Thanks, Irish. Good post.

I particularly like the last sentence: "Your voices," responded Zanetti. "This is the broadest consultation the north has ever experienced. Don't discount the impact of your individual voices."

Shareholders in the ROF have read the NRs and have participated in the webcasts. We are not privy to all knowledge with regards to the ROF, but for those of us who have been around the block a few times, I think we know we're on the cusp of something rather special.

Our shares in Noront, our shares in Freewest, our shares in the other ROF players are our voices. Monday and Tuesday of this coming week are incredibly important in the ROF. Each one of us will have to choose "our vision" for the ROF, and incidently, our families. You can choose Noront, Freewest, or neither. Each choice has risk.

Unless Cliff comes up with a barnburner offer ... let's say $2.50/FWR share ... (it's about the money), then my vision sees Noront as the keeper of the ROF.

I have not tendered yet.

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