Have you met Peggy Peterson? You should visit her. While you cannot see her in this picture, she is occupying much of the very contentious ground (gorgeous middle bottom of photo) that early explorer David Thompson portaged on many years ago. There have been a few articles about Peggy’s effort in the local papers and THIS ONE from the TorStar / Metroland Group is decent. Gets the point across with some information about her, why she is protesting in Bala ( not her home ) and what she hopes to accomplish. When i met Peggy, i was taken with her positive up-beat spirit, which after 50 some odd days camping out in various tents on “Turtle Island” is a testament to her strength and beliefs in our environment, culture and heritage. There is often a small gang of supporters around the encampment. For many weeks now, and especially during Thanksgiving and Cranberry Festival, interest-seekers come by offering water, food, wood, coffee and verbal thank you’s to help get her through each day. I must confess, the amount of rain and cold weather (and wind storms) that Peggy has endured is incredible. Not sure that i would have the intestinal fortitude to do what she has done for the community of Bala and...
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