Formerly Proposed Melancthon “Mega Quarry” (withdrawn)
Source: Friends of NDACT - Stop the Mega-Quarry
News History (2012 to current)
“Five generations ago they laid the foundation to protect our soils for food and the quality of water for us today. Are we laying the foundations that will protect our soils and water five generations from now?” Ralph Armstrong
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2018-11-28 |
Business Insider |
Richard Feloni, Joe Ciolli |
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2017-12-22 |
National Geographic |
Rare Swath of Pristine Southern California Coastline Protected |
Sarah Gibbens |
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2016-06-10 |
Orangeville Banner |
James Matthews |
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2014-07-24 |
Shelburne Free Press |
Marni Walsh - Garry Hunter |
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2014-07-16 |
Orangeville Citizen |
Dennis Sanford |
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2014-03-26 |
Orangeville Citizen |
(link added 21-Mar-2019) |
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2014-03-24 |
Orangeville Citizen |
(link revised 21-Mar-2019) |
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2014-01-17 |
AWARE Simcoe |
Carl Cosack - ARA review |
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2013-07-19 |
CBC Radio “As it Happens” |
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2013-07-18 |
Goldhawk Fights Back |
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2013-07-18 |
Global News |
Heather Loney |
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2013-07-18 |
NDACT/CAUSE/CORE |
Statement: Bonnefield Financial purchase of Melancthon farmland: A Fresh Start |
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2013-07-18 |
CBC Radio |
Podcast |
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2013-07-18 |
Orangeville Citizen |
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2013-07-18 |
Orangeville Citizen |
Wes Keller |
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2013-07-17 |
National Post |
Mega quarry land north of Toronto bought by burgeoning farm fund Bonnefield |
John Greenwood |
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2013-07-17 |
Financial Post |
Mega quarry land north of Toronto bought by burgeoning farm fund Bonnefield |
John Greenwood |
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2013-07-17 |
Value Walk |
Seth Klarman Mega-Quarry Plans Over as Oontario Farmland is Sold |
Tabinda Hussain 6,500 sold What about remaining 2,000 acres? |
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2013-07-16 |
Orangeville Banner |
Chris Halliday |
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2013-07-16 |
Wall Street Journal |
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2013-04-10 |
Brantford Expositor |
Michael-Allan Marion |
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2013-03-20 |
Mountain Life |
Squash the Mega-quarry (.jpg) and Mega-Victory (pg 52-61) |
Magazine link pgs 36 and 52-61 |
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2013-03-09 |
Thespec.com |
Daniel Nolan FORCE (more info) |
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2013-02-16 |
Matthew Kellway, MP Beaches/East York |
Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medal: Carl Cosack |
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2013-02-14 |
Record.com |
Region will fight to maintain control over depth of gravel pits |
Terry Pender Region of Waterloo |
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2013-02-14 |
Creemore Echo |
Brad Holden |
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2013-02-06 |
Orangeville.com |
Bill Tremblay Party in Honeywood on 16-Feb-2013 |
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2013-01-30 |
Caledon Enterprise |
Orangeville Banner |
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2013-01-29 |
Toronto Star |
Quebec quarry landslide: Search for 2 missing workers suspended |
Andy Blatchford, The Canadian Press L’Epiphanie, Quebec Pit nearly 100 meters deep |
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2013-01-26 |
ThePetersonFarmBros |
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2013-01-14 |
Orangeville.com |
Rob Strang |
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2013-01-02 |
Orangeville.com |
Year in Review: “Little engine that could” railroads Melancthon quarry |
Chris Halliday “The first (mandate) was to stop the mega quarry. Consider that, for the time being, checked off and done,” Cosack said. “Part two was to change the legislation that outsiders interpreted as being (supportive) of this crazy application.”
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2012-12-31 |
Toronto Star |
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2012-12-28 |
Creemore Echo |
Brad Holden |
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2012-12-18 |
CBC News North |
All 3 diamond mines are well below 60% target for local employment |
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2012-12-10 |
Orangeville Banner Orangeville.com |
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2012-12-04 |
ThePetersonFarmBros |
Video (almost 7 million hits in 6 days) |
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2012-12-06 |
Daily Commercial News |
Kelly Lapointe Moreen Miller |
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2012-11-30e |
National Farmers Union |
Op-Ed - Ann Slater |
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2012-11-30 |
Rabble.ca |
Learning From a Victory: How Ontario Communities Stopped a Mega Quarry |
Meg Borthwick |
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2012-11-30 |
Creemore Echo |
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2012-11-30 |
Wellington Advertiser |
Kris Svela |
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2012-11-29 |
Zamansky.com |
Zamansky & Associates Investigates Baupost Group LLC Funds over its Mega-Quarry Investment |
“If you invested in any of the Baupost funds which suffered a loss from the Highlands’ mega-quarry failure, please contact Jake Zamansky” |
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2012-11-29 |
myKawartha.com |
Letter to Editor – Klein Mega-quarry fight an inspiration |
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2012-11-28 |
HazMat Management |
David Nesseth Ecology.com |
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2012-11-28 |
Orangeville.com Orangeville Banner |
Bill Tremblay |
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2012-11-27 |
Rabble.ca |
David Suzuki / Jode Roberts |
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2012-11-27 |
Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin |
Emily Innes Carl Cosack |
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2012-11-25 |
Toronto Star |
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2012-11-23 |
Toronto Star |
Sarah Barmak |
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2012-11-23 |
Globe & Mail |
Gayle MacDonald Various names
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2012-11-23 |
Huffington Post |
Mike Schreiner, Leader of the Green Party of Ontario |
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2012-11-23 |
Toronto Star |
Victory over ‘mega quarry’ bittersweet for the farmers of Melancthon |
Jessica McDiarmid Video – Dale, Lyle |
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2012-11-23 |
Toronto Star |
Jayme Poisson |
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2012-11-23 |
National Post |
Jason Van Bruggen: How the war against the mega quarry was won |
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2012-11-23 |
Creemore Echo |
Brad Holden |
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2012-11-23 |
Wellington Advertiser |
Highland Companies withdraws its Melancthon Township quarry application |
Press Release |
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2012-11-22 |
Simcoe.com |
Brad Pritchard Jim Wilson |
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2012-11-22 |
Globe & Mail |
Coalition of farmers and urban foodies halts Ontario mega-quarry |
Joe Friesen |
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2012-11-22 |
Daily Commercial News |
The Highland Companies withdraws application for “mega-quarry” in Melancthon Township |
DCN News Services |
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2012-11-22 |
Daily Brew |
Melancthon mega-quarry shutdown becomes a how-to lesson in grassroots campaigning |
Matthew Coutts |
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2012-11-22 |
Greener Ideas |
Susmita Baral |
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2012-11-22 |
The Agenda with Steve Paikin |
Steve Paikin |
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2012-11-22 |
Environmental Law and Litigation |
Dianne Saxe |
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2012-11-22 |
Toronto Star |
Rachel Mendleson Moreen Miller, OSSGA |
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2012-11-22 |
Orangeville Citizen |
Highland abandons plans for both mega-quarry, rail-line purchase |
Dan Pelton & Wes Keller Rob Adams, Mayor of Orangeville |
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2012-11-22 |
Caledon Enterprise |
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2012-11-22 |
Barrie Examiner |
QMI Agency |
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2012-11-21 |
The Agenda with Steve Paikin |
Hilary Clark Twitter feed on the day of withdrawal |
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2012-11-21 |
Simcoe.com |
Brad Pritchard Mike MacEachern, Mayor, New Tecumseth, Alliston |
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2012-11-21 |
Canada.com |
Marc Weisblott |
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2012-11-21 |
Orangeville.com |
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2012-11-21 |
Council of Canadians |
Mark Calzavara |
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2012-11-21 |
ReNew Canada |
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2012-11-21 |
NOW Magazine |
Miracle in Melanchton (sic) |
Irina Vukosavic |
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2012-11-21 |
Caledon Enterprise |
Calendar of major moments |
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2012-11-21 |
Toronto Star |
In Melancthon, anti-quarry farmers celebrate a victory over corporate Goliath |
Jessica McDiarmid / Jayme Poisson Dale Rutledge, Lyle Parsons, John Herndon |
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2012-11-21 |
Toronto Star |
Jayme Poisson |
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2012-11-21 |
Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin |
Emily Innes includes Twitter feed |
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2012-11-21 |
Toronto Sun |
Company abandons controversial southern Ontario ‘mega quarry’ |
Ian Robertson (link to Sudbury Star) |
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2012-11-21 |
CityNews Toronto |
Shawne McKeown |
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2012-11-21 |
Value Walk |
Baupost Group’s Highland Companies Resign in Battle Over Mega-Quarry Deal |
Tabinda Hussain |
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2012-11-21 |
Global Toronto Global News |
Highland Companies withdraws mega-quarry proposal for north of Toronto |
Heather Loney Alan Carter news feed |
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2012-11-21 |
Winnipeg Free Press |
Controversial quarry project scrapped; company withdraws application |
The Canadian Press |
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2012-11-21 |
Torontoist |
Hamutal Dotan / Corbin Smith MNR press release (website) |
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2012-11-21 |
Treehugger |
Lloyd Alter |
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2012-11-21 |
UpdatedNews.ca |
CBC News |
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2012-11-21 |
Orangeville.com |
Chris Halliday Nancy, Bill, Dale, Carl, |
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2012-11-21 |
CTV News |
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2012-11-21 |
CBC |
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2012-11-21 |
Simcoe.com
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2012-11-21 |
The Globe and Mail |
Critics celebrate surprise end of mega quarry north of Toronto |
John Lowndes departs Plans to halt efforts to restore rail |
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2012-11-21 |
Highland Companies |
The Highland Companies Withdraws its Application for a Quarry in Melancthon Township |
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2012-11-16 |
David Tilson, MP Dufferin Caledon |
Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medal: Dale Rutledge |
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2012-11-15 |
The Globe and Mail |
Wendy Stueck, Vancouver |
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2012-11-14 |
The Globe and Mail |
Dave McGinn, aggregate alternative |
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2012-11-05 |
Rock Products |
Construction Materials Recycling Association (CMRA)
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2012-11-02 |
Creemore Echo |
Christina Wigle, Letter to the Editor |
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2012-11-02 |
Daily Commercial News and Construction Record |
Soup festival highlights concerns over planned quarry’s impacts |
Canadian Press Enterprises Inc. |
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2012-11-01 |
Region of Peel |
News Release: Peel Roads Using Recycled Aggregates to Save Money and Go Green |
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2012-10-28 |
Harpin Norm |
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2012-10-26 |
Daily Commercial News and Construction Record |
Energy Minister Chris Bentley says he is leaving provincial politics |
ON Finance Minister, Dwight Duncan to leave politics too |
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2012-10-26 |
Creemore Echo |
Patrick Keating |
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2012-10-25 |
Orangeville Citizen |
Theatre company, Rural Learning Assoc. plan play on mega-quarry |
Staff Dale Hamilton www.communityengagedtheatre.ca
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2012-10-25 |
Vimeo – Dowling Pictures |
8 minute video |
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2012-10-25 |
Toronto Star Thestar.com |
Letters to the editor |
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2012-10-23 |
Vimeo |
Kathryn Heming video |
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2012-10-23 |
San Francisco Chronicle |
Baupost’s Herb Wagner to Leave as Klarman’s Co-Portfolio Manager |
Katherine Burton and Gillian Wee, Bloomberg News |
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2012-10-23 |
Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin |
Emily Innes |
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2012-10-23 |
Simcoe.com |
Highland Companies sponsorship |
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2012-10-22 |
Simcoe.com / Stayner Sun |
Torstar News Service |
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2012-10-22 |
Torontoist |
Jamie Bradburn / Corbin Smith |
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2012-10-22 |
Global Toronto |
Tens of thousands attend Toronto’s Soupstock, mega-quarry protest |
Heather Loney |
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2012-10-21 |
Global Toronto |
Soup festival highlights concerns over planned quarry’s impact on environment |
Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press |
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2012-10-21 |
CBC News Toronto |
The Canadian Press |
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2012-10-21 |
NOW |
R. Jeanette Martin |
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2012-10-21 |
Toronto Star Thestar.com |
Soupstock: Thousands gather at Woodbine Park to protest Melancthon mega-quarry |
Tim Alamenciak Rene Johnston
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2012-10-21 |
CTV News Toronto |
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2012-10-21 |
Bayshore Broadcasting |
Kevin Bernard |
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2012-10-21 |
NewsTalk 1010 |
Siobhan Morris |
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2012-10-20 |
NOW |
Steven Davey |
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2012-10-19 |
Simcoe.com Alliston Herald |
Matthew Strader |
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2012-10-19 |
NOW |
Irina Vukosavic Blaine Van Bruggen |
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2012-10-18 |
Creemore Echo |
Brad Holden |
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2012-10-18 |
Toronto Star Thestar.com |
David Suzuki / Jode Roberts
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2012-10-18 |
CityNews Toronto |
Marcia Chen |
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2012-10-17 |
Toronto.com |
Event for the upcoming weekend |
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2012-10-17 |
Toronto Life |
Event: The Weekender: Soupstock, Cat Power and six other events |
To Do list for the upcoming weekend |
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2012-10-17 |
Global News |
Over 11,000 lbs of local food donated for Soupstock, mega-quarry protest |
Heather Loney |
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2012-10-16 |
Toronto Sun |
Rita Demontis |
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2012-10-16 |
David Suzuki / Rabble.ca |
Taters versus craters: Mega-quarry pits farmland against industry |
David Suzuki / Jode Roberts
See also Straight.com |
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2012-10-16 |
Orangeville Banner Orangeville.com |
Bill Tremblay |
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2012-10-16 |
Torontoist.com |
Jamie Bradburn/Corbin Smith Ralph Armstrong |
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2012-10-15 |
Premier McGuinty Resigns and prorogues parliament |
(Various) |
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2012-10-15 |
Jameschatto.com |
Blog |
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2012-10-14 |
Brant News |
Jason Teakle CCOB |
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2012-10-13 |
CTV News |
More than 160 chefs to protest Ontario mega-quarry by dishing out soup |
Rebecca Burton |
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2012-10-11 |
Huffington Post |
Dr. Faisal Moola, DSF |
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2012-10-11 |
InsideHalton.com |
Mount Nemo, Protection of Jefferson Salamander |
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2012-10-11 |
Lake Ontario Waterkeepers |
Mount Nemo expansion PERL of Burlington |
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2012-10-10 |
Torontoist.com |
Jamie Bradburn/Corbin Smith Brent and Gillian Preston |
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2012-10-10 |
Orangeville Banner Orangeville.com |
Timeline unclear for Melancthon quarry environmental assessment |
Chris Halliday |
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2012-10-08 |
Orangeville Banner Orangeville.com |
Chris Halliday |
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2012-10-04 |
Torontoist.com |
Jamie Bradburn/Corbin Smith |
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2012-10-04 |
Orangeville Citizen |
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2012-10-02 |
Global Toronto |
Top chefs, local farmers and activists rally for Soupstock 2012 |
Heather Loney |
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2012-10-01 |
Collingwood Enterprise-Bulletin |
Morgan Ian Adams NDP, Danny Beaton, Mike Schreiner |
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2012-10-01 |
Collingwood Enterprise-Bulletin |
Emily Innes Michael Stadtlander, Soupstock |
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2012-09-30 |
Canadian Business |
Critics warn of sweet, secret deals for mining firms if Muskrat Falls approved |
Sue Bailey, The Canadian Press, lower industrial power rates to lure development |
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2012-09-28 |
iPolitics |
Canada-China investment deal deserves greater public scrutiny |
Scott Sinclair |
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2012-09-28 |
Chronicle Journal |
Editorial – mining in Canada’s North |
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2012-09-28 |
CBC News – North |
Elizabeth McMillan, Royal Oak Mines |
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2012-09-27 |
Samaritan Mag |
Karen Bliss |
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2012-09-27 |
YorkRegion.com |
Heidi Riedner, Thane smelter site in Georgina |
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2012-09-26 |
CBC News |
Story starts at 17:40 secs |
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2012-09-26 |
CBC News |
Adrienne Arsenault, Land of Plenty, autumn 2011 video, The National |
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2012-09-25 |
Spinner Canada |
Feist’s Polaris Prize: Didn’t This She’d Win, Will Use Money to Fight Mega Quarry |
Leslie Feist pledges some of her winnings to Stop the Mega Quarry |
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2012-09-25 |
Torontoist |
Leslie Feist pledges some of her winnings to Stop the Mega Quarry |
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2012-09-24 |
Simcoe.com |
Chris Fell Grey Highlands, calcium chloride |
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2012-09-20 |
Gleaner Community Press |
Rosario Marchese, NDP MPP for Trinity-Spadina was a member of the Standing Committee on General Government during the Aggregate Resources Act review public hearings. |
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2012-09-19 |
Toronto Star / thestar.com |
Ontario environmental watchdog Gord Miller says ministries hiding from public scrutiny |
Marco Chown Oved |
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2012-09-19 |
CBC News |
The Canadian Press Gord Miller, Environmental Commissioner |
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2012-09-19 |
CESAR |
Continuing Education Students’ Association of Ryerson |
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2012-09-18 |
OCADU |
Linda Montgomery |
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2012-09-17 |
Orangeville.com/ Orangeville Banner |
Rob Strang |
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2012-09-06 |
Owen Sound Times |
Mayor says it’s too early for city to be talking to third-party owner about harbour |
Denis Langlois, Owen Sound harbour |
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2012-09-05 |
Orangeville.com/ Orangeville Banner |
Chris Halliday, County may consider multi-use recreational trails |
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2012-09-01 |
David Suzuki Foundation |
Added as an official DSF “issue” |
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2012-08-31 |
Bayshore Broadcasting News |
Manny Paiva, Owen Sound in talks with a potential third party owner for the harbour to get it dredged |
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2012-08-30 |
Caledon Citizen |
Tilson tours Melancthon quarry site with Environment Minister |
MOE Peter Kent, CEAA |
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2012-08-29 |
Toronto Star |
Tories have cancelled almost 600 environmental assessments in Ontario |
Tonda MacCharles, federal |
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2012-08-28 |
Vancouver Sun |
Peter Kent. Can anyone say “Yeah right.” |
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2012-08-28 |
Pitsense.ca - Alternatives |
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2012-08-24 |
Grey Matters |
247 acres/60 ft below water table. 20 minutes north of the proposed mega-quarry site and immediately beside the proposed Walker site in Duntroon. Why do we need this site too? Where is the provincial strategy? |
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2012-08-24 |
Toronto Life |
Sasha Chapman |
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2012-08-24 |
Canada.com |
Harper government cancels 3,000 environmental reviews on pipelines and other projects |
Mike de Souza, federal, CEAA 2012 |
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2012-08-23 |
Cambridge Times |
GRCA www.sourcewater.ca
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2012-08-22 |
Caledon Enterprise |
Matthew Strader, REDC |
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2012-08-22 |
Vancouver Sun |
Feds walk away from environmental assessments on almost 500 projects in BC |
Larry Pynn, federal, CEAA 2012 |
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2012-08-20 |
Brantford Expositor |
water |
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2012-08-14 |
Anice Wong |
Written as a result of the NDP tour to the proposed quarry site |
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2012-08-10 |
Wellington Advertiser |
Mike Robinson |
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2012-08-10 |
The Record.com |
Paddle the Grand event aims to raise opposition to quarry proposal |
Linda Givetash |
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2012-08-09 |
Orangeville Citizen |
Dufferin Wind Power |
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2012-08-02 |
Owen Sound Sun Times |
Bill Henry |
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2012-08-02 |
Orangeville Citizen |
Wes Keller |
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2012-08-01 |
Orangeville Banner |
Richard Vivian, 550 participants |
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2012-08-01 |
Orangeville Banner |
Bill Tremblay, NDP trip to Melancthon; Peter Kent |
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2012-07-31 |
Rabble.ca |
Meg Borthwick |
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2012-07-30 |
Peggy Nash |
Peggy Nash, Parkdale-High Park MP (NDP) |
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2012-07-30 |
David Tilson |
David Tilson, MP; Michael Chong MP; Peter Kent, federal Environment Minister |
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2012-07-29 |
Hobo Wally |
Video |
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2012-07-28 |
CTV News Barrie |
StoMp footage at 11 min mark |
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2012-07-28 |
Bayshore Broadcasting |
Mariane McLeod (+ link to MP3) |
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2012-07-26 |
Goldhawk Fights Back |
Dale Goldhawk - Melancthon bus tour / Matthew Kellway; |
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2012-07-25 |
Orangeville Banner |
Todd McEwen |
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2012-07-24 |
Aggregates & Roadbuilding |
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2012-07-23 |
SacredSongsofYahWeh |
Video |
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2012-07-17 |
Ontario Legislature – Transcript – Standing Committee on General Government (ARA Review) |
Transcript – Standing Committee on General Government (ARA Review) |
July 17, 2012, ARA Review, transcript – Sudbury hearing |
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2012-07-16 |
Ontario Legislature – Transcript – Standing Committee on General Government (ARA Review) |
Transcript – Standing Committee on General Government (ARA Review) |
July 16, 2012, ARA Review, transcript – Ottawa hearing |
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2012-07-11 |
Brantford Expositor |
Michael-Allan Marion, Dufferin Aggregates Paris pit |
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2012-07-11 |
NDACT |
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2012-07-09 |
Canada.com |
Chris Genovali and Emma Gilchrist, The Daily News Hill & Knowlton |
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2012-07-09 |
Ontario Legislature – Transcript – Standing Committee on General Government (ARA Review) |
Transcript – Standing Committee on General Government (ARA Review) |
July 9, 2012, ARA Review, transcript – Kitchener-Waterloo hearing |
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2012-07-09 |
The Record.com |
Lawmakers make local visit to reconsider gravel extraction rules |
Chris Herhalt |
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2012-07-06 |
Treehugger |
Take Action: Ontario’s Proposed Mega-Quarry Could Contaminate Drinking Water for A Million People |
Kimberley Mok |
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2012-07-06 |
Guelph Mercury |
Dale Hamilton, paint-in, Raging Grannies, Lyle Parsons, Broadgate Consulting |
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2012-07-05 |
Orangeville Citizen |
Wes Keller |
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2012-07-04 |
Mining for the Truth in Melancthon (blog) |
Minebuster, ARA Review, What the MPPs are saying |
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2012-07-04 |
Mining for the Truth in Melancthon (blog) |
Minebuster, ARA Review, AWARE Simcoe |
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2012-07-04 |
Orangeville Banner |
Chris Halliday, ARA Review, |
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2012-07-04 |
Orangeville Banner |
Bill Tremblay, ARA Review, at least the province is going through the motions |
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2012-06-29 |
Vancouver Sun |
Jordan Press, Postmedia news [So do we still want an EA or don’t we? A blow to environmental legislation in Canada] |
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2012-06-28 |
Ontario Sand Stone and Gravel Association |
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2012-06-28 |
Orangeville Banner |
Bill Tremblay, ARA Review, A whole lot needs to change, ARA review committee told |
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2012-06-28 |
Orangeville Citizen |
Wes Keller |
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2012-06-27 |
Orangeville Banner |
Editorial, ARA Review, The government isn’t making a genuine effort to hear from the people most affected by the ARA. Don’t expect much in the way of improvements when the recommendations come out. Unless, that is, you’re looking to start a quarry of your own.
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2012-06-27 |
Ontario Legislature – Transcript – Standing Committee on General Government (ARA Review) |
Transcript – Standing Committee on General Government (ARA Review) |
June 27, 2012, ARA Review, transcript – Orangeville hearing |
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2012-06-27 |
Caledon Enterprise |
Matthew Strader |
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2012-06-26 |
On the Bay |
Marc Huminilowycz, pg 13, Walker Duntroon, MAQ |
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2012-06-25 |
ThePetersonFarmBros |
Video |
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2012-06-22 |
Orangeville Banner |
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2012-06-22 |
Wellington Advertiser |
Chris Daponte, John Varty, Tractor Rally |
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2012-06-21 |
Caledon Citizen |
Bill Prout, letter to David Tilson |
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2012-06-21 |
Orangeville Citizen |
Danita Cramp, Orangeville |
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2012-06-21 |
Orangeville Citizen |
Tilson blasted for supporting budget bill’s end to environmental assessment |
Dan Pelton, Bill Prout former Dufferin-Caledon Liberal candidate |
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2012-06-20 |
Simcoe.com |
Jim Wilson, ARA Review |
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2012-06-20 |
Enterprise-Bulletin |
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2012-06-20 |
Orangeville Banner |
Bill Tremblay, Claude Gravelle NDP |
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2012-06-19 |
In the Hills |
Jeff Rollings, Is Baupost after limestone or water? |
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2012-06-19 |
In the Hills |
Ella Soper, Artists Against the Mega Quarry, AAMQ |
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2012-06-15 |
TheRecord.com |
Luisa D’Amato – Kitchener-Waterloo |
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2012-06-13 |
Ontario Legislature – Transcript – Standing Committee on General Government (ARA Review) |
Transcript – Standing Committee on General Government (ARA Review) |
June 13, 2012, ARA Review, transcript – MPPs choosing hearing/tour locations (Sudbury, Ottawa, Kitchener-Waterloo) |
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2012-06-08 |
Chicago Tribune |
Pollution Control Board rejects groundwater testing for quarries |
Bill Ruthhart and Matthew Walberg. The insanity is not limited to Canada – a warning re: the future? |
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2012-06-05 |
Orangeville Citizen |
Editorial |
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2012-06-04 |
Vancouver Sun |
Calvin Sandborn - Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. — Winston Churchill |
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2012-06-04 |
The Star |
Rick Smith, Environmental Defense |
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2012-05-31 |
Aggregates & Roadbuilding (www.rocktoroad.com) |
Ontario Government Holds Hearings on Aggregate Resources Act |
Andrew Macklin |
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2012-05-29 |
CBC News |
Max Paris, |
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2012-05-26 |
Intercontinental Cry |
John Ahni Schertow Kevin Best, Earth’s Big Heart Society Chris Cosack, NDACT |
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2012-05-24 |
Caledon Citizen |
“Simcoe-Grey MPP Jim Wilson has stepped into the fight against the controversial Melancthon quarry.” |
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2012-05-24 |
Orangeville Citizen |
Bill Prout, last year’s federal Liberal candidate in Dufferin-Caledon |
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2012-05-24 |
Nursing Students Against the Mega Quarry (NSAQ) |
Mega Quarry: A small Picture of the Consequences to Health It Would Bring |
Jessica Preston, student |
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2012-05-17 |
myKawartha.com |
Quarry owner maintains he’s had ‘no secrets’ about his application |
Mary Riley, Ledge Road, Bobcaygeon
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2012-05-16 |
Ontario Legislature – Transcript – Standing Committee on General Government (ARA Review) |
Transcript – Standing Committee on General Government (ARA Review) |
May 16, 2012, ARA Review, transcript – fourth hearing with presentations from both aggregate industry and environmental representatives including Carl Cosack (NDACT) |
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2012-05-14 |
myKawartha.com |
Proposed quarry and concrete plant near Bobcaygeon sparks controversy |
Mary Riley, Ledge Road |
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2012-05-14 |
Ontario Legislature – Transcript – Standing Committee on General Government (ARA Review) |
Transcript – Standing Committee on General Government (ARA Review) |
May 14, 2012, ARA Review, transcript – third hearing with presentations from environmental representatives |
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2012-05-09 |
Ontario Legislature – Transcript – Standing Committee on General Government (ARA Review) |
Transcript – Standing Committee on General Government (ARA Review) |
May 9, 2012, ARA Review, transcript – second hearing with presentations from aggregate industry representatives (OSSGA, St. Mary’s, Holcim) |
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2012-05-07 |
Ontario Legislature – Transcript – Standing Committee on General Government (ARA Review) |
Transcript – Standing Committee on General Government (ARA Review) |
May 7, 2012, ARA Review, transcript – first hearing with presentations from Gordon Miller, ECO and MNR. |
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2012-05-17 |
Orangeville Citizen |
Wes Keller. Also PC Simcoe-Grey MPP Jim Wilson files anti-mega-quarry petition in legislature. |
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2012-05-16 |
NDACT |
scribd.com, ARA Review |
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2012-05-14 |
Orangeville Banner |
Rob Strang, ARA Review |
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2012-05-13 |
Better Farming |
ARA Review |
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2012-05-11 |
Enterprise-Bulletin |
Kristen Smith, Sun Media, ARA Review |
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2012-05-11 |
Wellington Advertiser |
Warden White says county meeting will focus on equine issue + Keeping the Focus |
David Meyer, last week’s article in the Wellington Advertiser “went viral” (see 2012-05-04) |
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2012-05-10 |
Vancouver Sun |
Majority of oilsands ownership and profits are foreign, says B.C. analysis |
Mike de Souza, Wants to see more laws and regulations to ensure that companies do not leave Canadians with excessive environmental risks while the foreign owners are reaping the profits. |
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2012-05-10 |
York University Blog |
Understanding the Harper Government’s Assault on Canada’s Environment and its Consequences |
Federal government plan to streamline environmental protection |
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2012-05-10 |
Orangeville Citizen |
Wes Keller, ARA Review |
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2012-05-10 |
Orangeville Citizen |
Editorial, ARA Review |
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2012-05-09 |
Caledon Enterprise |
Bob Shapton, PitSense, ARA Review |
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2012-05-06 |
Sun News |
QMI Agency, ARA Review |
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2012-05-05 |
Williams Galen Brown |
Short film nominated in the We Are Water Foundation film festival. |
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2012-05-04 |
Orangeville Banner |
ARA Review, |
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2012-05-04 |
Wellington Advertiser |
David Meyer, Councillor Joanne Ross-Zuj added this is not the first time the province has favoured cities to dump on rural areas. She cited the Green Energy Act by which the province removed municipal authority to approve wind turbines. (see 2012-05-11)
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2012-05-03 |
Orangeville Citizen |
Shelburne’s May 16 run, Highland Cos. to sponsor amongst others. |
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2012-04-30 |
Farms.com |
NFU Recommends that the Highlands Companies' Application for Melancthon Quarry be Rejected |
National Farmers’ Union, Once the aggregates are removed from beneath prime agricultural land such as this, full rehabilitation is impossible. The good drainage of gravel-bottom land is what makes the land so valuable as farmland. |
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2012-04-28 |
The Sun Times |
Michael Stadtlander |
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2012-04-26 |
The Sun Times |
Don Crosby, Best & Hill proposed gravel pit, Markdale Anders said the protracted battle, which began several years before the OMB hearing in 2008, was financially costly to the handful of residents who opposed the proposed pit and also required a considerable investment of time. |
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2012-04-26 |
Orangeville Banner |
Hydro line en route to rail lands? Dufferin hasn’t agreed to wind developer’s proposal yet. |
Chris Halliday, Dufferin Wind Power Inc., China Longyuan Power Group, Farm Owned Power |
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2012-04-26 |
Orangeville Citizen |
Ontario Matters by Rob Bredin |
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2012-04-24 |
Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin |
Morgan Ian Adams, Carl Cosack |
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2012-04-24 |
Huffington Post |
Shiloh Bouvette, Brant County |
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2012-04-23 |
Toronto Star |
Clayton Ruby |
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2012-04-20 |
Rabble.ca |
Sally Miller |
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2012-04-19 |
Simcoe.com |
Tiny Township, farmland conservation easements |
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2012-04-19 |
The Learning Zone |
Marta Chudolinska, OCADU Mega Quarry Poster Show, People’s Choice Award winner |
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2012-04-17 |
Iler Campbell |
Important Environmental Law Amendments in the Ontario 2012 budget bill |
Laura Bowman, omnibus Bill-55 |
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2012-04-16 |
Brantford Expositor |
Mike Schreiner, GPO Concerned Citizens of Brant, Brant Greens Dufferin Aggregates, 614 acres, reopening of licence granted in 1974. |
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2012-04-14 |
Globe and Mail |
Margaret Wente “We’re all environmentalists now”. |
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2012-04-13 |
Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin |
StoMp |
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2012-04-12 |
Orangeville Citizen |
Opinion, Doug Skeates |
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2012-04-11 |
Woodstock Sentinel Review |
Ron Thomson Carmeuse Lime’s Beachville quarry (map) |
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2012-04-09 |
Zoomer Radio |
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2012-04-05 |
Woodstock Sentinel Review |
Carmeuse Lime’s Beachville quarry Walker Environmental Group (WEG) |
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2012-04-05 |
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2012-04-03 |
Simcoe-Grey Federal Liberal Riding Association |
John Gruetzner, President |
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2012-04-02 |
The Globe and Mail |
Politics trumps reason as B.C. eyes bid to raid protected forests |
Mark Hume, forestry |
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2012-04-02 |
Caledon Enterprise |
Matthew Strader, Tottenham pit |
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2012-03-30 |
David Suzuki Foundation |
Blog by Jeffery Young, biologist and Tyler Bryant, energy policy analyst |
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2012-03-29 |
Caledon Citizen |
Bill Rea, Brock Aggregates |
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2012-03-29 |
Caledon Citizen |
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2012-03-29 |
Vancouver Sun |
The federal budget’s declaration of war on environmentalists |
Blog by Peter O’Neil. Mines to ski hills to pipelines – These are projects that hugely impact corporate bottom lines, jobs, and the economy. The also make the difference between individuals being just well-off and being fabulously rich. |
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2012-03-27 |
Council of Canadians |
Brent Patterson, Carl Cosack |
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2012-03-27 |
The Grid |
Michael Stadtlander |
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2012-03-26 |
ReNew Canada |
Kerry Freek, balancing future aggregate needs with economic, environmental, and community concerns will require a long-term strategy.
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2012-03-26 |
Wire Service Canada |
Press Release: EcoSpark Grants $5,000 to Five Grassroots Projects across Southern Ontario |
$1,000 awarded to NDACT; Meredith Cochrane, Executive Director of EcoSpark (website) |
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2012-03-26 |
Guelph Mercury |
Carl Cosack (info .png) |
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2012-03-23 |
Polaris Institute |
Urgent Action needed to protect the Human Right to Water and Sanitation |
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2012-03-23 |
Orangeville.com |
Bill Tremblay, Dufferin KAIROS, Mary Lynn Armstrong |
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2012-03-23 |
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty |
Report requested by Hilary Clinton |
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2012-03-22 |
Rabble.ca |
Maude Barlow |
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2012-03-22 |
Toronto Star |
Mega-quarry opponents bolstered by news that gravel industry act getting an overhaul |
Jayme Poisson |
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2012-03-22 |
Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
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2012-03-21 |
UNOG The United Nations Office at Geneva |
Expert Warns RIO+20: “Do Not Betray Your Commitments on the Human Right to Water & Sanitation” |
Catarina de Albuquerque |
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2012-03-21 |
Huffington Post |
Seth Borenstein and Jack Gillum |
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2012-03-21 |
Elizabeth May, Leader, Green Party of Canada |
“After 35 years of working on environmental assessments, I am watching the current government weaken the process to less than what we had in 1970.” |
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2012-03-16 |
Ontbirds |
NDACT seeking birdwatchers |
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2012-03-15 |
Green Party of Canada |
Elizabeth May |
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2012-03-15 |
Orangeville Citizen |
Wes Keller, “Alluding to the controversial removal of trees by quarry proponent The Highland Companies prior to 2006, [Mayor MacIver] said “the bylaw was to stop the quarry but quarries are exempt (in the proposed bylaw).”” |
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2012-03-13 |
Winnipeg Free Press |
NDP says leaked documents show feds abandoning fresh water oversight |
Heather Scoffield, The Canadian press |
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2012-03-13 |
The Vancouver Sun |
Canada poised to ‘gut’ fish protection laws, biologist claims |
Peter O’Neil Move would make it easier for projects like Calgary-based Enbridge Inc.’s Northern Gateway pipeline to B.C. to clear federal hurdles |
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2012-03-12 |
Pacific Free Press |
No Habitat, No Fish: Harper Plans for Elimination of Wildlife Protection |
Otto E. Langer, Fishery Biologist and Aquatic Ecologist |
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2012-03-09 |
Kate Harries |
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2012-03-09 |
The Enterprise-Bulletin |
Kristen Smith – Walker Duntroon, MAQ |
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2012-03-08 |
The Barrie Examiner |
Maude Barlow, Georgian College |
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2012-03-07 |
Caledon Enterprise |
Matthew Strader, other aggregate proposal, Sylvia Jones, Palgrave residents |
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2012-03-07 |
Matthew Kellway, MP, Beaches/East York |
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2012-03-06 |
Conestoga College students |
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2012-03-05 |
Grist |
Christopher Mims |
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2012-02-29 |
Caledon Enterprise |
Matthew Strader, Helen Purdy – Gravel Watch Ontario |
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2012-02-29 |
Hedge Fund Daily News |
Yaakov Kilstein |
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2012-02-29 |
The Starfish |
Sebastian Miller |
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2012-02-28 |
Green Party of Ontario |
Mike Schreiner |
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2012-02-27 |
Arthur |
How the Walk to Stop the Mega-Quarry put Melancthon on the Map |
Zach Ruiter |
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2012-02-26 |
The Agenda with Steve Paikin |
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2012-02-24 |
The Barrie Examiner |
Maude Barlow/ Coming to town to ignite debate about proposed mega-quarry |
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2012-02-23 |
The Wall Street Journal |
Blog – Amy Or “The Wall Street Journal test” |
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2012-02-22 |
Jutia Group |
Take a Look at this Famous Value Investor’s Multi-Billion Dollar Portfolio |
Street Authority/Andy Obermueller, Seth Klarman |
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2012-02-22 |
Opalesque.com |
Baupost Group posts 2011 gain, announces new hires, promotions |
Seth Klarman |
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2012-02-22 |
Stop the Mega Quarry |
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2012-02-21 |
TVO.org |
Steve Paikin |
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2012-02-20 |
Green it all |
Michelle Simon (www.greenitall.com)
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2012-02-19 |
The Guardian |
Attacks paid for by big business are ‘driving science into a dark era’ |
Robin McKie |
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2012-02-19 |
ValueWalk.com |
Jacob Wolinisky Klarman invests in the Times of Israel |
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2012-02-15 |
CNN Money / Fortune |
Scott Cendrowski – Superstar investor Seth Klarman’s controversial plan to develop a quarry in Ontario could pay off bigtime |
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2012-02-13 |
cnews |
China subject to Canada’s rules when investing in oilsands: Kent |
Daniel Proussalidis, Joe Oliver, Elizabeth May |
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2012-02-09 |
Orangeville Citizen |
Wes Keller |
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2012-02-10 |
FORCE |
Flamborough |
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2012-02-09 |
Orangeville Citizen |
Dan Pelton, 5 year extension |
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2012-02-07 |
Orangeville.com |
Bill Tremblay |
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2012-02-06 |
Orangeville.com |
Chris Halliday |
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2012-02-06 |
MoneyWeek.com |
Phil Oakley – UK site shut down and then closed reader comments |
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2012-02-06 |
Zoomer Radio |
With comments after by Donna and Carl Cosack |
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2012-02-02 |
Highland Companies |
(.pdf) |
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2012-02-02 |
CTV News Barrie |
4:52 Highland ducks reporters after presenting at Melancthon Town Council. Bill Hill & Tony Howard. |
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2012-02-02 |
Georgian College News |
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2012-02-01 |
NOW |
Artists Against the Mega-Quarry Toronto Art Show |
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2012-02-01 |
Highland Companies |
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2012-01-31 |
Simcoe.com |
Maija Hoggett |
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2012-01-30 |
ValueWalk.com |
Kim Palacios |
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2012-01-26 |
Calgary Herald |
Environment Minister Peter Kent stands by Fed’s plan to streamline regulatory processes |
James Wood |
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2012-01-25 |
MiningWatch Canada |
CEAA |
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2012-01-19 |
Canadian Business |
Mike Coates (H&K), Joe Oliver |
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2012-01-18 |
The Agenda with Steve Paikin |
MNR, federal |
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2012-01-17 |
Orangeville.com |
Bill Tremblay (2012-Jan-12 Melancthon Twp Council meeting) |
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2012-01-14 |
Outwrite.ca |
“In all, close to a million dollars’ worth of publicity, had it been paid work.” Carl Michener |
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2012-01-14 |
Huffington Post |
Mega Quarry fight in Melancthon, Ontario pits rural residents against The Highland Companies |
Re-release of the Samuel Greenfield’s Ryerson blog article from Nov-2011 |
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2012-01-12 |
NOW |
Saul Chernos re: Aggregate Forum of Ontario (AFO) and Socially and Environmentally Responsible Aggregate (SERA). AFO Executive Director job description. |
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2012-01-12 |
Orangeville.com / Orangeville Banner |
Letter from Danny Beaton, Turtle Clan Mohawk |
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2012-01-09 |
Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine |
Aggregate Recycling of Ontario (ARO) OSSGA, Area Road Builders Assoc. |
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2012-01-09 |
CBC |
Indicative of the feds attitude toward the impact of large projects on the environment, Joe Oliver |
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2012-01-09 |
Natural Resources Canada |
Joe Oliver, the system is broken |
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2012-01-07 |
Toronto Star |
Zack Crafts, David Fournier, Christina Wigle, Linda Genova, Rachel Johnston, Eric Jelinski, Ron Brown, Donna Deneault |
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2012-01-05 |
Orangeville Citizen |
Wes Keller |
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2012-01-05 |
ValueWalk.com |
Kim Palacios |
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2012-01-03 |
CBC News |
The Canadian Press – MacKay River It continues a trend that has seen Chinese companies acquire miners, energy producers and other resources companies in Canada and around the world to secure future supplies of minerals, steel, oil and gas and other raw materials for its rapidly growing economy. |
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