Raymond

The TLA was supposed to be an "Environmental Organization". It is simply another Chamber of Commerce to bring in Industrialization to the lake. Lake Temagami is TOURIST based: Fishing, kids camps, canoeing, swimming, camping, trails etc. NOT refirb operations. All the barge operators are permitted to use the Mine Landing to pick up and drop off items. Why Tem. Barge gets special treatment, I'll never know. They even had industrial landing permission for their own property, I don't know if this has been revoked or not. Is no one at Camp Canoe now? I was in there a year ago and someone was in the main cottage. I guess it's gone out of business? Parking behind a tree line isn't a big deal for me - but someone who wages war on the environment, the very lifeblood of my community, and gets away with a slap on the wrist... well, that bothers me. The TLA has his daughter working there and Tem. Barge is a benefactor of theirs. Looks bad on an "environmental organization" supporting a company who has been fined for environmental damage. Will The TLA take a stand and live up to their tennants - probably not. Ray

Ya that's the place down in the hub. They are technically squatting on the land. YEARS ago their brother-in-law worked for the MNR and gave them temporary permission to dipense propane (ie. drop off and pick up their bottles). They were told not to put anything permanent in. So they immediately trucked in a two-story workshop complete with living quarters on two seperate floors. They have cleared land in the skyline reserve, set a fiberglass boats on fire, locked out the fire department when they tried to put out the fire (I don't know how someone can legally put a gate on public land). They had the oil spill into the lake (did ZERO clean-up and sued the adjacent Marina when they complained!), they put up signs illegally as well as illegal navigation byoys in the channel, they are running a business with no permission from the MNR and when they were told to get out they started a court case to stay there. They pay no property taxes (like all other businesses on the lake). They even put docks in and are actually renting out dock space on public land!! It goes on and on..... why people still do business with them I'll never know.