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CPT delegates enjoy the Fifteen Foot Falls. The Wabigoon River still carries deadly mercury from pulp & paper operations in the 1960's, poisoning the fish and the people who depend on them for food.
Date: 12/15/2004
Views: 1375
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The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources governs clear-cutting in Grassy Narrows, but will not recognize the right of the Anishnaabe Nation to govern itself.
Date: 12/15/2004
Views: 1515
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Trapping provides a small cash income, but more importantly, the bush is where Anishnaabe youth learn their culture, their religion, how to fish and gather medicines, and hunt. This trap-line has been partially clear-cut.
Date: 12/14/2004
Views: 1708
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Destroyed forest of Northwestern Ontario. The perimeter of an average-sized clearcut is 10 km.
Date: 07/19/2004
Views: 6900
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CPTer Doug Pritchard in clear cut area in Northwest Ontario.
Date: 07/19/2004
Views: 5992
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Logs ready for transport to the Kenora pulp mill.
Date: 10/30/2003
Views: 1919
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The Abitibi pulp mill in Kenora. 99.9% of the paper is sold to US newspapers. Abitibi operates 29 mills around the world with sales of 4.8 billion in 2003.
Date: 10/30/2003
Views: 1821
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Clear cut in winter.
Date: 10/30/2003
Views: 1573
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Amy Peters next to a 'tree harvester.' Logging has become a highly mechanized, industrial process that employs fewer and fewer people.
Date: 10/30/2003
Views: 1544
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