Today, more than 700 people walked from Elmvale to Site 41, where another 150 people were gathered, in a strong expression of public opposition to the garbage dump now under construction on the Alliston aquifer.
At the protest camp we heard speeches from local resident Stephen Ogden, a representative from the Chiefs of Ontario, Conservative MPP Garfield Dunlop, radio host Dale Goldhawk, Council of Canadians chairperson Maude Barlow, and several others.
There was also music by William Buttery, Fiddes Lefaivre, Marg Raynor, and Youth drummers.
There was also an heartfelt expression of appreciation to Art Parnell, the local farmer who made the land available for the event and for the protest camp, by Maude and Stephen.
Members of the Peterborough-Kawarthas, Northumberland County, Niagara Region, South Niagara, and Grey-Bruce chapters were part of this extraordinary protest.
There was a good print, radio and TV presence and we’ll share those news stories when we see them.
The rally is ongoing as I write this. It has been an important and successful day, and there is an increasing feeling that we can win this struggle.
Special thanks to director of organizing Carleen Pickard and Ontario-Quebec organizer Mark Calzavara for their work in making this day happen.
