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Canadian Press Prints OPP Propaganda Aug. 7, 2006
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Score another one for our website. It is our plan to hold anyone accountable whether they are in Government, the OPP and even the media. Yesterday the Canadian Press picked up the OPP Propaganda Press Release and posted their news story. Various media throughout We heard a lot from people about whether we check our facts and sources before running a story so we were amazed that Canadian Press didn't verify whether anything the OPP Media officers were telling them were true or not. We have been pointing out for over a month now that the OPP Media officers are just there spreading lies about what is happening in Below are two copies of Canadian Press Stories. The First one is after we called them to question why they reprinted the OPP Propaganda and asked them to print a correction - we told them to read our site if they wanted any information on Caledonia. We were told management would call us by The second copy below is the original story from Canadian Press who got all their information from the OPP. Look at the two stories and notice the difference. According to Mr. Dennis Harwood, one of many propaganda officers for the OPP Media line, both sides are to be blamed for starting the Sunday night incident. Notice all the details Mr. Harwood apparently forgot to tell the media. We want to thank the people at Canadian Press for reviewing the details of the story and correcting the false propaganda put forth by the OPP. We spoke with each of the major newspapers in We hope the media has learned an important lesson - the OPP Media line is unreliable and is pure propaganda. The Real Reliable News Stories are found here. |
Rocks, golf balls fly as Ont. native blockade flares up againMon Aug 7, 6:27 PM CALEDONIA, Ont. (CP) - A fragile truce between local residents and aboriginal protesters fractured early Monday with more violence. "We had two sides lined up and they were escalating to the point where things were starting to be thrown at each other," said Dennis Harwood, spokesman for Ontario Provincial Police. Harwood said about 40 residents gathered in opposition to the aboriginal protesters shortly after midnight. That number quickly grew to 100 residents, and that's when the projectiles started to fly. Pebbles, rocks, and golf balls were thrown from both sides, hitting a resident, an occupier and an officer. No one was hurt, but vehicles and property were damaged. Police said they were able to calm the situation and ensure peace through the remainder of the night. Six Nations protesters have occupied a site since February, saying the land was illegally taken from them 200 years ago. The land, which had been slated for a housing development, has since been purchased by the province. Although barricades cutting off access to the town have come down, residents say they're living in fear because of the continuing native occupation. Harwood said Monday's altercation was sparked by minor incidents on Sunday, beginning when Six Nations children cut the middle out of a Canada flag. "They were taunting at the Caledonia residents, then the Caledonia residents put up some signs," said Harwood. Harwood doesn't know what the signs said, but he said they were offensive to the aboriginals, who tore them down. Haldimand County Mayor Marie Trainer said she received a call late Sunday night informing her that residents were clashing with the protesters. Trainer, who was present when the rocks were being thrown, said the altercation ensued after aboriginals began a fire on the occupied land. She said the fire attracted residents to the area after the fire department was summoned to put out the flames. But Trainer said residents were already angry as aboriginals had thrown rocks earlier in the evening at the home of an 89-year-old man whose house borders the occupied land. "They started throwing rocks at his home, and of course that got the neighbours going who wanted to protect him and started throwing rocks back," she said. "It frightens people and it angers people. You only take it for so long and then you retaliate and that's what I'm worried about." Trainer said she heard that up to 150 aboriginals had been summoned to the occupied land. "It's all kind of a mind game, I think, to keep everybody all riled up and keep (the protesters) in the forefront," she said. The mayor has been criticized by aboriginal leaders in the past for inflammatory comments. The two sides have clashed before, notably in late April when about 500 non-aboriginal residents of Caledonia marched on the occupation site following a community rally. Harwood said this type of behaviour will hopefully not hinder the peace process. "Certainly, we're hoping that they'll let the negotiators negotiate." |
| Rocks, golf balls fly as Ont. native blockade flares up again
Aug. 7, 2006. 02:17 PM
FROM CANADIAN PRESS [link]
CALEDONIA — The ongoing peace process between residents of Caledonia and Six Nations protesters turned violent early Monday.
"We had two sides lined up and they were escalating to the point where things were starting to be thrown at each other," said Dennis Harwood, spokesman for the Ontario Provincial Police. Harwood said about 40 residents gathered in opposition to the aboriginal protesters shortly after midnight. That number quickly grew to 100 residents, and that's when the projectiles started to fly. Pebbles, rocks, and golf balls were thrown from both sides, hitting a resident, an occupier and an officer. No one was hurt, but vehicles and property were damaged. Police were able to calm the situation and ensure peace throughout the remainder of the night. Six Nations protesters have occupied the site since February, saying the land was illegally taken from them 200 years ago. The land, which used to be slated for a housing development, has since been purchased by the province. Although barricades cutting off access to the town have come down, residents say they're living in fear because of the ongoing occupation. Harwood said Monday's altercation was sparked by minor incidents that occurred Sunday, beginning when Six Nations children cut the middle out of a Canada flag. "They were taunting at the Caledonia residents, then the Caledonia residents put up some signs," said Harwood. Harwood doesn't know what the signs said, but he said they were offensive to the aboriginals, who tore them down. The two sides have clashed before, notably in late April when about 500 non-aboriginal residents of Caledonia marched on the occupation site following a community rally. Harwood said this type of behaviour will hopefully not hinder the peace process. "Certainly, we're hoping that they'll let the negotiators negotiate." |