[All] City of Waterloo's Decision: Highland Quarry

[Alisa McClurg]

Hello,

As you know, this
 past Monday I made an 
independent presentation to my local municipal council on this issue. I 
made a request to the City of Waterloo to submit a request for an environmental 
assessment to the Ministry of the Environment with regards to this 
proposal. Many
 groups opposing this project feel that such a request needs to be made 
to ensure a project of this magnitude and complexity is given the 
careful consideration it warrants.

As you know, my request was
 turned down. Additionally, however, the City made the decision to refer future applications for new 
pits and quarries that may have an impact on source water protection to 
the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA), the Regional Municipality
 of Waterloo, and the Grand River Sourcewater 
Protection Committee. This is despite the policies in the existing (s. 
2.7 and s. 1.7.2.3) and draft (Section G) official plan that regulate 
the development of aggregate resources and encourage the safeguarding of
 both surface and groundwater.

This is a highly significant issue, 
affecting our future supplies of water and resources, with ripple-effects on 
Canadian self-determination in management of our environmental heritage. Thoughts on the City's stance on future pits and quarries would be appreciated. For instance, are there plans for designating any new pits and quarries in the City of Waterloo? What impact could this have on the City commenting on other pits and quarries outside the City that could affect our water resources?

Thanks very much.

Alisa
 		 	   		  
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