W5 in Guatemala

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  This Saturday on W5, Canada’s premiere investigative series, looks at the issue: Are Canadian mining companies giving us a bad reputation abroad? These photos were taken by W5 soundman Michael Kennedy during the trip to Guatemala.
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  Paula Todd travelled with the W5 team to Guatemala, where a Canadian company’s mining project is facing opposition from the community. In this photo, a typical small plot vegetable farm high in the rainforest
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  Environmental groups are urging authorities to cancel the mining project due to concerns about water pollution and other harm to the environment. This is the home of an indigenous family in El Estor.
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  And now community groups in the area have filed a complaint with the Canadian government about activities at a gold mine in the region near the city of San Marcos, seen here at sunset.
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  Scenic view near San Miguel de Ixtlahuacan, close to the Goldcorp mine site.
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  The morning market in San Miguel.
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  Paula Todd talks with Canadian activist Karen Spring in the rainforest.
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  Scenic view of the Goldcorp mine
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  Trucks at the river near Goldcorp mine. The W5 crew was uncertain if they were filling up or emptying. 'They stopped when we showed up.'
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  Local market in Antigua.
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  Small plot farming between San Marcos and San Miguel.
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  Paul Freer and Michael Kennedy shooting farmers harvesting onions in the high rainforest.
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  A farmer preparing onions. Watch W5 this Saturday for the full report.
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