Council of Canadians, Calzavara travels to Melancthon as crucial hearings begin

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Published on Tuesday, 08 May 2012 14:48

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Council of Canadians
Ontario-Quebec organizer Mark Calzavara will be in Melancthon this Friday night and all day Saturday for strategic planning meetings with the community.

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Posted on Council of Canadians website, May 8, 2012

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Real Reason Highlands Owns Dufferin Farmland is for Financial Benefit of Investors

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Published on Wednesday, 02 May 2012 17:09

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National Farmers Union Recommends that Quarry Application be Rejected

“Once the aggregates are removed from beneath prime agricultural land such as this, full rehabilitation is impossible.  The good drainage of „gravel-bottom‟ land is what makes the land so valuable as farmland, especially for higher value crops such as potatoes,” according to Slater.

“Just as with other corporate foreign owners of farmland, the real reason The Highland Companies owns farmland in Dufferin County, is for the financial benefit of its investors.  They will continue to develop the land in the manner that provides them with the greatest financial return, and with no consideration for protecting farmland or rural communities.  This is part of a growing trend not only in Canada, but around the world - the buy-up of vast amounts of farmland by huge multi-national investment firms,” said Slater. 

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Posted April 30, 2012 in "Farms.com"

Cattle Farmer Brings Megaquarry Fight to Collingwood

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Published on Wednesday, 25 April 2012 22:06

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As NDACT’s chair, Cosack has criss-crossed the province, delivering the message that allowing the so-called megaquarry to go ahead will have profound effects on water, air, and food. While NDACT has been around for more than three years, originating out of a public meeting held in Honeywood in January, 2009, its cause has really been taken up outside of Melancthon’s boundaries in the last year since Highlands filed its application.

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Can Recyled Buildings Lure Construction Away From Quarries

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Published on Wednesday, 25 April 2012 18:44

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Graphic Design Students Winning Stop the Mega Quarry Posters

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Published on Thursday, 05 April 2012 15:38

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OCADU Stop The Mega Quarry Poster Winners Are:

Artists from left to right are: Anton Mwewa, Joanna Lu and Man Yan Ashley Yip

 OCAD University 1st Year Design Students were given a project to design posters to Stop the Mega Quarry

 "Artists Against the MegaQuarry" awarded prizes for the top three poster designs, as well as for honourable mentions.

Their posters were on display from March 26 - April 2, 2012

To read more about the original event, click here.

To view more posters and the presentations please go to:

http://blog.ocad.ca/wordpress/learningzone/2012/04/mega-quarry-poster-show-march-26th-to-april-5th/