The G8 has arrived at Huntsville Marine. Well a small protest anyway. Today Huntsville Marine was the starting spot for the protest or message to the G8 and G20 by the Council of Canadians. The Council rented our pontoon boats and took some of the media on a tour of Fairy Lake and in particular to the mouth of the canal where boat traffic is blocked. I swear we are under surveillance as within 5 minutes of the Council arriving the OPP was here and questioning intent. Commissioner Fantino the head of the OPP arrived in full dress uniform as was put out to sea in an OPP boat to guide the troops. The Commissioner was there to watch the Council trying to breach I believe the canal security. It is all about spin and who controls it! Someone please explain to me how we got here. Style and spin over substance...the protesters, the politicians, the media and life in general. Two rental boats plus a couple of canoes surrounded by a flotilla of OPP boats....a great photo opportunity. At one point we had some 100 plus camera crew and journalists here at the marina all looking for that elusive 6:00Pm sound bite for us to chew on. It to date has been so quiet here in Huntsville that the national media desperately needs something to happen. The OPP is doing a great job. There is literally an OPP officer at every corner, in cars, walking around or on a bike. If you are a bad OPP officer they put you on a bike in the pouring rain. Now with the headlines at 6:00 and 11:00.....the dreaded dead air syndrome. More puff pieces to fill the hour...anybody got a good dog story. It is just like the Don Henley song about the bubble headed bleach blond who comes on at five! Too bad I could not see what happened on the lake. And yes I was asked to be filmed the answer was still no!
I did get waved at last night by the sniper on Brown's road who was very very wet! The soldiers on brown's road looks like they are being punished. A crappy pup tent on a muddy hill in the middle of 1 million mosquitos. They are unfortunately just out of the no fly zone! Lots of rain here last night and this morning.
I included some pictures of Fantino loading up and yes he was wearing a life jacket with the media horde trying to get just the right picture. You can also see one of the interviews taking place.
Other than that still somewhat quiet on the protest front. Tomorrow big day at the bridge with two scheduled protests. Might be our last chance to make the news at 6:00.
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