Mailing List Archive Mailing List Archive
FWIW this new law is a provincial law (Ontario) not a federal law. If you're going to fight you better make sure you know who you're swinging at. Good luck. There is also a movement starting among some divers in Ontario to try and pressure their MPPs (provincial politicians) but I think it's a case of too little, too late. Brian Edmonton,Alberta, Canada At 03:32 PM 01/12/1999 -0800, you wrote: >Guys, > >I agree that this is very important no matter what side of the fence you are >sitting on. And while we all enjoy a good flame war now and again :-) this >issue transcends the flames. It effects all of us. > >To that end, and I know Gary Gentile has ruffled a few of the feathers of >people in this group. But you have to give him credit respecting his >efforts against the US Govt. vis-a-vis the Monitor. > >In the same vain Gary and I have teamed up to fight the Canadian Govt. in >fighting this issue. We have hired local council and to date have spent >nearly $7,000 of our own money to fight this issue. > >In short, if you want a more detailed account you can e-mail me privately >and I'll expand, the Canadian Govt. is taking the position that THEY have >the unrestricted right to designate a shipwreck as * historical * and thus >subject to Govt. control. The legislation provides for no oversight, no >public input, and complete Govt. control. The 2 shipwrecks that we have >taken issue with are the Hamilton and the Scourge. They are wrecks from the >War of 1812 and sit in ~ 300' in Lake Ontario. > >We plan on filing suit shortly. Public outcry is of the utmost importance. >In fact we have a few locals helping us out with media attention and the >lawyer we hired will be generating public support as soon as practical from >a legal strategic perspective. > >This might be one of those issues that we can actually help each other out >for a change. > >Let me know if you need more info. > >Regards > > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
Navigate by Author:
[Previous]
[Next]
[Author Search Index]
Navigate by Subject:
[Previous]
[Next]
[Subject Search Index]
[Send Reply] [Send Message with New Topic]
[Search Selection] [Mailing List Home] [Home]