<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">FYI<br><br>The email below regards rare species in Melancthon but these same issues can apply to Hidden Valley and Doon South as well. Be sure to contact the folks at Environment Canada about concerns for Jeff's. Here's the contact info:<br><br><span class="bold">Ontario Region</span><br>
Angela McConnell<br>
(Please also cc Ken Tuininga)<br>
Canadian Wildlife Service<br>
Environment Canada<br>
4905 Dufferin Street<br>
Downsview ON M3H 5T4<br>
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Telephone: (416) 739-5715<br>
Fax: (416) 739-4560<br><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><p>E-mail: </p></td><td><p><a href="mailto:angela.mcconnell@ec.gc.ca">angela.mcconnell@ec.gc.ca</a></p></td></tr>
<tr><td><br></td><td><p><a href="mailto:ken.tuininga@ec.gc.ca">ken.tuininga@ec.gc.ca</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br>Lulu :0)<br><br>--- On <b>Tue, 5/24/11, McLachlan, Amanda (MNR) <i><Amanda.McLachlan@ontario.ca></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: McLachlan, Amanda (MNR) <Amanda.McLachlan@ontario.ca><br>Subject: RE: Highland Quarry and identification of critical habitats.<br>To: butterflybluelu@rogers.com<br>Cc: "Laing, Craig (MNR)" <craig.laing@ontario.ca>, ken.tuininga@ec.gc.ca<br>Date: Tuesday, May 24, 2011, 3:46 PM<br><br><div id="yiv1179944610">
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<p class="yiv1179944610MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="
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Thank you for your email of May 12 2011, it was forwarded to me from our
Aggregates Officer Craig Laing. In your correspondence you referred to critical
habitat. Critical habitat is defined and is protected under
Canada ’s
Species at Risk Act (SARA), which is federal legislation and critical habitat
protection under SARA would on apply to federal lands. It appears your
correspondence was addressed to both the MNR and Environment Canada, for more
information on SARA I would recommend you consult with Environmental Canada. </span></font></p>
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<p class="yiv1179944610MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="
font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;">The Provincial Standards under the Ontario
Aggregate Resources Act requires that an impact assessment be completed to
determine negative impacts on the significant habitat of a threatened or
endangered species located on or within 120 metres of the subject lands and to
identify any proposed preventative, mitigative or remedial measures. At this
time the Ministry of Natural Resources has objected to the proposed ARA
application as there is insufficient information pertaining to Butternut and
Bobolink and has requested further information on these species and their habitats.
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<p class="yiv1179944610MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="
font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;">The significant habitat of endangered and
threatened species is also protected from development and site alteration
according to the Provinical Policy Statement under the Ontario Planning Act.
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<p class="yiv1179944610MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="
font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;">Your email also referenced the regulation
posting on the Environmental Registry for Bobolink, a threatened species under
the Ontario Endangered Species Act. Unfortunately the 31 day comment period for
this registry posting is now closed and the Ministry will be reviewing comments
received from the Environmental Registry posting. </span></font></p>
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<p class="yiv1179944610MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="
font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;">To provide comments on the proposed ARA ‘Highland’
Quarry application, I encourage you to make comments on the posting on the
Environmental Registry, the proposal notice number us 011-2864 (<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.ebr.gov.on.ca/">www.ebr.gov.on.ca</a>) and the commenting
period is open until July 11 2011. </span></font></p>
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<p class="yiv1179944610MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="
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<p class="yiv1179944610MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="
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<p class="yiv1179944610MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="
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<p class="yiv1179944610MsoNormal"><b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold;" lang="EN-US">From:</span></font></b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;" lang="EN-US">
Louisette Lanteigne [mailto:butterflybluelu@rogers.com] <br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span></b> May 12, 2011 11:58 AM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold;">To:</span></b> ken.tuininga@ec.gc.ca;
Laing, Craig (MNR)<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Cc:</span></b> justin duncan;
commissioner@eco.on.ca<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Subject:</span></b> Highland
Quarry and identification of critical habitats.</span></font><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
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<p class="yiv1179944610MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;">Have the scientists on the Henslow
Sparrow Recovery Team mapped the location of it’s critical
habitat in regards to the Highland Quarry application in Melancthon where
these species has been identified and have they included those maps in
a draft recovery strategy in order to clearly identify critical habitat?
With the current plan to build the Highland Quarry, my objective at this
time is to assure that the mapping has taken place in order to assure a
reasonable measure of compliance towards
Canada ’s Species At Risk
Act, the Provincial Policy Statement 2005 section 2.1.3.</span></font></p>
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<p class="yiv1179944610MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;">Please provide me with a written answer via email
and kindly email the response to all parties CC'd as well, I would
greatly appreciate that. </span></font></p>
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<p class="yiv1179944610MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;">Also, is my understanding that currently there
is NO recovery team established to protect the
threatened Bobolink which has been confirmed on-site at the Highland
Quarry. This would indicate to me that is far to premature for the province
to approve of any aggregate extraction permit until this matter has been
reasonably addressed in order to comply to the mandate of SARA. Please
review this link for an Environmental Bill of Rights application titled: <strong><b><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Amendment to the
Ontario Regulation
242/08 (General) under the Endangered Species Act, 2007 (ESA) respecting
Bobolink and establishment of an advisory group to support the development
of a long term approach to Bobolink recovery </span></font></b></strong></span></font></p>
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<p class="yiv1179944610MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.ebr.gov.on.ca/ERS-WEB-External/displaynoticecontent.do?noticeId=MTEyNjAy&statusId=MTY4ODc1&language=en">http://www.ebr.gov.on.ca/ERS-WEB-External/displaynoticecontent.do?noticeId=MTEyNjAy&statusId=MTY4ODc1&language=en</a></span></font></p>
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<p class="yiv1179944610MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;">Lawsuits have successfully been used to secure the
proper mapping of critical habitat in regards to the protection of
threatened and endangered species such as the Nooksack Dace in BC and
the Greater Sage Grouse.in Alberta .
It would not be unreasonable to state that the absence of mapping
showing the critical habitat for threatened and endangered species may pose
a liability risk for the MNR should the final decision not include that
data based on sound science and thorough investigations. The David
Suzuki Foundation's recent submission regarding this project cites numerous
examples of questionable science in regards to the Highland Quarry
application. Their concerns are in the attachments for your reference.</span></font></p>
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<p class="yiv1179944610MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;">I strongly advise the MNR proceed with a
precautionary approach to secure that the data and mapping is based on
thorough analysis of critical habitats for these protected species. It's much
more cost effective to assure due diligence prior to the issuance of
approvals than afterwards for all parties involved. I send this in good
faith to make sure that compliance to provincial and federal laws are met
prior to final approval. </span></font></p>
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<p class="yiv1179944610MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;">Thank you kindly for your time. </span></font></p>
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<p class="yiv1179944610MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;">Louisette Lanteigne</span></font></p>
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Ontario</span></font><br>
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