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FORTY YEARS OF
 PEACEFUL PROTEST




HOW A GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT GROUNDED A GOVERNMENT
In 1972, at the time of expropriation,
 the 126 working farms on this land
         produced annually:

     4 million gallons of milk
           200,000 eggs
     45,000 bushels of wheat
          30,000 chickens
     375,000 pounds of pork
   over a million pounds of beef
Farming has always been a way of
     life in North Pickering.
So has protest!
Elder Barclay and his son Eli were pioneers, farmers and rebels in 1837, in the
   so-called Famers‟ Revolt. In 1972, and again in 1995 and 2005 Barclay
      descendants fought to save their ancestral homes from demolition.
The penalty in 1837
  In early Ontario protest was often synonymous with treason:
  the penalty was death. Peter Matthews, settler of Brougham,
was hanged beside Samuel Lount and the family lands were taken
away “in perpetuity”. Brougham was known as „Radical Corners‟.
Ever Green Villa, circa 1872
Built by Eli Barclay, it was the finest home on the Brock Road.
       In 1972, it would become the birthplace of POP.
Melody Manor in 1972
A century later Ever Green Villa had a new name, Melody Manor. It was still a
  lovely home outside the thriving rural community of Brougham. As the old
timers used to say, ‘God was in his heaven and all was right with the world…’
Overnight, the world changed.
18,600 acres of Class One farmland had been expropriated
         for the New Toronto International Airport.
The property is fenced off.
Security guards and ‘No Admittance’ in two official languages. As the protests
 continue and the demolitions begin, there will be barbed wire and tank traps.
In the living room of Melody Manor,
     People or Planes is born.
Under a picture
 of the Queen,
plans are made.

 Bill Lishman
  heads the
   meeting.
A new generation
of rebels springs
    into action
With ‘weapons’ made from
      farm tools, the
 First Pickering Fusiliers
demand passports at the
entry to the federal office
  of Transport Canada.
Hippies and old ladies use different
  tactics to gain media attention.
Displaced farmers
join artists,
men in suits and farmers in
   high level meetings
and
housewives
 with guts
and
 a sense
of theatre
as a massive media campaign
        is launched
to save the land
and stop Blunderland!
The protest spilled over into Toronto
 and eventually the entire country.
In Toronto
  anti-airport
demonstrators
    wear gas
  masks and
    banners
  bearing the
    names of
 communities
  that will be
  destroyed.
Despite the protests, the demolitions begin.
Ernie Carruthers holds out,
 refusing to leave his farm
or the century home where he was born.
Truckloads of rubble, the remains of their neighbours‟ houses,
         are piled across the lane from their house.
                Ernie‟s wife cries every day.
               They give up and plan to move.
As Ernie and his wife move out,
 POP holds a farewell party –
  and three women move in.
Without power or telephones, they are cut off
from the outside world except for a ham radio.
Neighbours ignore security barricades
   to bring supplies. Weeks go by.
 The women refuse to leave until --
Suddenly, three years after it began,
      they‟ve won! It‟s over!
               Or is it?
Michael Robertson hears
 bulldozers and rides his
 horse to a house that is
  being demolished. He
 knows the airport’s been
         stopped.

  He climbs to the second
story window and prays, as
 they continue to batter the
    house beneath him.
But it really is over. The bulldozers stop.
The house is lost, but the battle is won.
        And the celebration begins!
Then come the questions.
Still no answers, thirty-nine years – and counting…
From long-haired to grey-haired
       It’s been a long fight.
From handsome home
to boarded-up and vandalized.
From boarded-up and vandalized
to a burnt out shell.
But it’s not over!
People or Planes lives on --
as Land Over Landings is born.
Working to save forests
and family farms
heritage homes
and cold water streams.
And putting families back in homes.
"Saving the last best farmland in Canada
is not pie in the sky, it's bread on the table.”
  Michael Robertson, People or Planes/Land Over Landings
The National Trust of Great Britain was founded in 1895
     They saw a need for quiet, pure air, exercise,
        the sight of the sky and things growing.
          Their motto: “forever for everyone’‟.
Because some statistics don‟t lie.
And the truth is simple.
“We have a magnificent public asset. As learned many
times over, however, such a resource can be squandered easily:
              and once lost, it is gone forever.”


                             Lorne Almack
         from the Green Door Alliance 'Federal Lands Prospectus'
“We have to move beyond just being against an airport
  in North Pickering and start pursuing the idea of
                  a Land Trust.”
           Ajax-Pickering MP Mark Holland
Where there’s life, there’s hope!
Where there’s land, there’s hope!
Federal lands in Pickering

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Federal lands in Pickering

  • 1. FORTY YEARS OF PEACEFUL PROTEST HOW A GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT GROUNDED A GOVERNMENT
  • 2. In 1972, at the time of expropriation, the 126 working farms on this land produced annually: 4 million gallons of milk 200,000 eggs 45,000 bushels of wheat 30,000 chickens 375,000 pounds of pork over a million pounds of beef
  • 3. Farming has always been a way of life in North Pickering.
  • 4. So has protest! Elder Barclay and his son Eli were pioneers, farmers and rebels in 1837, in the so-called Famers‟ Revolt. In 1972, and again in 1995 and 2005 Barclay descendants fought to save their ancestral homes from demolition.
  • 5. The penalty in 1837 In early Ontario protest was often synonymous with treason: the penalty was death. Peter Matthews, settler of Brougham, was hanged beside Samuel Lount and the family lands were taken away “in perpetuity”. Brougham was known as „Radical Corners‟.
  • 6. Ever Green Villa, circa 1872 Built by Eli Barclay, it was the finest home on the Brock Road. In 1972, it would become the birthplace of POP.
  • 7. Melody Manor in 1972 A century later Ever Green Villa had a new name, Melody Manor. It was still a lovely home outside the thriving rural community of Brougham. As the old timers used to say, ‘God was in his heaven and all was right with the world…’
  • 8. Overnight, the world changed. 18,600 acres of Class One farmland had been expropriated for the New Toronto International Airport.
  • 9. The property is fenced off. Security guards and ‘No Admittance’ in two official languages. As the protests continue and the demolitions begin, there will be barbed wire and tank traps.
  • 10. In the living room of Melody Manor, People or Planes is born.
  • 11. Under a picture of the Queen, plans are made. Bill Lishman heads the meeting.
  • 12. A new generation of rebels springs into action With ‘weapons’ made from farm tools, the First Pickering Fusiliers demand passports at the entry to the federal office of Transport Canada.
  • 13. Hippies and old ladies use different tactics to gain media attention.
  • 16. men in suits and farmers in high level meetings
  • 18. and a sense of theatre
  • 19. as a massive media campaign is launched
  • 20. to save the land
  • 22. The protest spilled over into Toronto and eventually the entire country.
  • 23. In Toronto anti-airport demonstrators wear gas masks and banners bearing the names of communities that will be destroyed.
  • 24. Despite the protests, the demolitions begin.
  • 25. Ernie Carruthers holds out, refusing to leave his farm
  • 26. or the century home where he was born.
  • 27. Truckloads of rubble, the remains of their neighbours‟ houses, are piled across the lane from their house. Ernie‟s wife cries every day. They give up and plan to move.
  • 28. As Ernie and his wife move out, POP holds a farewell party – and three women move in.
  • 29. Without power or telephones, they are cut off from the outside world except for a ham radio.
  • 30. Neighbours ignore security barricades to bring supplies. Weeks go by. The women refuse to leave until --
  • 31. Suddenly, three years after it began, they‟ve won! It‟s over! Or is it?
  • 32. Michael Robertson hears bulldozers and rides his horse to a house that is being demolished. He knows the airport’s been stopped. He climbs to the second story window and prays, as they continue to batter the house beneath him.
  • 33. But it really is over. The bulldozers stop. The house is lost, but the battle is won. And the celebration begins!
  • 34. Then come the questions. Still no answers, thirty-nine years – and counting…
  • 35. From long-haired to grey-haired It’s been a long fight.
  • 37. to boarded-up and vandalized.
  • 38. From boarded-up and vandalized
  • 39. to a burnt out shell.
  • 40. But it’s not over! People or Planes lives on --
  • 41. as Land Over Landings is born.
  • 42. Working to save forests
  • 45. and cold water streams.
  • 46. And putting families back in homes.
  • 47. "Saving the last best farmland in Canada is not pie in the sky, it's bread on the table.” Michael Robertson, People or Planes/Land Over Landings
  • 48. The National Trust of Great Britain was founded in 1895 They saw a need for quiet, pure air, exercise, the sight of the sky and things growing. Their motto: “forever for everyone’‟.
  • 49. Because some statistics don‟t lie.
  • 50. And the truth is simple.
  • 51. “We have a magnificent public asset. As learned many times over, however, such a resource can be squandered easily: and once lost, it is gone forever.”

 Lorne Almack from the Green Door Alliance 'Federal Lands Prospectus'
  • 52. “We have to move beyond just being against an airport in North Pickering and start pursuing the idea of a Land Trust.” Ajax-Pickering MP Mark Holland
  • 53. Where there’s life, there’s hope!
  • 54. Where there’s land, there’s hope!

Hinweis der Redaktion

  1. Myrna McGregor found out when her six-year-old daughter came home from school and told her the kids were all saying ‘they’ were going to take their homes and put on airport there. They learned the truth on the news that night.
  2. Bill Lishman (left) and Michael Robertson, The Pickering Fusilliers
  3. Bill Lishman and Michael Robertson.
  4. Bill Lishman built a model of the lunar-landing Eagle.
  5. Brenda Davies went on to be one of the three women who occupied Ernie Carruthers’ house for the Last Stand. When she died, her airplane hat was displayed at her funeral.
  6. The headlines could be from today…
  7. Bill Lishman
  8. Barns like this are a vanishing part of the Ontario landscape. They are also heritage structures worthy of protection.
  9. Heather Rigby’s home