Canada Carbon Comments on Press Release Issued by the Municipality of Grenville-sur-la-Rouge
May 04 2023 - 5:01PM
Canada Carbon Inc. (the "
Company") (
TSX-V:
CCB) acknowledges the press release issued by the
Municipality of Grenville-sur-la-Rouge (GSLR) following a special
meeting of the Municipal Council concerning the Company’s
application to the CPTAQ for the Miller Graphite Project
(“
the Miller Project”).
The Company is disappointed that, after refusing
several attempts by Canada Carbon to initiate a constructive
dialogue, the municipality has made the decision to ask the CPTAQ
to refuse Canada Carbon's request for a fair hearing on its
application related to the Miller Project. The actions by the
Municipal Council on May 2nd are the latest in a campaign designed
to thwart the Company’s efforts at the responsible development of
the Miller Project. Irrespective of the content of the Municipal
Council’s to-be-published resolution, the press release issued by
the office of Mayor Arnold makes the following patently clear:
- The Council
failed in fulfilling its only required obligation as per existing
provincial laws and regulation: sending the attestation as to the
Miller Project’s conformity with municipal zoning regulations.
- This thinly
veiled attempt at evading its responsibility is in direct
contravention of several provisions of the settlement signed by the
parties in February 2020 after protracted litigation; a settlement
in which GSLR already stipulates that the Miller Project conforms
to municipal zoning regulations.
- GSLR acknowledges that section 246
of the Act respecting land use planning and development renders
GSLR's municipal by-law inapplicable to the Miller Project.
Canada Carbon’s sole objective has always been,
and shall remain, to obtain a fair hearing of its application to
CPTAQ; a hearing where the Miller Project can be judged on the
merits of the Company’s plan to responsibly develop, commission,
operate and rehabilitate the Miller Project site. In contrast, the
GSLR Municipal Council has waged and supported a campaign of
obfuscation, disinformation and intimidation, all designed to
frustrate the development of a project that could bring
significant, sorely needed economic and other benefits to the
residents and stakeholders of the region.
The Miller Project, given its unique high-purity
graphite, is likely to be an essential component of Quebec’s
ability to contribute to the green, new-energy economy. Quebec
graphite is essential to the critical and strategic minerals
strategy put forward by the Quebec government, in addition to
contributing significantly to the energy transition, particularly
the battery industry being developed within the province. Canada
Carbon remains committed to establishing a transparent and
constructive dialogue with the municipality and reiterates its
willingness to work with all stakeholders to enable the realization
of a project that will benefit the entire province. Nonetheless,
the Company remains committed to taking all necessary measures to
ensure compliance with all terms of the settlement already secured
through the aforementioned legal process.
About Canada Carbon Inc.
Canada Carbon Inc. is a mining exploration and
development company focused on the acquisition, exploration and
development of graphite deposits. The Company holds a 100% interest
in two strategic, past-producing graphite properties located in
Quebec: the Miller Graphite Project located in
Grenville-Sur-La-Rouge and the Asbury Graphite Mine located in
Notre-Dame-du-Laus. Canada Carbon is committed to realizing its
potential as a high-quality graphite producer while maintaining the
highest standards of social and environmental responsibility. For
more information on Canada Carbon's mining activities, please visit
our website at www.canadacarbon.com.
CANADA CARBON INC.“Ellerton
Castor”Chief Executive Officer and DirectorContact
InformationE-mail inquiries: info@canadacarbon.comP: (905)
407-1212
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