Sakaw Askiy Management finally backed down and cancelled the logging plans for Michel Point. They thought they could strip our forest and destroy our roads without a fight but they were dead wrong. Stay vigilant because we are not turning our backs until the machines are gone for good.
May 14, 2015
Final supporters
Dear Michel Point Community, Friends and Supporters,
As many of you know, Sakaw Askiy Management Inc. ("Sakaw") proposes to cut significant portions of the forest on Michel Point and near the Dore Lake Hamlet in 2016-2017. Specifically, they are seeking approval to cut 90-95% of the trees in nine cut-blocks (the "CutZone").
The Cut Zone would encompass both sides of long stretches of the Michel Point Road and the top and back (West) side of Tower Hill nearly to the shoreline. It would come within two kilometres of Camp Carmel and within one kilometre of Tower Beach.
The effect of these operations would be devastating. The cleared areas would be visible from the road, lookout point, and lake, and would affect all residents, visitors, tourists and business owners in the area. The following is a list of our primary concerns:
1) Destruction of the Michel Point Road: The Michel Point Road is a narrow, winding road and its sole purpose is to serve the Michel Point Communities. The presence of logging trucks on the Michel Point Road would create dangerous driving conditions, both by the inevitable road deterioration, and the presence of the trucks themselves.
2) Proximity of the Cut Zone to Cabins, and Visibility: Sakaw proposes to operate within a kilometer of cabins. Further, Tower Hill is a prominent geographical feature and popular destination for hikers and bikers. The deforestation on Tower Hill will be widely visible.
3) Destruction of Historical and Recreational Trails: The area boasts an impressive network of historical and recreational trails that have been diligently maintained by locals for generations. The proposed operations would ruin the trails, and potentially interfere with memorial sites and hunter trap lines.
4) Harm to the Local Tourism Industry: The logging would almost certainly interfere with commercial interests at Michel Point and the surrounding area. It would negatively affect the natural beauty of the area, and the loss of the trails would be widely felt.
5) Destruction of Michel Point's only Birch Tree Population, and Boreal Forest: Since Sakaw began operating in 2010, it has harvested the mature forests in the Dore Lake area intensely and disproportionately, due to the proximity to the Meadow Lake and Big River pulp mills. Mature forest is important to many animal and plant species, and Sakaw should not be allowed to deplete the mature forest to this degree in any area.
6)Declining Real Estate Values: The destruction of the roads, noise of the clear cutting, compromised views, demolished historical and recreational trails, and potentially unsafe driving conditions could all operate to lessen property values in the area.
A group of concerned individuals are vigorously opposing the Sakaw operations, and our goal is to prevent any logging operations on Michel Point, and off the Michel Point Road.
What you can do:
Right now we are asking people to sign the online petition, like our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/michelpointSK, find us on twitter @michelpointSK,and to invite friends/family etc. to do the same. Please be in touch if you have any comments, or would like to participate in our endeavours.
For many of you, this is not the first time you have fought this fight. We want to thank everyone who has worked to preserve Michel Point in the past, and to ask that you please consider providing any information, documents, and advice with us as we take up the torch.
Sincerely,
MPCOA Forestry Management Committee
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
February 17, 2015
February 14, 2015
Sakaw Askiy Management keeps ignoring us but the momentum behind this petition proves they cannot hide from public outrage forever. We have built enough pressure to force them to look at what they are about to destroy. Stay ready because we are not backing down until they scrap these plans for good.
Reached 100 supporters
February 7, 2015
488 Comments
We have a cabin at Sled Lake and the destruction they have caused and mess they have left behind is a disgrace. It looks like a war zone driving up to the lake now. There needs to be some accountability in how and where they are logging.
leave our peacefull beautiful place of natural beauty alone. it's a place you can go and leave the rest behind. The animals, wild berries and just the quiet rest full feeling it gives you. it is hard to put in words how much I love it there since 1958. please stay away.
I've had enough of passing logging trucks as is, it's a narrow road and at best only enough room for one vehicle. The forest surrounding has miles upon miles of walking trails an natural homes for wildlife. Find somewhere else to destroy!!
I grew up at Dore Lake and feel there is not a more peaceful or beautiful place. There should be no logging allowed within 5 miles of the lake or the communities. It is only right to preserve this place for future generations. Please save Michel Point.
My wife and I had the opportunity to experience Dore Lake several years ago - and we were stunned by the beauty of that pristine area. There are just some places where this kind of thing should not happen. Please protect the Michel point area.
We all have a responsibility to preserve the natural beauty of a pristine and untouched wilderness. Once lost it can never be replaced.
Dore lake
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Sakaw Askiy Management finally backed down and cancelled the logging plans for Michel Point. They thought they could strip our forest and destroy our roads without a fight but they were dead wrong. Stay vigilant because we are not turning our backs until the machines are gone for good.
May 14, 2015
Final supporters
Dear Michel Point Community, Friends and Supporters,
As many of you know, Sakaw Askiy Management Inc. ("Sakaw") proposes to cut significant portions of the forest on Michel Point and near the Dore Lake Hamlet in 2016-2017. Specifically, they are seeking approval to cut 90-95% of the trees in nine cut-blocks (the "CutZone").
The Cut Zone would encompass both sides of long stretches of the Michel Point Road and the top and back (West) side of Tower Hill nearly to the shoreline. It would come within two kilometres of Camp Carmel and within one kilometre of Tower Beach.
The effect of these operations would be devastating. The cleared areas would be visible from the road, lookout point, and lake, and would affect all residents, visitors, tourists and business owners in the area. The following is a list of our primary concerns:
1) Destruction of the Michel Point Road: The Michel Point Road is a narrow, winding road and its sole purpose is to serve the Michel Point Communities. The presence of logging trucks on the Michel Point Road would create dangerous driving conditions, both by the inevitable road deterioration, and the presence of the trucks themselves.
2) Proximity of the Cut Zone to Cabins, and Visibility: Sakaw proposes to operate within a kilometer of cabins. Further, Tower Hill is a prominent geographical feature and popular destination for hikers and bikers. The deforestation on Tower Hill will be widely visible.
3) Destruction of Historical and Recreational Trails: The area boasts an impressive network of historical and recreational trails that have been diligently maintained by locals for generations. The proposed operations would ruin the trails, and potentially interfere with memorial sites and hunter trap lines.
4) Harm to the Local Tourism Industry: The logging would almost certainly interfere with commercial interests at Michel Point and the surrounding area. It would negatively affect the natural beauty of the area, and the loss of the trails would be widely felt.
5) Destruction of Michel Point's only Birch Tree Population, and Boreal Forest: Since Sakaw began operating in 2010, it has harvested the mature forests in the Dore Lake area intensely and disproportionately, due to the proximity to the Meadow Lake and Big River pulp mills. Mature forest is important to many animal and plant species, and Sakaw should not be allowed to deplete the mature forest to this degree in any area.
6)Declining Real Estate Values: The destruction of the roads, noise of the clear cutting, compromised views, demolished historical and recreational trails, and potentially unsafe driving conditions could all operate to lessen property values in the area.
A group of concerned individuals are vigorously opposing the Sakaw operations, and our goal is to prevent any logging operations on Michel Point, and off the Michel Point Road.
What you can do:
Right now we are asking people to sign the online petition, like our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/michelpointSK, find us on twitter @michelpointSK,and to invite friends/family etc. to do the same. Please be in touch if you have any comments, or would like to participate in our endeavours.
For many of you, this is not the first time you have fought this fight. We want to thank everyone who has worked to preserve Michel Point in the past, and to ask that you please consider providing any information, documents, and advice with us as we take up the torch.
Sincerely,
MPCOA Forestry Management Committee
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
February 17, 2015
February 14, 2015
Sakaw Askiy Management keeps ignoring us but the momentum behind this petition proves they cannot hide from public outrage forever. We have built enough pressure to force them to look at what they are about to destroy. Stay ready because we are not backing down until they scrap these plans for good.
Reached 100 supporters
February 7, 2015
488 Comments
Cutting this centuries old Borel Forest is a travesty! Cutting up to the water bodies and the road without leaving a buffer zone for wildlife and plant life to have a safe haven for survival will be the end of what we know now
We have a cabin at Sled Lake and the destruction they have caused and mess they have left behind is a disgrace. It looks like a war zone driving up to the lake now. There needs to be some accountability in how and where they are logging.
leave our peacefull beautiful place of natural beauty alone. it's a place you can go and leave the rest behind. The animals, wild berries and just the quiet rest full feeling it gives you. it is hard to put in words how much I love it there since 1958. please stay away.
I've had enough of passing logging trucks as is, it's a narrow road and at best only enough room for one vehicle. The forest surrounding has miles upon miles of walking trails an natural homes for wildlife. Find somewhere else to destroy!!
I grew up at Dore Lake and feel there is not a more peaceful or beautiful place. There should be no logging allowed within 5 miles of the lake or the communities. It is only right to preserve this place for future generations. Please save Michel Point.
My wife and I had the opportunity to experience Dore Lake several years ago - and we were stunned by the beauty of that pristine area. There are just some places where this kind of thing should not happen. Please protect the Michel point area.
We all have a responsibility to preserve the natural beauty of a pristine and untouched wilderness. Once lost it can never be replaced.
Dore lake
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Cutting this centuries old Borel Forest is a travesty! Cutting up to the water bodies and the road without leaving a buffer zone for wildlife and plant life to have a safe haven for survival will be the end of what we know now