Archive for April, 2010

April 27, 2010 By Jeff Parkinson The thing that’s most striking when speaking to any of the victims of Caledonia is how abandoned they feel. Race based policing and government cover ups have done their job of leaving many residents who were plenty feisty in 2006 feeling as though there’s little more they can do. [...]

April 21, 2010 By Jeff Parkinson After 2 ½ years of wrongful prosecution for political gains, the Crown finally stayed the counselling mischief not committed charge against activist Gary McHale today in a Hamilton Court. There are plenty of theories as to why now, but my personal best guess is that it has a lot [...]

By Jeff Parkinson On December 5, 2007 Haldimand County stated that they would be closing the illegal smoke shack at the corner of Highway 6 and Argyle Street according to a CD98.9 story which can be found here and reads as follows; “A native run smoke shop at the centre of a clash in Caledonia [...]

In a disgusting show of disrespect for the people who pay his salary, a top crown official in Ontario first tried to wait out CHCH veteran Al Sweeney at the Cayuga courthouse last week, and when he failed at that he simply refused to speak to the media. Apparently the new position of the Crown [...]

April 9, 2010 Doug Fleming Smoke Shop Protest – April 11, 2010 at 2 p.m. The Plank Road 1 Stop Protest Your participation is requested if you believe that: 1) The O.P.P. is responsible for law enforcement. 2) People should respect by-laws pertaining to building permits, vendor permits and trespassing. 3) No honorable person would [...]

April 3, 2010 In a letter to the editor that was quite fitting for April fools day, the owner of one of the illegal smoke shacks littering highway 6 near Caledonia ranted about the issue of taxes, and accused the Six Nations Band Council of treason. Why? Because they don’t agree that his “Hawk Shop” [...]

April 2, 2010 By Jeff Parkinson One of the biggest challenges for us the past four years has been dealing with and educating the media. This is not news to anyone who has been following our struggle, but fortunately the tide has been turning in 2010. Outlets like the Globe & Mail, National Post, and [...]