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I think we need signs. I think we need signs down at the beach or lagoon is polluted as is the ocean. I certainly don't think people should come out here and go clamming. But I, from what I understand, the purpose of this was to keep tourists

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out and I feel that's not going to work or you wouldn't be sitting here interviewing me right. Um and I just object very much this is our village and I feel the energy that was put into the signs was a very negative kind of energy which

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we don't need. There is a strong community consensus that's been shown in various questionnaires and local planning group efforts to try to discourage tourists and keep the town small. So a beneficial collateral effect of these signs is to discourage some tourists who might otherwise come because

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of the beaches. Maybe, maybe not. Mhm. The controversy over these signs will end shortly. What will not end, however, is the running battle between the residents of Gelinas as to whether

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they can or even should try and keep tourists and visitors out of their very pleasant little village rollin post for eyewitness news Gelinas