Story and photos by Mario Joseph
On the extremities of the West Demerara conservancy, at the furthest point of the Canal Number Two Polder road, live a quiet, peaceful and friendly group of inhabitants who simply just love the country life. The Canal Number Two Polder area is divided into several smaller villages, all of which are usually referred to as Canal Number Two by those who are either strangers to the area or just don’t know geography, according to residents.
The very last village, called Line Dam, however is unique, because as denoted by its name it lines the conservancy dam. Its official name as depicted on utility bills reads, North Section, Canal Number Two Polder, Line Dam. But don’t let the sophisticated name fool you; life is very simple and as far as Sunday Stabroek observed, extremely easy going in the quiet locale.
A drive down the 7 mile stretch of asphalt, just off the West Bank Demerara Public Road leads to a line of houses lined on the right,