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On Shishkongabikong Lake, Hap Wilson (above) guides his canoe through the Temagami wilderness he feels will be ruined for tourism by clearcut logging of the ancient red and white pine forest
On Shishkongabikong Lake, Hap Wilson (above) guides his canoe through the Temagami wilderness he feels will be ruined for tourism by clearcut logging of the ancient red and white pine forest

On Shishkongabikong Lake, Hap Wilson (above) guides his canoe through the Temagami wilderness he feels will be ruined for tourism by clearcut logging of the ancient red and white pine forest

Date6/9/1989
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Original Toronto Star caption: On Shishkongabikong Lake, Hap Wilson (above) guides his canoe through the Temagami wilderness he feels will be ruined for tourism by clearcut logging of the ancient red and white pine forest.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0108332F
Wilderness guide, Hap Wilson, is dwarfed (left) by a towering white pine in the disputed Temagami old growth forest
Wilderness guide, Hap Wilson, is dwarfed (left) by a towering white pine in the disputed Temagami old growth forest
6/9/1989
Contentious wilderness: Feelings run strong on either side in the battle over logging in the Temagami region
Contentious wilderness: Feelings run strong on either side in the battle over logging in the Temagami region
4/26/1988
Temagami conflict: The interests of a commercial logging company have collided with those of the Bear Island Indians who are resisting the demolition of their forest
Temagami conflict: The interests of a commercial logging company have collided with those of the Bear Island Indians who are resisting the demolition of their forest
4/26/1988
Left and above, George Wiley guides his mechanical harvester through the vines with 15-month-old son, Benjamin, at his side. Cousin Tom Wiley drives alongside with a bin to collect the grapes
Left and above, George Wiley guides his mechanical harvester through the vines with 15-month-old son, Benjamin, at his side. Cousin Tom Wiley drives alongside with a bin to collect the grapes
10/5/1989
Temagami protest: Ontario NDP leader Bob Rae is photographed by police, left, after his arrest during a September protest over the building of a logging road
Temagami protest: Ontario NDP leader Bob Rae is photographed by police, left, after his arrest during a September protest over the building of a logging road
11/16/1989
Mr. Ambassador for Metro's Welcome a Visitor Week, Eddie James Grogan, doorman at the Lord Simcoe Hotel, is congratulated by James Auld, Ontario minister of tourism and information, who pinned a silver medal on his chest for the style he uses in making visitors feel right at home.
Mr. Ambassador for Metro's Welcome a Visitor Week, Eddie James Grogan, doorman at the Lord Simcoe Hotel, is congratulated by James Auld, Ontario minister of tourism and information, who pinned a silver medal on his chest for the style he uses in making visitors feel right at home.
6/11/1970
Through the subarctic forest : a record of a canoe journey from Fort Wrangel to the Pelly Lakes and down the Yukon River to Behring Sea
Through the subarctic forest : a record of a canoe journey from Fort Wrangel to the Pelly Lakes and down the Yukon River to Behring Sea
1896
A summer in the wilderness, embracing a canoe voyage up the Mississippi and around Lake Superior
A summer in the wilderness, embracing a canoe voyage up the Mississippi and around Lake Superior
1847
Prince Andrew handles his canoe on the Nahanni River during his wilderness trip
Prince Andrew handles his canoe on the Nahanni River during his wilderness trip
8/3/1983
Native plea: Cree elder Verne Harper speaks yesterday at a Queen's Park forum, where 150 students heard pleas to limit logging in Temagami.
Native plea: Cree elder Verne Harper speaks yesterday at a Queen's Park forum, where 150 students heard pleas to limit logging in Temagami.
4/3/1990
Horrow movie: Native activists at a camp near the Temagami logging-road showdown make it clear what they think of Premier David Peterson's role in their dispute
Horrow movie: Native activists at a camp near the Temagami logging-road showdown make it clear what they think of Premier David Peterson's role in their dispute
11/15/1989
Protest and prayer: Elder Fred Plain, left, flanked by another Temagami Indian elder, leads prayer at Queen's Park rally in June against provincial plans to extend logging road
Protest and prayer: Elder Fred Plain, left, flanked by another Temagami Indian elder, leads prayer at Queen's Park rally in June against provincial plans to extend logging road
6/21/1988