[All] Fw: Highland Quarry: Article published highlights risks toWaterloo Region

[Tanya I. Markvart]

Yes, thank you, Lulu. You've inspired me to write something similar.

Tan


On 19-Jun-11, at 2:16 PM, Lori Strothard wrote:

> good work LuLu!   Lori Strothard
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Louisette Lanteigne
> To: all at gren.ca
> Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 4:44 PM
> Subject: [All] Fw: Highland Quarry: Article published highlights  
> risks toWaterloo Region
>
>
>
> --- On Thu, 6/16/11, Louisette Lanteigne  
> <butterflybluelu at rogers.com> wrote:
>
> From: Louisette Lanteigne <butterflybluelu at rogers.com>
> Subject: Highland Quarry: Article published highlights risks to  
> Waterloo Region
> To: stephen.harper at parl.gc.ca, peter.mackay at parl.gc.ca, vic.toews at parl.gc.ca 
> , jim.flaherty at parl.gc.ca,  
> gerry.ritz at parl.gc.ca,peter.kent at parl.gc.ca, gail.shea at parl.gc.ca, Joe.Oliver at parl.gc.ca 
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> , stephane.dion at parl.gc.ca, peter.braid at parl.gc.ca
> Cc: jwilkinson.mpp.co at liberal.ola.org,  
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> ,rbartolucci.mpp.co at liberal.ola.org,  
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> ,ernie.hardeman at pc.ola.org, ahorwath-co at ndp.on.ca, jerry.ouellette at pc.ola.org 
> , mprue-qp at ndp.on.ca, joyce.savoline at pc.ola.org, tabunsp-qp at ndp.on.ca
> Date: Thursday, June 16, 2011, 4:41 PM
>
> Dear Hon. Prime Minster and ministers
>
> Please review the following article showing how the proposed  
> Highland Quarry could have adverse impacts to Waterloo Region.
>
> http://waterloo.openfile.ca/waterloo/file/2011/06/melancthon-quarry-could-impact-waterloo-region
>
> The Grand River Conservation Authority published previously that the  
> Grand River supports the same gross national revenue as the province  
> of Nova Scotia.
>
> Waterloo Region is home to the second largest food belt in Ontario  
> and it is a leading community for technology development in Canada.
>
> Lake Erie's water volumes have dropped over the years to the point  
> ships must split loads up or vessels risk running aground. Increased  
> costs to shipping through the great lakes can have adverse impacts  
> on manufacturing sectors and trade. We need to protect the flow an  
> flow rates heading to Lake Erie.
>
> The Highland quarry, urban sprawl and quarry pits over top primary  
> recharge areas must be addressed at the federal level. Provincial  
> ministries lack the funds and staff to establish this. We need  
> federal source water protection legislation in order to adequately  
> assess cross jurisdictional and federal economic risks associated  
> with projects like this and we need to place a monetary value on the  
> function of aggregate systems for the water resources they provide  
> before we destroy these systems.
>
> The federal government promised a National Water Strategy in the  
> throne speech in 2007.
>
> How much funding has been allocated to establish this?
>
> What have we accomplished towards this objective to date?
>
> What is the scheduling for the strategy?
>
> I would like a written response to address these concerns.
>
> Thank you kindly for your time.
>
> Louisette Lanteigne
> 700 Star Flower Ave.
> Waterloo Ontario
> N2V 2L2
>
>
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Tanya I. Markvart
M.E.S. University of Waterloo
PhD (Planning) Candidate
School of Planning
University of Waterloo
tanoon at mac.com
(519) 746-5179




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