[All] Melancthon Mega Quarry is OVER: APPLICATION WITHDRAWN!!!

[Louisette Lanteigne]

Bless the Lord My God/Creator Spirit/Darwinian luck or whatever you believe in.  
WE DID IT FOLKS!!!

Lulu :0)
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Highland withdraws Melancthon quarry plansThe proposed quarry in Melancthon is dead.
On Wednesday (Nov. 21), The Highland Companies announced it has withdrawn its application to the province for a licence to mine 2,316 acres of land in Melancthon for limestone. As a result, Highland plans to continue to focus on its farming operations.
“While we believe that the quarry would have brought significant economic benefit to Melancthon Township and served Ontario’s well-documented need for aggregate, we acknowledge that the application does not have sufficient support from the community and government to justify proceeding with the approval process,” John Scherer, principal of The Highland Companies, said in a news release.
Highland also intends to discontinue its efforts to restore the rail corridor through Dufferin County. In addition, Highland announced that John Lowndes has resigned from his role as president and has no further involvement with the company.
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