[Newsbot]

Title: 'Mega-quarry' protesters gather at Queen's Park
Category: Environmental
Posted By: Hyack
Date: 2011-10-10 22:29:57
Canadian

[Canadiana55]

So, which is it folks? Food or shelter?

[weaselways]

It isn't food or shelter. It's somethimng more basic its water. Melancthon is in the Dufferin Highlands, the source of the Grand River and several other smaller waterways. A quarry occupying 1/3 of the township will do irreputable harm to the watershed. The quarry as envisioned by Highlands does not nor cannot take that reality into consideration. Highland should pack their carpetbag and get back to the US posthaste. Go ratch around New York state for limestone from the Niagara Escarpment see how far you'll get.

[stokes]

I agree that the environment should be protected, however in 10 years when some developer buys the land and builds 2000 identical houses and sells them at a ridiculous cost will everyone be happier??

[weaselways]

stokes stokes:

I agree that the environment should be protected, however in 10 years when some developer buys the land and builds 2000 identical houses and sells them at a ridiculous cost will everyone be happier??

Not sure that would ever happen up there considering the upoar we're having over wind turbines in Ontario. Two of the "turbine farms" (Shirgley & Masonville) are partially encircling the area we are talking about and with all the bad press that turbines are getting I think developers would be a little gun shy in creating subdivisions. I would think its either going to potato farms that are there now or the quarry if the correct palms get greased.