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Sheg First Nation opposes wind farm

NORTHEAST TOWN-With less than a month to go before Northland Power holds its final public consultation session for the proposed McLean's Mountain Wind Farm project, the nearby Sheguiandah First Nation has voiced its opposition to the project.

In a letter addressed to the Northeast Town council, the community makes a brief, but unequivocal, statement that suggests the project should be halted until proper consultation is done with First Nations.

The letter is "a response to the proposed wind farm at McLean's Mountain," and advises the Northeast Town "that Sheguiandah First Nation supports a wind turbine moratorium at this time, and further, Sheguiandah First Nation opposes the use of unopened road allowances by Northland Power until the matter of ownership is settled (1990 Land Claims), and we ask that this moratorium stay in place until there is meaningful consultation with Northland Power, the government of Ontario and local First Nations."

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MMA will hear from land claim negotiators

LITTLE CURRENT-Following meetings with Aboriginal Affairs Minister Chris Bentley in Toronto last week, Island municipal leaders are now expecting provincial representatives to attend a special meeting of the Manitoulin Municipal Association (MMA) to address concerns regarding the implementation of the 1990 Manitoulin Land Claim Settlement Agreement.

Jim Stringer, Northeast Town mayor and chair of the MMA, indicated this meeting will be held tonight (Wednesday) in Little Current, with the Ontario lands negotiator as well as a federal counterpart scheduled to be on hand. "We may also have someone from (the office of Minister Bentley) there, and will probably invite (MPP) Mike Brown as well," he said.

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Stan Gordon runs with his torch to light the bonfire that will officially start the Kagawong Winter Carnival. With him is Deb Graham of Bridal Veil Esso (with Canadian flag). The theme from the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, "I Believe," played during the run and throughout the day. photo by Sharon Jackson

 

US commits over $2 billion to rehabilitate Great Lakes

WASHINGTON-Clamping down on Asian carp, cleaning up toxic trouble spots, and restoring the sturgeon population are among the goals of a $2.2-billion plan for the Great Lakes that was recently announced by the US government.

In late February, the Obama administration released details of a five-year strategy to improve the five lakes, which together account for a fifth of the world's fresh water.

Speaking at a news conference in Washington, Lisa Jackson of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said the action plan is "about creating a new standard of care for the Great Lakes system."

The goal is not merely to minimize harm, but to make significant improvements, stressed the EPA head. "Our new standard of care is to leave the Great Lakes better for the next generation than the condition in which we inherited them," she declared.

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Manitoulin Island's Newspaper-of-Record,
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