Editor:
What part of no does Pan Pacific Aggregates (PPA) and their private investors not understand?
For the last five years, residents, all local governments, and the Shishalh First Nations people have come together clearly stating their opposition to PPA's proposals to mine on the Sechelt Peninsula.
The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) has never received so much correspondence from their electorate on any other project in its history. More than 6,000 signatures on two separate petitions have been delivered to the SCRD, District of Sechelt, federal and provincial governments.
On March 31, 2006, Sechelt Elders signed a declaration against PPA's mining proposals within their traditional territory on Sechelt Peninsula. An elder stated in Coast Reporter, "enough is enough." On Aug. 5, 2006, the Shishalh Nation held a referendum with overwhelming results against PPA's proposals.
Nov. 14, 2006, a letter was sent to PPA asking that, all reference to the Shishalh Nation be removed from PPA's website, and to inform the company's directors, shareholders and potential investors of the First Nations opposition to the proposed project.
Three years later, these references still appear on PPA's website.
Why is it so difficult for PPA to get the message, that no means no?
Eleanor Lenz
Halfmoon Bay
