IMPORTANT DATES AND EVENTS

This site has never been about supporting or speaking for any grassroots organization.  The focus as been to Stop Highlands Quarry and act as a Council watchdog.  The opinions on this blog are those of Melancthon Minebuster.

Minebuster would like to direct you to some important events, no matter who is supporting them-they are all directed to Stopping the Quarry.

July 10: Avaaz petition-comments open until July 10-currently 97,000 signatures in three days: http://www.avaaz.org/en/stop_the_quarry/?vc

July 11: Comments on Highlands aggregate application can be made until Monday July 11 at this link: http://www.ebr.gov.on.ca/ERS-WEB-External/displaynoticecontent.do?noticeId=MTEyNTY2&statusId=MTY4ODI5&language=en

July 29:  Comments on Highlands application to discharge into the air must be posted before July 29 at this link: http://www.ebr.gov.on.ca/ERS-WEB-External/displaynoticecontent.do?noticeId=MTEzNzUy&statusId=MTcwNDA3&language=en
From the application: Operations at the facility include drilling, blasting, excavation, transportation, aggregate processing, ready-mix processing, site preparation and rehabilitation. Emissions discharged to the atmosphere including suspended particulate matter and nitrogen oxides.

Minebusters understanding is they propose to use 20 tonnes of dynamite a day and it is acknowledged that 1 tonne of discharge will land on the quarry floor.  Don't forget-Highlands water management plan is to pump the water up from the quarry floor and reinject it into local drinking water.  Presumably it will include the 1 tonne of discharge.  Also, Highlands doesn't have a permit to store the blasting material, so it will need to be trucked there daily.  20 tonnes of dynamite competing with 7,200 trucks a day on County Road 124 and oh yeah, our school buses. 20 TONNES a DAY.


July 17: Community gathering in Orangeville to raise awareness of the Quarry issue from 10 am to 8 pm at Alexandra Park, behind the Orangeville Townhall. Info at this link: http://www.gpo.ca/event/community-gathering-stop-mega-quarry

July 21: First Nations led gathering at the Minister of Natural Resources office, 77 Wellesly at noon on July 21. http://www.aware-simcoe.ca/meetings/meetings/1961-aggregate-.html?tmpl=component&print=1&page=

July 22: Jim Cuddy concert in support of CORE (who support NDACT in stopping the Quarry).
http://www.corecares.ca/index.htm_/GET_INVOLVED.html

July 23: Honeywood Beef B-B-Q NDACT booth will be present. http://www.thehillsofheadwaters.com/townshipofmulmur/mem-eventinfo.php?id=1665