Make love, not logs. PHOTO: FRANK WOLF
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[ Conservation noteBook ] Boreal Bonanza
We knew Frank Wolf’s story about his 11-week trip from Winnipeg, Manito- ba, to Parry Sound, Ontario, presented a strong case for protecting Ontario’s yet-untouched boreal forest, but we didn’t expect its political impact to be so swift (Canoeroots, Fall 2008). Soon after the issue hit the streets,
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty announced the government would be permanently protecting more than half of the still-undeveloped boreal for- est. Over the next few years a network of interconnected conservation lands should be mapped out. Te govern- ment says activity on these lands—to- taling more than 225,000 square kilo- metres—will be restricted to tourism and traditional Aboriginal uses. We thank the premier, but wish to
remind him that his subscription is about to expire.
By George, it’s Saved!
Meanwhile in Quebec—where dam- nation isn’t just a curse, it’s official policy—the Liberal government an- nounced protection for one of the largest untouched rivers left in the province. In October, the George River (featured in the Spring 2007 issue of Canoeroots) received a reprieve from a proposed hydro project with the announcement that a 350-kilometre- long portion of the river valley (down- river from the confluence with Rivière du Pas to its terminus in Ungava Bay) will be protected. Some may point to the 2004–2008
Hydro-Québec strategic plan, which suggests the George is too remote to produce affordable electricity, as being the only reason the river was protect- ed. We think this is too cynical. After all, the provincial government’s fear of having to subsidize electricity prices for the chance to dam another river never stopped them before. » IAN MERRINGER
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