Although the Women Title Holders of Six Nations have now filed a notice of seizure of the Melancthon I wind plant, township officials there have no record of Six Nations representation at public meetings held prior to the necessary amendments to the Official Plan.

An e-mailed message from Doug Fisher of Horning's Mills to Geoff Carnegie of Canadian Hydro Developers Inc. (CHD) does indicate that Mr. Fisher was aware of a public information meeting at Shelburne in November 2005, but unable to attend.

Mr. Fisher, whose Mohawk name is Thahoketoteh, describes himself as the "eyes and ears" of Six Nations in this area. Mr. Carnegie is Ontario Project manager for CHD.

Officials of CHD in Calgary, evidently feeling blindsided by the recent notice of seizure, are being cautious about their public response to the situation.

However, one official, who wished not to be named in the absence of CEO John Keating, said CHD has been dealing on good terms with First Nations elsewhere in Canada, especially those in B.C. In Melancthon and elsewhere, said the official, "we were in contact with (the tribal groups) were provided by Indian Affairs.

"We did not know of the Haldimand Tract, or of any native claims.We had agreements with all registered landowners."

Possibly in an allusion to Caledonia, another official said: "Portions of the Haldimand Tract are the subject of litigation that has been before the courts for over 10 years. However, it is our understanding that there are no First Nation land claims filed for any land in Amaranth or Melancthon Townships.

"In terms of identifying and addressing the potential effects of our project, these items are being assessed under the Environmental Screening Process, as pre-provincial environmental assessment requirements.

"We are continuing to work towards the conclusion of this Process, which has included notification of the Project to several First Nations.

"However, the duty to consult First Nations rests with the Crown," said Mr. Carnegie.

As nearly as could be determined, no person registered at the public meetings - whether of township councils or of the nature of information meetings called by CHD - was there as a representative of Six Nations.

Meantime, a Shelburne resident said Tuesday there had been a report on the police scanner last Friday that a barricade of Highway 89 was being prepared for. That could not be immediately confirmed, but it hadn't happened up to that point.

But at about noon Tuesday, the gates to the CHD compound and offices in Melancthon were securely shut although there appeared to be staff inside the building, and landscaping was being conducted adjacent to the compound.

Inside the compound, there were numerous rolls of electrical cable and an array of possibly the full 88 transformers needed for Melancthon II. Outside, there were components for steel electrical transmission lines, and the blades for the 88 planned turbines were somewhere in transit.

Also on Tuesday afternoon, the Toronto Star reported that Superior Court Justice Douglas Marshall had ordered in the morning that native protestors vacate the Caledonia land they are occupying before negotiations there could continue.

The Star's account made no reference to a Six Nations allegation that the Court itself is trespassing on treaty-owned land, and that accordingly any Superior Court rulings with respect to Caledonia - within the Haldimand Tract - are ultra vires.