Prout asks NDACT to withdraw bid for federal EA on quarry

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Published on Friday, 25 May 2012 17:34

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The Liberal candidate in Dufferin-Caledon in last year’s federal election has called for an abandonment of bids to have a federal environmental assessment of the Melancthon mega-quarry.

In a letter to Carl Cossack of the North Dufferin Agricultural Community Taskforce, Bill Prout based his request on “my grave concern of the environmental impact by the Highland Companies extraction project, known as the Melancthon Quarry.

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Posted in the "Orangeville Citizen", May 25, 2012

Melancthon mayor pleased at response from ARA review committee

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Published on Thursday, 24 May 2012 18:59

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Melancthon Mayor Bill Hill said he got a positive response to his concise, 1,500- word presentation on the Aggregate Resources Act review in Toronto last Monday.

“The committee, I believe, liked the fact our comments were direct and specific for the most part, while others were more general. Only time will tell,” he said in an e-mailed response to a bid for his reaction.

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Posted in the "Caledon Citizen", May 24, 2012

By Wes Keller

Objectivity needed in ARA review

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Published on Wednesday, 23 May 2012 14:49

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The current committee assigned to review the Aggregate Resources Act (ARA) is called an “all-party” committee.
Now this isn’t exactly true, since there are many more parties registered in Ontario other than the Liberals, NDP or Progressive Conservative (PC) parties, but these are the three that elected representatives to the Ontario Legislature in the last election. These three have other distinctions which may be equally or even of greater significance to the ARA review.

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Published in the Opinion Column of the "Orangeville Banner"

May 14, 2012 by Rob Strang

Morrison calls for incentives for recycled aggregate in ARA review

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Published on Thursday, 17 May 2012 14:51

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Caledon Mayor Made Her Point 

Morrison stressed the importance of developing “long-term, practical approaches that will ultimately benefit all aggregate industry stakeholders,” adding that municipalities recognize the benefits successful aggregate operations add to local economies.

“However, for many communities, this success has significant quality-oflife, environmental and economic costs.”

One of the main concerns she cited is the impact on local infrastructure, particularly with heavy trucks running over local roads, bridges and culverts. These costs amount to more than the royalties paid to the communities.

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Posted in the "Caledon Citizen", May 17, 2012

By Bill Rea

Jones blasted for her comments on aggregates review

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Published on Thursday, 17 May 2012 14:25

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“It’s not about us,” Ms. Jones countered. “It really isn’t. It’s about getting input from the industry, from the municipalities, from the residents.”

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Posted in the Orangeville Citizen, May 17, 2012

By Dan Pelton and Bill Rea