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ARA Hearing Agenda - Kitchener, July 9, 2012

Standing Committee on General Government

Agenda

Monday, July 9, 2012

Kitchener, Ontario
Holiday Inn Kitchener-Waterloo Hotel and Conference Centre, Waterloo Salon
30 Fairway Road South

Review of the Aggregate Resources Act

1:30 p.m.

Tri City Materials
Rick Esbaugh, President

1:45 p.m.

Conestogo Winterbourne Residents’ Association
Doug Joy, Committee Member

2:00 p.m.

Rutledge Farms (Melancthon Township)
Garry Hunter, Consultant

2:15 p.m.

Hunder Development Ltd.
Bob Hunsberger, Principal
Kyle Hunsberger, Principal

2:30 p.m.

Social Action Committee of the Grand River Unitarian Church
Paul Hennig, Member

2:45 p.m.

Transition KW
Alisa McClurg, Co-Facilitator

3:00 p.m.

Tanya Markvart

3:15 p.m.

James Parkin

3:30 p.m.

Waterloo Federation of Agriculture
Mark Reusser, Vice-President

3:45 p.m.

Grand River Conservation Authority
Nancy Davy, Director, Resource Management
George Sousa, Manager, Information Systems and Technology

4:00 p.m.

Township of Woolwich
Todd
Cowan, Mayor

4:15 p.m.

Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists
Gordon Masters, Director, Government Relations

4:30 p.m.

West Montrose Residents' Association (Bridgekeepers)
Doug Cerson, Co-Chair
Hans Pottkamper, Co-Chair

4:45 p.m.

Cambridge Aggregates
Ken Zimmerman, Aggregates Manager

5:00 p.m.

Steed and Evans Ltd.

Malcolm Matheson, President

5:15 p.m.

Concerned Citizens of Brant
Jeff Broomfield, Director
Ron Norris, President

5:30 p.m.

Holcim Canada
Bill Galloway, Senior Vice-President

5:45 p.m.

Region of Waterloo

 

 

http://www.ontla.on.ca/committee-proceedings/committee-agendas/files_html/19%20Agenda%202012-07-09%20ARA%20Review%20Kitchener.htm

 

 

ARA Hearing in Orangeville - Transcripts and Notes

STANDING COMMITTEE ON GENERAL GOVERNMENT

Agenda & Transcripts

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Orangeville, Ontario
Best Western PLUS Orangeville Inn & Suites, Ballroom A
7 Buena Visa Drive

Aggregate Resources Act Review

2:00 p.m.

Ken Cressey

2:15 p.m.

Robert Wells NDACT Member

2:30 p.m.

Ron Lehman NDACT Member

2:45 p.m.

Protect Caledon Inc.
Mike McGarrell, Director

3:00 p.m.

Margaret Mercer NDACT Member

3:15 p.m.

Brent Preston

3:30 p.m.

Dufferin Parent Support Network
Paula Cunning, Chair, Board of Directors

3:45 p.m.

Green Party of Ontario
Mike Schreiner, Leader

4:00 p.m.

Chiefs and Councils Saugeen Ojibway Nation
Veronica Smith, Council

Maggie Wente , Counsel for Saugeen Ojibway Nation

4:15 p.m.

Donna Baylis NDACT Member

4:30 p.m.

North Dufferin Agricultural Community Taskforce
Carl Cosack, Chair

4:45 p.m.

Town of Shelburne
Ken Bennington, Deputy Mayor

5:00 p.m.

Oxford People Against the Landfill (OPAL)
Howard De Jong

5:15 p.m.

Dufferin Federation of Agriculture
Leo Blydorp

5:30 p.m.

David Vander Zaag - NDACT Board member

5:45 p.m.

Save The Oak Ridges Moraine (STORM)
Debbie Gordon, Regional Coordinator

6:00 p.m.

Town of Caledon
Marolyn Morrison, Mayo
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6:15 p.m.

Greg Sweetnam from James Dick Construction Company

 

 

 

Closing Statement from NDACT Board Member, Dave Vander Zaag

I close with a final quote from Franklin Roosevelt back in 1937: “The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.” Those wise words are more valid today than ever. Thank you for your time and attention.

Thank you to the NDACT Members, Leo Blydorp from Dufferin Federation of Agriculture (who is also an NDACT Member) and all the speakers for taking the time to make a presentation and express your views about the Aggregate Resources Act.

 

365 Things to Do.....

By David Waters

Where does the time go?  It’s been just shy of a month since my last post and in that time I have noticed how much I miss the daily activity of blogging.  I find with every post I do I’m connected to the community that I live in!  So here is the next installment….LOL

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NDACT's ARA Hearing Submission - Orangeville, June 27, 2012

NDACT Chair Carl Cosack and Board Member, Dave Vander Zaag,  spoke at the ARA Hearing, Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Click here, to read Carl's presentation and detailed list of suggestions for the Committee in regards to revamping the outdated Aggregate Resources Act.

Dave Vander Zaag spoke about the significance of Honeywood Loam soil. He concluded with  quote from U.S.

President Roosevelt, " The nation that destroys its soil, destroys itself"

 

After the hearings, The Standing Committee on General Government, went for a short tour of Melancthon Township, to see the proposed quarry area!

The Art of Protest

artists-june30-12-thumbQuarry opposition has produced an explosion of creativity as artists, in groups and individually, have joined ranks in protest, brandishing paintbrushes, cameras and musical instruments.

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Posted in "In the Hills" Magazine, by Ella Soper, June 19, 2012

Quarry opposition has produced an explosion of creativity as artists, in groups and individually, have joined ranks in protest, brandishing paintbrushes, cameras and musical instruments.

 

For more details about the "The Second Annual Paint-in", click on poster or go to:http://www.artistsagainstthemegaquarry.com/