When the review of the Aggregate Resources Act was released last fall, Dufferin-Caledon MPP Sylvia Jones praised the report from the Standing Committee on General Government despite its many omissions. The report contained no protection for prime farmland or source water regions. It ignored the significant submissions made by agricultural stakeholders yet enthusiastically endorsed the aggregate industry for assisting the Committee with its research and visits to aggregate sites. If adopted, the report’s recommendations would permit a Mega Quarry on Ontario’s prime farmland. It was the Mega Quarry battle in Dufferin-Caledon that prompted the ARA review.

Sylvia Jones appeared before Melancthon council on January 9th to discuss the ARA report. Rancher Carl Cosack attended the meeting and has written a strongly-worded letter to the Orangeville Banner about her presentation and commitment to her constituents.

By News Team
Posted on the Food & Water First website:http://foodandwaterfirst.com/deflections-disappointment/