Xstrata Copper Canada has announced it will permanently cease operation of its copper and zinc metallurgical plants at the Kidd Metallurgical Site in Timmins on May 1, 2010, and

Xstrata plans to continue extracting ore from the Kidd Mine Site in Timmins until 2017 and is making plans to ship this ore out of province for refining and processing, and

670 employees will be directly impacted as a result of this decision, and numerous commercial and retail establishments both small and large will be affected by this decision, and

Several other communities throughout Northeastern Ontario will suffer the devastating consequences of this decision,

We call upon the Government of Ontario to protect the natural resources of this province, our industries and our jobs.

Furthermore we call upon the Government of Ontario take a firm stand and finally call a halt to the pillaging of our wealth by foreign owned companies. If the leaders of Newfoundland and Labrador can do it, then so should the Government of Ontario.

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