and will be there when the petition is presented at the Saskatchewan Legislature.
Information on the 7000 Generations Walk as posted by www.cleangreensask.ca is as follows:
Spread the word! Join us! Bring a friend!
7000 Generations Walk Arrives in Prince Albert Media Release
The 7000 Generations Walk arrives in Prince Albert on Tuesday August 2.
The Committee for 7000 Generations has organized an 820 kilometre march against nuclear waste storage and transportation in Saskatchewan. On August 3 the walkers and supporters will gather at 9:30 a.m. Food ‘N Fuel at the Nordale corner and walk to City Hall where they will be welcomed to the city from 12:00 pm-2:00 pm. A social, featuring Leonard Adam, Violet Naytowhow and Liza Brown, will take place at the Union Centre at 7:00 P.M. the same day. The 7000 Generations Walk will continue on August 4 to Duck Lake and Batoche and will arrive in Regina on August 16.
The 7000 Generations Walk seeks to raise awareness among Saskatchewan citizens about the planned nuclear waste dump as proposed by the Nuclear Waste Management Committee (NWMO) The NWMO, a nuclear industry controlled committee, is working with three communities in northern Saskatchewan in an attempt to find a “willing host” for a site that will store high level radioactive nuclear waste which is being produced in nuclear reactors located in New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario.
The storage and transportation of high-level radioactive waste presents huge environmental and health risks to the community that may be the site of the nuclear waste dump and to all communities that are on the transportation route. As such, the storage and transportation of nuclear waste is an important issue not only for northerners, but for all Saskatchewan people.
In an attempt to counteract the lack of information being made public on this issue, the Committee for 7000 Generations hosted a Forum on Nuclear Waste Storage in Beauval on June 2nd, 2011. Over 200 people from 12 northern and 8 southern communities participated in this forum, which passed a resolution to send a strong message to the Saskatchewan government to “BAN NUCLEAR WASTE STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION OF NUCLEAR WASTE INTO, OUT OF AND THROUGH SASKATCHEWAN”. The Mayors of La Loche and Ile-a-la-Crosse have taken a stand against nuclear waste, leading by example with courage and vision.
However, the Committee for 7000 Generations needs the support of ALL Saskatchewan citizens to send this message to government. We cannot sit back and assume that our leaders will do the right thing for the people. The Committee for 7000 Generations will be collecting signatures on a petition requesting the Saskatchewan Government to legislate a ban on the storage and transportation of nuclear waste in Saskatchewan. – 30 -
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ITINERARY: 7000 Generations Walk Against Nuclear Waste
Pinehouse to Regina
Please call Max to register Walkers: 306-865-9299 Dates are Targets
WALKERS: BE PROUD OF YOUR CROWD!
FLY A BANNER WITH YOUR COMMUNITY NAME!
Date Communities _____ Distance km_ Sections*/km Total Km Total Days
July 27 Pinehouse to Beauval 107 4 - 27 107 1
July 28 Beauval to Green Lake 103 4 - 26 210 2
Joined@ Beauval Forks by NorthWest communities
Joined @ Green Lake by Meadow Lake
July 29 Green Lake to Cowan 29 -- 239 3
July 30 Cowan to Big River 48 2 - 24 277 4
July 31 Big River to Debden 38.3 2 - 19 315 5
August 1 Debden to Shellbrook 49.6 2 - 25 365 6
August 2 Shellbrook to PA 45.1 2 - 22.5 387.5 7
August 3 Noon gathering @ Prince Albert City Hall Memorial Square - 8 Musician LEONARD ADAM
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Prince Albert to Saskatoon - 174.4 km
August 4 PA to Duck Lake 57.6 3 – 19.2 445.1 9
August 5 Duck Lake to Batoche 23 -- 468 10
August 6 Batoche to Osler 62 3 - 21 530 11
7000 generations walk stop in Osler
The 7000 generations walk will pass through the town of Osler on Aug:06 on its way from Pinehouse and Beauval to Regina. Osler Mennonite Church is offering camping space, billets and supper to the walkers August 6th. There is a public event at the church, starting at 7.30 p.m. with a welcome from the town’s mayor, Ben Buhler. This will be followed by a shared meal, and some "circle time" in which walkers and others can share and listen to the stories of each others' communities.
(A number of Osler people experienced and resisted the nuclear industry's attempt to move into their community in the late 1970s with the proposal for a uranium refinery just down the road by Warman. Others who were involved in the campaign against the refinery would be particularly welcome.)
Walk leader Max Morin wrote to Osler Mennonite Church: “We are humbled for your kind and generous offer. We will be leaving Prince Albert on August 4 and camping in Duck Lake. We walk from Duck to Batoche on August 5, Batoche to Osler on August 6, and Osler to Saskatoon on August 7th. We are gathering water from every community, river, and stream that we walk past, and we would be more than happy to collect your water from Osler. This symbolizes that we are all connected by water. We would then pour this water into a jar of all the water collected along the way and Osler. We list every place that water is taken from.”Ben Buhler will present some of Osler’s water to the walkers.
Everyone welcome. Some food will be provided, but feel free to bring more and share it.
August 7 Osler to Saskatoon 25.2 -- 555.2 12
Joined by Lloydminster/North Battleford
August 7 - Evening of Entertainment in Saskatoon, Ave H & 20th Street 13
August 8 - Noon Gathering @ Saskatoon City Hall Grounds
Musician CHESTER KNIGHT
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Saskatoon to Regina - 260 km
August 9 Saskatoon to Dundurn 41.9 2 - 21 597 14
August 10 Dundurn to Kenaston 40.34 2 - 20 637.3 15
August 11 Kenaston to Davidson 34.1 -- 671.4 16
August 12 Davidson to Craik 30 -- 701.4 17
August 13 Craik to Chamberlain 30 -- 731 18
August 14 Chamberlain to Lumsden 58 2 - 29 788.4 19
August 15 Lumsden to Regina 34.6 - 823 20
August 16 March the Green Mile to Saskatchewan Legislature, arrive @ noon 21
Musician Andrea Menard tentative.
August 17 Depart for home 22
*Sections are walked concurrently
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PETITION: The Committee for Future Generations
http://www.cleangreensask.ca/
Scroll down to Northern Saskatchewan Says No To Nuclear Waste and Click on Links in article…..
The Committee for Future Generations has launched a petition calling on the Saskatchewan Government to permanently ban nuclear waste storage & transportation into, out of & through Saskatchewan.
Read the Open Letter to the People of Saskatchewan & share widely.
The Committee is planning an 820 km walk from Pinehouse to Regina this summer to raise awareness of this issue. They will be collecting petitions calling for a legislated ban on nuclear waste. Stay tuned or contact the group for more details.
The Committee is encouraging the formation of chapters in other communities to demonstrate solidarity to Say No to Nuclear Waste.
Post on the Facebook page or send an email to
committeeforfuturegenerations@gmail.com
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Make a donation to support The Committee For Future Generations "7000 Generations Walk"
The Committee For Future Generations needs your support to make this summer's historical walk to Regina a huge success.
Donate by cheque made out to "Committee for Future Generations" to:
Royal Bank of Canada
130 Centre Street, P.O. Box 728
Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan Canada S9X 1Y5
DONATE (PayPal):
http://www.cleangreensask.ca/Home/learn-more/nuclear-waste/northerners-say-no-to-nuclear-waste/make-a-donation
Donations to the Coalition for a Clean Green Saskatchewan for the 7000 Generations Walk will be forwarded. Once you have filled out the donation amount on Pay Pal, you will see "Add Special Instructions for Seller". Simply make a note indicating your wish to support the walk.
