<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:lucida console, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div>URGENT: Just got this from the folks at NDACT. Please cut and paste the form letter below and send in ASAP. Spread the word! </div><div><br></div><div>Lulu </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'lucida console', sans-serif; "><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "><div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Aggregate Resources Act Review starts Monday May 7<br> </font> </div> <br><div id="yiv1731747916">
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">URGENT: The Aggregate Resources Act (ARA)
review promised by McGuinty's government starts Monday in Toronto with little to
no notice, except apparently to r<font size="2" face="Arial">epresentatives for the
aggregate industry who have already been assigned time slots in front of
the committee. Their preferential treatment cuts into the meager 12 hours
allocated to the public. </font></font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">We asked for the ARA review for a reason: the
ARA is based on 40-year old legislation and does not reflect today's
values. </font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">It is imperative that we make a lot of noise about
this. To request an opportunity to speak before the Committee and/or
send an e-mail outlining your concerns contact:</font><font size="2" face="Arial"></font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">- Sylwia Przezdziecki / <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:sylwia_przezdziecki@ontla.ola.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:sylwia_przezdziecki@ontla.ola.org">sylwia_przezdziecki@ontla.ola.org</a></font><font size="2" face="Arial"> / 416-325-3515, and</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">- Tamara Pomanski / <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:tamara_pomanski@ontla.ola.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:tamara_pomanski@ontla.ola.org">tamara_pomanski@ontla.ola.org</a></font><font size="2" face="Arial"> / 416-325-3515</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">See below for an e-mail/letter
template.</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">In addition, contact your local MPP, the media,
etc. and voice your disapproval of the discourtesy
shown Taxpayers by the Ontario Government. </font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Here is a link to all MPP email addresses: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/member_addresses.do?AddType=MIN&locale=en">http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/member_addresses.do?AddType=MIN&locale=en</a></font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">What gets decided here will affect every Ontario
aggregate pit/quarry going forward. This is the legislation that will
shape the lifestyles of our children and grandchildren. Don't let rock be
more important than fresh food and clean water. Ontarians have to
choose.</font></div>
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<div><span class="yiv1731747916td-EndPageBody"><font size="2" face="Arial">Link to original
Orangeville Banner article: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.orangeville.com/news/local/article/1349133--no-rural-public-hearings-for-aggregate-review">http://www.orangeville.com/news/local/article/1349133--no-rural-public-hearings-for-aggregate-review</a></font></span></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Sylvia Jones, MP Dufferin-Caledon press
release: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.sylviajonesmpp.ca/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=-seQMiPGbJU%3D&tabid=56">http://www.sylviajonesmpp.ca/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=-seQMiPGbJU%3D&tabid=56</a></font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Information on Participation in Committees: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/go2.jsp?Page=/getting-involved/committee_participation_submit&menuItem=getting_involved_participate_committee&locale=en#tabdetail">http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/go2.jsp?Page=/getting-involved/committee_participation_submit&menuItem=getting_involved_participate_committee&locale=en#tabdetail</a></font></div><font size="2" face="Arial">
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<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;" class="yiv1731747916MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="">I am an
</span><span style="">Ontario</span><span style=""> resident and taxpayer.<span style=""> </span>I ask that the Government of Ontario,
the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Standing Committee established to
review the Aggregate Resources Act (</span><span style="">ARA</span><span style="">) amend the </span><span style="">ARA</span><span style=""> to address the following
values:</span></font></font></div>
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<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;" class="yiv1731747916MsoNormal"><span style=""><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">1.<span style=""> </span>Make
conservation of aggregate, a non-renewable resource, a priority over approval of
new extraction sites.<span style=""> </span>Conservation
can occur through aggregate recycling and use of alternative
materials.</font></font></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;" class="yiv1731747916MsoNormal"><span style=""><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;" class="yiv1731747916MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="">2.<span style=""> </span>Reserve virgin aggregate, a
non-renewable resource, for use within </span><span style="">Canada</span><span style="">.</span></font></font></div>
<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;" class="yiv1731747916MsoNormal"><span style=""><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;" class="yiv1731747916MsoNormal"><span style=""><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">3.
Prohibit aggregate extraction below the water table without a full Environmental
Assessment and full understanding of the impact on all areas, near and far.<span style=""> </span></font></font></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;" class="yiv1731747916MsoNormal"><span style=""><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;" class="yiv1731747916MsoNormal"><span style=""><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">4.
Prohibit aggregate extraction below the water table in drinking water source
areas.</font></font></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;" class="yiv1731747916MsoNormal"><span style=""><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;" class="yiv1731747916MsoNormal"><span style=""><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">5.<span style=""> </span>Develop a
process and guidelines for identifying and designating new Specialty Crop Areas
to safeguard unique agricultural land resources.<span style=""> </span>Prohibit aggregate extraction in
Specialty Crop Areas.</font></font></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;" class="yiv1731747916MsoNormal"><span style=""><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;" class="yiv1731747916MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="">6. Conduct a
thorough study of all existing aggregate reserves in
</span><span style="">Ontario</span><span style="">.<span style="">
</span>We cannot know what we need until we know what we
have.</span></font></font></div>
<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;" class="yiv1731747916MsoNormal"><span style=""><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;" class="yiv1731747916MsoNormal"><span style=""><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">7.
Develop an “Aggregate Master Plan” and disallow new aggregate mining licenses
within the Niagara Escarpment Plan Area, Oak Ridges Moraine and Green Belt until
the “Aggregate Master Plan” has been approved by the
province.</font></font></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;" class="yiv1731747916MsoNormal"><span style=""><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;" class="yiv1731747916MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="">8.<span style=""> </span>Provide an assessment of the cumulative
affects (dust, noise, air quality, traffic emissions; effects on water) of the
“Aggregate Master Plan” on </span><span style="">Ontario</span><span style=""> residents by
district.</span></font></font></div>
<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;" class="yiv1731747916MsoNormal"><span style=""><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;" class="yiv1731747916MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="">9.<span style=""> </span>Require that new quarry proposals
demonstrate the need for additional aggregate resource extraction in meeting the
demands of the </span><span style="">Ontario</span><span style=""> market.</span></font></font></div>
<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;" class="yiv1731747916MsoNormal"><span style=""><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;" class="yiv1731747916MsoNormal"><span style=""><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">10.<span style=""> </span>Mandate
that an Environmental Assessment occur for all new or expanding aggregate
operations.</font></font></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;" class="yiv1731747916MsoNormal"><span style=""><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;" class="yiv1731747916MsoNormal"><span style=""><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">11.<span style=""> </span>Realign
the cost of virgin aggregate to reflect reality.<span style=""> </span>Economically, aggregate is a low-priced,
heavy-weight commodity that takes the bulk of its cost from transportation.<span style=""> </span>Today, however, the price of virgin
aggregate must include the activism necessary by residents to fight for their
best interest despite the elected and public institutions designed to represent
and protect the public interest.<span style=""> </span>As
well, the cost must encompass the environmental cost on residents.<span style=""> </span>In other words the market cost for
virgin aggregate is unrealistically cheap. Create a management system that works
for residents and price the product
accordingly.</font></font></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;" class="yiv1731747916MsoNormal"><span style=""><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;" class="yiv1731747916MsoNormal"><span style=""><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">12.<span style=""> </span>Address
what will happen to the operators of small aggregate resources if a
mega-quarry becomes the sanctioned approach.<span style=""> </span>What will small operators do when they
are subjected to the monopolistic power of the goliath-like
mega-quarry?</font></font></span></div>
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<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;" class="yiv1731747916MsoNormal"><span style=""><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Until
such time as the abovenoted issues are sufficiently addressed, I do not consider
the ARA an up-to-date and relevant piece of legislation.<span style=""> </span></font></font></span></div>
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<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;" class="yiv1731747916MsoNormal"><span style=""><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="">Sincerely,</span></font></font></span></div>
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