April 2011
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CBC interview with Ian Tamblyn →
Willisville Mountain saved
Willisville Mountain is now safe. Vale announced it is giving up its mining rights to the famous landmark. We spoke to Ian Tamblyn about the announcement. He was involved in the preservation effort to save Willisville Mountain.
The Manitoulin Expositor - April 20, 2011 →
Political action saves Willisville Mountain from wrecker’s ball
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Mid North Monitor Espanola April 20, 2011 →
Vale cedes rights to Willisville Mountain
Vale Surrenders Willisville Mountain →
On what was described as a “historic day for Canada,” mining giant Vale announced it has formally ceded Willisville Mountain and other sensitive parcels of land surrounding it from an aggregate license associated with the company’s nearby Lawson Quarry. The announcement, attended by Ontario Minister of Natural Resources Linda Jeffrey, comes less than a year after local resident...
Northern Ontario Business - April 19, 2011 →
Vale gives up land rights in Willisville
Mid North Monitor Espanola April 16, 2011 →
Vale cedes rights to Willisville Mountain
Release of portion of aggregate license lauded as historical event
The Sudbury Star, April 16, 2011 →
Preservationists laud decision as ‘historic’
Northern Life- Sudbury, April 15, 2011 →
Vale should be “sincerely congratulated” for voluntarily surrendering portions of its aggregate licence near Willisville, Ont., according to the president of the La Cloche Mountains Preservation Society.
Globe and Mail, Friday, April 15, 2011 →
POWER TO THE PEOPLE
Multinational mining company surrenders land rights to area which inspired Group of Seven
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Willisville Mountain Saved For Future Generations
I am very pleased to be able to tell you that we have succeeded in our quest to ‘Save Willisville Mountain’.
Vale has responded favourably to the petition presented by the Village of Willisville and the La Cloche Mountains Preservation Society. Vale has removed Willisville Mountain, and the areas north named B, C and D, from their aggregate licence #20568.
Willisville Mountain will now be...