NDACT Chair, Cautious

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Published on Wednesday, 21 November 2012 21:10

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Meanwhile, NDACT isn’t prepared to rest on its laurels. The group will continue to figure prominently into discussions with the province as it works to review the ARA and its provincial policy statement (PPS).

“Making sure that food and water remain first in politicians’ thinking, I don’t think that’s going to go away,” Cosack said. “Once the ARA protects prime agricultural food lands and source water regions from these types of development, we’re all going to go and return to our normal lives.”

During the last few years, NDACT has raised thousands of dollars in its fight against the proposed quarry, some of which include proceeds from several highly publicized events like Foodstock and Soupstock. NDACT hasn’t discussed what it intends to do with that money at this point.

For the moment, Cosack, and many quarry opponents across Ontario, is soaking in the good news. That doesn’t mean the fight is over yet.

“I do dear say I’m little cautious,” Cosack said. “As much as this is over, I think we really need to remember that two years from now, they can sell this to … anybody else, and start it all over again.”

Posted in "The Orangeville Banner", Nov. 21/12, by Bill Tremblay

Read more at : http://www.orangeville.com/news/local/article/1540679--highland-withdraws-melancthon-quarry-plans

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