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Celebratory events scheduled in the Canada Day section and new efforts on behalf of the Legion to secure new members A11
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THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2015
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A3 TRIBUTE TO A
LEGEND
Jim Sinclair will be remembered fondly as a man who cared about everyone he encountered.
A4 HOPE BIKE PARK
OPENS IN STYLE
The Bike Park opening was attended by officials, supporters, riders and Jay Hoots.
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First Nations leader speaks out against the harms of a proposed pipeline A13 EMERGENCY
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Decrees were issued by the District of Hope and the Fire Department for residents to adhere to.
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Chawathil First Nations representative Patricia John, voices strong opinions about the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion currently being proposed. John noted environmental concerns, disrespect for Mother Earth, and a complete disregard for the natural order of things, while petitioning the crowd to think of future generations that could be affected by such a decision at a private screening of the film Directly Affected on Thursday, June 18th at the Christ Church.
Controversial film lands in Hope Erin Knutson and Jennifer Feinberg Black Press
Directly Affected appeared in Hope for a screening of its new documentary which tells the stories of West Coast residents who could be impacted by the proposed Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion. It was met with a series of oppositional voices by concerned citizens and First Nations represenatives including Grand Chief Ronald John of the Chawathil First Nations and his wife Patricia John. Patricia John gave an impassioned speech about the dangers of
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the proposed pipeline and the complete disrespect for Mother Earth that it represents, while discussing environmental issues with the existing pipeline. “It’s legislative violence,” said John, who compared the bargaining tools of big corporations to the mastery of being educationally oversaturated to the third degree (literally) — a luxury, or cultural differerence her forebearers were unable to attain or bridge. Others patrons balked at the transporation of bitumen, a thick tar substance which is toxic and extremely explosive. The bitumen
would be sent to the U.S. to be refined, thus, contractors would most likely be outsourced and financial gains would be minimum, compared to what it would be if the oil was refined in Canada, which it currently is not. The oil would be exported to the U.S. and then reimported. A law preventing American oil from being refined elsewhere is currently in place. Canada has no such law, which is a huge oversight for the construction of a pipeline that would serve little purpose, but to wreak havoc on the environment and
possibly create a disaster that would leave local emergency responders in the lurch at its potential eventuality — according to the protesting voices that emerged after the film’s showing. While consultation has been extensive for the TransMountain project, the filmmakers with Directly Affected decided to turn their cameras on the people along the route — including several from Hope who might otherwise have been silenced by the restrictive hearing process. Continued on 2
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