Condominium development threatens protection of Algonquin sacred site

Details: Published on Thursday, 30 June 2016 22:00; Written by editor

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Condominium development threatens protection of Algonquin sacred site

June 29, 2016 | By Matt Cicero "You don't develop an Algonquin sacred place," says Algonquin scholar and activist Lynn Gehl. So why is a proposed condo development continuing to be planned?

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