Just received this from a friend
Ladies and Gents,
Well, Mountain Equipment Coop (MEC) has done it again. A couple years back when discussion started about possibly turning Spray Valley into a Provincial Park, MEC supported an environmental group (antis) who petitioned the push to turn the area into a Provincial Park. Many of us fought against this proposal (proposing a Wildland Park) and in the end, lost the area to a Provincial Park and saw the end of hunting in that area.
MEC has once again supported an Anti-hunting group that is asking Albertans to write letters to Ralph Klein to stop the Grizzly hunt in Alberta. Many of us have seen these adds already.
I stopped by MEC today to see firsthand what this group is doing. By 1:00 pm they had hundreds of people stop by their booth ( which is set up at the entrance of MEC) and agree to write letters to Klein in opposition to the Alberta Grizzly Hunt. There were posters all over the store supporting this group. It was depressing and made me sick to my stomach. I asked to speak to the manager of MEC. I told the manager that I was very disappointed in the stores decision to support this anti-hunting group and told him that this was the last time I would step foot in a MEC Store. I've also written a letter to Ralph Klein, Mike Cardinal and my MLA congratulating them on their decision to continue the grizzly hunt in Alberta, I've written MEC to let them know I would no longer be shopping in their stores as long as they continue to support the Antis, I'm sending this e-mail to every person on my e-mail list and asking them to do the same.
I encourage, no I urge you to send e-mails and/or write letters to our government representatives and let them know they are doing the right thing. Let stores like MEC know that you won't support their business if they continue to support Anti-hunting groups. I'm not telling you where you should or shouldn't shop, but this is something we can do to make a difference.
I know I've sat on my hands long enough, let's show these Antis how strong the hunting community in Alberta really is! Pass this e-mail on to everyone on your list, spread it on website chat rooms and at the hunting stores, get the word out. E-mail can be a powerful thing.
This spring Grizzly season may be the last one in Alberta, if we don't make a stand now for what we believe in.
Yves Ouellette
e-mails
Mike Cardinal - donna.ballard@gov.ab.ca
Ralph Klein - premier@gov.ab.ca
www.mec.ca
