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Food Water FirstThousands to run/walk/bike to Stop the Mega Quarry - July 28th
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- Published on Tuesday, 03 April 2012 16:41
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StoMp the Mega Quarry run/walk/bike through stunning countryside to raise funds
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April 4th, 2012
Honeywood, ON – The grassroots movement to halt a proposed mega quarry north of Toronto is holding a top-caliber sporting event to raise money this summer.
All profits will go towards the North Dufferin Agricultural and Community Taskforce (NDACT) to help pay for scientific studies, legal fees and other expenses.
Veteran race organizer Maria Burton, a logistics supervisor at the Vancouver Olympics and world-class adventure racer, is spearheading the first annual STOMP the MEGA QUARRY event.
Act Governing the Province's gravel Industry is Getting an Overhaul
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- Published on Thursday, 22 March 2012 19:13
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Opponents of the mega-quarry felt bolstered Thursday by news that the act governing the province’s gravel resources will be getting reviewed — even if it doesn’t help their cause much.
On Thursday, six months after the Liberals committed to a review of the aggregate resources act, the province followed through, announcing the legislation would be strengthened by an all party standing committee.
“We always understood that the mega-quarry application was in before this review was taking place and will likely not impact the mega-quarry application as such,” said Carl Cosack, vice-president of the North Dufferin Agricultural and Community Task Force (NDACT), a grassroots group formed to lobby against the proposed quarry just north of Orangeville.
“However, part of this whole process of fighting for clean water, fresh air and safe local food is to highlight the issues in ways where it will create better policies, so that other communities don’t have to do the same things next year.”
Toronto Star wins award for mega-quarry story
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- Published on Monday, 20 February 2012 16:30
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The Toronto Star has won 10 international design awards for its visual content.
The Society for News Design (SND), an international non-profit organization which aims to “enhance communication around the world through excellence in visual journalism,” honoured the Star with 10 awards of excellence during its annual competition last week.
The 2012 SND awards, judged by a panel of experts in New York, saw 10,236 entries submitted by newspapers and magazines from 39 countries worldwide.
The Star also came away with six awards for its newspaper graphics and design for news content ranging from the Royal Wedding to the Arab Spring to a rural Ontario town’s quarry fight.
The quarry is the proposed Melancthon mega-quarry, and the Toronto Star feature article was published on Friday, December 30, 2011.
Highland sitting on the fence regarding potential OMB bill
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- Published on Tuesday, 17 January 2012 14:48
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This article touches partly on what was discussed at the January 12, 2010 Melancthon Township Council meeting when The Highland Companies had a delegation.
Posted in the "Orangeville Banner", January 17, 2012
By Bill Tremblay
What is not mentioned in this article, is that The Highland Companies responded yes when asked if they would pay for Melancthon Township's Peer Review costs. The Highland Companies is not going above and beyond what is mandatory in this regard as it is required as part of the (NVCA) Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority fees for their application. Click here to see fee chart.(Listed under D, Legal/Consultant Peer Review Costs.)
When Melancthon Township releases the questions and answers from this meeting, they will be posted on this site.
Ontario Pits Rural Residents Against The Highland Companies
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- Published on Saturday, 14 January 2012 13:17
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Previously published in the Ryerson newspaper.
Well worth reading again.
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/01/14/mega-quarry-melancthon-ontario-highland_n_1197770.html
Posted in the "Huffington Post", January 14, 2011
Written By Samuel Greenfield