The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec)
September 2, 2003 Tuesday Final Edition
By Michelle Lalonde
HEADLINE:
Noranda puts off aluminum smelter in Chile's Patagonia region: Company cites economic factors but environmentalists claim victory
Noranda Inc. has put on ice a proposed aluminum smelter in the pristine Patagonia region of Chile, blaming a lack of investors and a prolonged downturn in world aluminum markets.
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Report aims to make Canada global leader of overseas practices
According to a report, Canada could become a global leader of good overseas practices if it follows the recommendations of the Corporate Social Responsibility Advisory Group.
Ms. Melanie Quevillon
Coordinator
NGO Working Group on the EDC
153 Chapel Street, Suite 104
Ottawa, ON K1N 1H5
Dear Ms. Quevillon
Thank you for your letter of May 9, 2002, in which you expressed concern about the involvement of Export Development Canada (EDC) in the Ralco Hydroelectric Dam project in Chile.
NGOs welcome changes to policies at Export Development Canada - Implementation still a concern
Rights award calls attention to the plight of abducted -There are more than 40,000 'disappeared' in more than 50 countries, the UN reports
By MARINA JIMENEZ
Canadian mine strikes lode of unrest
The debate over the presence of a gold mine in Guatemala has resulted in a call for 'urgent action' by Amnesty International.
Kelly Patterson
The Ottawa Citizen
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Violence over a Canadian gold mine is threatening the fragile peace in Guatemala, which is still reeling in the aftermath of its 36-year civil war.
Clashes over Glamis Gold Ltd.'s fledgling project 130 kilometres northwest of Guatemala City have escalated recently, with a car bombing and two killings.
Amnesty International issued a call for "urgent action" last week after three opponents of the mine received death threats. Anti-mining activists have in turn menaced Glamis staff, the company says.