http://montreal.mediacoop.ca/old/taxonomy/term/3833/0 en http://montreal.mediacoop.ca/audio/george-poitras-tar-sands-life-and-death-downstream/6779 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Interview with George Poitras </div> </div> </div> <p>George Poitras is a former Chief of the Mikisew Cree First Nation, one of two First Nations located in Fort Chipewyan, 200km downstream from the largest tar sands operations. In the last decade, the community has faced a cancer epidemic that many believe is connected to Tar Sands operations.</p> <p><a href="http://montreal.mediacoop.ca/audio/george-poitras-tar-sands-life-and-death-downstream/6779" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://montreal.mediacoop.ca/audio/george-poitras-tar-sands-life-and-death-downstream/6779#comments Alex Briggs (McGill Daily) Courtney Kirkby (CKUT) Environment CKUT Montreal Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:35:20 +0000 CKUT News 6779 at http://montreal.mediacoop.ca