Jacki... I don't know if we do have enough votes, which would put this out of our hands... but how many shares DO the institutions really have??? and more importantly, how many institutions want to sell out the "Newest Major Canadian Mining Area in the last 100 years"???

I wouldn't trust a Hedge fund to do the right thing, but the instos... I think that those fellas should (fingers crossed) do enough research to understand that there is a LOT more value to this area than $4-5... Don't need to wait forever, either. A year or year+a half could make a BIG difference given the fact that there are deep drills coming out... institutions know a LOT more than you or I do regarding what "could" be in the ground up there... so I would 'cautiously' side on the notion of them holding out a 'bit' to see what they can really get for this play...

How many institutions would Wes need to get on board to block a sale of Noront??? How many institutions are invested in Noront right now??? I really don't have enough information to give you an 'educated' response, as I don't have the where-with-all to find out these kinds of FACTS... it is what my gut is telling me, so everyone needs to do their own DD and do what their gut tells them...

Can't forget what is in the ground, though :-}

Just my thoughts on this... and my prayer for it to go right.

Herb