The responses I received were Chat the Environment Ministry 
originally had regarded the project as small and of minimal 
impact, but after local objections, it was reviewing the matter 
with people knowledgeable about fish. Mr. Kerrio said a delay 
would be put on the approval until investigations on the River 
Redhorse were done in the spring. From Mr. Baetz, I received a 
copy of a letter he had received from Mr. Kerrio, who said it 
was government policy to encourage private sector hydro develop¬ 
ment and that the Dupuis family, who already had a generator at 
Galetta on the lower Mississippi River, wanted another at Blake- 
ney. The Dupuis family was prepared to sponsor some exploratory 
research into the River Redhorse that summer (1986). 
In early October, I wrote again to Mr. Kerrio to find out 
the results of their research and was told that the proponent 
did not complete all the research required, and subsequently 
withdrew his request to develop the site at Blakeney. 
I hope the park will remain an unspoiled area without any 
buildings. It seems a contradiction to allow "development" in 
public land which is for us all to enjoy in its natural state. 
It also seems to me that it is a conflict of interest when the 
Ministry gets a percentage of the profit. 
I have no previous experience in this sort of thing, but it 
shows that anyone can have an influence if we take the time to 
write and express our views. 
Figure 2. Habitat of the River Redhorse, the Mississippi River 
at Blakeney. Both figures courtesy of Don McAllister, a 
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