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Originally Posted by Mathgod
The exposure of the lower wetlands may be the result of the Glenmore Dam built in 1933, but it is more or less untouched since then. Trying to claim that it is an 'artificial construct' ignores that fact that it is still a sensitive wetland that plays a role in the cleanliness of Calgary's drinking water. Not to mention it's vital to the wildlife living there.
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1933 is a blink for nature.
And yes, it's an artificial construct, unless you want to think that the Glenmore Dam evolved there.
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Destroying or damaging it, and bulldozing homes in the process, as a lieu to getting back to the table with the Tsu Tina, strikes me as somewhat Neanderthal.
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The Alberta gov't going back guarantees a richer offer than the last for the Tsuu Tina.
See, if were the Tsuu Tina, I would've hired a few people to give me a number on how much it would cost for alternatives through their land. You're telling me that going through the Weaselhead is a no-go, so the only other real option is expropriation. So, let's find out how much that's going to cost. That number is what I would expect from the Alta gov't.
Quite frankly, I don't mind seeing my aboriginal brothers screwing over rich white people, so there's that too.
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... and that's assuming that we even NEED the SWRR to begin with.
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Well then, let's not do anything there. That's fine with me too. But Nenshi seems to think otherwise.