Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Island dentist chooses against treating First Nations and municipal councillors voting for wind turbines

Island dentist chooses against treating First Nations and municipal councillors voting for wind turbines - The Manitoulin ExpositorThe Manitoulin Expositor:
MANITOULIN—The decision by a Gore Bay dentist to refuse service to Henry Panamick, a member of the M’Chigeeng First Nation band council, over the council’s support of wind power led to Chief Joseph Hare calling an emergency meeting of the First Nation’s governing body ...
During the M’Chigeeng council meeting, Mr. Panamick described his visit to the dentist to the council, how he made an appointment, was told to come back at 2 o’clock (“I just figured they were really busy,” he said). When 2 o’clock arrived, Mr. Panamick said he was ushered into a small room by Dr. Studzienny, where the dentist informed him he would not be working on his teeth. “He said, ‘Henry I can’t work on you today’.” recalled Mr. Panamick. “I said ‘Oh, that’s alright,’ figuring it was because it was because they were too busy.” Mr. Panamick said that he and his family have been a clients of the dentist for several years. “He then said, ‘it’s on account of the windmills’...
Continue reading at The Manitoulin Expositor, where there is also a no/yes poll asking "Do you agree with Dr. Bill Studzienny announcing his embargo on not treating municipal and band councillors who support wind development?"
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