The National Orphaned and Abandoned Mine Initiative (NOAMI) is organizing a seminar in Ottawa, Ontario on November 2-3, 2005. The objectives are to present and discuss approaches for assessing liability and funding options at orphaned/abandoned mines; to share relevant experiences and examples; to develop a better understanding of the issues; to explore different approaches to dealing with the issues; and to identify areas for further work by NOAMI.

The Canadian Environmental Network selected 10 ENGO representatives to participate in the seminar:

Chad Griffiths, Memorial University's Society for Corporate Environmental and Social Responsibility
St. John's, NL - Newfoundland and Labrador
chadgriffiths@mail.com

Daniel Green, Club Sierra du Canada-section Québec
Mtl, Québec
greentox@total.net

Judy Parkman, R.O.A.R.
Langley, BC - British Columbia
jparkman@shaw.ca

Marilyn Crawford, Bedford Mining Alert
Godfrey, ON - Ontario
marilync@rideau.net

Alison Woodley, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Ottawa, ON - Ontario
awoodley@cpaws.org

Randy Fleming, Inter Church Uranium Committee Educational Cooperative
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
INTERCUC_EC@CANADA.COM

Sue Moodie, MiningWatch Canada
Whitehorse, Yukon
smoodie@polarcom.com

Tracy Boyes
Yukon Conservation Society
Whitehorse, Yukon
mining@ycs.yk.ca

Peter Ormond, Conserver Society of Hamilton
Hamilton, ON – Ontario
ormondpm@yahoo.ca

Amy Crook, Center for Science in Public Participation
Victoria, BC - British Columbia
acrook@csp2.org

Joan Kuyek, MiningWatch Canada
Ottawa, Ontario
joan@miningwatch.ca

Brennain Lloyd, Northwatch
North Bay, Ontario
brennain@onlink.net

For more information, please contact Chantal Bois or Sarah Heiberg National Caucus Coordinators, telephone: (613) 728-9810 ext. 24.