Comments on: Activists to OfficeMax: Support Grassy Narrows! http://understory.ran.org/2007/09/14/activists-to-officemax-support-grassy-narrows/ The Understory is the official blog of Rainforest Action Network. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:33:44 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Christy http://understory.ran.org/2007/09/14/activists-to-officemax-support-grassy-narrows/comment-page-1/#comment-124549 Christy Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:03:20 +0000 http://understory.ran.org/2007/09/14/activists-to-officemax-support-grassy-narrows/#comment-124549 Thanks for the clarification and the additional information, Brant. Thanks for the clarification and the additional information, Brant.

]]> By: Brant http://understory.ran.org/2007/09/14/activists-to-officemax-support-grassy-narrows/comment-page-1/#comment-124494 Brant Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:33:42 +0000 http://understory.ran.org/2007/09/14/activists-to-officemax-support-grassy-narrows/#comment-124494 Thanks for your post Christy--great to hear that you all are recruiting support for Grassy Narrows at Office Max. You should note that, while they do buy lots of paper from Boise Cascade--<a href="http://www.bc.com/" rel="nofollow">and have a historical relationship</a>--Office Max is not owned by them. Events like this have convinced Office Max, Grand & Toy and Boise to help get the attention of provincial officials in Ontario. Their influence may have played a role in convincing the province to <a href="http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hX-3P78QqiiUAWiFrHmWpqoatMSQ" rel="nofollow">appoint a special facilitator</a> to negotiations with Grassy Narrows earlier this month. Other companies have been less helpful. Abitibi continues to strongly resist implementing a moratorium on logging in Grassy Narrows. Weyerhaeuser, who buys logs from Grassy Narrows--also remains strongly opposed. Keep up the good work. The more these companies are made aware of the issues surrounding Grassy Narrows, the better chance that the community will finally be able to have their rights fulfilled. Thanks for your post Christy–great to hear that you all are recruiting support for Grassy Narrows at Office Max. You should note that, while they do buy lots of paper from Boise Cascade–and have a historical relationship–Office Max is not owned by them.

Events like this have convinced Office Max, Grand & Toy and Boise to help get the attention of provincial officials in Ontario. Their influence may have played a role in convincing the province to appoint a special facilitator to negotiations with Grassy Narrows earlier this month.

Other companies have been less helpful. Abitibi continues to strongly resist implementing a moratorium on logging in Grassy Narrows. Weyerhaeuser, who buys logs from Grassy Narrows–also remains strongly opposed.

Keep up the good work. The more these companies are made aware of the issues surrounding Grassy Narrows, the better chance that the community will finally be able to have their rights fulfilled.

]]> By: Activists to OfficeMax: Support Grassy Narrows! « Food For The Masses http://understory.ran.org/2007/09/14/activists-to-officemax-support-grassy-narrows/comment-page-1/#comment-123977 Activists to OfficeMax: Support Grassy Narrows! « Food For The Masses Sat, 15 Sep 2007 17:49:13 +0000 http://understory.ran.org/2007/09/14/activists-to-officemax-support-grassy-narrows/#comment-123977 [...] Support Grassy Narrows! Okay, so this has no food-specific content, but it is from a blog I wrote for The Understory. I hope you [...] [...] Support Grassy Narrows! Okay, so this has no food-specific content, but it is from a blog I wrote for The Understory. I hope you [...]

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