Archive for the ‘Jeff’s Blogs’ Category

By Jeff Parkinson Think your car is responsible for global warming? According to scientists there’s a bigger answer, & I mean much bigger. Findings published in the Monday edition of science magazine Current Biology state that during the “hot, wet Mesozoic era”, sauropod dinosaurs weighing as much as 220 tonnes (485000 lbs.) standing 60’ tall roamed [...]

By Jeff Parkinson On April 21st 2012, Mark Vandermaas attempted to walk down the municipal road known as Surrey Street in Caledonia Ontario; he was assaulted by Mohawk “Warrior” Ken Green. Taking decisive action the OPP commander on the scene, Zupanic had Vandermaas arrested within seconds. Yes it was Vandermaas, the victim of a crime [...]

By Jeff Parkinson I have in the past 5+ years of writing this blog seen & heard some truly bizarre things, read some truly disturbing stories, & although I wouldn’t have said I’d seen it all, I’ve never seen or heard of anything this strange. Swedish Minister of Culture, Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth is in hot [...]

January 12, 2012 On January 9, 2012 a note was left on Doug Flemming’s windshield exclaiming that “The Caledonia 8 is going down tonight and you’re the first to bite the bullet Flemming”. The night is of course over and nothing happened, but it was one in a long line of efforts over the years [...]

December 8, 2011 By Jeff Parkinson On December 7 2011, I learned of an OPP raid on one of the illegal smoke shacks around Caledonia that was about to take place, and decided to check it out. At first it appeared that the OPP were going to get the job done. They brought plenty of [...]

December 6, 2011 By Jeff Parkinson For those who have not yet heard, The Caledonia Eight is a group of people who on December 3, 2011 were arrested on Surrey Street in Caledonia because of the color of their skin. A trait over which they have no control. The group consisting of Gary McHale, Merlyn [...]

Community Corruption December 1st 2011 By Jeff Parkinson Earlier this year, Haldimand Mayor Ken Hewitt graced us with an endorsement of the construction of up to 200 new 450’ high wind turbines in Haldimand County, and a TV commercial called Community Commitment for the Samsung C&T Corporation which has mysteriously vanished from Youtube, but I [...]

May 17, 2011 By Jeff Parkinson  In protest of cyclists riding through a section of Toronto’s High Park that they claim was once a cemetery, a group of Mohawk Warriors have set up camp complete with tents and warrior flags.  They brought shovels and picks which they’re using to carve out ridges they claim were [...]

March 28, 2011 By Jeff Parkinson In early 2007, we first heard the heart wrenching story of a young lady named Pam Dudych who we called ‘Dancer’ at the time to protect her identity. When the OPP ran away from the Douglas Creek Estates on April 20 2006, they abandoned the residents of the Sixth [...]

March 4, 2011 By Jeff Parkinson During the CANACE truth & reconciliation rally on Sunday February 27, Gary McHale had a long, respectful conversation with Six Nations Elder Jan Longboat. Unfortunately the two leaders were surrounded by radicals who insisted on interrupting repeatedly, but ultimately the respectful dialogue continued until the two came to an [...]

February 11, 2011 By Jeff Parkinson When the news broke in late 2010 that some Native chiefs earn more than the Prime Minister, and that councillor Mike Halliday of the Glooscap First Nation in Nova Scotia which has a membership of 304 brought home $978,000 in 2008, Canadians were startled. When CBC tried to interview Halliday on [...]

When Caledonia resident Doug Fleming held an anti illegal smoke shack protest on April 11 2010, the only people who showed up to support the shack were some students from CUPE 3903 lead by political commentator Tom Keefer, and a couple of small children waving propaganda signs. A stark contrast to December 1st 2007 when Native [...]

The first in a new series of featured videos from the extensive CANACE archives.  When Christie Blatchford spoke to a packed house at the Chedoke Presbyterian Church in Hamilton Ontario on November 15 2010, CANACE founders were in attendance to bring you an exclusive preview of her Nationwide tour for Helpless – Caledonia’s Nightmare of Fear & [...]

January 14, 2011  By Jeff Parkinson  Last night, (Jan 13 2011) Governor General Award winning author Christie Blatchford was a guest on TVO’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin where she discussed Caledonia and her book Helpless – Caledonia’s Nightmare of Fear and Anarchy and how the law failed all of us.  Viewers were weighing in [...]

January 11, 2011  By Jeff Parkinson  Starting 2011 on a happy note, the illegal “broken promises” shack on highway 6 south of Caledonia was smashed to the ground today in a combined effort by the Six Nations Band Council, the Six Nations Police, and the OPP.  For those who may have missed it, here is [...]