Thursday, June 08, 2006

Grand Rapids - Years of NDP injustice




When the Grand Rapids Dam was built in the early 1960s, a considerable number of residents were displaced. Among them was Dorothy Dorion Paraschuk (photo below). Her family home was torn down and she and her family were forced to live in tents. This apparently happened to quite a number of families. For many years, she and others have tried to get some compensation from the provincial government - and have had no success with either NDP or Conservative governments. Now, they are camped out in front of the legislature. I listened to Dorothy's story and to those of others. It is time there was appropriate compensation for what happened 45 years ago.