Additionally Flamborough is fighting a 300 acre pit and have had the support of their elected officials from DAY ONE.
They have not left it up to their grassroots organizations to fund and fight the issue.
Click on the links to read:
Oakville passes interim control bylaw
http://www.oakville.ca/nr-10mar10_1.htm
Town passes bylaws to protect heritage properties
http://www.oakville.ca/nr-15jan10_1.htm
Here is one where the Oakville Mayor lashes out at the Ford Plant for supporting the powerplant (wow, unheard of here in Melancthon-when Highland speaks the heavens open)
http://www.680news.com/news/national/article/30503--oakville-s-mayor-lashes-out-at-ford-for-supporting-power-plant
Environmental Defence joins battle over Flamborough Quarry
http://www.thespec.com/News/Local/article/732465
Thousands of people rally at Queen's Park to fight the power plant, including Oakville Mayor Rob Burton, Oakville MPP Kevin Flynn and Charles Sousa, Mississauga Mayor McCallion, King Mayor Margaret Black, members of Oakville, Mississauga, King and Halton Councils,
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2010/03/02/gas-protest.html
http://www.kingsentinel.com/news/2010-03-10/Front_Page/King_residents_go_to_fight_the_good_fight_at_Queen.html
Think about it, politicians fighting WITH their ratepayers for what is good and right, NOT having secret meetings to avoid getting sued by big bad corporations.
If you lead, we will follow.
PLEASE won't some elected official lead us?
I agree, we need leadership. We won't get that from any of the current sitting members. The problem right now is that this Council set the "tone", and it is this Council that will have to deal with the process and represent us once the application has been made. The election does not come soon enough, and Highland was counting on that.
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