ONTARIO -Roughly 100 people gathered along the Trans-Canada Highway passing through Serpent River First Nation on Thursday morning to protest forest companies spraying herbicides containing glyphosate in the surrounding area. The herbicide application is part of a growth program for the trees that forestry companies plant after clear-cutting operations. But several members of the Serpent River First Nation said they’re concerned about the chemical’s effect on the environment and human health. …Allan McDonald is an elder from Garden River First Nation. He questions why the chemical is still in use in Ontario when other provinces have restricted its use. “Quebec’s done it for, I think it’s over 22 years now and they seem to be doing OK. So why is it that Ontario can’t follow suit?”