SOMEBODY ELSE IS DOING SOME EXPLAINING

Our good friends just to the north of us (Duntroon) have been battling Walker Industries for some time. You know, they are the HUGE corporation with the massive pit on the south side of County Road 91.

But like all massive below the water table aggregate operations they have run out of gravel. And well since there is already a 300 acre hole on the south side of the road, why not put another 300 acre hole on the north side too?

Well for all the same reasons that they shouldn't put a 2,400 acre massive hole in Melancthon, water, environment, etc. etc.

In fact, behind the scenes this company has "worked" with Council and are now purchasing part of the road and will close it. The reasoning the company gave for needing to close it? Well there will be 500 trucks a day. EXCEPT in this article Vice President Ken Lucyshyn states:

"...even though they are limited to 500 trucks coming and going each day under the expansion, there won't be that many. Lucyshyn says the most truck traffic they've had in one day has been 384."

FIRST QUESTION: do you need the road closed to 500 trucks a day or NOT?

He goes on to state:

"Lucyshyn also says that they won't be 75 meters below the water table at the expansion site -- which is a number that has been used against them.

COMMENT: Ah, this huge corporation is being picked on by the people who's very lives are being threatened, just like poor Highlands is being picked on over trees, wells, water, houses, etc. etc. etc.

Then there is this:

He says the majority of the new quarry would be at the same level as the old one -- about 25 to 30 meters below the water table -- with the middle a bit deeper.

QUESTION: How MUCH deeper. How much is a "bit"?

And just like Highlands here in Melancthon, Walker Industries has oodles of money to throw around, if not on threats of legal action on `community betterment`which will be a win win for everyone, mostly meaning them:

"Walker Industries will also cover most of the cost of a 10.5 million dollar project to improve roads in Clearview, with the township paying just one million dollars."

The deal also means that Clearview will support the expansion of the pit at that hearing in April.

Lucyshyn says the agreement with Clearview and Simcoe County is a win-win."

MY COMMENT: There must be an aggregate company handbook with all the same statements.

Most disturbing and telling statement, regarding rehabilitation?

"Lucyshyn says that when they move across the road, if the expansion is approved, the old quarry would be filled up with water, and become a lake.

He says that's part of their rehab plan for the old site, which includes developing fish habitat in the bottom of the quarry, and adding islands as well."

JUST WONDERING: How much does planting some trees and dropping some fish in what was formerly viable land cost them in relation to the profits they have made for the corporation over the past years? Just asking....


Here is the entire article.

http://www.radioowensound.com/news_item.php?NewsID=22675