Action Plan
WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP STOP KEMANO 2
by Dana Wagg and John Hummel
Cheslatta Nation
+ Learn about Alcan, its Kemano projects and their impacts
+ Talk to your friends and relatives about Alcan, the impacts of the
Kemano projects and share information with them
+ Contribute a story, letter, artwork or photo to The Watershed, c/o
Dana Wagg, Cheslatta Nation, P.O. Box 909, Burns Lake, B.C., J0J 1E0
+ Think twice before buying an Alcan product
+ Write or phone Premier Mike Harcourt about your concerns. His
address is Room 156, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C., V8V 1X4, phone
is (604) 387-1715. If you live in B.C. you can call Premier Harcourt, or
any provincial government office, toll-free by calling Enquiry B.C. at 1-
800-663-7867.
+ Write or phone Prime Minister Jean Chretien about your concerns. His
address is The House of Commons, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0A6. If you write
from Canada, no postage is required. Fax (613) 941-6900, phone (613) 992-
4211
+ Write or phone Fisheries and Oceans Minister Brian Tobin about your
concerns. Again, his address is The House of Commons, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A
0A6. Postage not required. Phone (613) 996-0076
+ Send or fax copies of any letter you write to: Tribal Chief Justa
Monk at the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council, 1460 Sixth Avenue, Prince
George, B.C., V2L 3N2, fax (604) 562-8206. Please also send copies to
Cheslatta Chief Marvin Charlie at Cheslatta Carrier Nation, P.O. Box 909,
Burns Lake, B.C., V0J 1E0, fax (604) 694-3632
+ Write letters and send information to local and national newspapers
+ Ask your local library to start a Kemano file and give them
information to get it started. After all, this is one of the hottest
environmental issues in Canada
+ Contribute financially to Cheslatta Nation's Kemano Defence Fund.
Cheques can be sent to Cheslatta Carrier Nation, P.O. Box 909, Burns Lake,
B.C., V0J 1E0
+ If you have any Alcan shares, consider selling them. Write Alcan,
your local newspaper, provincial and federal politicians, the Carrier
Sekani Tribal Council and Cheslatta Nation to let them known what you have
done
+ Try to get a resolution to "Stop Kemano 2" brought to the floor of
the annual meeting of Alcan shareholders
+ Write or phone an Alcan Director or Officer with your concerns about
Kemano 2. You will find their names and addresses in the second edition of
The Watershed, c/o Dana Wagg, Cheslatta Nation, P.O. Box 909, Burns Lake,
B.C., V0J 1E0
Additional Action:
by the Friends of the Cheslatta t'en,
26 Walton Court, Ottawa, Ontario, K1V 9T1
+ Join our committee. Contact Sheila Jordan or Tsaskiy (Ron George),
phone (613) 523-4257, fax (613) 523-0709
+ Help us find funding for a one-hour documentary. Contact Sheila
Jordan for more information.
+ Join our caravan across Canada in June to reach Lake Cheslatta in
time for the spring campout.