The grand opening of the stretch of ring road through Tsuut’ina land in southwest Calgary was interrupted by a Aboriginal man cutting off his braids and throwing them onto the ground in disgust..Seth Cardinal Dodginghorse took the podium and went on a emotional explanation on how his mother was left homeless by the new road and accused the Nation’s leadership of mishandling the situation..“I’m going to speak and you’re going to listen,” Dodginghorse told assembled dignataries including Tsuut’ina Chief Roy Witney, Premier Jason Kenney and Mayor Naheed Nenshi..“Today is not a good day. Today is not a day for shaking hands and smiling.”. Screen-Shot-2020-10-01-at-11.51.21-AMSeth Cardinal Dodginghorse holds a bag of soil from his mother’s land .“This is also the land I grew up on and intended to preserve for future generations,” he told the shocked crowd..He said the family was removed from their home in 2014 and read a letter his mother had written Thursday morning..Dodginghorse then took a bagful of dirt and poured it on the ground before cutting his braids off..A reporter tried to question Whitney about the Nation’s treatment of the family..He noted more than 80 per cent of the Nation’s members voted in favour of the deal with the province that allowed the road to be built..“There is a time and place for everything – this is not the time and place,” Whitney responded..“We conduct our business amongst ourselves.”.The ceremony was held to celebrate the completion of 12-km of Tsuut’ina Trail, the southwest portion of Calgary’s Ring Road, between Sarcee Trail and Fish Creek Boulevard.. POLL: Many Albertans say they will ignore Christmas COVID lockdown .“We’re one step closer to having a free-flowing road circling Alberta’s largest city. The Tsuu T’ina Trail will be an asset for Calgarians for years to come. This road will improve commutes and help create more opportunities for job creators and Calgarians who will benefit from this world-class infrastructure. As the rest of this road is completed, it will also create good jobs to get folks back to work,” said Kenney..“When our citizens approved the transfer of the land for the ring road, it was in large measure to allow us to develop our lands. With the opening of the ring road, we can continue our development Taza, which will provide economic prosperity to the Tsuut’ina Nation and to the City of Calgary,” said Whitney..After talking about it since the 1950s, the province acquired land in 2013 from the First Nation in a historic $341-million deal spearheaded on the province’s side by then and current Transportation Minister Ric McIvor..Quick facts.Construction of Tsuut’ina Trail began in 2016 and supports about 2,000 jobs.Tsuut’ina Trail will connect Highway 8 and Macleod Trail and includes 47 bridges and 14 interchanges.The opening of this section of Tsuut’ina Trail will reduce the distance from the Sarcee-Glenmore corner to the corner of Anderson Road and 37 Street SW (general location of the TTN Administration Building) from 13.4 kilometres (via Glenmore Trail and 14 Street SW) to 6.8 kilometres via Tsuut’ina Trail.15 million cubic metres of earth has been excavated to date; this is equivalent to the height and length of a 550-storey Canadian Football League field.13 million kilograms of rebar has been used on bridges and other structures.One million metric tonnes of asphalt will have been used as part of the completion of the job.The total estimated cost of Tsuut’ina Trail is $1.4 billion.In Budget 2020, Alberta’s government committed to about $459 million over three years.The Government of Canada has contributed $333.6 million to the project through the National Infrastructure Component..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694
The grand opening of the stretch of ring road through Tsuut’ina land in southwest Calgary was interrupted by a Aboriginal man cutting off his braids and throwing them onto the ground in disgust..Seth Cardinal Dodginghorse took the podium and went on a emotional explanation on how his mother was left homeless by the new road and accused the Nation’s leadership of mishandling the situation..“I’m going to speak and you’re going to listen,” Dodginghorse told assembled dignataries including Tsuut’ina Chief Roy Witney, Premier Jason Kenney and Mayor Naheed Nenshi..“Today is not a good day. Today is not a day for shaking hands and smiling.”. Screen-Shot-2020-10-01-at-11.51.21-AMSeth Cardinal Dodginghorse holds a bag of soil from his mother’s land .“This is also the land I grew up on and intended to preserve for future generations,” he told the shocked crowd..He said the family was removed from their home in 2014 and read a letter his mother had written Thursday morning..Dodginghorse then took a bagful of dirt and poured it on the ground before cutting his braids off..A reporter tried to question Whitney about the Nation’s treatment of the family..He noted more than 80 per cent of the Nation’s members voted in favour of the deal with the province that allowed the road to be built..“There is a time and place for everything – this is not the time and place,” Whitney responded..“We conduct our business amongst ourselves.”.The ceremony was held to celebrate the completion of 12-km of Tsuut’ina Trail, the southwest portion of Calgary’s Ring Road, between Sarcee Trail and Fish Creek Boulevard.. POLL: Many Albertans say they will ignore Christmas COVID lockdown .“We’re one step closer to having a free-flowing road circling Alberta’s largest city. The Tsuu T’ina Trail will be an asset for Calgarians for years to come. This road will improve commutes and help create more opportunities for job creators and Calgarians who will benefit from this world-class infrastructure. As the rest of this road is completed, it will also create good jobs to get folks back to work,” said Kenney..“When our citizens approved the transfer of the land for the ring road, it was in large measure to allow us to develop our lands. With the opening of the ring road, we can continue our development Taza, which will provide economic prosperity to the Tsuut’ina Nation and to the City of Calgary,” said Whitney..After talking about it since the 1950s, the province acquired land in 2013 from the First Nation in a historic $341-million deal spearheaded on the province’s side by then and current Transportation Minister Ric McIvor..Quick facts.Construction of Tsuut’ina Trail began in 2016 and supports about 2,000 jobs.Tsuut’ina Trail will connect Highway 8 and Macleod Trail and includes 47 bridges and 14 interchanges.The opening of this section of Tsuut’ina Trail will reduce the distance from the Sarcee-Glenmore corner to the corner of Anderson Road and 37 Street SW (general location of the TTN Administration Building) from 13.4 kilometres (via Glenmore Trail and 14 Street SW) to 6.8 kilometres via Tsuut’ina Trail.15 million cubic metres of earth has been excavated to date; this is equivalent to the height and length of a 550-storey Canadian Football League field.13 million kilograms of rebar has been used on bridges and other structures.One million metric tonnes of asphalt will have been used as part of the completion of the job.The total estimated cost of Tsuut’ina Trail is $1.4 billion.In Budget 2020, Alberta’s government committed to about $459 million over three years.The Government of Canada has contributed $333.6 million to the project through the National Infrastructure Component..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694
