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Formerly Proposed Melancthon “Mega Quarry”

Source: Friends of NDACT - Stop the Mega-Quarry

News History (2011)

Date yy-mm-dd	Posted By	Article Link	Comment
11-12-30	Creemore Echo	Newsmaker of the Year:  The Protester - page 1 and page 2	Sara Hershoff
11-12-31	National Post	Posted Toronto	See comment by Leslie Feist, Musician
11-12-31	Guelph Mercury	Massive quarry will change the landscape	Jayme Poisson – reprint of Toronto Star article
11-12-30	Toronto Star	Anatomy of a quarry fight	Jayme Poisson
11-12-29	ValueWalk.com	Baupost Takes on Regulatory Risk with Rumored Quarry Bet	Kim Palacious
11-12-28	Council of Canadians / www.canadians.org	Mega Quarry would be a Mega Mistake	Mark Calzavara
11-12-28	Orangeville.com	Proposed Melancthon quarry consumes debate in Dufferin	Chris Halliday
11-12-24	Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada	Charles Harnick Caroline Pinto	Harnick – Counsel Public Affairs Pinto – Counsel Public Affairs
11-12-23	PolicyMic	Ontario Mega Quarry Brings Out Foodie, Environmental and Farm Activists	Daniel Bornstein
11-12-24	NDACT	NDACT Newsletter – December 2011	2011 A Year to Remember!
11-12-20	Collections – real estate magazine	Taters or Craters? 100 Chefs Speak as One at Foodstock	Jeremy Finkelstein
11-12-15	Alliston Herald	Mega quarry fight goes au naturel	Brad Pritchard
11-12-15	Caledon Citizen	Tilson and Jones both call for action on Melancthon quarry
11-12-15	Santa Barbara Independent	Cojo-Jalama Ranch’s Canadian Connection	Ethan Stewart, Bixby Ranch
11-12-14	Ontario Farmland Trust	Farmland Preservation News	Matt Setzkorn, Newsletter
11-12-13	The Sun Times	Miller takes lead to block bulk water sales	Rob Gowan
11-12-12	The Globe and Mail	Canada faces “pattern of non-enforcement” on environmental law	Heather Scoffield
11-12-10	Aggregates & Roadbuilding	Canada’s Top 10 Aggregate Operations (2009)	Andy Bateman, Canada’s Rock to Road Magazine
11-12-10	Globe and Mail	Need for aggregate puts GTA between a rock and a hard place	Renata D’Aliesio
11-12-08	Orangeville Citizen	Ontario’s EA process: cause for optimism or alarm? Part 4 of 4	Ernest Rovet
11-12-08	Boston Herald	Mine Strip	Herald Staff.  Greeting card #1
11-12-07	Coalition on the Niagara Escarpment	Newsletter	CONE Autumn 2011
11-12-07	Montreal Gazette	Group wants standards to ensure environmentally responsible construction aggregate	Michelle Lalonde, Quebec. Equiterre,  SERA Canada (Socially and Environmentally Responsible Aggregate Canada).
11-12-07	Toronto Sun	Mega quarry opposition sends Christmas greetings	Ian Robertson.  Greeting card #1
11-12-6	Torontoist	2011 Hero: Foodstock Organizers	Jess Davidson
11-12-01	On the Bay, Winter issue	Michael Stadtlander, The Activist	Emily Worts – Grassroots Heroes, pg 13
11-12-01	Orangeville Citizen	Ontario’s EA process: cause for optimism or alarm? Part 3 of 4	Ernest Rovet
11-11-30	Orangeville Banner	NDACT hierarchy sees change	Chris Halliday, Dale Rutledge resigns as chair of NDACT, Carl Cosack takes position
11-11-29	this Magazine	Ontario risks losing a huge swath of prime farmland to quarry	Matthew Strader
11-11-28	Ryerson Online	Melancthon mega-quarry:  lunch with the Armstrongs	Samuel Greenfield
11-11-24	NDACT	NDACT Newsletter – November 2011	Foodstock contribution
11-11-24	Orangeville Citizen	Ontario’s EA process: cause for optimism or alarm? Part 2 of 4	Ernest Rovet
11-11-23	ON Nature Magazine	The problem with aggregates	Caroline Schultz – Ontario Aggregate Forum
11-11-22	Green Party of Ontario	Throne Speech Highlights Cooperation Deficit in Ontario Politics	Mike Schreiner
11-11-22	Orangeville Banner	Tilson seeks answers from feds on quarry	Chris Halliday
11-11-21	David Tilson	Tilson asks government to produce details on quarry	The government has 45 days to respond
11-11-21	Canadian Geographic	Melancthon mega-quarry	Ruth VanDyken
11-11-17	Orangeville Citizen	Retired nursing PhD releases book on quarry	Wes Keller, Donna Wells Buy Online
11-11-15	Toronto Star	Winning Back Rural Ontario	Almost all of our urban waste is still going into rural landfill … “If they let that happen, what will they do with the ‘Mega Quarry’ proposal?”  The Star
11-11-13	Toronto Sun	Melancthon mega quarry should concern everyone	Donna Baylis, Guest Columnist
11-11-12	Orangeville Banner	Foodstock’s fundraising tally will remain confidential	Bill Tremblay
11-11-11	Orangeville Banner	Update: Devoted sports dad dies in train, ATV crash	If the former rail line from Orangeville to Owen Sound is sold to private interests and re-activated, Dufferin and Grey counties will lose a valued multi-use public trail system due to insurance concerns.
11-11-10	MSN BC	‘Fracking’ chemical found in town’s aquifer	Pavillion, Wyoming, USA.  Residents have complained about water quality for 10 years and yet the authorities have still to confirm the activities responsible for the contamination.  So drilling for natural gas continues …
11-11-10	Orangeville Citizen	Ontario’s EA process: cause for optimism or alarm? Part 1 of 4	Ernest Rovet
11-11-09	Hills of the Headwaters	Foodstock nominated for tourism awards	Best Agri-Tourism Experience, Best Culinary Tourism Experience, Tourism Ambassador of the Year – Carl Cosack & Michael Stadtlander.
11-11-04	Creemore Echo	1.  McGuinty must keep promise on ARA; 2. Questions to Simcoe-Grey MP go unanswered	Letters to the Editor
11-10-28	Foodstock Videos	1. Jim Cuddy & Cuff The Duke; 2. Foodstock in 5 minutes;	3. CTV Foodstock Coverage 4.  Foodstock Organizer Viewpoint
11-10-28	YouTube	Video – MNR in cahoots with HC	IrishBeerGuy
11-10-28	Barrie Examiner	Foodstock was delicious success	Letter to Editor from Carl Cosack
11-10-28	The Agenda with Steve Paikin	Podcast: Mega Quarry, Mega Worry	Audio Only
11-10-27	The Atlantic	Foodstock: Canadian Foodies and Chefs Fight Mega Quarry in Ontario	Sarah Elton
11-10-26	Orangeville Banner	Keep up the pressure on officials	Letter to Editor from Carl Cosack (edited)
11-10-24	Toronto Sun	Opinion:  City needs the quarry	Connie Woodcock
11-10-24	Huffington Post	CETA: A Threat to Local Democracy	Maude Barlow
11-10-24	NiagaraThisWeek.com	Déjà vu for Bradley	Scott Rosts, Jim Bradley – new Minister of Environment
11-10-24	Donna Wells	Photos:  Landscapes and the Proposed Mega-Quarry
11-10-21	CottageCountryNow.ca	Ecocentric:  Mega-quarry could lead to mega problems	Glen Hodgson
11-10-19	Hypenotic	5 Lessons to Savour from Foodstock	Jodi Lastman
11-10-19	Rabble.ca	Everywhere there was song and celebration: Foodstock fights the mega-quarry	Meg Borthwick
11-10-18	Knowing the Land is Resistance	Reportback on Foodstock: Protect the land that feeds us
11-10-18	Torontoist	Foodstock Takes Us on a Magical Forest Food Adventure	Hamutal Dotan, Corbin Smith
11-10-18	PostCity.com	One day of peace, love, music and food	Sarah Parniak
11-10-18	Reader’s Digest	Foodstock, Open Kitchen Blog	Valerie Howes
11-10-17	Highland Companies	Listening to Foodstock attendees	Team Highland
11-10-17	Hypenotic (Blog)	The birthday gift that changed the world	Foodstock, Barry A. Martin
11-10-17	CTV News	Event held to fight proposed quarry	The Canadian Press
11-10-17	Global News	Protesters opposed to planned quarry gather for Foodstock in rural Ontario	The Canadian Press
11-10-17	NOW	Fighting the mega-quarry at Foodstock	R. Jeanette Martin
11-10-17	Culinary Travel @Suite 101	Foodstock Chefs, NDACT, Consumers, Farmers and More Protest Quarry	Christy Burton, Matteo Zmaria, Maddison Nichol
11-10-17	BlogTO	Foodstock draws thousands against mega quarry	Emily Burke
11-10-17	Toronto Star	Foodies unite en masse to oppose land excavation	Photos Theresa Boyle
11-10-16	Council of Canadians	Blog:  Calzavara to speak at Foodstock	Brent Patterson
11-10-16	Spotlight Toronto	Foodstock – a culinary protest to stop the mega quarry	Suresh
11-10-16	Demotix News by You	Foodstock Fundraiser to Stop Melancthon Mega Quarry	R. Jeanette Martin, photos International coverage
11-10-16	Orangeville.com	Protest Never Tasted so Sweet	Bill Tremblay
11-10-16	Guelph Mercury	Foodstock isn’t really about food production	Owen Roberts
11-10-16	Guelph Mercury	Foodstock serves up local harvest next to site for ‘mega’ quarry	Theresa Boyle
11-10-15	Globe and Mail	Foodstock: Back to the farm, but with knives in hand	Jessica Leeder
11-10-14	Daily Planet	Foodstock to raise awareness of mega-qarry	Stephanie Lippa
11-10-14	Orangeville.com	Orangeville bylaw forces quarry opposition signs from lawns	Bill Tremblay
11-10-13	Toronto Life	Michael Stadlander rallies (nearly) every chef heard of	List of Foodstock Chefs
11-10-13	Orangeville Citizen	Highland should volunteer to pay	Ernest Rovet, Intervener Funding (IFA)
11-10-12	Wellington Water Watchers	Melancthon Update	Cam MacKinnon, CAUSE
11-10-11	Madhunt.com	Foodstock, ‘the culinary equivalent of the original ‘60s celebration’	List of Foodstock Chefs YouTube version
11-10-11	Council of Canadians	Melancthon quarry backers talk water use, NAFTA and lobbyists	Brent Patterson
11-10-10	CBC	Quarry on Ont. Farmland was the plan, firm says	Joseph Izhakoff, John Scherer Highland Companies Principals
11-10-08	Guelph Mercury	Opposition to mega quarry growing at grassroots level	Chris Seto, Zach O’Connor, Shabina Lafleur-Gangji, Mireille Simon
11-10-08	Guelph Mercury	Proposed mega quarry ‘most bizarre thing I’ve ever seen’ Sandals says	Rob O’Flanagan, staff reporter Liz Sandals, Liberal MPP
11-10-06	Infrastructure Renewal Magazine	Hot Potato (.pdf)	Todd Latham, Team Highland
11-10-06	Orangeville Banner	And the winner is …	Chris Halliday, Sylvia Jones
11-10-06	Toronto Star	Wellington-Halton Hills:  Longtime incumbent wins handily	Michael Woods, Ted Arnott
11-10-06	Toronto Star	Dufferin-Caledon Tory incumbent keeps her seat	Wendy Gillis, staff reporter Sylvia Jones, Conservative MPP
11-10-06	Orangeville Citizen	NDACT consultant responds to Highland statements	Wes Keller
11-10-05	Orangeville Banner	Chefs, musicians unite to fight quarry plan	Bill Tremblay, Foodstock
11-10-05	Orangeville Banner	Looking for guarantees	Anthony Howard letter addressed to John Lowndes and Seth Klarman
11-10-05	Simcoe.com Barrie Advance	Greens say quarry could be stopped
11-10-05	Toronto Star	In the Foreest with Michael Stadtlander
11-10-04	Daily Planet	Dufferin-Caledon election advancer	Kelly Hall
11-10-02	Brampton Guardian	Taters, not craters protest
11-09-30	CBC News	‘Mega-quarry’ protesters gather at Queen’s Park
11-09-29	David Tilson, MP Dufferin-Caledon	Tilson meets with chair of international joint commission	The Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909, US/Cda trans-boundary waters Caledon Citizen article
11-09-29	Scribd.com	Council at Melancthon quarry protest in Toronto Sept. 30
11-09-29	Waterloo Chronicle	Make mega quarry an election issue	Louisette Lanteigne Letter to the Editor
11-09-29	Enterprise-Bulletin	Candidates tackle aggregate, green energy issues in Duntroon	Morgan Ian Adams
11-09-28	Daily Commercial News and Construction Record	Melancthon, Ontario aggregate quarry draws environmental concerns	Kelly Lapointe
11-09-27	Gravel Watch Ontario	Political Parties Answer GW’s Question	Ric Holt
11-09-27	Guelph Mercury	Energy, quarries key issues at forum	Rob O’Flanagan
11-09-24	Wellington Water Watchers	Vote for Water	Letter to the Editor
11-09-24	NDACT	NDACT Newsletter – October 2011
11-09-24	CPPA Monitor	Planned Ontario mega quarry threatens crucial water supply
11-09-23	Guelph New Democrats	We must act now to ensure Guelph’s water security	James Gordon
11-09-23	Jason van Bruggen	Video - Water	JVB
11-09-23	Rabble.ca	Melancthon quarry galvanizes opponents	Meg Borthwick
11-09-22	Orangeville Citizen	Liberals promising Aggregate Resources Act review	Dan Pelton & Wes Keller
11-09-22	Highland Companies	Proud of our farms, proud of our contribution
11-09-22	Winnipeg Free Press	Hudak cornered by anti-quarry activist, calls for more environmental tests
11-09-21	Orangeville.com	Candidates on proposed Melancthon quarry
11-09-20	David Tilson, MP Dufferin-Caledon	Tilson tables petition calling for EA
11-09-20	Wellington Water Watchers	NDACT Press Release:  Review will draw on 2010 SAROS research and stakeholder consultation	NDACT, Lori Holloway
11-09-20	Guelph Tribune	Protection of aquifer should be election priority	Mike Darmon, Guelph, Dolime quarry
11-09-20	Sustain Ontario	Protecting and Keeping Control of Our Farmland	Jenn
11-09-20	Barrie Advance	Candidates talk agriculture
11-09-20	Barrie Advance	Mega quarry, new hospital top debate
11-09-20	Barrie Advance	Liberals promise to review aggregate rules	Lori Holloway
11-09-16	Creemore Echo	Driver Jumps and Gravel Truck Crashes on Duntroon Hill
11-09-16	CBC	Hudak: Big quarry should go ‘back to drawing board’	CBC Ontario Today interview follow-up
11-09-16	Boston Herald	Hedge Fund Rapped	Christine March letter to the editor
11-09-15	Toronto Star	Chefs, farmers unite for Foodstock
11-09-15	Canadian Legal Information Institute	Highland Companies regulation (EA)
11-09-15	Orangeville Citizen	Tilson wants EA; others want quarry quashed	Wes Keller
11-09-14	Orangeville.com	Honey better lure than vinegar	Bill Tremblay
11-09-12	Environmental Law and Litigation	Melancthon Mega Quarry to have full EA	Dianne Saxe
11-09-12	InsideToronto.com	Questions and answers to St. Paul’s candidates	Green Party mentions mega-quarry not getting enough coverage.
11-09-09	Joe Kusnan’s Blog	Seth Klarman	Baupost
11-09-09	Orangeville.com	Quarry stonewalls candidates debate
11-09-09	BizSmart	Hub hedge fund hit over quarry	Boston
11-09-09	Orangeville Citizen	Would it be “outside the Escarpment”?	Editorial
11-09-09	Wellington Advertiser	Ministry calls for full environmental assessment by mega quarry proponents	David Meyer
11-09-08	Barrie Advance	Elizabeth May in Alliston Friday	Brad Pritchard
11-09-08	Orangeville Citizen	Highland says quarry would benefit Melancthon
11-09-07	Orangeville.com	EA raises level of scrutiny: MOE	Chris Halliday
11-09-07	The Dominion	Another Niagara	Comic
11-09-07	Manitoulin Expositor	Grassroots push forces Ontario to launch environmental assessment	Editorial
11-09-07	Indian Country	Environment Ontario to Assess Melancthon Quarry Proposal	ICTMN Staff
11-09-07	Highland Companies	The Highland Companies Reconfirms its Commitment to the Proposed Melancthon Quarry
11-09-06	Henry Makow	Toronto Newspaper Editor Escapes Arson Death	Victor Fletcher
11-09-06	Caledon Enterprise	Melancthon quarry goes to environmental assessment	Matthew Strader
11-09-03	Youtube / Billstmaxx	Video: The Protest against the Mega Quarry Part 2 (6 mins)	Billstmaxx - tractor rally
11-09-02	Youtube / Billstmaxx	Video: The Protest against the Mega Quarry Part 1 (10 mins)	Billstmaxx - tractor rally
11-09-02	National Post	Ontario ‘mega-quarry’ faces environmental review	Thomson Reuters
11-09-02	Toronto Life	Is Josh Matlow the overlord of the provincial Liberals?
11-09-02	CNW	McGuinty Government Announcement on Melancthon EA Another Blow to Ontario Business	Ontario Stone and Gravel, Moreen Miller
11-09-02	Zoomer Radio	Audio - Dale Goldhawk interview with Mark Calzavara
11-09-02	The Record.com	Gravel Watch keeps an eye on the aggregate industry
11-09-02	Scientific American	Ontario “mega-quarry” faces environmental review
11-09-02	David Suzuki Foundation	DSF applauds quarry decision
11-09-02	Council of Canadians	News Release:  Maude Barlow calls mega-quarry announcement a good start
11-09-01	CCPA Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives	Beware Private Water Speculators	Joyce Nelson – shows interesting intertwining of politicians and lobbyists
11-09-01	Orangeville Citizen	Anti-quarry petitions going to Ottawa, Queen’s Park	Bill Rea. 29-Aug-11 Orangeville petition presentation to Jones/Tilson.
11-09-01	Orangeville Citizen	EA ordered for proposed mega-quarry	Wes Keller
11-09-01	Orangeville.com	Minister orders EA for Melancthon quarry; NDACT wants federal review too	Chris Halliday
11-09-01	The Grower.org	Potato growers looking to hedge quarry's pitfalls
11-09-01	David Suzuki Foundation	More Melancthon mega-quarry mysteries	EA – fish and bobolink endangered
11-09-01	Highland Companies	Highland Companies’ Response to the MOE Announcement of an EA
11-09-01	Govt of Ontario Newsroom	Statement from MOE re: Highland Companies	MOE/MNR mandates EA
11-09-01	Highland Companies	An update on the proposed Melancthon Quarry	Published in the Orangeville Citizen during the same week the EA was announced.
11-08-31	Orangeville.com	Highlighting farmers' plight	Tractor rally
11-08-31	Orangeville.com	Closed-door report pending in Melancthon	Chris Halliday.  Melancthon Council
11-08-31	Orangeville.com	Quarry plan sees mild mannered protest	Letter to the Editor
11-09-24	NDACT	NDACT Newsletter – September 2011
11-08-31	Daily Commercial News and Construction Record	Opposition to Melancthon, Ontario aggregate quarry	Dan Pelton.  See Moreen Miller’s comments about recycled aggregate at the end of the article.
11-08-30	Green Party of Ontario	Full environmental assessment essential for Melancthon Mega-Quarry	Rob Strang
11-08-30	Toronto Sun	Toronto Councillor steamed over the plan to dig up potato farm	Don Peat
11-08-30	CTV News Barrie	Environmental assessment to be conducted on mega-quarry	Coverage of Petition Presentation to Tilson and Jones in Orangeville (29-Aug-11)
11-08-29	Council of Canadians	Tractor convoy in Melancthon Township to oppose proposed mega quarry	Brent Patterson
11-08-27	Wellington Water Watchers	NDACT Press Release – NDACT will present local government reps with petitions for EAs	Event: Monday, August 29, 2011
11-08-26	Council of Canadians	News: Dufferin-Caledon candidates on the Melancthon quarry	Brent Patterson.  All Candidates meetings being held on Sep‑7at Grace Tipling Hall in Shelburne and Sep-14 at Westside Secondary School in Orangeville.
11-08-26	Wellington Advertiser	Tractor rally Aug. 28 to stop mega-quarry
11-08-25	Caledon Citizen	Holloway asserts her position on the Melancthon quarry
11-08-24	Orangeville Citizen	Tractor convoy Sunday to oppose mega-quarry	Wes Keller
11-08-24	Barrie Advance	Tractor convoy heads to mega quarry
11-08-24	ON Nature Magazine	The Big Pit	Excellent recent overview by Cecily Ross.  Check all three pages.
11-08-23	Gurufocus.com	Seth Klarman: Framework for Investment Success
11-08-23	AWARE Simcoe	Tractor convoy coming to proposed mega-quarry site	www.tractorcanada.com
11-08-23	NDACT	NDACT Press Release – Tractor convoy coming to proposed mega-quarry site	Event: Sunday, August 28, 2011
11-08-22	MTV News	Video
11-08-22	Orangeville.com	Opinion – We want potatoes, not a quarry.	Klaus Hertel, Mulmur
11-08-21	Council of Canadians	News: Ontario environment ministry expresses “serious concerns” about Melancthon quarry
11-08-20	Anishinabek Gathering to Honor the Water Near Proposed Mega Quarry	Facebook event
11-08-18	Barrie Examiner	Editorial - Taters over craters: Quarry a bad use of land	Erich Jacoby-Hawkins; Anishnabek First Nations; Foodstock
11-08-18	Orangeville Citizen	NDACT consultant files new report on quarry impact	Wes Keller; Garry Hunter; Holland Marsh
11-08-17	Orangeville.com	County weary (sic) of quarry’s impact on roads
11-08-14	NDACT	NDACT Newsletter – August 2011
11-08-16	Santa Barbara Independent	Beware the Buyers of Ag Land	Bixby Ranch – Letter to the Editor, Donna Baylis
11-08-13	Team Highland	Video – The Melancthon Quarry The Choice is Clear
11-08-12	Josh Matlow	Motion to request provincial environmental assessment	Toronto City Councillor, Ward 22
11-08-12	The Wellington Advertiser	MOE says company’s plans for mega quarry fail to meet standards
11-08-11	Orangeville Citizen	Entrenched in the ‘silly season’	Opinion - Wes Keller
11-08-11	Liberal Party	Liberal Candidate Lori Holloway Asserts Her Position on the Melancthon Quarry	News release
11-08-11	Blackburn Agri-Media	Foreign Ownership of Ontario Farmland Worries NFU
11-08-11	Orangeville Citizen	Editorial - Unity among the local politicians?	Lori Holloway, Liberal Candidate MPP Dufferin-Caledon
11-08-10	Toronto Star	Cement company seeks $275m in compensation over scuttled quarry	Flamborough – St. Mary’s Cement
11-08-10	Simcoe.com - Barrie Advance	Politicians speak out	Brad Pritchard
11-08-04	Orangeville Citizen	Kolodny letter to the editor – Alarmist? Absolutely!
11-08-04	Orangeville Citizen	With Your Permission – Is mega-quarry just about limestone?
11-08-04	Orangeville Citizen	Strang named Green environment, natural resources critic
11-08-03	Orangeville.com	Eliminate corporate donations	Letter to the Editor from Paula Conning, Campaign Manager, Green Party
11-08-03	Orangeville Citizen	Highland has to resolve 2,051 concerns regarding Melancthon quarry plan
11-07-30	Toronto Sun	Between a rock and a hard place
11-07-29	Betterfarming.com	Flurry of comments stalls mega quarry progress
11-07-29	CBC Metro Morning	Podcast
11-07-28	Santa Barbara Independent	Bixby being bad?	Ethan Stewart, Bixby Ranch - Baupost up to their old tricks in California
11-07-28	Orangeville Citizen	Caledon, tourism group join quarry fight
11-07-28	Orangeville Citizen	Water sustainability a key mega-quarry issue
11-07-28	Ministry of Natural Resources	Update – Highland Companies’ Melancthon Quarry Application	MNR  .jpg
11-07-28	Aggregate Research.com	Group aims to create standards for environmentally responsible aggregate extraction sites in Ontario	SERA
11-07-27	stopthemelancthonquarry.ca	CARA demands Environmental Assessment
11-07-27	Orangeville.com	Highland a ‘larger’ Liberal contributor
11-07-27	GuelphMercury.com	Opinion – Disastrous long-term effects would follow mega-quarry
11-07-26	The Record.com	Opinion – Gravel industry is proud of its environmental record
11-07-25	Township of Melancthon	Melancthon - Notice of public meeting	3218089 Nova Scotia Co. – Melancthon Wind Project Phase II
11-07-25	Indian Country	Mega-quarry Backed by Bost Hedge Fund Wants to Eat Prime Spud Farmland
11-07-22	Blog – Mining for the Truth in Melancthon	Tale of the Troubled Train (Orangeville)	rail
11-07-22	Jim Cuddy and Friends	Concert at Lyric Pond	Honeywood
11-07-22	NOW	Quarry Warriors
11-07-21	Toronto Star	David Suzuki warns Tory scheme to cancel green energy plans is “absolute insanity”
11-07-21	Danny Beaton	Public Show of Opposition to the Proposed Mega Quarry
11-07-21	GuelphMercury.com	Mega-quarry would be a danger to environment
11-07-20	Beyond The Ballot Box	Melancthon Mega-Quarry
11-07-20	Orangeville.com	Provincial Green Party leader lends his voice
11-07-20	Orangeville.com	Food security advocates join Melancthon quarry fight
11-07-20	Waterloo Chronicle.ca	Quarry quandry
11-07-19	Living in Orangeville	Video – My Story
11-07-18	Orangeville.com	Melancthon council wants EA on quarry
11-07-17	A News	Webcast – Orangeville Gathering
11-07-15	CanadianChefsCongres	Video – Stop the Mega Quarry	Michael Stadtlander on the loss of vital farmland
11-07-15	Creemore Echo	Clearview Council Comments on Highland quarry
11-07-14	NCRA Program Exchange	Recording - Interview with Carl Cosack (.mp3)
11-07-14	Orangeville Citizen	Editorial – An environmental assessment is needed
11-07-14	Tickerspy	Baupost Looks North for Quarry Profits
11-07-14	NDACT update	Updates and Events
11-07-14	Danny Beaton press release	Stop the Mega Quarry Open Mine Pit Now!!!
11-07-14	Simcoe.com	Opinion - Green Party against quarry
11-07-13	Business Insider	Hedge Fund Manager Klarman having a hard time
11-07-13	Reuters	Hedge fund Baupost seeks profit in Canadian quarry
11-07-13	Orangeville.com	Pedal power to supply protest (Poster)
11-07-12	NDACT press release	Orangeville celebrates fight against proposed Mega-Quarry
11-07-12	Living in Orangeville	Video - Message Reaches Uxbridge Ontario	David Waters.
11-07-12	Global Toronto	Thousands of Canadians rally to stop mega-quarry
11-07-11	Globe & Mail	Wall Street Legend aims to strike pay dirt in Ontario
11-07-08	Creemore Echo	Paint-in aftermath
11-07-08	GuelphMercury.com	Valeriote joins Melancthon quarry opposition
11-07-07	Imaginecells.org	Imaginecells heroes: North Dufferin Agricultural Community Task Force and the Council for Canadians …
11-07-07	Simcoe.com	Mega quarry plan falls short: MOE	Brad Pritchard
11-07-07	Good Food Revolution	Chefs Join Fight Against Melancthon Quarry
11-07-07	David Suzuki Foundation	Staring down the Melancthon megaquarry
11-07-06	Orangeville.com	Artistic Protest
11-07-06	Good Food Revolution	Video – Chefs Speak Out
11-07-06	Avaaz.org	Stop the Mega-quarry Petition (world-wide)
11-07-06	Orangeville.com	Highland files new EBR application for emissions
11-07-05	The Record.com	Opinion – Gravel pit would come with a heavy price
11-07-05	NDACT	NDACT Newsletter – June/July 2011
11-07-05	The News (Nova Scotia)	Prof’s cross-Canada tractor trip to highlight farm issues
11-07-04	GuelphMercury.com	Pondering the price for paving paradise	Ben Bennett Beyond the Ballot Box
11-06-30	thestar.com	Environment ministry blasts mega-quarry proposal
11-06-30	Orangeville.com	Quarry licence ‘premature’: MOE
11-06-29	NDACT press release	MOE Files Strong Objection to Mega Quarry Proposal
11-06-28	The Globe and Mail	Professor sets out to harvest the truth about the Canadian farm
11-06-22	Orangeville.com	Endangered bird threatens quarry
11-06-22	Toronto Star	MPP rebels against own government (Pendergast)
11-06-16	In the Hills	Birth of a Protest
11-06-16	In the Hills	Melancthon Mega Quarry by the Numbers
11-06-08	Orangeville.com	Environmental assessment not warranted: Highland	EA
11-05-26	NOW Magazine	Open-pit politics	Wayne Roberts - “Eat my dust” could well be the legacy of obsolete laws unearthed in mega-quarry fight
11-05-26	Donna Baylis	Video – Quarry blast footage
11-05-25	Kathryn Heming & Andrew Sheppard	Video – Melancthon Mega Quarry
11-05-25	Railroaded by Metrolinx	Blog – Melancthon Mega-Quarry threatens “A Place to Stand, A Place to Grow”	Blog
11-05-13	MrHoboWally’s Channel	Video – Save the Farms, Stop the Quarry
11-05-09	Homemakers.com	Community fights mega quarry (blog – May 9)
11-05-09	CBC Radio Interview	Radio Interview (start at 7 mins)
11-05-06	Creemore Echo	Thoughts on the “Big Hole”
11-05-04	The Sun Times	Quarry stone more valuable than prime agricultural land
11-05-04	Orangeville.com	Comment on quarry until July 11
11-05-03	Simcoe.com	NDACT highlights quarry concerns
11-05-01	GuelphMercury.com	Guelph councillors support extension for quarry comments
11-05-01	NDACT	NDACT Newsletter - May 2011
11-04-30	The Sun Times	Mega-quarry fears finally being realized
11-04-28	thestar.com	Deadline for input on mega-quarry extended, sort of
11-04-28	Caledon Citizen	Marchers draw support in their fight against Melancthon quarry
11-04-28	Gurufocus.com	Interview with NDAT, Regarding Seth Klarman’s Lime Quarry in Melanchton, Ontario (sic)	Jacob Wolinsky NDACT Melancthon
11-04-28	Township of Melancthon	Notice of Receipt of Complete Application for an Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendments
11-04-27	Santa Barbara Independent	Bixby Cleared of Wrongdoing	Ethan Stewart, Bixby Ranch, Baupost
11-04-27	Living in Orangeville	Video – Stop the Quarry Walk (Day 5)
11-04-26	Ministry of the Environment	MOE response to Melancthon Application
11-04-26	Grand River Conservation Authority	GRCA response to Melancthon Application	GRCA
11-04-25	Treehugger	Why Concrete’s Colossal Footprint is More Complicated Than You Think (and Why That Matters to Everyone)	Lloyd Alter Highland Companies economic profile
11-04-25	Dyson Forbes	Video - PitStop
11-04-24	Gurufocus.com	Seth Klarman buys land worth $120 billion for $80 million	Jacob Wolinsky
11-04-24	thestar.com	US-backed company proposes mega-quarry north of Orangeville
11-04-23	GuelphMercury.com	Guelph officials examining massive quarry proposal
11-04-23	Council of Canadians	Marching for the land and the water
11-04-21	Orangeville Citizen	Caledon joins opposition to Melancthon Pit
11-04-21	NOW	Quarry Heart – Locals fight to save fresh water source
11-04-19	Lake Ontario Waterkeeper	Waterkeeper Objects to Melancthon Mega Quarry
11-04-15	Creemore Echo	Protesters Raise Their Voice at Highland Quarry Meeting – Page 1, Page 2
11-04-13	Good Food Revolution	Mega-quarry Threatens Local Food Production
11-04-05	Living in Orangeville	Video – Stop the Quarry (Introduction)
11-04-04	Orangeville.com	Melancthon quarry application the “biggest” filed in Ontario
11-03-31	Orangeville Citizen	Highland unfazed as township seeks support
11-03-28	Highland Companies	Video – Proposed Melancthon Quarry
11-03-09	Orangeville.com	Highlands files quarry application; opponents ready for “battle”
11-01-27	Santa Barbara Independent	Trouble in Paradise? Baupost to purchase water rights	Ethan Stewart, Bixby Ranch - Baupost in Santa Barbara

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