Ratepayers have been unsuccessfully fighting the mega corporation Orica's planned expansion plans for their Grand Valley site for about the past year.
Orica's own website states: "Orica Mining Services offers commercial explosives, initiating systems and Blast-Based Services to the mining, quarrying and construction industries".
When the residents were objecting to Orica's expansion proposal, they were told they were fear mongering, NIMBY, etc. etc.
Orica's website states: "Orica's bulk delivery systems are efficient, effective and, above all, safe."
Imagine our surprise then when the local paper reported this week that this world class company had a driver who ran a stop sign with a truck loaded with dynamite!! (see link for article: http://www.citizen.on.ca/news/2010-04-15/Front_Page/Orica_driver_charged_in_collision.html )
Amazingly here is a letter to the editor almost one year prior to the accident stating: "Nitrate trucking an accident waiting to happen".
http://www.citizen.on.ca/news/2009-03-12/mailbox/019.html
A bit of research shows that if you pay enough, you can seemingly do whatever you want: "Orica pays $10,000 for half load repreive (click to link: http://www.citizen.on.ca/news/2010-03-25/Local_News/Orica_pays_10000_for_halfload_reprieve.html )
Orica's own website states: "Orica Mining Services offers commercial explosives, initiating systems and Blast-Based Services to the mining, quarrying and construction industries".
When the residents were objecting to Orica's expansion proposal, they were told they were fear mongering, NIMBY, etc. etc.
Orica's website states: "Orica's bulk delivery systems are efficient, effective and, above all, safe."
Imagine our surprise then when the local paper reported this week that this world class company had a driver who ran a stop sign with a truck loaded with dynamite!! (see link for article: http://www.citizen.on.ca/news/2010-04-15/Front_Page/Orica_driver_charged_in_collision.html )
Amazingly here is a letter to the editor almost one year prior to the accident stating: "Nitrate trucking an accident waiting to happen".
http://www.citizen.on.ca/news/2009-03-12/mailbox/019.html
A bit of research shows that if you pay enough, you can seemingly do whatever you want: "Orica pays $10,000 for half load repreive (click to link: http://www.citizen.on.ca/news/2010-03-25/Local_News/Orica_pays_10000_for_halfload_reprieve.html )
And finally, the Mayor of Grand Valley seems to have been schooled at the same institution that Melancthon Council attended that being the school of Anything but the OMB, as evidence by his statement:
"It will be taken to the OMB either by (Orica) or by the residents," he said.
In addition, there is speculation among the residents that Orica would sue the township for upwards of $2 million if it were to refuse permanent rezoning, as it had allowed the company to build on the strength of the temporary zoning."
In addition, there is speculation among the residents that Orica would sue the township for upwards of $2 million if it were to refuse permanent rezoning, as it had allowed the company to build on the strength of the temporary zoning."
(click link for article: http://www.citizen.on.ca/news/2009-04-23/front_page/002.html
Does this sound familiar to anyone in Melancthon? You know, trust the Council and Highlands to get the best deal for the municipality (even if that means a 2,400 acre 200 foot open pit mine) and to NOT to take anything to the OMB.
Does this sound familiar to anyone in Melancthon? You know, trust the Council and Highlands to get the best deal for the municipality (even if that means a 2,400 acre 200 foot open pit mine) and to NOT to take anything to the OMB.
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