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Kawartha Nishnawbe members leave blockade at Burleigh Falls dam project but barricades remain
The Indigenous blockade at a Parks Canada dam project in Burleigh Falls, Ont., ended Wednesday.
On Jan. 12, 2021, members of the Kawartha Nishnawbe First Nation erected a blockage at the Parks Canada dam site to prevent further reconstruction of the dam which started a day earlier.
The First Nation members claim they were never consulted on the project which lies in the treaty area of the Mississagua s of Kawartha Nishawbe in Burleigh Falls, about 30 kilometres north of Peterborough and adjacent to Curve Lake First Nation. The dam separates Lower Buckhorn Lake and Stoney Lake.
Posted: Jan 21, 2021 6:45 PM ET | Last Updated: January 21
Burleigh Falls Dam is part of the Trent-Severn Waterway, now a national historic site operated by Parks Canada. The dam was originally constructed in 1912. (Dean Wood)
Members from an Ontario First Nation continue to block access to a dam reconstruction site because they say they were not properly consulted by Parks Canada.
Nodin Webb, leader and spokesperson for Kawartha Nishnawbe First Nation, said his community isn t necessarily opposed to the work on the Burleigh Falls Dam, but Parks Canada should ve involved them in the decision-making process.
Two barricades were erected last week that prevent access to the work site in Burleigh Falls, Ont., 130 kilometres northeast of Toronto.