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<DIV>Lulu you are so observant. You seem to know what to
"bite into" when you see or hear of an issue happening. This one should
certainly be brought forward as you have done. Not only are they losing
$$$$$ there seems to be no controling factors and/or rules.
That's worrisome !!!! Actually , we the community are losing the
most, and not only in dollars. I know you'll follow it up and
report. Ginny</DIV>
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href="mailto:butterflybluelu@rogers.com">Louisette Lanteigne</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=all@gren.ca
href="mailto:all@gren.ca">all@gren.ca</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 27, 2010 12:59
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [All] Fw: Aggregates: We're
loosing billions worth of revenues</DIV>
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<TD vAlign=top>FYI<BR><BR>--- On <B>Wed, 10/27/10, Louisette Lanteigne
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Louisette Lanteigne <<A
href="mailto:butterflybluelu@rogers.com">butterflybluelu@rogers.com</A>><BR>Subject:
Aggregates: We're loosing billions worth of revenues<BR>To: <A
href="mailto:tim.ryall@ontario.ca">tim.ryall@ontario.ca</A>, "Gord
Miller" <<A
href="mailto:commissioner@eco.on.ca">commissioner@eco.on.ca</A>>,
"Dwayne (MAH) Evans" <<A
href="mailto:Dwayne.Evans@ontario.ca">Dwayne.Evans@ontario.ca</A>>,
<A
href="mailto:Sharon.Bailey@ontario.ca">Sharon.Bailey@ontario.ca</A>,
elizabeth.witmerco@pc.ola.org, dmcguinty.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org,
ljeffrey.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org, jwilkinson.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org,
Layton.J@parl.gc.ca, Ignatieff.M@parl.gc.ca, Harper.S@parl.gc.ca,
Duceppe.G@parl.gc.ca, Scarpaleggia.F@parl.gc.ca, Duncan.L@parl.gc.ca,
peter@peterbraid.ca, dduncan.mpp@liberal.ola.org,
hhampton-qp@ndp.on.ca<BR>Cc: GoodyG@parl.gc.ca, NichoR@parl.gc.ca,
PrentJ@parl.gc.ca, RitzG@parl.gc.ca, ParadC@parl.gc.ca,
gerry.martiniuk@pc.ola.org<BR>Date: Wednesday, October 27, 2010, 12:59
PM<BR><BR>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit">Honorable
Prime Minister, Hon. Premier and respective
ministers<BR><BR>As I was driving through Waterloo Region
this morning, I'm noticing many new construction areas
featuring massive mounds of aggregates on sites. I was
curious so I contacted Diane Schwier at the Gueloph MNR
office to find out if quarry permits are required when
developers have to level hill features on site. To my
surprise the answer was no. All they need is a municipal
building permit and they can remove as much aggregate as
they need to in order to allow their project to be
built.<BR><BR>In my view, a hill is akin to an inverted
quarry. Just because it's above the ground doesn't mean
the value of the aggregates extracted is worth less money.
So why are developers allowed to keep the profits all to
themselves? Think of the millions, perhaps billions of
lost revenue for the provinces across the country because
we don't put a permit system for aggregate extraction of
this type?<BR><BR>The extent of aggregate extraction in
new development areas is staggering in our area. There are
massive mounds of aggregates to be found on each
site. In some cases, it appears that new
subdivisions are actually being dug a grade lower than the
surrounding developed lands and this indicates to me that
the value of the aggregates offset must make that work
worth the effort economically. <BR><BR>I am concerned at
the fact permits are not needed for the exploitation of
above ground aggregate materials. In my view the province
is losing millions in potential revenue in allowing this
uncontrolled aggregate extraction to continue.
Municipalities who rely on groundwater resources are at an
increased risk of water budget losses from this sort of
activity. Less storage of groundwater, broken flow and
alterations to water flow rates happen as grading changes
the lands. <BR><BR>Obviously if gravel permits were needed
for this type of aggregate extraction it would bump up
measures to protect the environment in order to prevent
risks but currently those provincial measures are not
applied. In cases like this all builders require is a
municipal building permit and they get the right to profit
from the sales of these aggregates without any provincial
benefit. Municipal water supplies are a publicly owned
commodity and people need water taking permits to exploit
that so why aren't aggregate managed the same way? It
shouldn't matter if it's above or below the ground.
Aggregates are aggregates. It sells for the same
prices.<BR><BR>We need to assess the situation to prevent
loss of provincial revenues and to protect our public
water resources. The benefit of doing so could generate
billions in revenue for the province or federal
government. It could be worked into as part of a Federal
Water Strategy or perhaps through the Provincial Policy
Statement but either way, it's a gaping economic hole that
needs to be closed. <BR><BR>Thank you kindly for your
time.<BR><BR>Louisette Lanteigne<BR>700 Star Flower
Ave.<BR>Waterloo Ontario<BR>N2V
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