[kal]

They do own the airspace -up to 500'. Above that it's fair game. Next they'll want to charge pilots for flying over their land

[ShepherdsDog]

Donny_Brasco wrote:

ShepherdsDog wrote:

skilled work?? That is the kind of work done by people who weren't skilled enough to be hired by McDonalds or 7-11.

Hey Dog. How about you focus on the conversation and quit trying to bully people around. Even if BC is a fraud or whatever, rise above it and be a man. You piss me off with your mindless attacks. Take it somewhere private at least.

You will notice that Hyperiontheidiot and I have not stooped to much for personal attacks for many pages now.

Now STF up and bully BC in private tat least.

I shall try and comply Mr. Brashco

[stratos]

In that case can you charge them for the wind the blows into then out of the area. All the air they breath is being taken up from someone else's use. The pollination of plants heck you might even be able to charge them for use of the sun.

This is ridicules and is a total waste of time.

[PJB]

Donny...I have noticed that you tend to say "your government" referring to the Government of Canada. Seems a little strange to me that when things that 'our' government does that benefits you, you also claim it as 'our' government but when it comes down to land claims and all of the purported atrocities it becomes 'your government'. It is like saying I am not Canadian but I accept Canadian taxpayers money.

Basically you can't have it both ways..Either you are a Canadian and accept 'our' government or you are not Canadian and you know where it goes from there.

So what are you Canadian or not?

[PJB]

First Nation puts damper on project
Kenyon Wallace, Saskatchewan News Network; CanWest News Service
Published: Monday, June 25, 2007
SASKATOON -- Construction of a $6-million drainage ditch that would ease the devastating flooding at Fishing Lake is encountering opposition from the Fishing Lake First Nation.

In a statement released Friday, Chief Allan Paquachan said he could not support the drainage project without seeing environmental studies justifying the province's decision to drain Fishing Lake.

"These have not been provided and we do not believe that this work has been done," he said.

On Saturday, members of the First Nation met with Ron Harper, the minister of corrections and public safety, to express their displeasure at not receiving any documents from the province.

But Bernie Churko, Fishing Lake flood measures co-ordinator, said the building of the ditch was approved under the emergency provisions of the Environmental Assessment Act, and construction can therefore begin before an in-depth and time-consuming environmental assessment is conducted. Churko said that when he has met with the First Nation on several occasions over the last month, they never asked for any reports.

"We are doing everything we can to make sure we don't damage First Nations land and we'd be more than pleased to share any information with them," Churko said.

The Saskatchewan Watershed Authority is currently conducting an impact study which will be made available to the First Nation, he added.

Churko emphasized that for any construction to begin, federal approval must also be given due to the potential impact of increased water flow to other First Nations land and the province of Manitoba -- the ultimate destination of the water. Churko is meeting with officials from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority today to discuss ways of speeding up the approval process.

According to Paquachan, Fishing Lake forms part of the reserve lands set aside for the First Nation in accordance with Treaty 4 signed by Chief Yellowquill at Fort Pelly on August 24, 1876. He said the treaty contains rights and obligations that are the basis of the ongoing interest in Fishing Lake.

"Fishing Lake First Nation has treaty rights that must be recognized and defended," said Paquachan. "We have lived on this lake and have relied on it as a critical source of food and water for well over 150 years."

The Fishing Lake First Nations reserve is located on the west side of the lake and contains about one third of the lakeshore. Paquachan maintains that the lake is still one and a half feet below its natural peak.

"Our elders monitor the natural levels of the lake and there is nothing wrong with the ecosystem," he said.

Paquachan added he is sympathetic to cottage owners who have suffered significant personal financial loss as a result of the flooding.

But that's not much comfort for Doreen McGunigal. The permanent resident of Buckhorn Bay has five feet of water in her basement. She says she is "very angry" that the First Nations are opposed to lowering the water level of the lake.

"If it's fish they're worried about, why not put a screen over the ditch to prevent them leaving?," asks McGunigal. "But I've never seen First Nations people fishing out there."

She and her husband Bill have had no running water or heat since April 2.