Posted: May 05, 2021 12:54 PM CT | Last Updated: May 6
Susan Jolly-Maxie picking muskeg medicine for her family in one of the areas slated for peat mining near her home in the La Ronge, Sask. region. (Miriam Körner)
When Cumberland NDP MLA Doyle Vermette rose in the Saskatchewan legislature recently to present a petition, a Grade 7 class from the Lac La Ronge Indian Band was watching closely. I was so excited, said teacher Kona Barreda. I started clapping and cheering.
The petition calls on the provincial government to reject a proposal to mine peat moss near La Ronge. It bears more than 20,000 signatures and has roots running back to Barreda s class.