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Fundraising Win

September 4, 2019 By CANSS Chair

Thank you everybody!!! We met our fundraising goal for August. … [Read more...] about Fundraising Win

“RING THE BELL CAMPAIGN!” “NO ZONING/NO SMELTER” Citizens Against the Newport Silicon Smelter [CANSS] is launching a fundraising campaign. “Ring the Bell for CANSS!” All funds raised in this campaign will go directly to the legal fund to continue the court appeals for the illegal land sale and to prevent the Pend Oreille County Commissioners from rezoning property that … [Read more...] about Ring the Bell

CANSS letter to EPA supporting class 1 air quality redesignation for Kalispel Tribe

November 30, 2018 By CANSS Chair

The air quality redesignation for the Kalispel tribe's lands helps ward off the smelter. We wrote the below letter in support of that redesignation. … [Read more...] about CANSS letter to EPA supporting class 1 air quality redesignation for Kalispel Tribe

CANSS Letter to Secretary of State regarding HiTest Sands

June 7, 2018 By CANSS Chair

Citizens Against Newport Silicon Smelter sent a letter to the Secretary of State regarding unauthorized transaction of business in the State of Washington by HiTest. To view letter Click on > SecretaryOfState SOS replied that "Our office is ministerial in nature. We do not regulate business operations or take complaints. Our function is to record documents for the public … [Read more...] about CANSS Letter to Secretary of State regarding HiTest Sands

CANSS Attorney Norm Semanko on Vimeo

March 29, 2018 By CANSS Chair

The proposed Newport Silicon Smelter
has not been ABANDONED!

PacWest, the current landowner on hold, awaits the finalization
of Pend Oreille County’s Comprehensive Plan Rewrite.

At the same time, the Citizens and the Board of CANSS await the answer to the July 30, 2020 petition filed requesting the Washington Supreme Court of Appeals to hear our appeal of their last ruling on the land sale.

Please take a few moments to browse through our website. You will see the dedication of the Citizens in their efforts to Stop the Newport Silicon Smelter!

This mission is far from being a done deal!

We need your donations more than ever to keep moving forward! Please partner with us to protect our clean air, water, and rural way of life by using one of these convenient ways:

1. GoFundMe Campaign available at https://www.gofundme.com/STOPTHESMELTER
2. Deposit direct into our CANSS account at any Spokane Teachers Credit Union branch.
3. Mail your CANSS check to: PO Box 1347, Newport, WA 99156
4. PayPal below:

Or you can support us by giving a recurring monthly donation:

Together, we say “No Newport Silicon Smelter” Not here! Not now! Not ever!

CANSS is ready to do everything legally within our means to stop the proposed silicon smelter. Through generous citizen support, we have retained legal counsel taking our cause into the judicial system.

We are happy to work alongside other groups and individuals determined to stop the smelter; each of us being responsible for our own actions, intentions and agenda.

As we stand firm to protect our clean air, water and rural way of life that draws people to this area, CANSS continues to encourage growth not detrimental to the populace or environment.

CANSS is dedicated to serve the citizens in our area. We are the voice of the people!

No Newport Silicon Smelter!

Fundraising Win

Ring the Bell

CANSS letter to EPA supporting class 1 air quality redesignation for Kalispel Tribe

CANSS Letter to Secretary of State regarding HiTest Sands

CANSS Attorney Norm Semanko on Vimeo

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