Uranium: The Explosive Debate to be Settled in Quebec – Journal de Montreal

May 19, 2014

Activities are on hold in Strateco’s employee camp since Quebec put the brakes on all uranium development.

BAPE hearings on the uranium sector begin tomorrow. Mandated by the former PQ government, the hearings are intended to guide the province of Quebec, which has not yet allowed Strateco to begin advanced exploration efforts for its Matoush Project, which could become the first uranium mine in Québec . The company says it has made very promising summary explorations. Since 2006, Strateco has been camped in the Otish Mountains in Aboriginal territory, north of Chibougamau. Strateco is getting impatient and is said to have invested $125 million. But opponents, including the Cree Nation, are worried about the risks. In addition to closing its only nuclear power plant, Quebec froze all authorizations related to uranium, a radioactive heavy metal. The future of its operations in the province could thus be decided in the coming months over the course of the BAPE hearings.

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