Green Party of Ontario
A proposed mega-quarry in Melancthon Township is threatening Ontario’s drinking water and farmland. Together we can stop this from going ahead, and so today I am writing to ask for your help.
The proposed mega-quarry, roughly 1/3 the size of Toronto, would be the largest in Ontario’s history. Located at the headwaters of five major river systems, it will destroy some of Ontario’s most fertile farmland. The quarry would manage and manipulate about 600 million litres of water every day- that is approximately 25% of Ontario’s average daily water usage!

Shockingly, a project of this magnitude does not require an Environmental Assessment. Instead, it is subject to approval by Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) through the less rigorous Aggregate Resources Act.

This is where you come in.

You can take action to protect our drinking water and prime farmland.

Here’s how you can help:

Register a comment to MNR in opposition to the quarry via the Environment Registry. I have submitted my comment today, and you can also submit your EBR comment here before July 11.

Write John Wilkinson, Minister of the Environment, asking him to designate this project for a full Environmental Assessment. A sample letter is available here and may be sent to the address below.

Please take a few minutes to raise your voice and send a clear message that Ontarians do not want a mega-quarry that threatens our water and farmland.

Thanks for taking the time to make a difference, to make Ontario a better, more sustainable place.
Sincerely,

Mike Schreiner, Leader
Green Party of Ontario

Notes

The comment period on the mega quarry has been extended until July 11, 2011. To submit formal comments to the MNR’s posting on the Environmental Registry, please visit www.ebr.gov.on.ca and search under posting #011-2864. For information about the posting, please contact Mr. Craig Laing, Aggregate Resources Officer, Midhurst District, Ministry of Natural Resources, at 705-725-7532.

Request that the mega quarry be subject to a full environmental assessment by writing:
Hon. John Wilkinson, Minister
Ministry of Environment
11th Floor Ferguson Block
77 Wellesley St. West
Toronto, ON M7A 2T5
Jwilkinson.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org
416-314-6790