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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I always like to check original sources, so I fact-checked a few of the statements made by NDACT and confirmed the following from the studies from Highland Companies and they hold up. We pass this way several times a year to cross-country ski up near Duntroon and part of the area touches on the Grand River Watershed, so it certainly should be of concern to GREN. Deadline for a submission is April 21. Shall we write something up? I’ve just cherry-picked and have no interest in reading 3000 pages though…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I can’t believe the size of it! The four dig areas would go below the watertable but I don’t think it’s entirely accurate to say it’s 200 feet below watertable.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Also found this:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The area contains the largest population of migrating freshwater trout in Southern Ontario. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://highlandcompanies.ca/images/uploads/pdf/application/09_Level_I_and_Level_II_Natural_Environment_Technical_Report_and_Environmental_Impact_Study.pdf">http://highlandcompanies.ca/images/uploads/pdf/application/09_Level_I_and_Level_II_Natural_Environment_Technical_Report_and_Environmental_Impact_Study.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The presence of areas with an aquifer with high vulnerability to effects from land uses and with significant recharge in and around the Proposed Licence Area (page 6)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://highlandcompanies.ca/images/uploads/pdf/application/05_Hydrogeologic_and_Hydrologic_Assessment_-_Volume_1.pdf">http://highlandcompanies.ca/images/uploads/pdf/application/05_Hydrogeologic_and_Hydrologic_Assessment_-_Volume_1.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>looked at 15 inbound/15 outbound up to 30 inbound/30 outbound trucks per hour page i in Executive Summary of Quarry Traffic Assessment Survey <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://highlandcompanies.ca/images/uploads/pdf/application/17_Traffic_Assessment_Study.pdf">http://highlandcompanies.ca/images/uploads/pdf/application/17_Traffic_Assessment_Study.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Susan K<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> all-bounces@gren.ca [mailto:all-bounces@gren.ca] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Louisette Lanteigne<br><b>Sent:</b> March-21-11 10:40 PM<br><b>To:</b> all@gren.ca<br><b>Subject:</b> [All] Shocking new info re: Potatoes vs. Quarries.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>----- Forwarded Message ----<br><b>From:</b> Karren Wallace <karrenwallace@sympatico.ca><br><b>To:</b> Undisclosed-Recipient@yahoo.com<br><b>Sent:</b> Mon, March 21, 2011 9:57:40 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: NDACT MARCH NEWSLETTER</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Please read the newsletter closely for action you can take now in posting to the EBR and about NDACT's meeting on April 2, 2011.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The application has dropped and here are some hi-lites</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:19.35pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:21.3pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2,400 acre 200 foot below the water table open pit limestone mine in stages</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:19.35pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:21.3pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>7,200 plus trucks a day-3,600 in and 3,600 out (300 trucks per HOUR) </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:19.35pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:21.3pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>DAILY water usage of 600 million litres which equates to the same amount of water that 25% of the entire population of Ontario uses DAILY</span><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:19.35pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:21.3pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>16 pumps operating 24/7 </span><o:p></o:p></b></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>365 days a year blasting except on stat holidays</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Please do not rely on someone else solving this little problem. do you travel on County Road 124, does your child wait for a bus along any haul routes, do you drink water from this watershed, do you run a business in town or know someone who does? Do you rely on municipal water from the NVCA or GRCA? Are you employed by a business that relies on this water or transportation corridor?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Like it or not, this IS everyone's problem so please help!</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Karren Wallace <br>519-925-5768</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>