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Love em or hate em, I HAVE HUGE RESPECT for some 1%ers today! Updated

In spite of being at logger heads with some of the 1% clubs over the Iron Order MC and their right to exist, and the fact that the Canadian Members conduct themselves differently - apparently, from some of their US counterparts....<br />
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Ttoday, I can unequivocally state that I am proud of and filled with respect for some 1% members today.<br />
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There are two 1% Motorcycle Clubs who have members that have joined the fight against the Islamic State; one MC as fighters and the other as humanitarians.<br />
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Members of the <a href="http://www.beltdrivebetty.com/31561-german-motorcycle-gang-joins-isis-fight" target="_blank">Median Empire MC</a> from Cologne Germany as humanitarians have gone to Syria to provide aid and members of <a href="http://www.beltdrivebetty.com/31553-bikers-v-isis-dutch-motorcycle-gang-gets-green-light-to-fight-islamic-state" target="_blank">No Surrender MC</a> in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Breda in Holland have gone to Turkey to take up arms against ISIS according to two different news reports linked in the respective clubs named above. <br />
As a female, the spread of radical Islam and the invocation of Sharia Law in many places and the brutality exhibited by ISIS, is nothing short of terrifying.<br />
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When I think that my rights as a female infidel to exist, much less speak my mind would not only be gone, but that I would be annihilated; I would be dead because of who I am and the fact that I reject radical Islam (followers of Abū al-Qāsim Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ibn Hāshim AKA Muhammad).<br />
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Our governments in Canada, the US and Great Britain need to stop the spread of Sharia Law in our own countries. They need to take a stand for our rights and freedoms instead of selling our identities as countries, nations down the tubes.<br />
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They need to stand up for the rights of women of ALL religions, all political backgrounds and all nationalities, but sadly, Sharia Law is gaining toe holds in the legal and political systems of these countries.<br />
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To see men who are reviled because they wear the cut of a 1% club step up and be prepared to defend the rights of infidels around the world, even mine...makes my heart swell with hope, gratitude and respect.<br />
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I do not care what truly motivated the men of these 1% motorcycle clubs to take action and join the Kurds.  It could be ego, it could be the adrenaline rush, it could be their former military service (assuming there is any), it could be heritage and familial connections - it could be simply that they also want to stop the brutality of IS.<br />
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These men are intelligent enough to know the personal risk they take and yet, they took it.<br />
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<b>I want to thank these men for helping the Kurds, for having the stones to risk it all.</b><br />
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<b>Their motivations mean nothing - their actions mean everything.</b><br />
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At least that's how I see it from a female's point of view.<br />
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My grandmother, Barbara Avis McColeman used to say; "There is a little bit of bad in the best of us and a little bit of good in the worst of us."  It is an understanding that I have done my best to live by.<br />
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No matter what ill or good in life they may have perpetrated as individuals or as members of an MC, their actions as men in this situation, make them heroes to me.<br />
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I pray for a day when we can all learn to share this world, our countries, cities and towns with civility and respect. When oil, politics and religion don't divide us in harsh and tyrannical ways.<br />
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Until then, I am happy to support those who lay it on the line to support and defend the rights and freedoms of those who can't support and defend themselves.<br />
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To the men of the No Surrender MC - thank you for joining the military units of the Kurds.<br />
Thank you for laying it on the line. You deserve the same respect our troops do.<br />
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Thank you to the Median Empire MC <a href="https://news.vice.com/article/meet-the-kurdish-motorcycle-gang-helping-syrian-refugees-in-iraq" target="_blank">and their humanitarian efforts in the refugee camp called Camp Arabat.</a> The Median Empire MC has been helping Kurdish refugees in a Syrian camp with much needed food and medical supplies.  I will send $5 from every patch I sell to help buy medical supplies.<br />
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That's how I see it - what say you?<br />
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Love em or hate em, I HAVE HUGE RESPECT for some 1%ers today! Updated

In spite of being at logger heads with some of the 1% clubs over the Iron Order MC and their right to exist, and the fact that the Canadian ...

Fort Saskatchewan AB Noise Lawsuit Update

I spoke with Mr. Richard Jones this morning regarding the lawsuit in Quebec that was referenced in his interview with Lindsay Morey of Sun Media last week. (<a href="http://www.fortsaskatchewanrecord.com/2014/10/09/city-sued-over-noise">http://www.fortsaskatchewanrecord.com/2014/10/09/city-sued-over-noise</a>)<br />
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I asked him specifically about the lawsuit in Quebec he referenced in the interview above, with the quote below:<br />
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In late February, the 99th Avenue resident stood in front of city council and said the noise situation in the Fort has become “grave” over the past 15 years.<br />
<b><i>Jones highlighted a precedent set in Quebec where the residents sued the government for $8 million over the same problem</i></b>.   <b>END Quote</b><br />
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Since I could find no case in where a Quebec town had sued over motorcycle noise, which is what I thought Mr. Jones meant, I decided to contact him.</div>
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In fact, he was speaking of the ability of citizens to sue their city/region over noise issues when they fail to enforce the law.</div>
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The case he refers to transpired in Laurentides QC. The ruling in the lawsuit took place in 2004.</div>
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Here is a link to the decision in the lawsuit <a href="https://www.canlii.org/fr/qc/qccs/doc/2004/2004canlii45407/2004canlii45407.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQAaMjAwNCBDYW5MSUkgNDU0MDcgKFFDL0NTKSAAAAAAAQ" target="_blank">2004 CanLII 45407 (QC/CS) </a>  It is in French</div>
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From CBC:<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ruling-could-hurt-snowmobile-tourism-1.502256"> Ruling could hurt snowmobile tourism</a></h4>
<b>Begin Quote:</b> "In a decision that could cause ripples across Canada's winter tourism industry, a judge in Quebec has ruled that people living near a snowmobile trail in the Laurentians should be compensated because of noise levels. <br />
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Calling themselves the Coalition for the Protection of the Environment of the Petit Train du Nord Linear Park, about 600 residents took the province, Laurentians municipal government and snowmobile clubs to court when the trail was approved seven years ago. <br />
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They filed a class-action lawsuit, arguing the snowmobiles were a source of noise pollution that affected their health." <b>End Quote</b><br />
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<b>From the report by</b> <a href="http://www.fasken.com/files/Publication/fb6f9697-1201-481f-9741-1cf992ace7f0/Presentation/PublicationAttachment/497082c6-7ded-4d71-816f-2e1fc1b69b7c/CLASS_ACTION_FOR_SNOWMOBILE_NOISE_IN_QU%25C3%2589BEC.pdf" target="_blank">Fasken </a><span style="font-family: TimesNewRoman; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.fasken.com/files/Publication/fb6f9697-1201-481f-9741-1cf992ace7f0/Presentation/PublicationAttachment/497082c6-7ded-4d71-816f-2e1fc1b69b7c/CLASS_ACTION_FOR_SNOWMOBILE_NOISE_IN_QU%25C3%2589BEC.pdf" target="_blank">Martineau DuMoulinAttorneys</a>:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman'; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><b>Begin Quote:</b> On November 30, 2004, the day before the season opened, the Superior Court of Québec
ordered the Laurentides regional county municipality to bar snowmobiles from using the
P’tit Train du Nord linear park between Saint-Faustin-Lac-Carré and Labelle.
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<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">This injunction is the result of a class action filed by the </span><span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman,Italic'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Coalition pour la protection de
l’environnement du parc linéaire “Petit train du Nord” </span><span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">– the group’s representative –
and two designated members, Gérard Emond and Aline Thibauld-Emond. The Coalition
was also seeking damages for neighbourhood annoyances suffered by members of the
group in the 1997-1998 winter season. The defendants include the Laurentides regional
county municipality, the Club de motoneiges Diable et Rouge Inc., the Club de
motoneige de Labelle Inc., three insurance companies and the Attorney General of
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<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman'; font-size: 12.000000pt;"><b>The judgement from the same report - Begin Quote: </b></span><span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman,Bold'; font-size: 12pt;">Damages</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">The Court awarded a $1,200 indemnity to each member living within 100 m or less of the
trail between the 1997-1998 and 2003-2004 winter seasons. This first amount was to be
paid by the regional county municipality. The Attorney General of Québec was then
ordered to pay the same amount for the 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 seasons. For their part,
the snowmobile clubs were not ordered to pay any damages. <b>End Quote</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">While Mr. Jones may feel the case in Quebec verifies that individuals have the right to sue government, I do believe that every case needs to move forward based on merit.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">I am no lawyer, but when I look at what </span><span style="font-family: TimesNewRoman;">transpired in Quebec, and how the snowmobile trail came to be, I see no way to compare it to the case in Fort Saskatchewan, not even in regards to citizens having the right to sue a municipality. Other than noise being a bone of contention, I see no parallels here.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: TimesNewRoman;">I am waiting for a response from the organization "One Square Inch" to see if it is true that they have offered to fund Mr. Jones lawsuit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: TimesNewRoman;">At the end of the day, our cities are getting noisier. The bigger our populations get, the worse it gets.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: TimesNewRoman;">Our community, like all road user communities, has members within it's ranks that don't play well with others and those people are ruining it for everyone else.</span><span style="font-family: TimesNewRoman;"> It happens within the tuner car community, the snowmobile community etc.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: TimesNewRoman;">MOST Loud Pipes, when used respectfully, don't generally piss people off - I think we can all agree that this issue is not just about the pipes themselves but the person in charge of them and their use - the person controlling that right hand....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: TimesNewRoman;">I truly believe that this whole issue would go away if we could just learn to share our communities better.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: TimesNewRoman;">Hope you had a great Thanksgiving Day.</span><br />
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