WHAT: On Friday morning, a press conference will discuss the implications for Saskatchewan of the growing opposition to fracking and extreme energy across Canada and internationally.
WHEN: 10 a.m. MT, Friday, October 25
WHERE: Spadina Boardroom, Mezzanine Floor at the Delta Bessborough Hotel, Saskatoon, SK
WHO:
- Maude Barlow, National Chairperson of the Council of Canadians and author of the new bestselling book Blue Future: Protecting Water for People and the Planet Forever
- Josh Fox, Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker, environmental activist, and director of Gasland and Gasland II
- Lois Frank, a member of the Blood Reserve in southern Alberta who was arrested protesting fracking two years ago (the charges were later stayed), a Lecturer/Researcher in the Native American Studies Department at the University of Lethbridge, and a board member of the Council of Canadians
- Larry Hubich, president of the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour
Barlow, Fox, Frank and Hubich will also be speaking at the upcoming Groundswell: Grassroots Power in the Age of Extreme Energy, taking place in Saskatoon this weekend.
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