Native protesters ignoring agreement, builder says

JAMES RUSK

September 18, 2007
Globe & Mail

Caledonia -- A small group of aboriginal protesters is holding up a return to work at a disputed Caledonia subdivision, even though native leaders have reached an agreement that would let building resume, says John Kragten, one of the builders.

Last Thursday, the demonstration at the Stirling South subdivision turned violent when protesters beat Caledonia contractor Sam Gualtieri until he was unconscious.

The violence by the demonstrators, who were at the site ostensibly to support the Six Nations Confederacy's position that the developers should have sought their approval for the project, embarrassed the chiefs, who immediately apologized for it.