In a letter to the editor at Lowdown Online Muriel How of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society urges parliamentarians to make amendments to the bill now being considered that will change the legal status of Gatineau Park.
Ski Trail Reports- 2012-02-04 by Megan McTavish from N/A [Other]XC Ottawa is racing at Nakketok at the Eastern Canadian Championships. Come on out and watch! If you are looking for condition reports for Gatineau Park, check out skitrails.xcottawa.ca for reports from other local skiers. Continue reading → […]
- 2012-02-04 by Megan McTavish from N/A [Other]XC Ottawa is racing at Nakketok at the Eastern Canadian Championships. Come on out and watch! If you are looking for condition reports for Gatineau Park, check out skitrails.xcottawa.ca for reports from other local skiers. Continue reading → […]
- 2012-02-03 by Ken Trischuk from P8 [Chelsea]Beautiful warm evening for a ski. Ever so light snow falling as I skated along which only seemed to act as a lubricant to the already fast conditions. Skated a nice loop of the Doldrums, up Fortune to gossip and then down Ridge to Penguin and added t.... Continue reading → […]
- 2012-02-03 by Jo-Ann Holden from P10 [Fortune]P10 - Ridge - to the bench - Lookout A quick ski with few photos. Conditions were very good and at 8:00 I had the park almost to myself (2 other cars in the parking lot). Interestingly, I was asked by a park attendant if I had a pass. This is .... Continue reading → […]
- 2012-02-04 by Megan McTavish from N/A [Other]
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CPAWS-VO’s list of amendments, particularly right of first refusal on property sales, is not only the most rational approach to protecting Gatineau Park, it is supported by the overwhelming majority of Canadians polled on the issue.
Roughly 85% of Canadians want these amendments made. Trouble is Lawrence Cannon and John Baird are completely tone deaf to the public and in bed with the landowners.
The county is ripe for some kind of revolt — either emotive or, you know, the other kind