Protesters shut down Six Nations water plant construction

Posted on 06/02/2012 by

Turtle Island News
OHSWEKEN, SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND RIVER-Six Nations protesters shut down construction of a band water treatment plant Friday after the elected council threatened to call the OPP to arrest Six Nations people protesting Samsung CT Inc.,’s mega million dollar wind and solar farm going up on on unceded Six Nations lands west of Dunnville. The Samsung CT project was shut down Monday and Tuesday . The band council held an emergency meeting Tuesday and passed a motion to call in the OPP to stop Six Nations protesters. On Friday about 40 people in the driving rain shut down a Six Nations Band Council water treatment plant development in protest of the band council threatening to call in the OPP. The development remained closed Friday.

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9 Responses to Protesters shut down Six Nations water plant construction

  1. Wendy says:
    06/02/2012 at 10:14

    Great! I hope they are successful in keeping Samsung from completing this project.

  2. Fiona says:
    06/02/2012 at 13:36

    Good for them . Keep it up. Strength in numbers.
    These people have courage and integrity; and are the true keepers of the land.

    • ral says:
      06/02/2012 at 17:59

      Creator created us as all one and we all all part of this earth together. Divide and conquer is what the elitist wants us to be.

  3. Fiona says:
    06/03/2012 at 19:15

    I guess Council best get on board with their people.

  4. CapeT says:
    06/04/2012 at 09:51

    I’m a little confused about this… If they were they protesting the Wind farm, why did they shut down the water treatment construction?

  5. Lorrie says:
    06/05/2012 at 06:56

    In Dundalk, 6 nations and local residents have shut the road to a human waste lagoon that no one but a few corrupt council people want. Is there anyone local who can make contact and support the protesters?

    • JOHN E FOREMAN says:
      06/05/2012 at 19:47

      Lorrie….. Haldimand Wind Concerns “on duty”!! Native & Non-Native….we’re all in this together!!

  6. Free Thinker says:
    06/05/2012 at 10:27

    Ontario – is a big story!
    This is a big story!
    With Samsung in the picture – threats of calling in the OPP etc……
    - this should be followed up in a ‘press release’ and sent out to the wire services.
    ….from there – news media in Canada, and around the world – can pick up the story –
    if they choose –
    if they feel it is big – they may even call you – for up dates.
    You do not know where the story will go…….as long as the wire services pick it up…..
    http://www.thecanadianpress.com/
    http://www.upi.com/

    For example – this was picked up from Canadian Press –
    ha! ha! ha! RIM on its way to bankruptcy!
    Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says Research In Motion is an important company for Canada, but suggests it won’t get a bailout from the federal government.
    http://www.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/flaherty-says-no-help-for-rim-80552

    ‘[excerpt] OHSWEKEN, SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND RIVER-Six Nations protesters shut down construction of a band water treatment plant Friday after the elected council threatened to call the OPP to arrest Six Nations people protesting Samsung CT Inc.,’s mega million dollar wind and solar farm going up on on unceded Six Nations lands west of Dunnville. The Samsung CT project was shut down Monday and Tuesday . The band council held an emergency meeting Tuesday and passed a motion to call in the OPP to stop Six Nations protesters. On Friday about 40 people in the driving rain shut down a Six Nations Band Council water treatment plant development in protest of the band council threatening to call in the OPP. The development remained closed Friday.

    There’s so much happening in Ontario – citizens around the Globe should know -
    what the Liberal Party has done – and, continues to do in Ontario – ugh!
    I love my Ontario!
    Good Luck!

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