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Food Water FirstGreenwood's Gravel Pit in Melancthon will Need to Upgrade Licence on Extraction Limit
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- Published on Thursday, 09 August 2012 14:21
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DWP to buy needed aggregate in Melancthon
Dufferin Wind Power is promising to avoid long-distance haulage of aggregates for construction of the bases for its proposed 49 wind turbine towers by purchasing the requirements from an existing pit in Melancthon.
Records at the township office, available online, indicate that Greenwood Construction Company Ltd. would be supplying 250,000 tonnes for the single contract. As the current licence limits extraction to 100,000 tonnes annually, the proposal requires an amendment to the licence.
The township is likely to approve the request for amendment, but not until the wind farm proposal has won final approval, likely in 2013.
Posted in the "Orangeville Citizen", August 9, 2102
A record big day for Honeywood
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- Published on Thursday, 02 August 2012 12:51
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Last Saturday might have been the longest in the history of the hamlet of Honeywood from a public perspective, as well as one crammed with a wide range of things going on.
It was not only the day of the 47th always delicious and tender Beef BBQ, but one in which the North Dufferin Agricultural and Community Taskforce (NDACT) had mustered several hundred mega-quarry opponents for a Stomp the Quarry series of marathons to raise money for the battle that’s almost certain to be decided in an Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) engagement.
Posted in the "Orangeville Citizen", August 2, 2012
By Wes Keller
Federal interest in proposed quarry grows
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- Published on Wednesday, 01 August 2012 19:47
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On Wednesday (July 25), four Toronto-based NDP MPs joined about 50 of their constituents to tour the area of the proposed 2,316-acre quarry.
“The thought of losing that agricultural land and not knowing what the impact will be on the water system there made a big impression on me,” said Parkdale-High Park MP Peggy Nash.
Posted in the "Orangeville Banner", August 1, 2012
By Bill Tremblay
Live entertainment to help feet get StoMpin’
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- Published on Thursday, 26 July 2012 21:15
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A bevy of live entertainment will join the ranks of runners, walkers and cyclists this Saturday (July 28) for StoMp the Mega Quarry.
The event is a fundraiser for the North Dufferin Agricultural and Community Taskforce (NDACT) in its efforts to combat the proposed 2,316-acre Melancthon quarry.
Participants have the choice of taking part in the five-km walk/run, 10-km walk/run, half marathon, 10-km bike tour or 20-km bike tour and the kids dash for children ages 10 and under. The full marathon has been cancelled due to lack of participation.
All profits will go towards NDACT to help pay for ongoing studies, legal fees and other expenses......
Posted in the "Orangeville Banner"
By Todd McEwen, July 25, 2012
StoMp with the Stars
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- Published on Monday, 23 July 2012 16:06
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StoMp with the Stars
Daylong event includes celebrities, musical extravaganza, BBQ and marketplace
July 23, 2012
Honeywood, ON – The stars are coming out for this summer’s big event to raise funds and awareness about the proposed Highland mega quarry north of Shelburne, Ontario. Organizers of the Saturday, July 28th run/bike/walk event have added a BBQ, a beer tent and a full roster of eight musical acts, attracting local personalities and celebrities alike.
Stars likely to participate in the event include actress Mag Ruffman of Road to Avonlea fame, Dale Goldhawk of Goldhawk Live, and interior designer, television host and magazine editor Kimberley Seldon. All look forward to chatting with participants along the way.
“I’m excited to see everyone out next Saturday,” says Mag Ruffman. “I recently walked the perimeter of the proposed mega quarry to help me understand how big it was, and it took three hours! This is such an important issue. I expect the 5K StoMp walk to take about an hour, and views of the countryside are exquisite. I’d like to invite everyone to come out and have fun!”
Alliston area farmer Homer Vander Zaag is similarly enthusiastic. “As a potato farmer I have a strong sense of the importance of this area for food production,” he says. “I know there’s no better soil in Ontario than the Honeywood silt loam on top of the proposed quarry area, and we can’t allow it to be destroyed. StoMp is an important event, so my wife Janette and I and our three kids will be coming out on Saturday. We’re looking forward to the food and music as well as the walk.”
The Saturday, July 28th run/bike/walk event is open to all ages and abilities, and includes distances from 5km to a full marathon. Those coming just for the music are encouraged to make a $20 donation, but registering for the StoMp walk/bike/run event at www.NDACT.com will entitle you to:
· A unique participant medal
· BBQ lunch
· Event T-shirt
· Donation to NDACT
· Great musical entertainment
All profits will go towards the North Dufferin Agricultural and Community Taskforce (NDACT) to help pay for ongoing scientific studies, legal fees and other expenses associated with stopping the proposed quarry.
The quarry proposal was submitted on March 11, 2011 by the Highland Companies—backed by Boston hedge fund Baupost Group. Their plan would result in the largest quarry in Canada, spanning 2,316 acres north of Shelburne, destroying Class 1 farmland. The quarry would plunge 200 feet below the water table in a recharge area for the headwaters of five rivers. Highland estimates that 600,000,000 litres of water would need to be managed each day in perpetuity.
The Stop the Mega Quarry movement, initiated by a group of farmers and residents from Melancthon Township north of Shelburne, has spread across south & central Ontario as Ontarians raise concerns about potential impacts on water, farmland and the environment.
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