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 Re: Melancthon Mega Quarry is OVER: APPLICATION WITHDRAWN!!!

[Lori Strothard]

so sad to read in today Record that over 30 homesteads were torn down for this quarry. All for nothing.  I wonder if anyone photographed them and wrote about their stories. 

Lori S.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: tTorrie 
  To: Lori Strothard ; Louisette Lanteigne ; gren ; Jean Robertson ; Alisa McClurg ; Jane Snyder ; cosack ; Danny Beaton ; Karren Wallace ; Sandra Parsons 
  Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2012 12:09 AM
  Subject: YES !!! Re: [All] Melancthon Mega Quarry is OVER: APPLICATION WITHDRAWN!!!


    
  I'll put balloons on my lawn signs and change the "STOP' to "STOPPED !"
  WoW !!
  Thank you, THANK YOU,  NDACT !!! 
  ...for leading the charge, 
  ... for your flow of information, 
  ... for your determination... 
  THANK YOU, everyone out there ... !!!!
  I hope that this process becomes the prototype for our future work as we protect our natural resources and stand up for the integrity of our land.
  Tui Torrie, Grand River Unitarian Congregation
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Lori Strothard 
    To: Louisette Lanteigne ; gren ; tTorrie ; Jean Robertson ; Alisa McClurg ; Jane Snyder ; cosack ; Danny Beaton ; Karren Wallace ; Sandra Parsons 
    Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 1:26 PM
    Subject: Re: [All] Melancthon Mega Quarry is OVER: APPLICATION WITHDRAWN!!!


    Yippee!!!   good work to al those who fought this.

    Lori S.
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Louisette Lanteigne 
      To: gren ; tTorrie ; Jean Robertson ; Alisa McClurg ; Jane Snyder ; cosack ; Danny Beaton ; Karren Wallace ; Sandra Parsons 
      Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 11:18 AM
      Subject: [All] Melancthon Mega Quarry is OVER: APPLICATION WITHDRAWN!!!


      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 plans
      The 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      On Wednesday (Nov. 21), The Highland Companies announced it has withdrawn its application to the province for a licence to mine 2,316 acres of land in Melancthon for limestone.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.
      Check back here for more.


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