There is so much more to the damage with the clear cutting. Our friends have seen Eagles and their nests knocked out of their trees and bear dens crushed with them hibernating inside. The killing of much of the wildlife is only the beginning. People are also loosing their livelihood so this is not just about the appearance. The outfitters, fishermen and resorts and the people who live in the village year around. It is their home. Some of them have lived there all their lives. There are faces and real people behind the stories. It definitely upsets the ecosystem for now and the future. Please take a look at the situation and if it tugs on your heart, please sign. Our family has been going to Dore Lake since 1962 and we still spend most of the summer every year. It is a second home to us.
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Andrea Piercy
11 years ago
Well look who finally signed the petition
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Daylon Dubkowski
11 years ago
As both a Canadian and American citizen who brings tourism dollars into Saskatchewan it is dissapoint to hear about the proposed clear cutting in this pristine area that has some of the best fishing lakes in Canada. My hope is that the logging can be stopped or atleast done more selectively (as opposed to removing 90-95% of the trees and vegetation). Please keep this special place pristine for people like me who love to bring tourism dollars to your great province and the amazingly beautiful and productive Dore Lake area. Sincerely, Daylon Dubkowski, United States
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Shirley Feszyk
11 years ago
I was born on Michel Point eighty one years ago. My mom's nurse was Mrs Frederickson from Smith Bay. Life on the Point was a series of adventures--trapping--hunting. When I was ten I shot a bear with a 22 where Ken Steinhauer's cabin is now. It was my world except for the school years I spent in Prince Albert. A little known fact is that my dad--with hired men and horses--a flip scraper and fresno and yes, picks and shovels--dug a ditch and drained what is now called "Al's Lake" (Al Neufelt's sawmill). The ditch was dug through an eight foot seawall and allowed the small lake to drain out towards East Bay. Thus creating a huge hay meadow that fed our cattle and horses and freight teams coming from Beauval and Big River. It was truely an engineering feat the trench remains are still visible. I left the Point when I was seventeen and eventually settle in South Bay where I mink ranched, commercial fished and ran a sawmill. I am now retired. Yes, my way of life is gone forever from Tower Beach and Michel Point, but please leave the forest for future old and young to explore and enjoy. There are too few natural habitats left. There can be life and income without the total destruction. I made a living with my small sawmill, using selective logging and others could also. Please leave Tower Hill and Michel Point intact so I can look and remember and my grandchildren can explore and say, "Hey, my grampa probably climbed this old tree".
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Shirley Feszyk
11 years ago
As a senior citizen my heart bleeds to see the destruction of Dore Lake, Sled Lake and Smoothstone Lake forests and animal and bird habitats. Why can't we live our senior years amidst beauty, not destruction of trees and even sludge in our lakes and steams. Yes, I'll also add our unsafe narrow road. We have people of all ages coming here to fish, hunt, go ATVing, skidooing, walking and skiing. Others with cabins intening to retire in their old age to the place where time stands still. Yes, some young people come hoping to operate a small sawmill, trap, commercial fish or hire on with the fishing and hunting resorts here which are also being pushed by lack of forest and game. There's so much history here. Old fur trade routes north, south, east and west. Yes, graves, too--how was one going to deliver a body to a distant site when they only had their own legs to carry them. Names of trappers, fish buyers, fishing people, hundreds of sawmills and stopping places for teams freighting fish and groceries to the outside world and back are registered forever by people referring to bays, old trails, sites etc by these old familiar names. Is nothing sacred anymore?? It is to us that live here and our descendants and people far and wide who enjoy visiting here and yes, maybe living. Don't let the cry of the loon be only a memory.
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Glenda McLean
11 years ago
I am appalled that they are even contemplating cutting along the Michel Point, Tower Beach road and Tower Hill. What a great way to ruin a vibrant environmental area. The deforestation of Tower Hill will flood out the residents and dwellings at Tower Beach Subdivision. The amount of rainfall has increased substantially due to global warming. It will be a mudslide, ruining the beach and the cabins will be worthless. As taxpayers and residents will we be compensated for the devaluation of our property? The company, Sakaw Askiy Management, have left the first 20 Km of Highway 924 in a complete mess. They have done nothing to reforest the area. Wildlife has virtually been decimated. It is not acceptable or good business practice to destroy wildlife habitat. The beauty of Dore Lake lies in the pristine forest and the beauty of living along with nature. I hope Sakaw Askiy Mangement will reimburse us for the value of each of our properties, because they will be worthless after they have clear cut the area.
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Mike Young
11 years ago
This is a scenic area enjoyed by many people. There are other areas to log that would not impact tourism, or the beauty of this region. STOP LOGGING Operations at Michel Point, Sask!!!
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Jim & Karen Nichol
11 years ago
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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
There is so much more to the damage with the clear cutting. Our friends have seen Eagles and their nests knocked out of their trees and bear dens crushed with them hibernating inside. The killing of much of the wildlife is only the beginning. People are also loosing their livelihood so this is not just about the appearance. The outfitters, fishermen and resorts and the people who live in the village year around. It is their home. Some of them have lived there all their lives. There are faces and real people behind the stories. It definitely upsets the ecosystem for now and the future. Please take a look at the situation and if it tugs on your heart, please sign. Our family has been going to Dore Lake since 1962 and we still spend most of the summer every year. It is a second home to us.
Well look who finally signed the petition
As both a Canadian and American citizen who brings tourism dollars into Saskatchewan it is dissapoint to hear about the proposed clear cutting in this pristine area that has some of the best fishing lakes in Canada. My hope is that the logging can be stopped or atleast done more selectively (as opposed to removing 90-95% of the trees and vegetation). Please keep this special place pristine for people like me who love to bring tourism dollars to your great province and the amazingly beautiful and productive Dore Lake area. Sincerely, Daylon Dubkowski, United States
I was born on Michel Point eighty one years ago. My mom's nurse was Mrs Frederickson from Smith Bay. Life on the Point was a series of adventures--trapping--hunting. When I was ten I shot a bear with a 22 where Ken Steinhauer's cabin is now. It was my world except for the school years I spent in Prince Albert. A little known fact is that my dad--with hired men and horses--a flip scraper and fresno and yes, picks and shovels--dug a ditch and drained what is now called "Al's Lake" (Al Neufelt's sawmill). The ditch was dug through an eight foot seawall and allowed the small lake to drain out towards East Bay. Thus creating a huge hay meadow that fed our cattle and horses and freight teams coming from Beauval and Big River. It was truely an engineering feat the trench remains are still visible. I left the Point when I was seventeen and eventually settle in South Bay where I mink ranched, commercial fished and ran a sawmill. I am now retired. Yes, my way of life is gone forever from Tower Beach and Michel Point, but please leave the forest for future old and young to explore and enjoy. There are too few natural habitats left. There can be life and income without the total destruction. I made a living with my small sawmill, using selective logging and others could also. Please leave Tower Hill and Michel Point intact so I can look and remember and my grandchildren can explore and say, "Hey, my grampa probably climbed this old tree".
As a senior citizen my heart bleeds to see the destruction of Dore Lake, Sled Lake and Smoothstone Lake forests and animal and bird habitats. Why can't we live our senior years amidst beauty, not destruction of trees and even sludge in our lakes and steams. Yes, I'll also add our unsafe narrow road. We have people of all ages coming here to fish, hunt, go ATVing, skidooing, walking and skiing. Others with cabins intening to retire in their old age to the place where time stands still. Yes, some young people come hoping to operate a small sawmill, trap, commercial fish or hire on with the fishing and hunting resorts here which are also being pushed by lack of forest and game. There's so much history here. Old fur trade routes north, south, east and west. Yes, graves, too--how was one going to deliver a body to a distant site when they only had their own legs to carry them. Names of trappers, fish buyers, fishing people, hundreds of sawmills and stopping places for teams freighting fish and groceries to the outside world and back are registered forever by people referring to bays, old trails, sites etc by these old familiar names. Is nothing sacred anymore?? It is to us that live here and our descendants and people far and wide who enjoy visiting here and yes, maybe living. Don't let the cry of the loon be only a memory.
I am appalled that they are even contemplating cutting along the Michel Point, Tower Beach road and Tower Hill. What a great way to ruin a vibrant environmental area. The deforestation of Tower Hill will flood out the residents and dwellings at Tower Beach Subdivision. The amount of rainfall has increased substantially due to global warming. It will be a mudslide, ruining the beach and the cabins will be worthless. As taxpayers and residents will we be compensated for the devaluation of our property? The company, Sakaw Askiy Management, have left the first 20 Km of Highway 924 in a complete mess. They have done nothing to reforest the area. Wildlife has virtually been decimated. It is not acceptable or good business practice to destroy wildlife habitat. The beauty of Dore Lake lies in the pristine forest and the beauty of living along with nature. I hope Sakaw Askiy Mangement will reimburse us for the value of each of our properties, because they will be worthless after they have clear cut the area.
This is a scenic area enjoyed by many people. There are other areas to log that would not impact tourism, or the beauty of this region. STOP LOGGING Operations at Michel Point, Sask!!!
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