"a trailer park and a gas station are in the way of the nearest alternative"

It has been a year now since the occupation of the cave on SPAET mountain happened and just over six month now since the occupation of the tree sitters started. About the only things that have changed is the land scape of the mountain, the date on the calender, the time zone, and amount of people ending up homeless and the amount of people committed to stop the development as the date gets closer to more destruction of this once beautiful mountain. homelessnation.org _ _ _ _ Construction is set to start any day on a highway interchange to serve the Bear Mountain Resort and Country Club west of Victoria, but first the authorities will have to deal with protesters who've camped for a year in the area and are determined to prevent the destruction of what they say is an environmentally and archaeologically rich place. thetyee.ca