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Opinion: Standoff at Deadman Pass pits citizens against loggers and its own government

A referendum day standoff at Deadman Pass brought camped defenders of Alberta’s Eastern Slopes into direct conflict with West Fraser Timber Co.’s plan to clearcut the surrounding forest. Apprised of this standoff involving West Fraser’s attempt to install a bridge over troubled water, I dropped what I was doing and drove toward Deadman Pass. There […]

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