When Jim Loney's picture flashed on television screens around the world this week, the people of Grassy Narrows First Nation, north of Kenora, stood up and took notice.
Christian Peacemaker Teams went there in December 2002, when locals set up a blockade on a logging road to protest clear-cutting practices.
CPT volunteers attended the blockade site for two years, and Grassy Narrows residents definitely remembered Jim Loney from his visits there.
The Saturday edition of the Globe and Mail contains an article about recollections of Loney in Grassy Narrows.
To read it, click on this.
The current issue of Toronto's Now Magazine also contains an article about James, written by Andrew Cash, who's known the former Saultite for about 15 years. Click here.
Earlier SooToday.com coverage of this story
Saultite kidnapped, accused of spying in Iraq More on the Jim Loney story Saultites remember James Loney A tale of two fathers - by James Loney Statements from families of abducted peace activists World Council of Churches calls for James Loney's release The passionate Catholicism of James Loney Kidnappers to kill James Loney next week St. Gerard Majella to hold prayer service for Jim Loney Noam Chomsky fights for kidnapped Saultite Toronto fasts and prays for Jim Loney Loney family makes video for broadcast on Arab TV Pictures of a peacemaker Letters from James Loney's friends An old friend of Jim Loney's from Columbus Boys Camp Our family would like to express its deepest gratitude Deadline extended for James Loney Iraqi group kills U.S. security contractor More about James Loney Prayers for Jim Loney, from British Columbia From Iraq, only silence They're thinking of Jim Loney today in Grassy Narrows Jim Loney update
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