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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'>There’s a good editorial in the Toronto Star today A LESSON IN ACTIVISM encourages folks to 1 Tell a simple Story 2 Form a diverse coalition and 3 Transcend NIMBYism. Regarding the Melancthon mega quarry protest win for Activists. Ginny<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 [mailto:all-bounces@gren.ca] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Daphne NICHOLLS<br><b>Sent:</b> November-25-12 3:26 PM<br><b>To:</b> Lori Strothard; torrie.bht@sympatico.ca; Louisette Lanteigne; seven generations; jean@viewpointonchange.com; Alisa McClurg; gsswaterloo@gmail.com; cosack@zing-net.ca; beatondanny@yahoo.ca; karrenwallace@sympatico.ca; cyrilparsons@hotmail.com<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [All] YES !!! Re: Melancthon Mega Quarry is OVER: APPLICATION WITHDRAWN!!!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Hi All,<br>Did you read the editorial in Saturday's Record? The battle may have moved closer to our Region.<br>Daphne<br><br><br> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center id=stopSpelling></span></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From: <a href="mailto:strothjkl@sympatico.ca">strothjkl@sympatico.ca</a><br>To: <a href="mailto:torrie.bht@sympatico.ca">torrie.bht@sympatico.ca</a>; <a href="mailto:butterflybluelu@rogers.com">butterflybluelu@rogers.com</a>; <a href="mailto:all@gren.ca">all@gren.ca</a>; <a href="mailto:jean@viewpointonchange.com">jean@viewpointonchange.com</a>; <a href="mailto:alisa.mcclurg@sympatico.ca">alisa.mcclurg@sympatico.ca</a>; <a href="mailto:gsswaterloo@gmail.com">gsswaterloo@gmail.com</a>; <a href="mailto:cosack@zing-net.ca">cosack@zing-net.ca</a>; <a href="mailto:beatondanny@yahoo.ca">beatondanny@yahoo.ca</a>; <a href="mailto:karrenwallace@sympatico.ca">karrenwallace@sympatico.ca</a>; <a href="mailto:cyrilparsons@hotmail.com">cyrilparsons@hotmail.com</a><br>Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2012 09:43:29 -0500<br>Subject: Re: [All] YES !!! Re: Melancthon Mega Quarry is OVER: APPLICATION WITHDRAWN!!!<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>so sad to read in today Record that over 30 homesteads were torn down for this quarry. All for nothing. I wonder if anyone photographed them and wrote about their stories. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Lori S.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>----- Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:torrie.bht@sympatico.ca" title="torrie.bht@sympatico.ca">tTorrie</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:strothjkl@sympatico.ca" title="strothjkl@sympatico.ca">Lori Strothard</a> ; <a href="mailto:butterflybluelu@rogers.com" title="butterflybluelu@rogers.com">Louisette Lanteigne</a> ; <a href="mailto:all@gren.ca" title="all@gren.ca">gren</a> ; <a href="mailto:jean@viewpointonchange.com" title="jean@viewpointonchange.com">Jean Robertson</a> ; <a href="mailto:alisa.mcclurg@sympatico.ca" title="alisa.mcclurg@sympatico.ca">Alisa McClurg</a> ; <a href="mailto:gsswaterloo@gmail.com" title="gsswaterloo@gmail.com">Jane Snyder</a> ; <a href="mailto:cosack@zing-net.ca" title="cosack@zing-net.ca">cosack</a> ; <a href="mailto:beatondanny@yahoo.ca" title="beatondanny@yahoo.ca">Danny Beaton</a> ; <a href="mailto:karrenwallace@sympatico.ca" title="karrenwallace@sympatico.ca">Karren Wallace</a> ; <a href="mailto:cyrilparsons@hotmail.com" title="cyrilparsons@hotmail.com">Sandra Parsons</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sent:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Thursday, November 22, 2012 12:09 AM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Subject:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> YES !!! Re: [All] Melancthon Mega Quarry is OVER: APPLICATION WITHDRAWN!!!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I'll put balloons on my lawn signs and change the "STOP' to "STOPPED !"<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>WoW !!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thank you, THANK YOU, NDACT !!! <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>...for leading the charge, <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>... for your flow of information, <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>... for your determination... <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>THANK YOU, everyone out there ... !!!!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I hope that this process becomes the prototype for our future work as we protect our natural resources and stand up for the integrity of our land.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tui Torrie, Grand River Unitarian Congregation<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>----- Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:strothjkl@sympatico.ca" title="strothjkl@sympatico.ca">Lori Strothard</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:butterflybluelu@rogers.com" title="butterflybluelu@rogers.com">Louisette Lanteigne</a> ; <a href="mailto:all@gren.ca" title="all@gren.ca">gren</a> ; <a href="mailto:torrie.bht@sympatico.ca" title="torrie.bht@sympatico.ca">tTorrie</a> ; <a href="mailto:jean@viewpointonchange.com" title="jean@viewpointonchange.com">Jean Robertson</a> ; <a href="mailto:alisa.mcclurg@sympatico.ca" title="alisa.mcclurg@sympatico.ca">Alisa McClurg</a> ; <a href="mailto:gsswaterloo@gmail.com" title="gsswaterloo@gmail.com">Jane Snyder</a> ; <a href="mailto:cosack@zing-net.ca" title="cosack@zing-net.ca">cosack</a> ; <a href="mailto:beatondanny@yahoo.ca" title="beatondanny@yahoo.ca">Danny Beaton</a> ; <a href="mailto:karrenwallace@sympatico.ca" title="karrenwallace@sympatico.ca">Karren Wallace</a> ; <a href="mailto:cyrilparsons@hotmail.com" title="cyrilparsons@hotmail.com">Sandra Parsons</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sent:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Wednesday, November 21, 2012 1:26 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Subject:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Re: [All] Melancthon Mega Quarry is OVER: APPLICATION WITHDRAWN!!!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Yippee!!! good work to al those who fought this.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Lori S.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>----- Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:butterflybluelu@rogers.com" title="butterflybluelu@rogers.com">Louisette Lanteigne</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:all@gren.ca" title="all@gren.ca">gren</a> ; <a href="mailto:torrie.bht@sympatico.ca" title="torrie.bht@sympatico.ca">tTorrie</a> ; <a href="mailto:jean@viewpointonchange.com" title="jean@viewpointonchange.com">Jean Robertson</a> ; <a href="mailto:alisa.mcclurg@sympatico.ca" title="alisa.mcclurg@sympatico.ca">Alisa McClurg</a> ; <a href="mailto:gsswaterloo@gmail.com" title="gsswaterloo@gmail.com">Jane Snyder</a> ; <a href="mailto:cosack@zing-net.ca" title="cosack@zing-net.ca">cosack</a> ; <a href="mailto:beatondanny@yahoo.ca" title="beatondanny@yahoo.ca">Danny Beaton</a> ; <a href="mailto:karrenwallace@sympatico.ca" title="karrenwallace@sympatico.ca">Karren Wallace</a> ; <a href="mailto:cyrilparsons@hotmail.com" title="cyrilparsons@hotmail.com">Sandra Parsons</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sent:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Wednesday, November 21, 2012 11:18 AM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Subject:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [All] Melancthon Mega Quarry is OVER: APPLICATION WITHDRAWN!!!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><h1 style='background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Bless the Lord My God/Creator Spirit/Darwinian luck or whatever you believe in. <o:p></o:p></span></h1><h1 style='background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>WE DID IT FOLKS!!!<o:p></o:p></span></h1><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Lulu :0)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>____________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><h1 style='background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></h1><h1 style='background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Highland withdraws Melancthon quarry plans<o:p></o:p></span></h1><div style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.75pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The proposed quarry in Melancthon is dead.<br>On Wednesday (Nov. 21), The Highland Companies announced it has withdrawn its application to the province for a licence to mine 2,316 acres of land in Melancthon for limestone. As a result, Highland plans to continue to focus on its farming operations.<br>“While we believe that the quarry would have brought significant economic benefit to Melancthon Township and served Ontario’s well-documented need for aggregate, we acknowledge that the application does not have sufficient support from the community and government to justify proceeding with the approval process,” John Scherer, principal of The Highland Companies, said in a news release.<br>Highland also intends to discontinue its efforts to restore the rail corridor through Dufferin County. In addition, Highland announced that John Lowndes has resigned from his role as president and has no further involvement with the company.<br>Check back here for more.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br>_______________________________________________<br>All mailing list<br><a href="mailto:All@gren.ca">All@gren.ca</a><br><a href="http://mail.gren.ca/mailman/listinfo/all_gren.ca">http://mail.gren.ca/mailman/listinfo/all_gren.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br>_______________________________________________ All mailing list <a href="mailto:All@gren.ca">All@gren.ca</a> <a href="http://mail.gren.ca/mailman/listinfo/all_gren.ca">http://mail.gren.ca/mailman/listinfo/all_gren.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>