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 Re: Melancthon Mega Quarry is OVER: APPLICATION WITHDRAWN!!!

[Lori Strothard]

Thanks Lulu - wow -that's quite a long sad list - that part at the end is most disturbing, about how they were not authorized to tear any of these structures down -this is what it says....

At a public meeting on June 20, 2009 in Honeywood, Highland Companies spokesperson said these homes had been condemned and were uninsurable and had to be torn down.  The Chief Building Official for the County of Dufferin, however, has confirmed that no such orders were issued by the building department who is the only authorized authority for this type of order.  

you would think someone would've noticed this destruction taking place and taken action before it got so far, but that's easy for me to say not knowing the exact circumstances.

Lori S.
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  From: Louisette Lanteigne 
  To: Lori Strothard ; tTorrie ; gren ; Alisa McClurg ; Jane Snyder ; cosack ; Danny Beaton ; Karren Wallace ; Sandra Parsons 
  Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2012 1:07 PM
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  Hi everyone


  Here are the details of those demolitions. http://www.ndact.com/index.php/quarry-issues/demolition



  Louisette



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  From: Lori Strothard <strothjkl at sympatico.ca>
  To: tTorrie <torrie.bht at sympatico.ca>; Louisette Lanteigne <butterflybluelu at rogers.com>; gren <all at gren.ca>; Jean Robertson <jean at viewpointonchange.com>; Alisa McClurg <alisa.mcclurg at sympatico.ca>; Jane Snyder <gsswaterloo at gmail.com>; cosack <cosack at zing-net.ca>; Danny Beaton <beatondanny at yahoo.ca>; Karren Wallace <karrenwallace at sympatico.ca>; Sandra Parsons <cyrilparsons at hotmail.com> 
  Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2012 6:43:29 AM
  Subject: Re: YES !!! Re: [All] Melancthon Mega Quarry is OVER: APPLICATION WITHDRAWN!!!



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 Re: [All] Melancthon Mega Quarry is OVER: APPLICATION WITHDRAWN!!!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