This photo of the same location was taken just over a month later – after Drexler Construction, a Rockwood-based company, began work on a road crossing for the proposed development. Without tree cover, this fragile cold-water creek was left without shade to cool the river in the hot summer months. During the occuption, local tree farmers donated saplings to plant along the bank of the river to prevent erosion and to return native tree cover.
by Matthew Lowell-PellettierThe Dominion is a monthly paper published by an incipient network of independent journalists in Canada. It aims to provide accurate, critical coverage that is accountable to its readers and the subjects it tackles. Taking its name from Canada's official status as both a colony and a colonial force, the Dominion examines politics, culture and daily life with a view to understanding the exercise of power.