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6 Oct 2003

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Canadian Press

Environmental protests planned for Tuesday at Inco sites around the world

An environmental group plans to hold protests Tuesday at sites around the world operated by mining giant Inco Ltd. to call attention to what they say are the company's "inferior environmental practices."...A provincial Environment Ministry survey in 1999 found 25 Port Colborne [Canada] properties near an Inco refinery were contaminated with nickel levels high enough to pose a potential health risk to toddler-aged children.