“I want to protect the environment and the Avalon Wilderness area and Salmonier Nature Park for my kids and their…

“I want to protect the environment and the Avalon Wilderness area and Salmonier Nature Park for my kids and their kids,” Mike Cooze said. “We fought so feverishly to put this nature park and that here.”

Cooze runs a Facebook group for citizens concerned about possible exploration in the area. Though he has been protesting the plans for some time, he said this was the first time he’d tied taken such drastic action. #nlpoli

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/mike-cooze-mineral-exploration-1.4992471