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Oct 19th, 2012
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By Brent Patterson, Council of Canadians October 12 2012 Congratulations to Sarah Harmer, PERL and everyone who fought against the expansion of a quarry on the Niagara Escarpment in Ontario....
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Sep 9th, 2012
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Public shut out by confidentiality agreementsEmail from Friends of NDACT http://www.facebook.com/Friends.of.NDACT September 3 2012You may be aware that the Highland Companies (HC), proponent of the proposed mega-quarry, has an affiliated company called the Highland Railway Group (HRG).  The goal of t...
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Sep 8th, 2012
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Endangered species now appear to be fair game for aggregate extractionEmail from Grey Matters August 28 2012it is with shock that I must give you the sad, and unbelievable, news that the MAQ quarry has been approved.Unlike the Walker quarry, there is no appeal process open to us. This is a final deci...
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Aug 21st, 2012
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By Michael Gennings Barrie Advance Aug 20, 2012 DUNTROON - The Niagara Escarpment Commission (NEC) voted 9-3 on Thursday to ask the provincial court to rule on the Consolidated Hearing Board’s decision that Walker Aggregates is allowed to expand the Duntroon Quarry....
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Aug 17th, 2012
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Milestone vote seeks to overturn Joint Board decision on Walker Quarry expansionEmail from the Clearview Community Coalition August 17 2012 Yesterday afternoon, in a landslide 10-3 decision, the Niagara Escarpment Commission voted to send the Walker decision to a judicial review.  The courts will now...
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Jul 24th, 2012
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Email from Friends of NDACT July 24 2012This Saturday is the first annual “StoMp the Mega Quarry” Walk / Run / Bike / Watch event in and around Honeywood.  Join us to appreciate the beauty, bounty and community of the land at risk....
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Jul 24th, 2012
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Daylong event includes celebrities, musical extravaganza, BBQ and marketplaceNews release from NDACT July 23’d 2012Honeywood, ON – The stars are coming out for this summer’s big event to raise funds and awareness about the proposed Highland mega quarry north of Shelburne, Ontario. Organizers of the S...
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Jul 7th, 2012
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AWARE Simcoe July 7 2012The Blue Ribbon got a boost at a strategy meeting of opponents of the proposed mega-quarry in Melancthon hosted in May by the David Suzuki Foundation. One of the participants, John DeCrombrugghe from AWARE Simcoe wore a blue ribbon attached to the lapel of his jacket....
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Jul 3rd, 2012
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Cosack urges MPPs to make source water protection their legacyAWARE Simcoe July 2 2012 Last Tuesday, in Orangeville, members of the Ontario Legislature’s Standing Committee on General Government heard representations on Ontario’s outdated Aggregate Resources Act from, among others, Carl Cosack of the...
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Jun 30th, 2012
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AWARE Simcoe June 30 2012Melancthon residents asked an all-party committee of MPPs who were holding a hearing on the Aggregate Resources Act review in Orangeville on Wednesday to visit the proposed mega-quarry area. At the 11th hour, they agreed. Local farmers scrambled to be ready to greet them and ...