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By David Briggs, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, BayToday.ca Nipissing First Nation (NFN) hosted a rally today outside Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli\u2019s office at 219 Main Street, in North Bay, urging the provincial government to stop spraying glyphosate-based herbicides over Nipissing Forest\u2014which is Nbiising traditional territory. Fedeli was not at his office, and at the time of writing, has not issued a statement regarding the rally. Curtis Avery, Environment Manager for NFN, helped to organize the rally, which at around 10 a.m., had about 50 supporters lining the sidewalk in front of Fedeli\u2019s office. \u201cThey\u2019re spraying the herbicide directly over areas where people are using those resources and occupying the land. These are places where we bring our youth and our children to learn and play.\u201d Glyphosate is the main chemical… <\/p>\n

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By David Briggs, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, BayToday.ca Nipissing First Nation (NFN) hosted a rally today outside Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli\u2019s office at 219 Main Street, in North Bay, urging the provincial government to stop spraying glyphosate-based herbicides over Nipissing Forest\u2014which is Nbiising traditional territory. Fedeli was not at his office, and at the time of writing, has not issued a statement regarding the rally. Curtis Avery, Environment Manager for NFN, helped to organize the rally, which at around 10 a.m., had about 50 supporters lining the sidewalk in front of Fedeli\u2019s office. \u201cThey\u2019re spraying the herbicide directly over areas where people are using those resources and occupying the land. These are places where we bring our youth and our children to learn and play.\u201d Glyphosate is the main chemical... <\/p>\n

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