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Published on Wednesday, 10 October 2012 14:50

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Jones to the Minister of the Environment: Why no EA?

October 2, 2012

(Queen’s Park) –Today Sylvia Jones MPP, Dufferin-Caledon voiced her concerns in the Legislature
about the Ministry of the Environment’s lack of direction on the Environmental Assessment (EA) of
the proposed Highland Companies quarry application in Melancthon.

The full transcript of Jones’ statement is below:
Sylvia Jones: One year, one month, and one day ago on September 1, 2011 the Minister of
the Environment announced the proposed Highland Companies quarry application in my
riding of Dufferin-Caledon would be obliged to hold a full Environmental Assessment.

On November 29th last year, I questioned Premier McGuinty about the EA for the proposed
quarry. I asked for assurances from Minister Jim Bradley that the public would be consulted
on the terms of reference for the EA.

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Posted on the website of Sylvia Jones MP, October 2, 2012

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