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3191574 Nova Scotia Company, operating as The Highland Companies, has filed an application for a 2,316 acre 200 foot below the water table open pit limestone quarry to be situated on lands they own in Melancthon Township.

We are of the strongest view that the Highland application should not be approved. This is an application for what would be the largest ever quarry in Canada and the second largest in North America.The proposed quarry site is situated on prime agricultural land, to be excavated invasively 200 feet below the water table in the midst of the headwaters for a number of significant river systems that serve a large portion of Ontario’s population.

Due to the sheer magnitutude of the proposed excavation, and the fact that it lays in a highly sensitive water recharge area, any miscalculation, oversight or other error could result in an environmental catastrophe of enormous proportions.

For a more detailed overview of NDACT's position on the proposed mega quarry and on some of the numerous issues that arise in connection with the mega quarry application, please refer to NDACT's formal objection letter that was submitted to the Ministry of Natural Resources and to The Highland Companies. Click here to view objection letter.

Toronto Star wins award for mega-quarry story

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Published on Monday, 20 February 2012 11:30
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The Toronto Star has won 10 international design awards for its visual content.

The Society for News Design (SND), an international non-profit organization which aims to “enhance communication around the world through excellence in visual journalism,” honoured the Star with 10 awards of excellence during its annual competition last week.

The 2012 SND awards, judged by a panel of experts in New York, saw 10,236 entries submitted by newspapers and magazines from 39 countries worldwide.

The Star also came away with six awards for its newspaper graphics and design for news content ranging from the Royal Wedding to the Arab Spring to a rural Ontario town’s quarry fight.

The quarry is the proposed Melancthon mega-quarry, and the Toronto Star feature article was published on Friday, December 30, 2011.

Stop the Mega Quarry Hits New Heights

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Published on Tuesday, 21 February 2012 21:22
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 kilimanjaro-thumbnailGraeme McPhail, with 22-year-old son Blane McPhail atop Mt. Kilimanjaro.

For the full story please go to: http://theagenda.tvo.org/blog/agenda-blogs/stop-mega-quarry-hits-new-heights

Posted in "Inside The Agenda Blog" by Steve Paikin, Tuesday February 23, 2012

Maude Barlow Speaks About Alliston-Melancthon Mega Quarry - March 7, 2012

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Published on Wednesday, 01 February 2012 13:15
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University Partnership Series Presents: Maude Barlow

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Date: Wednesday March 7, 2012

Time: 7:30 PM

Location: Georgian College Theatre, Barrie Campus http://www.georgianc.on.ca/contact/#location

Tickets available at:

  • Georgian College Bookstore, online www.georgianstores.com or in person
  • Page and Turners Bookstore, 123 Dunlop St. E., Barrie, ON
  • At the door

Public $12.00    Students $6.00

Read article posted in "Georgian College News", February 2, 2012

By Mark Hall

Green Living Show - April 13 - 15, 2012

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Published on Thursday, 26 January 2012 12:29
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When: April 13, 14 & 15, 2012

Where: Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place, Toronto

NDACT will be present at this show.

For more details about the show, (exhibitors, admission, hours, directions, main stage lineup etc.) Please go to the following link: http://www.greenlivingonline.com/torontoshow/index.html