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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;" align="right"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;">MNR4046MC-2011-725</span></font><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">April 21, 2011</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:butterflybluelu@rogers.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:butterflybluelu@rogers.com">butterflybluelu@rogers.com</a></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">Thank you for your letters to the Honourable Linda
Jeffrey, Minister of Natural Resources, regarding an <i><span style="font-style: italic;">Aggregate Resources Act</span></i> quarry licence application made by
the Highland Companies in the Township
of Melancthon and other
water-related issues. I am pleased to respond.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">As you may recall from my e-mail response to you of
April 6, 2011, the Highland Companies’ application is currently under
review by various ministries, agencies and the general public. As part of this
review, the proponent held a public open house on April 12, 2011 in
Horning’s Mills. If you were not able to attend, you can view a slide
show of the open house </span></font><font color="#222222" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);" lang="EN">on the Highland
website at <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.highlandcompanies.ca" title="www.highlandcompanies.ca">www.highlandcompanies.ca</a>.</span></font><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"> </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">Also, the Highland Companies’ proposal was
posted on the Environmental Registry on March 11, 2011, for a 46-day public
review and comment period. I encourage you to submit your comments by April
26, 2011, the due date. You can view the notice and make comments by visiting </span></font><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="EN"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.ontario.ca/environmentalregistry">www.ontario.ca/environmentalregistry</a>
and search under instrument # 011-2864.</span></font><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="EN"> </span></font><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US"></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">In the event that objections raised during the review
period of the Highland Companies quarry application are not resolved to the
satisfaction of the objector(s), the application will be forwarded to the
Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) for a hearing.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">In her response to you of December 14, 2010, Minister
Jeffrey indicated that in your area municipal drinking water is the
responsibility of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo (RMOW). I encourage
you to discuss your concerns with the RMOW — Transportation and
Environmental Services — Water Services Department, at (519) 575-4426. </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">The Ministry of the Environment (MOE) is leading
Source Water Protection planning under the <i><span style="font-style: italic;">Clean
Water Act</span></i>. This planning is currently underway and it will address
water quality and quantity issues as they relate to municipal drinking water
supplies. The local source protection authority is the Grand River
Conservation Authority (GRCA). If you have specific concerns about the
protection of drinking water in Waterloo Region that you think should be
considered through the Source Water Protection planning process, please contact
Martin Keller, Source Protection Program Manager at the GRCA, at 519-621-2763,
extension 2303.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">Regarding the application for review (File No. R2006007)
of the Waterloo Moraine, I am reiterating Minister Jeffrey’s response of
December 14, 2010, that the Ministry of Natural Resources has considered the
application and has determined that the public interest does not warrant a ministry
review of the matters raised in the application. MOE has undertaken the
Environmental Bill of Rights Review, which provides an overview of the current
legislation that applies to the protection of water resources on the moraine.
The review concluded that new provincial policy or legislation is not required
to protect the functions of the Waterloo Moraine at this time. I note that you
have also addressed your concerns to the Honourable John Wilkinson, Minister of
the Environment. I trust that his ministry will respond to your concerns.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">I am aware that the Official Plan for the Regional
Municipality of Waterloo has been referred to the OMB regarding aggregate
extraction policies. As a result, I am not in a position to comment on this
issue.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">National Water Policy is a federal responsibility.
You can visit the Environment Canada website at <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.ec.gc.ca/eau-water/default.asp?lang=en&n=D11549FA-1">www.ec.gc.ca/eau-water/default.asp?lang=en&n=D11549FA-1</a>
for information or contact the Honourable Peter Kent, Minister of the
Environment, at the House of Commons, Ottawa ,
Ontario K1A 0A6
or <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:Kent.P@parl.gc.ca" target="_blank" href="mailto:Kent.P@parl.gc.ca">Kent.P@parl.gc.ca</a>. </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">Again, thank you for writing.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">Sincerely,</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">David de Launay</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">Assistant Deputy Minister</span></font></p>
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Correspondence Unit</span></font></p>
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