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Acton Quarry Expansion
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Dufferin Aggregates Ltd.
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Acton
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Expansion of 124 ha (300 acres) of below the water table
extraction within the Niagara Escarpment. Opposition say 50 years is
enough and want restoration as promised.
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Protect Our Water and Environmental Resources (POWER) www.powerhalton.ca
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2
Ongoing
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2013-01-25
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Aggregate
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Nelson Adjala-Tosorontio BWT pit (AdjTos)
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Nelson Aggregate Co.
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Adjala-Tosorontio /
5 km west of Alliston
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New proposal for a 72.8 ha (180 acre) below the water
table pit.
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EBR
#012-3888
AO
Information
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2
Ongoing
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Approvals slowly proceeding
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2019-03-08
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Aggregate
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Caledon area in general
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Various
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Belfountain to Caledon west
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3,800-acre corridor of licenced pits held by multiple
operators with a potential of growth to 4,600 acres.
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People for Responsible Escarpment Development Caledon
(REDC)
www.peopleforcaledon.com
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2
Ongoing
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2013-01-20
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Aggregate
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Ledge Road,
Bobcaygeon
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Dewdney Mountain Farms Ltd.
c/o Paul Ritchie
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Bobcaygeon,
County of Peterborough,
Galway-Cavendish Harvey Twp, Trent Lakes
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EBR #011-5886, Class A quarry, above water, unlimited
tonnage. For now it is 432 acres and cement plant, but the potential for
expansion is much greater.
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http://www.facebook.com/stopthisquarry
www.stopthisquarry.com
AO
Information
Proposal
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2
Ongoing
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Peterborough County Council
has deferred decision until June, 2013
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2013-05-13
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Aggregate
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Norval quarry proposal, Brampton
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Brampton Brick Ltd.
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Brampton, Norval
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proposed shale quarry, 23 acres, 80 feet deep
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www.pit-stop.ca
info@pit-STOP.ca
#HaltonHills #Brampton @IFP_11 @HHVillager
www.brampton.ca/en/Business/planning-development/projects-studies/Pages/Norval-Quarry-Re-Zoning.aspx
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2
Ongoing
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Comment on rezoning – city council meeting is
8-Sep-2014
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2014-09-01
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Aggregate
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Bishopsgate Road, Olszowka Pit, Burford
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CBM St. Mary’s Cement Inc.
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Burford,
Brant County,
Bishopsgate Road
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New 202 ha (500 acres) below the water table gravel pit
proposed.
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AO
Information
article
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2
Ongoing
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EBR 011-7914 comment period to Feb-18th
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2013-04-13
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Aggregate
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Peggs Mountain pit/quarry
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Glen Thompson
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Burk’s Falls
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50ha above water table pit/quarry proposed on Peggs Mtn
(culturally significant) and near provincially significant wetland
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AO
Information
Opposition ramping up.
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2
Ongoing
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ARA licence, zoning by-law & official plan
amendments requested
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2013-07-15
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Aggregate
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Aldershot Quarries
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Meridian Brick (Forterra, Hanson)
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Burlington
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Awakening of dormant pit licence
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AO
Information – Aldershot Quarries
www.tecburlington.com
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2
Ongoing
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2017-09-10
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Aggregate
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Mount Nemo
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Nelson Aggregate Co.
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Burlington
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519 acres, expansion proposal within the Niagara
Escarpment rejected in 2012 & renewed in 2019
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AO
Information
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2
Ongoing
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Monitor, send letters and spread the word, raise funds
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2020-03-30
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Aggregate
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Melville gravel pit proposal
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Olympia Sand & Gravel
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Caledon (west of) & Orangeville (south of), Lots 27
& 28, Conc. 2 between Porterfield (Peel Rd 136) & Willoughby Rds,
north of Highpoint Sideroad
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- above water-table
- 118.6 ha/293 acres (extraction area 80.8ha/200acres)
- 1.2 mln tonnes/year
- 12 mln tonnes reserve
- no mention of endangered species in listing although
opponents say otherwise (bobolinks & butternut trees)
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AO
Information
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2
Ongoing
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Monitor, send letters and spread the word, raise funds
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2013-09-28
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Aggregate
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Dorset McClintock Quarry Proposal
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Bacher Construction Limited
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Dorset, next to Harvey Lake
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Build new 51 ac quarry on existing 5 ac sand pit on
provincial crown land
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AO
Information
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2
Ongoing
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2018-03-20
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Aggregate
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MAQ Aggregates, Duntroon
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MAQ Aggregates
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Duntroon
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247 acres / 60 ft below water table / 1 million tonnes
annually – approved 24-Aug-2012
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AO
Information
Application approved in Aug-2012. Grassrooots
group, Grey Matters, raising funds to pay for a hard fight well fought but
lost.
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4
En garde
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Application approved (Aug-2012). Raising funds to
pay legal costs.
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2013-07-15
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Aggregate
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Walker Duntroon
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Walker
Aggregates
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Duntroon
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Pit "expansion" of 168 acres is proposed
within the Niagara Escarpment (NE), a world biosphere reserve. NE
Commission over-ruled. Ontario appears to be preserving greenspace
for aggregate extraction.
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Clearview Community Coalition
http://clearviewcommunitycoalition.com/
AO
Information
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4
En garde
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OMB decision upheld
by Judicial Review (2014). Aggregate Resources Act trumps Niagara
Escarpment protection.
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2014
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Aggregate
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Fleming Quarry Expansion Proposal
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Fowler Construction
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Eastern shores of Lake Couchiching on Rama Road in
Ramara Township
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Fowler has purchased adjacent 21-acre property north of
existing quarry
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AO
Information
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1
Priority
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Working through approvals except Town Council denied OPA
and By-law amendment requests
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2019-08-26
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Aggregate
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Freymond/Fowler proposed quarry
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Freymond Lumber
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Faraday, Hastings County
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Proposal for a 27 ha (67 acres) quarry beside an
existing sawmill and lumber yard.
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2287 Bay Lake Road, Part of Lots 51 and 52, Concession
WHR, Township of Faraday, County of Hastings, K0L 1C0
map
http://www.bancroftthisweek.com/?p=9820
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/yoga-retreat-bancroft-quarry-1.5178595
www.noplaceforaquarry.com
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1
Priority
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Municipal
OPA amendment public comment period (ERO 019-0441)
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2019-08-26
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Aggregate
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Flamborough
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CBM St. Mary's Cement Inc.
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Flamborough
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164 acres proposed
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AO
Information
www.stopthequarry.ca
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4
En garde
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Application rejected and community celebrating!
All is good.
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2013-04-26
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Aggregate
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Dolime Quarry
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James Dick Construction & River Valley Developments
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Guelph
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(i) Quarry looking to double rate of expansion and (ii)
amend permit to take water
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AO
Information
Video:
Protect Our Water
Petition:
Green Party of Ontario
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2
Ongoing
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2013-06-07
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Aggregate
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McCormick Pit
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Blueland Farms Ltd
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Heart Lake Road, Brampton, Caledon
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40.5 hectares/100 acres proposed
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AO
Information
www.Pitsense.ca
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2
Ongoing
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Active opposition to zoning change
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2013-07-30
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Aggregate
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Ingersoll Carmeuse Lime Quarry
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Ingersoll, Oxford County
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2000 acres. Opponents are concerned about
cumulative air quality in the area and health; drinking water impact;
odours; truck traffic; noise; house foundations damage from blasting
vibrations. Also a private company www.walkerea.com
is proposing to put a mega-landfill into a 200 acre portion of the active
quarry site.
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AO
Information
www.opalalliance.ca
Quarry
eyed for new landfill
Facebook – search “Stop the Dump from coming to
Ingersoll”
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2
Ongoing
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2013-01-20
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Aggregate
Large-Scale
Fill
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Kemptville gravel pit
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Lafarge
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Kemptville
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New 121 acre sand and gravel pit proposed.
Opponents worried about water quality, noise, truck traffic, property
values.
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(article)
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2
Ongoing
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New proposal needs investigating
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2014-02-06
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Aggregate
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McNab/Braeside
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McNab/
Braeside
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Friends Addressing Concerns Together In
McNab/Braeside (FACT-MB)
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www.fact-mb.org/
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2
Ongoing
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2013-01-20
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Aggregate
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Arbour Farms
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Adam Krehm
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Mulmur Township, Dufferin County
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Proposed 103 acre below water table sand and gravel pit
on Airport Road, just north of Mansfield. 500K tonnes/yr
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EBR
011-7913
AO
Information
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2
Ongoing
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EBR 011-7913 comment period to Feb-18th
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2013-02-14
|
Aggregate
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Aggregate Resources Act Review
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Gov't of Ontario
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Ontario
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Revise Aggregate Resources Act (ARA) for today's values
making food and water priority.
|
AO
Information
38 recommendations made in ARA report – food and water
were not made a priority
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2
Ongoing
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Make comments to MPPs
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2013-11-08
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Aggregate
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Paris, Watts Pond Road pit
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Dufferin Aggregates Ltd.
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Paris,
Brant County,
Watts Pond Road
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Proposal to open a 614 acre pit proposed near source
water, residences & on prime farmland under a 38 year old licence.
|
AO
Information
Concerned Citizens of Brant http://www.ccob.ca/
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2
Ongoing
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Permit to take Water
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2013-01-20
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Aggregate
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Rockwood “Hidden Quarry” proposal
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James Dick Construction
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Rockwood,
Northeast corner 6th Line & Hwy 7
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Company seeking a zoning bylaw amendment to pave way for
proposed quarry. Not listed on EBR yet (8-Feb-2013)
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AO
Information
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2
Ongoing
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Public meetings regularly scheduled by opposition
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2015-05-20
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Aggregate
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Tottenham Pit
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Brock Aggregates
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Tottenham/
Palgrave, Simcoe County
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Owner of this exhausted and now dormant
above-the-water-table gravel pit has applied to re-open the pit by
extracting below the water table, contrary to the original agreement to use
the site for estate residential lots. Residents are worried about
water contamination and negative community impact.
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AO
Information
www.protectcaledon.org
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2
Ongoing
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2013-01-20
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Aggregate
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Melrose Quarry expansion
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Township of Tyendinaga
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Long’s quarry and the proposed Melrose quarry – www.citizensagainstmelrosequarry.com
AO
Information
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2
Ongoing
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2015-05-19
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Aggregate
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Greenwood’s Proposed Primrose Pit
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Greenwood Aggregates Limited
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Violet Hill, Mono, Dufferin County
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www.ProtectMono.com
AO
Information
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2
Ongoing
|
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2018-02-07
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Aggregate
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Cedarhurst (Beamish) Teedon / Sibthorpe pit proposal
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Dufferin Aggregates, CHR Canada, Cedarhurst Quarries
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Waverly Uplands,
Township of Tiny, Simcoe County
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Proposal to amend existing pit (Teedon #3670) and create
new pit (Sibthorpe) adjacent on north side
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There are already two pits owned by the Sarjeant Co.
adjacent on the south (607361) and west (607461) sides.
This is the recharge area for the Alliston aquifer.
AO
Information
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1
Urgent
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Approvals being sought
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2019-03-08
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Aggregate
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Bowmanville Underground Expansion
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CBM St. Mary’s Cement
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Municipality of Clarington
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Extraction from beneath Lake Ontario
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Category 2, Class “A” Licence requirements under
Aggregate Resources Act
AO
Information
EBR
#012-9271
|
2
Ongoing
|
Initial public comment period over. Make comments
to MPPs
|
2017-05-04
|
Aggregate
/ Mining
|
|
aaAggregate
Recycling – News
|
|
Ontario
|
|
AO
Information
|
Info
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|
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Aggregate
Recycling
|
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Ramara quarry/soil remediation facility
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NRK Holdings Inc.
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Brechin,
Ramara Township
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OPA and zoning bylaw amendments approved for quarry but
not for soil remediation facility. Proponent before OMB.
|
AO
Information
|
2
Ongoing
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New proposal and crucial to determine / influence plans
|
2014-02-13
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Aggregate/
Large-Scale
Fill
|
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Cobourg Marina Expansion proposal
|
Heritage Harbour Marina
|
Cobourg
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Proposal to expand marina to the detriment of other uses
of harbour including recreation and migratory birds
|
AO
Information
|
2
Ongoing
|
In early stages of approval by Town Council
|
2014-04-27
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Development
|
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Minesing Swamp, Midhurst
|
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Midhurst, Springwater Township, Simcoe County
|
Plans to grow Midhurst from a village of 3,500 people to
a city of 28,000.
|
AO
Information
|
2
Ongoing
|
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2013-02-19
|
Development
|
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North Gwillimbury Forest
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Maple Lakes Estates / Metrus Developments
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North Gwillimbury, Simcoe County
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500 acre, 1000+ unit mobile home. Proposed large
scale development would destroy a provincially significant wetland in the
North Gwillimbury Forest.
|
http://greenlivingcommunications.createsend.com/t/ViewEmailArchive/y/73B5BF85A2647774/C67FD2F38AC4859C/
North
Gwillimbury Forest Alliance
info@savengforest.org
www.SaveNGForest.org
(article
2013-12-11)
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2
Ongoing
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Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority Meeting on
13-Dec-2013
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2013-12-11
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Development
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Ethanol Plant
|
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Oshawa
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Opposition are trying to stop the plant and protect
wetlands
|
https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/STOP-OSHAWA-ETHANOL-PLANT-Save-our-Wet-Lands-Save-our-City/180432292014291?directed_target_id=0
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2
Ongoing
|
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2013-06-22
|
Development
|
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Strawberry Island Development
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Trans America Group
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Stawberry Island, north end of Lake Simcoe
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Plans to build mixed-use seasonal residential and resort
accommodation.
|
AO
Information
|
2
Ongoing
|
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2014-04-06
|
Development
|
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Frank & Marjorie Meyers’ Farm
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Canada’s National Department of Defense
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Trenton
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Federal gov’t has expropriated farmland for CFB
Trenton expansion except one farmer is fighting to keep his 200 acres
intact.
|
AO
Information
Facebook page "Save Frank &
Marjorie Meyers Farm"
Twitter #SaveFranksFarm
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2
Ongoing
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Meyers’ farm buildings bulldozed but currently land is
unused by DND.
|
2015-05-20
|
Development
|
|
Beeton Woods Development
|
Tecumseth Estates Inc.
|
Beeton
|
Proposal to clearcut 30 acres of forest to expand
existing agriculture area (with development waiting in the sidelines)
|
AO
Information
|
4
En garde
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Clear-cutting has been approved. Non profit groups
have been asked to pay for legal costs.
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2016-10-01
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Development / Forestry
|
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Bala Falls
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Swift River Energy Limited
|
Bala, Muskoka
|
Proposal to build a $27 million 4.5 MW waterpower
facility
|
The falls is the Town of Bala’s main tourist attraction
and economic driver.
AO
Information
|
2
Ongoing
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Approval process creeps forward. Need public
awareness & outcry
|
2015-01-22
|
Development / Renewable
Energy / Water
|
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Meaford Pumped Storage Facility
|
TC Energy (formerly TransCanada)
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Meaford, Georgian Bay, Lake Huron
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Proposal to build a reservoir atop the Niagara
Escarpment where water would be pumped from Lake Huron, stored and released
to generate electricity.
|
AO
Information
|
1
Urgent
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New proposal, pay attention
|
2020-01-11
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Development / Renewable
Energy / Water
|
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Niagara to GTA Corridor
|
Gov’t of Ontario,
Ministry of Transportation
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Niagara to Toronto
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Investigating long-term solution to transportation
congestion
|
http://www.burlingtonmayor.com/
http://www.niagara-gta.com/PublicInformationCentre5.html
|
2
Ongoing
|
Info Sessions in Burlington, Welland and Jerseyville on
Feb-12, 13 & 19 respectively
|
2013-03-01
|
Development / Transportation
|
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Pickering Airport
Pickering Lands
|
Gov’t of Ontario
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Pickering
|
Previously expropriated for an airport 3x larger than
Pearson at 11,700 acres. Opponents say airport would result in air
& noise pollution, greenspace loss, wildlife impact, loss of prime
farmland, watershed impact & contaminated water, health hazards.
Too close to Pickering nuclear plant.
|
AO
Information
Airport
gets green light
|
2
Ongoing
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Ramp up efforts, monitor, spread the word, raise funds
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2013-06-15
|
Development / Transportation
|
|
Endangered Species
|
Gov’t of Ontario
|
Ontario
|
Proposed amendments to streamline approval processes.
|
Government of Canada and Government of Ontario has
drastically cut environmental protection and endangered species
legislation. Contact your MP and MPPs. Be a squeaky wheel.
|
2
Ongoing
|
EBR 011-7696 comment period until Feb-25
|
2013-07-15
|
Endangered
Species
|
|
Springwater Provincial Park Closure
|
Gov’t of Ontario
|
Midhurst,
Springwater Township, Simcoe County
|
One of ten provincial parks slated to be downgraded to a
non-maintained park. Park will be closed to overnight camping.
Animal sanctuary will be closed and Vespra Boys cenotaph will be
un-maintained.
Rumour that parkland is being considered for
development.
|
Mr. Les Stewart MBA
Springwater Park Citizens' Coalition, SPCC
1201 Bayfield Street North
Midhurst ON L0L 1X1
705 737-4635 Tel
705 627-2242 Cell
www.SpringwaterParkcc.org
AO
Information
http://www.firstnationsdrum.com/2013/07/ojibway-elder-beth-elson-leads-in-defending-springwater-provincial-park/
|
2
Ongoing
|
Reprieve for 3 of 10 parks
(article)
First Nations occupation of site.
|
2013-07-09
|
Greenspace
|
|
Thundering Waters Forest
|
GR (Can) Investments
|
Niagara Falls, ON
|
Riverfront Community development proposal
|
AO
Information
|
2
Ongoing
|
Initial planning phase
|
2019-07-03
|
Greenspace
|
|
Temagami, general protection
|
various
|
Temagami, ON
|
Temagami is famous for its old growth red & white
pine forests, campsites and canoe routes.
|
Temagami is under constant pressure from loggers and
developers.
AO
Information / Friends of
Temagami
|
2
Ongoing
|
|
2018-04-29
|
Greenspace
|
|
Taggart-Miller Proposed Landfill
|
Taggart-Millar Environmental Services
|
Carlsbad Springs, City of Ottawa
|
Dump the Dump 2 campaign
|
Proposed Capital Regional Resource Recovery Centre
(CRRRC) on 450 acres of rural land
http://www.dumpthedumpnow.ca/
facebook
– Dump the Dump Now
Video:
Battle for the Springs (16:43 mins)
|
2
Ongoing
|
City of Ottawa received Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw
amendments proposal
|
2017-12-07
|
Large-Scale
Fill
|
|
Beechwood Road Environmental Centre
|
Waste Management of Canada Corp.
|
Napanee, 1271 Beechwood Rd
(Tyendinaga, Qunite)
|
New proposed landfill north of existing Richmond landfill
despite previous denial due to fractured bedrock location
|
AO
Information
|
2
Ongoing
|
Monitor, send letters, spread the word, raise funds
|
2013-09-27
|
Large-Scale
Fill
|
|
Carp Road Landfill Expansion
|
Waste Management of Canada Corp.
|
Ottawa
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New section would add 400,000 tonnes of trash for 10
years & provide recycling facilities.
|
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Ontario+should+more+keep+waste+from+businesses+large/8161049/story.html
5-Sep-2013 Province approves landfill (article)
Search “DumpBusters” at www.facebook.com
|
2
Ongoing
|
?
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2013-09-09
|
Large-Scale
Fill
|
|
Tottenham/Volk Airfield
|
|
Tottenham, ON
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Aerodrome purchased by fill operator
|
AO
Information
|
2
Ongoing
|
|
2019-08-24
|
Large-Scale
Fill
|
|
Kipawa Lake (Quebec)
|
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North Bay, north east at Quebec/ON border
|
Source water for Ottawa River. A 1980s moratorium
preventing development is up for discussion. Rare earth mining and
hydro-electric proponents are proposing projects.
|
Petition
www.facebook.com/SaveKipawaLake
www.facebook.com/KipawaLakePreservationSociety
|
2
Ongoing
|
Monitor, send letters and spread the word, raise funds
|
2013-09-27
|
Mining
|
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Ring of Fire
|
Various, namely Noront Resources & Cliffs Natural
Resources
|
Northern Ontario, a crescent- shaped area approx. 500kms
north of Thunder Bay, 240 kms west of James Bay
|
Balancing the incredible opportunity to create new jobs
in northern Ontario with the potential for significant First Nations and
environmental impact.
|
AO
Information
|
4
En garde
|
Principal investor backs out. Governments
squabbling over investment dollars & process.
|
2015
|
Mining
|
|
aaMining – News
|
|
Ontario
|
|
AO
Information – Mining News
|
Info
|
|
|
Mining
|
|
aaNuclear – News
|
|
Ontario
|
|
AO
Information – Nuclear News
|
Info
|
|
|
Nuclear
|
|
GE Hitachi Uranium Plant
|
GE-Hitachi
|
Toronto,
1025 Lansdowne
|
Plant has been quietly operating, processing uranium
dioxide powder into pellets and shipping to Peterborough for the past 50
years, as residences have grown up around it. Kept “secret” from the
local community, now people want answers.
|
|
2
Ongoing
|
|
2013-02-08
|
Nuclear
|
|
Chalk River Nuclear
|
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
|
Chalk River, Renfrew County
|
Transportation of high-level nuclear waste from Ontario
to South Carolina, USA
|
AO
Information
|
2
Ongoing
|
|
2013-02-21
|
Nuclear/
Water
|
|
Great Lakes Nuclear Dump
|
Ontario Power Generation
|
Kincardine
|
Plan to construct an underground nuclear waste dump
within 400 meters of Lake Huron
|
AO
Information
|
2
Ongoing
|
|
2013-07-06
|
Nuclear/
Water
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TransCanada’s Energy East pipeline
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TransCanada
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Alberta to New Brunswick
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Supported in principle by the Gov’t of Canada, and
enthusiastically backed by Alberta and New Brunswick provincial governments
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AO
Information
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2
Ongoing
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Company planning stage
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2013-08-19
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Oil
& Gas
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Liftlock Fuels truck spill
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Liftlock Fuels
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Cannington
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DiBello family was evacuated in 2016 pending cleanup and
still not home
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AO
Information
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1
Priority
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Two years and still not home
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2019-03-30
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Oil
& Gas
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aaOil & Gas –
News
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Ontario
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AO
Information - Oil & Gas News
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Info
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Oil
& Gas
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Sarnia, ON
Chemical Valley
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Various
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Sarnia, ON
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Sarnia is the most toxic place in Canada
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AO
Information
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2
Ongoing
|
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2018-10-26
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Oil
& Gas
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Enbridge’s
Line 9 pipeline reversal
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Enbridge
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Sarnia, ON to Montreal, Quebec
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Proposal to reverse the flow of line 9 light oil
pipeline to transport bitumen. Fear of leaks due to aging
infrastructure and heavier product.
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AO
Information
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2
Ongoing
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2013-02-09
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Oil
& Gas
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Straits of Mackinac – aging oil pipeline
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Enbridge
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Straits of Mackinac
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Enbridge’s 63-year old Line 5 runs under the great lakes
between Lakes Michigan and Huron
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AO
Information
(article)
|
2
Ongoing
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?
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2017-02-13
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Oil
& Gas
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Amherst Island
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Windlectric Inc./Algonquin Power
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Amherst Island
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EBR 012-0774
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37 wind turbines / 75 MW proposed with 35 km of access
road effectively blanketing the island. Residents (human health,
heritage), migratory & predatory birds, turtles, bats at risk.
Opposition: www.protectamherstisland.ca
/ @ProtectAmherst
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2
Ongoing
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EBR
012-0774 public comments due by March 8, 2014
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Renewable
Energy
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Dufferin Wind Power
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China Longyuan
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Melancthon, Dufferin County
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First wind energy company in Canada to be owned by
Chinese
|
AO
Information
Company attempting to expropriate land. Melancthon
Twp an “unwilling host”
|
4
En garde
|
Turbines installed and operating (2015)
|
2013-08-13
|
Renewable
Energy
|
|
aaRenewable Energy –
News
|
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Ontario
|
|
AO
Information – Renewable Energy News
|
Info
|
|
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Renewable
Energy
|
|
Ostrander Point
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Gilead Power Corporation
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Prince Edward County
|
Proposal for industrial wind turbines on 50 hectares
(125 acres) in an important migratory bird area
|
AO
Information
www.SaveOstranderPoint.org
Environmental
Review Tribunal (ERT) 3-Jul-2013 decision
|
4
En garde
|
ERT upheld appeal.
Project stopped!
|
2013-07-03
|
Renewable
Energy
|
|
Marsh Hill Solar Farm
|
2327461 Ontario Inc. aka Marsh Hill Limited Partnership
|
Scugog, Durham,
725 Cragg Road, pt lt 8, conc 11
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Class 3 solar facility up to 10MW on prime farmland
|
EBR
011-7238
Township of Scugog is appealing decision before
Environmental Review Tribunal
The
Standard (pg 5 2-May-2013)
|
2
Ongoing
|
Prel. Hearing 31-May-2013
Main Hearing
25-Jun-2013
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2013-05-13
|
Renewable
Energy / Agriculture
|
|
aaTransportation –
News
|
|
Ontario
|
|
AO
Information – Rail News
|
Info
|
|
|
Transport-ation
|
|
Upper York Sewage Solutions proposal
|
Regional Municipality of York
|
Regional Municipality of York
|
to develop a sustainable sewage servicing solution to
accommodate the provincially-approved growth forecasted to occur in the
Upper York Sewage Solutions service area, including the Towns of Aurora,
East Gwillimbury and Newmarket.
|
Government
of Ontario
AO
Information
|
1
Priority
|
Proposal being considered
|
2017-07-07
|
Waste Management
|
|
Ajax Waterfront
|
Duffin Creek Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP)
Expansion
|
Ajax
|
Excess algae is destroying the waterfront and 85% is
sourced from treated sewage effluent.
|
Durham & York want to double the sewage handling
capacity, and expand the plant.
Concerned citizens are requesting:
1. Postpone environmental assessment for further study.
2. Better technology to process effluent.
3. Extend outfall to 3kms offshore.
www.Ajax.ca/wpcp
Town of Ajax
Search for multiple petitions on www.change.org
|
2
Ongoing
|
Send letters, spread the word, raise funds
|
2013-02-28
|
Water
|
|
Ancaster Springs
|
Hamilton Conservation Authority
|
Ancaster
|
Public well has been closed off to the public despite
legal obligations
|
Save
our Spring (SOS) / Protect Ancaster’s Wells (PAWS)
AO
News – Ancaster Springs
|
2
Ongoing
|
Raising awareness and funds
|
2019-01-10
|
Water
|
|
Dundalk EcoPark
|
Southgate Township
|
Dundalk
|
Protecting the wetlands at the source of the Grand
River. Development proposed on 200+ acres of farmland (formerly the
Carson Farm). Business plan to import and process biosolid waste from
other areas (namely Toronto).
|
Southgate Public Interest Research Group (SPIRG)
http://www.stopthewastepark.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/STOP-the-Bio-Solids-Plant-from-Being-In-a-Town-or-near-Housing
http://www.lystek.com
|
2
Ongoing
|
Urgently raising funds
|
2013-03-02
|
Water
|
|
Save the East Channel
|
Millpond Association
|
Eramosa River
|
“Remove the harmful illegal upper dam”
|
www.savetheeastchannel.com
|
2
Ongoing
|
|
2015-08-25
|
Water
|
|
Canadian Motor Speedway
|
|
Fort Erie
|
Largest raceway in Canada proposed on 650 acres of prime
farmland and 177 acres of Carolinian forests with 3 watersheds providing
important fish habitat.
|
Dr.
John Bacher
Petition
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Motor_Speedway
|
2
Ongoing
|
Approved by OMB on 5-Nov-12 with certain holding
provisions
|
2013-01-27
|
Water
|
|
Georgian Bay water level decrease
|
|
Georgian Bay
|
|
AO
Information
|
2
Ongoing
|
|
2013-01-31
|
Water
|
|
aaWater – News
|
|
Ontario
|
|
AO
Information – Water News
|
Info
|
|
|
Water
|
|
Tottenham Municipal Water Quality
|
New Tecumseth Township
|
Tottenham, Simcoe County
|
Well water is often contaminated with high levels of
trihalomethanes (by-product of chlorine and organics).
|
Short-term home-owner solution is activated charcoal
filters. Mid-term municipal solution is extension of the
Collingwood-Alliston water pipeline from the Georgian Bay.
AO
Information
|
2
Ongoing
|
Raising awareness of the importance of water
|
2019-03-22
|
Water
|