Instead of the former PR tactic employed by Highlands, the one of blaming greedy farmers who sold out and bitter farmers who didn’t, for causing the situation in Melancthon, NOW they are pointing the finger at our own provincial government as to why this situation exists:
Lindsay Broadhead, spokesperson for The Highland Companies, said the demand for aggregates is coming from the province’s $100 billion 10-year infrastructure plan and there are limited locations where extraction can occur.
Entire article:
QUARRY QUANDRY
http://www.waterloochronicle.ca/uncategorized/quarry-quandary/
Well if that is true Miss Lindsay, then I am sure Highlands, backed by the Baupost Group, will have NO problem signing, as part of their site agreement and all approvals that every ounce of aggregate pulled from Mother Earth via that 2,300 acre 200 foot deep below the water table open pit mine, be used on the province’s 10 year $100 billion dollar infrastructure projects.
Exactly Minebuster. And while they are at it they can explain how the 7000 gravel pits already in existence in Ontario are unable to meet this demand.
ReplyDeleteYou know, I once had a stone inside my washer and on the spin cycle is made a horrific sound....just like the PR for Highlands.
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