Standing up for the woods at Town Council
The Friends of Dunes Lake invite you to join them for a walk through the bog, woods and trails surrounding Dunes Lake to raise awareness of the ecological, recreational and quality-of-life value of this area.
A road and housing development is being planned between the Bordelais Bog and Dunes Lake. This is home to many bird and animal species as well as old growth forest. It’s not too late to save this place, but we need your help! Let’s show the developers and Town Council that St. Lazare residents don’t need another road here – we want this ecologically sensitive area preserved for future generations!
WALK INFORMATION
Nature Interpreter Ryan Young will be our guide as we explore the bog, adjacent woods, and Dunes Lake. Come see some of the flora and fauna that make this area so special.
Date/Time: April 11, 2010, 1-2 pm
Start: Bordelais Bog parking lot (rue Yearling/Bordelais)
Bring your children, your friends and your dogs for the Walk, Easter Egg Hunt and other fun activities!
HOW YOU CAN HELP
If you haven’t already signed our petition, you can do so at www.lacdesdunes.ca. We’ve collected over 1570 signatures already, but we need to keep that number growing! You can help us raise greater public awareness by forwarding this message on to all your friends in this area. And don’t forget to come out and join us on Sunday for a walk through this beautiful area!
Children Speaking out for the Trees
Friends of Dunes Lake website
Facebook group
Media coverage:
Ecolibrium appearance on CKUT 90.3 (interview starts at 9:00 min)
Hudson Gazette, April 7
West Island Gazette, March 17
Learn more:
VIDEO: Save Dunes Lake Woods
Photo album
Blog: Nobody owns land, we borrow it from nature
Hope to see you there!
Friends of Dunes Lake
Thanks to everyone who came out in support of this great cause! Hundreds of people came out on Sunday to demonstrate their support to save the Woods around Dunes Lake. It was beautiful to watch people young and old enjoying this natural space together.
Judy Nagy created a video documenting this event, which you can view here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xC4bMTDrRHU
And here are a couple of links to recent media coverage:
Hudson Gazette:
http://www.hudsongazette.com/Pageone-1.html
Montreal Gazette: http://www.westislandgazette.com/news/14299
You can follow the activities of The Friends of Dunes Lake through our Facebook Group page:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=361408859672
I think you are getting this all wrong. Ivor (sadly deceased fine gentleman) was the chap whose vision has created all the lovely area we live on. In fact it was he who decided to create Dunes Lake and it is because of him that we enjoy such a gem. Now you must realise that it is still his (Aloes) land and they have allowed the people of the area to use it without hindrance for years. So, it is a tad hypocritical of those who say that this area is in danger. Far from it – Dunes Lake will stay whatever happens! Just the paths will go as many paths have gone in the developments of those who are now complaining. This does make me smile! I can understand those who feel that more houses (incidentally, this area has been slated for development for years) will devalue the area but that is just so nimby-ish it borders on xenophobia. So get real, let it go ahead and lets all enjoy Dunes Lake.
PS I suspect that you will not have the courage to post that! 🙂
Thank you Mr. Barrington for your comment. I would ask you to consider a new perspective for just a moment. What would happen if we started to think of ourselves less as “land owners” and more as “land stewards”? This is something that indigenous people understood and which allowed them to respect and protect the environment that sustained them.
What would happen if we started to shift our thinking in this direction? We may start dissolving the dualistic attitude that pits “mine against yours”. We might take care, protect and share all nature before we loose it for good. I think we all know this deep down, but we are often too caught up in a battle for which side is right to manifest it consciously.
With this new perspective (actually it is an ancient one), we could better develop solutions that benefit all stakeholders. Ultimately these are the only kind of solutions that will succeed in the long run.