It's MY-anium.
I was very interested to read a Canadian Press story today in the Toronto Star entitled, "Atlantic Region Ponders Uranium Comeback". With so many mill and mine closures over recent years, the prospect of starting up a new industry should be a godsend, especially one in which the commodity's price has risen to ten times its previous value over the last few short years. With the move to limit greenhouse gases, Nuclear power is back in vogue. Furthermore, with so many reactors in the states due for fuel replacement over the next few years and even New Brunswick toying with a second reactor of their own, the province must be on cloud nine with the possibilities. Labels: Atlantic, economy, natural resources, New Brunswick
Nope. This is New Brunswick."Still, he [Robert Krienke, president of Tripple Uranium Resources] admits that recent public meetings in New Brunswick have made it clear there is growing opposition to anything that hints at a revival of uranium prospecting.
Maybe the New Brunswick government should consider marketing to change that image that people have of the province, instead of spending $200,000 to add a third colour to the province's logo.
"It's been geared towards a mob that wants to lynch you because you're in exploration," he says.
The mining industry has taken note, with some stock analysts warning there is a history of community opposition blocking even the brightest of prospects."
New Brunswickers, more than most, know that you have to be willing and available to work in order to qualify for unemployment insurance, elsewise it's cut off. Perhaps the goverment should extend the policy to transfer payments when an entire province develops this culture averse to bettering itself. I know that's a huge generalization but it's more oft than not the case and it seems firms from away have already caught on to the fact that New Brunswick is not a province that is employer-friendly.
Keep holding out for tourists to come and spend their money, despite the shrinking U.S. economy and price of petrol making road trips less common. It matters not; New Brunswick is certainly a place that needs to be seen to be believed.
The new slogan to go with the freshly-painted logo is simply "Be" in New Brunswick. That's 100 grand per letter. I can come up with one better. Instead of just "Be"ing in New Brunswick, how about trying to "Do" something. It's the same number of letters so you lazy-asses in Fredericton won't get any worse a case of writer's cramp.
Reposted from LATENIGHT Miramichi.
posted by Ian at 11:08 AM - link ...
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"when an entire province develops this culture averse to bettering itself."
The arsenic and fluoride in the water wasn't enough? Now we've got to start drinking uranium to better ourselves?
We were better off 30 years ago, when the nafta grocery stores hadn't yet wiped our local businesses out of existence.
If the globalists want us to start mining Uranium, what possible rationale could you use to expect it to be a boon for our people?
Ask the natives what government solutions look like for "bettering" a civilization.
- Anonymous
February 10, 2008 11:10 PM
It depends on which sites are developed. The ones near Moncton could pose a threat if developed too close to the city, but there are claims in the west as well, farther from population centres.
Still don't like it? I'd love to hear one single strategy to come out of New Brunswick that didn't involve begging for money, going on strike for more, or protesting. None of us are as well off as we were 30 years ago, but New Brunswick is the loudest province to cry out for handouts to pretend that times haven't changed.
Uranium is just one industry complaining but there are many others facing roadblocks. There's so much truth to the old expression that folks there would "rather fight than win."
The drama over the Walmart in Miramichi is a good example. A petition to bring it to the town was the largest ever compiled, until they said yes, and then they started a massive petition to stop it. Most people probably signed both, several times. Now that it's built, everyone shops there anyway.
And the mill, too. When UPM laid off a third of the workforce in 2004, the union responded by going on strike. by the time the strike ended, they'd lost most of their customers. Now there's no mill at all.
I left the province. Why do I still have to contribute a share of my federal tax money to it? It's a failed province.
February 11, 2008 2:02 PM
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March 7, 2008 1:30 AM
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