I would like to extend my personal congratulations and gratitude to Dr Dube and the rest of the CG group who appear to have collectively done more work on behalf of all shareholders than the previous "administration" did the entire last 2-3 years.
With this new leadership change, there is now at least a real chance that the Albany deposit will one day actually see the light of day, whereas before, there was obviously zero chance.
It also does not surprise me in the least to learn that the now former CEO of Zenyatta Ventures was not in attendance at the meeting in Toronto.
All the evidence to date suggests he had already checked out a very long time ago.
As such, I would be keenly interested in finding out more precise details regarding the sheer scale of the unprofessional and incomplete mess he has likely left behind for others to now clean up, as we move forward.
By my observational reckoning, there has not been any real work done at the company so far in 2018 (for obvious reasons, given the ongoing proxy battle and no finances), all of 2017 (for reasons that are far less clear, but worth noting that the company likely ran out of finances *before* the AGM took place which was not disclosed to shareholders in attendance) and perhaps, some of 2016.
For what it may be worth, Mr Morrison himself indicated to me some time ago (via email response) that James Jordan is not currently working for the company, nor has he done any work since at least September 2017 (if not before), due to a lack of funds in the treasury.
In addition, he confirmed that Mr Jordan's work on the flow sheet and purification remains uncompleted and that the now former CEO and board of directors apparently spent two very slow years trying to raise capital but were unsuccessful in doing so.
This was likely part of what led to the subsequent exodus of Mr Stowe and Ms Strazdins, the former VP of IR (an ironic role, given the modus operandi of the disgraced former CEO she was working for).
While I am pleased to hear that former directors, Mr Morrison and Mr Whiteford, have offered to help Dr Dube and the new board executive with the transition process, I remain skeptical of how comprehensive their assistance may prove to be.
I would also be interested to know if the new management's plan includes potentially moving the company's headquarters to Toronto or Vancouver, which would be far more conducive to attracting exposure and business dollars than a place like Thunder Bay, Ontario.
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