About 30 people attended the government's open house in the Curling Rink lounge, but more than 70 attended a parallel public meeting on the Peel in the town hall next door.
The government's side had information on the final recommended plan as well as the new "concepts" it drew up in the past few months. The other meeting, attended largely by First Nation people, also provided details on both and an opportunity for people to speak.
Government officials accepted an invitation from newly-elected chief Na-cho Nyak Dun Chief Ed Champion to cross through the narrow hallway that separated the two and listen to what was being said.
Much to everyone's surprise they accepted. Land use planners Jim Bell and Manon Moreau stood at the front and listened for more than an hour as people railed against the government and its rejection of the final plan.
The next Peel open house is in Dawson City on Tuesday, Dec. 4.
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| The First Nation's meeting on the Peel attracted more than 70 people. |
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| The government's Peel consultation in the Mayo Curling Lounge. |
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