The Westman Community Action Coalition, the Sierra Club Prairie Chapter, and various other groups and individuals will hold "Citizens' Hearings on Pork Production and the Environment."
Agricultural Extension Centre, Brandon, Man.
$35 registration (includes two lunches, 2 dinners, and workshops). Please send registrations in immediately. Early registration is strongly recommended. Registrations received after Oct. 20 may not be accepted.
Send registration and payment to:
WCAC, Box 22021, Brandon, Man. R7A 6Y9
The event is designed to "investigate the impacts of industrial-scale pork production and processing across Canada and the U.S. Great Plains states and the potential impact of the Maple Leaf hog processing plant in Brandon." It will also "lay the groundwork for community monitoring and research and for a Prairie Canada - U.S. Great Plains Hog Action Network."
For more information, call David Kattenburg: (204) 725-3308.
The event is supported by the North American Fund for Environmental Co-operation and the Sierra Club.
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