tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22836581719534769572024-02-19T03:38:33.794-05:00Death and Dust My StoryEvents leading up to the Death Of Jeanine CresseyJeanine Filiatreault Cresseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00968989181112127650noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283658171953476957.post-57497183888442201012016-04-10T14:19:00.000-04:002016-04-10T14:19:14.112-04:00In order to simplify the list of Documents I have created an index to help find them.<br />
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1) <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2283658171953476957#editor/target=post;postID=6434907170223689378;onPublishedMenu=posts;onClosedMenu=posts;postNum=16;src=postname" target="_blank">From Ken Cressey</a><br />
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2) <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2283658171953476957#editor/target=post;postID=5851574507096615327;onPublishedMenu=posts;onClosedMenu=posts;postNum=19;src=postname" target="_blank">Dear Jeanine</a><br />
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3) <a href="http://deathanddustmystory.blogspot.ca/2014/11/north-frontenac-ontario-canada.html" target="_blank">North Frontenac</a><br />
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4) <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2283658171953476957#editor/target=post;postID=7460257626054235170;onPublishedMenu=posts;onClosedMenu=posts;postNum=17;src=link" target="_blank">The Beginning of the End Pg.1</a><br />
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5) <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2283658171953476957#editor/target=post;postID=1303510830884474291;onPublishedMenu=posts;onClosedMenu=posts;postNum=18;src=postname" target="_blank">Jeanine's Journal the Last Months of Her Life</a><br />
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6) <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2283658171953476957#editor/target=post;postID=7247007106504491831;onPublishedMenu=posts;onClosedMenu=posts;postNum=23;src=postname" target="_blank">Timeline of Events as they happened</a><br />
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7) <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2283658171953476957#editor/target=post;postID=5630148214139913745;onPublishedMenu=posts;onClosedMenu=posts;postNum=13;src=postname" target="_blank">Speech To The Ontario Legislature’s Standing Committee on General Government</a><br />
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8) <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2283658171953476957#editor/target=post;postID=1940412527575276319;onPublishedMenu=posts;onClosedMenu=posts;postNum=10;src=postname" target="_blank">Ontario Ombudsman Investigation</a>Jeanine Filiatreault Cresseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00968989181112127650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283658171953476957.post-59380639778347895862016-01-09T19:01:00.000-05:002016-01-12T15:01:58.621-05:00Definition of Reasonable man.<h2>
Reasonable Person</h2>
<i>A <span class="hvr">phrase</span> <span class="hvr">frequently</span> <span class="hvr">used</span> in</i> <span style="font-variant: small-caps;"><span class="hvr">tort</span></span> <i><span class="hvr">and</span></i> <a href="http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Criminal+Law">Criminal Law</a> <i>to <span class="hvr">denote</span> a <span class="hvr">hypothetical</span> <span class="hvr">person</span> in <span class="hvr">society</span> <span class="hvr">who</span> <span class="hvr">exercises</span> <span class="hvr">average</span> <span class="hvr">care,</span> <span class="hvr">skill,</span> <span class="hvr">and</span> <span class="hvr">judgment</span> in <span class="hvr">conduct</span> <span class="hvr">and</span> <span class="hvr">who</span> <span class="hvr">serves</span> as a <span class="hvr">comparative</span> <span class="hvr">standard</span> <span class="hvr">for</span> <span class="hvr">determining</span> <span class="hvr">liability.</span></i><br />
<span class="hvr">The</span> <span class="hvr">decision</span> <span class="hvr">whether</span> an <span class="hvr">accused</span> is <span class="hvr">guilty</span> of a <span class="hvr">given</span> <span class="hvr">offense</span> <span class="hvr">might</span> <span class="hvr">involve</span> <span class="hvr">the</span> <span class="hvr">application</span> of an <span class="hvr">objective</span> <span class="hvr">test</span> in <span class="hvr">which</span> <span class="hvr">the</span> <span class="hvr">conduct</span> of <span class="hvr">the</span> <span class="hvr">accused</span> is <span class="hvr">compared</span> to <span class="hvr">that</span> of a <span class="hvr">reasonable</span> <span class="hvr">person</span> <span class="hvr">under</span> <span class="hvr">similar</span> <span class="hvr">circumstances.</span> In <span class="hvr">most</span> <span class="hvr">cases,</span> <span class="hvr">persons</span> <span class="hvr">with</span> <span class="hvr">greater</span> <span class="hvr">than</span> <span class="hvr">average</span> <span class="hvr">skills,</span> or <span class="hvr">with</span> <span class="hvr">special</span> <span class="hvr">duties</span> to <span class="hvr">society,</span> <span class="hvr">are</span> <span class="hvr">held</span> to a <span class="hvr">higher</span> <span class="hvr">standard</span> of <span class="hvr">care.</span> <span class="hvr">For</span> <span class="hvr">example,</span> a <span class="hvr">physician</span> <span class="hvr">who</span> <span class="hvr">aids</span> a <span class="hvr">person</span> in <span class="hvr">distress</span> is <span class="hvr">held</span> to a <span class="hvr">higher</span> <span class="hvr">standard</span> of <span class="hvr">care</span> <span class="hvr">than</span> is an <span class="hvr">ordinary</span> <span class="hvr">person.</span><br />
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"<em>Negligence</em> is the omission to do something which a <a href="http://www.duhaime.org/LegalDictionary/R/ReasonableMan.aspx">reasonable man</a>, guided upon those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs, would do, or doing something which a prudent and <a href="http://www.duhaime.org/LegalDictionary/R/ReasonableMan.aspx">reasonable man</a> would not do, provided, of course, that the party whose conduct is in question is already in a situation that brings him under the <a href="http://www.duhaime.org/LegalDictionary/D/DutyofCare.aspx">duty of taking care</a>."<br />
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<span style="background-color: red;">The Crown Attorneys office of Ontario believes that a person who lies, falsifies documents, violates acts is considered normal.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">In law, a </span><b><span style="background-color: white;">reasonable person</span></b><span style="background-color: white;"> (historically </span><b><span style="background-color: white;">reasonable man</span></b><span style="background-color: white;">) or </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_man_on_the_Clapham_omnibus" title="The man on the Clapham omnibus"><span style="background-color: white;">The man on the Clapham omnibus</span></a><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Clapham_omnibus_1-0"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reasonable_person#cite_note-Clapham_omnibus-1"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-small;">[1]</span></a></sup><span style="background-color: white;"> is a hypothetical person of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_fiction" title="Legal fiction"><span style="background-color: white;">legal fiction</span></a><span style="background-color: white;"> whose is ultimately an </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropomorphism" title="Anthropomorphism"><span style="background-color: white;">anthropomorphic</span></a><span style="background-color: white;"> representation of the body care standards crafted by the courts and communicated through </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Case_law" title="Case law"><span style="background-color: white;">case law</span></a><span style="background-color: white;"> and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_instructions" title="Jury instructions"><span style="background-color: white;">jury instructions</span></a><span style="background-color: white;">.</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-anthropomorphic_2-0"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reasonable_person#cite_note-anthropomorphic-2"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-small;">[2]</span></a></sup><span style="background-color: white;"> Strictly according to the fiction, it is misconceived for a party to seek evidence from actual people in order to establish how the reasonable man would have acted or what he would have foreseen.</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Clapham_omnibus_1-1"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reasonable_person#cite_note-Clapham_omnibus-1"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-small;">[1]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-BvD_3-0"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reasonable_person#cite_note-BvD-3"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-small;">[3]</span></a></sup><span style="background-color: white;"> This person's character and care conduct under any </span><i><span style="background-color: white;">common set of facts,</span></i><span style="background-color: white;"> is decided through reasoning of good practice or policy—or "learned" permitting there is a compelling consensus of public opinion—by high courts.</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-275_U.S._66_4-0"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reasonable_person#cite_note-275_U.S._66-4"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-small;">[4]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Holmes_5-0"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reasonable_person#cite_note-Holmes-5"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-small;">[5]</span></a></sup><span style="background-color: white;"> In some practices, for circumstances arising from an </span><i><span style="background-color: white;">uncommon set of facts,</span></i><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Holmes_5-1"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reasonable_person#cite_note-Holmes-5"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-small;">[5]</span></a></sup><span style="background-color: white;"> this person is seen to represent a composite of a relevant community's judgment as to how a typical member of said community should behave in situations that might pose a threat of harm (through action or inaction) to the public</span><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br />
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Jeanine Filiatreault Cresseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00968989181112127650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283658171953476957.post-76402688955793252232014-11-23T18:48:00.004-05:002016-12-21T13:16:43.845-05:00North Frontenac, Ontario, Canada<div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">
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This was the place where we would spend our retirement years together, at least that is what we thought.<br />
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Their homepage is here <a href="http://www.northfrontenac.com/">http://www.northfrontenac.com/</a><br />
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In Sept 2016 I Ken Cressey Jeanines Husband have been diagnosed with lung cancer. The biopsy showed crystalline silica. I am soon to follow her .<br />
Ontario cares little for its people, just its stakeholders.<br />
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The site is located here <br />
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<a href="https://www.google.ca/maps/@44.947997,-76.67974,3a,75y,84.28h,88.89t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1samrBfcpeyZH4n9QzOrqsxw!2e0">https://www.google.ca/maps/@44.947997,-76.67974,3a,75y,84.28h,88.89t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1samrBfcpeyZH4n9QzOrqsxw!2e0</a><br />
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From the time that Jeanine started having respiratory problems from breathing the dust, the Township was made aware of what was happening. On multiple occasions they were told of what was taking place yet nothing was done. <br />
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On March 12 2009 This letter was sent to council.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I would like to bring to your
attention our concerns about the Extraction Agreement re aggregate pit at
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Road</span></span></st1:address></st1:street><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">We believe that if the road
allowance is opened between the Crain Pit and the Gemmill Pit it would
exacerbate the problem with noise and dust.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Our home is directly across the pit
on the 509, which we already have issues with, which have not been resolved
yet.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">We believe that if the road
allowance is removed, that the dust and noise from Gemmill’s Pit would funnel
down through the area directly to our home,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">increasing the amount of dust and
noise. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">We would like an environmental
assessment done prior to the extraction agreement, since this would have a
direct impact on our home and our quality of life.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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We never received any written documentation but did receive a call from the Mayor at the time Ron Maguire stating there was nothing they could do.<br />
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Members of the council: Councillor Fred Perry ; Councillor Elaine Gunsinger<br />
and Councillor Lonnie Watkins : Deputy Mayor Jim Beam Councillor Bob<br />
Olmstead : and Councillor Wayne Good<br />
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On August 06/09 we placed a call directly to the township telling them of the placement of a rock crusher directly across the road from the house, The noise and dust were atrocious yet we were told that the company could do what they wanted and there was nothing we could do. That was told to us by <span style="background-color: whitesmoke; font-family: "open sans"; line-height: 20px;">Tammy Mc</span><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; font-family: "open sans"; line-height: 20px;">Quigge. We asked for a by law officer to come and view what was going on but were denied as well as refusing to take the complaint.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: whitesmoke;"><span style="font-family: "open sans";"><span style="line-height: 20px;">To further this on the day that Jeanine died I called 911 for help, the fire department sent one single fireman to help. This is a letter sent to Steve Riddell asking what the protocol for a 911 call was.</span></span></span><br />
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To: chiefnffd@hotmail.com<br />
Subject: Volunteer Fireman<br />
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2010 15:15:45 -0400<strong style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Mr. Riddell</strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: x-small;"><strong>I would like to know as a volunteer fireman what there responsibilities are in a 911 emergency. Is there a signed contract between them and the township. I would also like to know the number of volunteers, as well as the number of volunteers at Snow Road.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Ken Cressey</strong></span></div>
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Hello Ken,<br />
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In an emergency our goal is to mitigate the emergency by
making the scene safe, and conduct an investigation and report our findings if
necessary to the office of the Fire Marshall.<br />
All Fire Fighters are
considered employees of the Municipality, currently we have 55 Fire Fighters in
total on the roster, 18 at the Snow Road fire hall. Ken if you should have any
other questions please do not hesitate to contact me.<br />
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Thanks
Steve,<br />
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Steve Riddell North Frontenac Fire Chief and Director of Emergency
Services chiefnffd@hotmail.com (613)279-2468 (613)279-3056 (fax)</div>
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On October 02/14 I asked for the ambulance report from the Paramedic services of north Frontenac. In the report it says that the fireman didn't put the defibrillator paddles on correctly and that the paramedics performed a full CPR protocol.</div>
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I had never know this but explains why the fireman was with the coroner. This has been kept from me since she died. Had I not asked for this report I still would have never know. The fireman or Dept have never said a word or the Coroner about this. I was sent one untrained fireman on a heart attack call.<br />
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The Township or their agents have never called me or spoken to me since my wife died. I will never understand why the township turned their backs on citizens in the community when it is their responsibility for the protection and security of the communities.<br />
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Property Rights http://www.northfrontenac.com/council-mayors-message.html<br />
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I wonder why they never brought up what was done to my wife and myself when our property lost close to $40,000.00 dollars when it sold.<br />
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No compensation of any kind by anyone or Ministry.<br />
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Taken from The Web Page of North Frontenac<br />
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The Township of North Frontenac has many services to aid in the many possible emergency situations that may occur. It is important for all residents, permanent and seasonal, to educate themselves of the available resources and the necessary preventative actions needed in order to be protected in the event of an emergency.</div>
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To provide a high quality of emergency response services to North Frontenac, it is essential for YOU, the resident, to do your part. This includes ensuring that property access roads are at least 6 metres wide to allow fire and service trucks through. Also, having sufficiently maintained access roads to your property is essential for the emergency services <b>to provide the proper care you may need</b>. Everyone likes trees, snow, and ornaments in their yards, but don't let them obstruct YOUR lifeline.</div>
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The Township of North Frontenac refused to do their requirement in acting on the Municipal Act.<br />
The site is located in an area designated as a hamlet in 2009<br />
A 911 call an emergency call is basically ignored by the Township in which case they gave no real aid. The almighty dollar comes first.<br />
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Yep we live in a free society free to plunder, maim and kill.<br />
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Jeanine Filiatreault Cresseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00968989181112127650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283658171953476957.post-61920568806370324602014-09-02T13:19:00.002-04:002014-09-08T23:56:59.791-04:00Last Letters sent to Government of Ontario<div>
Dear Kathleen<br />
Congratulations on the appointment as Premier of Ontario.<br />
I wish this letter was on a more happy note but I am afraid it is not. What I wish to say involved<br />
the MNR, a gravel pit owner (Crain’s Construction) and the Township of North Frontenac. The<br />
first thing I should also mention is that I am glad to hear the aggregate resource act is continuing<br />
to be reviewed.<br />
The story which was also read by the former Premier McGuinty and with his help the<br />
investigation started. The story is about my dear late wife, who suffered from the actions of<br />
Crain’s Construction and the complacency of the MNR and the Township of North Frontenac.<br />
The MNR who is responsible for the various acts that regulate pits and quarries have done nothing<br />
but deceive and misrepresent the public. As you can see that I said my late wife since she died<br />
shortly after being exposed to dust from an aggregate operation, operated by Crain’s Construction<br />
and licenced by the MNR.<br />
I will try to keep this as short as possible since this story has no end.<br />
In April 2008 my wife and I purchased a home in North Frontenac which unknown to us was<br />
located near a gravel pit. There were no operations that year except in late October when trucks<br />
came in and removed crushed stone that was on the site. This went on for about two weeks, and in<br />
that time my wife and I had asked for a meeting with the Township Planner Brenda Defosse. We<br />
were inquiring as to why the land the gravel pit was located on was zoned residential. We further<br />
wanted the sites appearance brought up to a better standard, since this was devaluating our home.<br />
This home was to be our final resting place for our retirement but as it turned out it was a death<br />
trap. In the time that followed the Ministry was asked by Brenda Defosse about the site since we<br />
had legitimate complaints. Dust from the site was blowing onto our property as well as the sites<br />
appearance was giving us great concern.<br />
Brenda Defosse then notified us about what the Ministry had said and gave us the information to<br />
contact Justin Bryant the MNR officer whom she spoke to. My wife and I sent a letter to Justin<br />
Bryant and asked the question again. In his answer he said that there was no problem with the site.<br />
We asked for site plans and stressed our views about this site. There were no site plans and his<br />
answer was that when they were made available I could get them under the freedom of<br />
information.<br />
We spoke to the ward’s councilmen Bob Olmstead at least three times about this site, he said he<br />
would take it up with the council. We never heard a word from the council concerning our<br />
concerns.<br />
Later when the Township wanted to sell a right of way that would have a direct bearing on our<br />
issues, my wife and I objected and again stated our concerns. We further had stated that we had<br />
issues with the gravel pit owner Wilbur Crane and that those issues had not been dealt with. We<br />
also had stated that the operation would have a direct bearing on our quality of life.<br />
We asked for an environmental assessment. In a phone call from the Mayor at the time Ron<br />
Maguire he stated that our request for an environmental assessment was denied and that there was<br />
nothing they could do.<br />
No one listened to what we had to say and just before April of 2009 Mr. Wilbur Crane himself<br />
came to our home and assured my wife and myself that mitigation measures would be in place.<br />
From the time they started working in this site till they left they did absolutely nothing. No dust<br />
control no care about noise.<br />
When Crain’s started working on the site at the end of April 2009 my wife began choking and<br />
coughing. After two weeks of this I knew there was something wrong. My wife was a beautiful<br />
healthy woman, there was no reason for what was taking place. We went to see her Medical<br />
Practioner in Sharbot Lake where they had tests done for her. They believed the dust was causing<br />
the respiratory problems she was having.<br />
We informed the Township planner Brenda Defosse of what was taking place but nothing was<br />
done by the Township as Municipal Act requires them to do so. Also on August 06/09 my wife and<br />
I called the Township where we spoke to Tammy McQuigge who was the assistant CAO . We<br />
asked for the by-law officer to come to our home and investigate our complaint. She refused to<br />
send the by-law officer or notify any authority to deal with the situation. From my understanding<br />
there were no other communications from the Township to the MNR concerning what was taking<br />
place. Why I do not know, after my wife’s death the Township has refused to answer any<br />
questions.<br />
In my letter to Premier McGuinty I had asked that the matter be brought before the Attorney<br />
Generals office since this matter involved the MNR. That did not happen and the MNR were<br />
notified thru Minister Jeffery. In the time that followed the MNR did their own investigation, an<br />
investigation which is nothing more than a tactic to do nothing.<br />
An investigation which started with Justin Bryant then transferred to Barry Wilson both of the<br />
MNR. Barry Wilson as far as I know led the investigation. An investigation that was based on the<br />
evidence that I provided.<br />
The evidence supplied by me is listed below.<br />
Communications from the Township of North Frontenac. (E-mails)<br />
An affidavit about Wilbur Cranes Visit to our home and what he said.<br />
A medical letter advising my wife to relocate from her home.<br />
A journal describing her health as time went by.<br />
A photograph of bruising caused by her choking.<br />
Live videos<br />
Photographs<br />
And my testimony<br />
As well as a letter I asked to be read to the court.<br />
All this documentation was handed over to an MNR prosecutor Mr. J. Van De Kleut<br />
On the eve of the set trial date, I received a phone call from the MNR prosecutor Mr. J. Van De<br />
Kleut. In that conversation I was discussing what was admissible in court. Mr. J. Van De Kleut was<br />
interrupted by a phone call. The gravel pit owner just happened to call and arranged a plea bargain<br />
all within in two minutes. In the minutes of the trial now Mr. J. Van De Kleut dismisses all the<br />
evidence and fabricates a new story. The conversation I had was about if I was attending the<br />
hearing and the evidence I was submitting. There was no way that the MNR wanted me to testify .<br />
Since her death I have attended the Aggregate Resources Act review and spoke to the committee<br />
regarding what took place.<br />
Recently I have asked for the compliance reports under the freedom of information acts and have<br />
received documents which the MNR had in their possession. Falsified compliance reports in their<br />
possession stamped by the MNR. Documents that the MNR’s own investigation failed to turn up.<br />
Documents which if the MNR had acted in a responsible manner the gravel pit owner’s licence<br />
would have been suspended or charged as an offence.<br />
The Ministry is negligent in their duties as the issuer of these licences as well as the gravel pit<br />
owner and the Township. Given assurances by Mr. Wilbur Crain directly to my wife and myself<br />
yet nothing was every done.<br />
I watched my wife choke and choke from the dust until her heart gave out. She was a perfectly<br />
happy healthy 65 year old woman who never had a respiratory problem in her life. The dust<br />
contained crystalline silica a listed carcinogen which has grave consequences if inhaled. Because of<br />
the actions of the gravel pit owner not only was my wife’s health put in jeopardy she was also<br />
denied the normal use of her property, and as well depreciated the value of our home.<br />
I am not financially wealthy enough to fight the Governments or the pit owner in the courts and I<br />
have consulted quite a few. The answer given to me is you cannot win when the Government has<br />
unlimited resources namely your tax dollars. The cost to myself would be astronomical and as one<br />
lawyer said he doubts that I would live through it.<br />
I have suffered the most terrible punishment for the MNR to fill its coffers and a gravel pit owner<br />
to line his pockets. He states that quite clearly in the court transcript.<br />
I would like to ask for a public enquiry into this matter since there will be no closure in my life<br />
concerning the events that took place.<br />
In other people’s words this is nothing less than Negligent Homicide in which the MNR the<br />
Townships of North Frontenac are accessories.<br />
The Aggregate Resources Act, the Environmental Protections act, the Municipal act. All ignored or<br />
not enforced.<br />
She suffered from April 2009 till her death in October 2009 after moving from Quebec in 2008.<br />
This Government no longer represents the people but have gone to great lengths to promote and<br />
protect the interests of their stakeholders.<br />
Ken Cressey<br />
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I have received your letter Dated Feb 10, 2014</div>
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In response to the letter and my personal views they are only observations
taken from text. I have my own personal views which are the following.</div>
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In the time span of just 18 months of returning to Ontario my wife died.
Her death and the conditions that we were put through are if nothing but
outrageous. As a Citizen and a Canadian we are all bound by laws and statues
that we all have to obey. But when Governments and there Ministries fail to
uphold the very fabric of these laws and statues then we have not progressed but
regressed.</div>
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The Township of North Frontenac is just as culpable as the Ministry and
Government of Ontario. They also had obligations to protect the citizens of the
community but refused in any capacity to intervene. </div>
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As for the Gravel pit owner he had a duty and a responsibility to operate
within the guidelines specified under the acts. Not only was he told about the
noise and dust, he was told more than three times prior to commencing any
operations. In his arrogance he went ahead and ignored the responsibilities and
duties required under the acts. While he the Township and Ministry profited from
his venture we were ignored. The greatest atrocities was the very fact that he
came to our home and assured my wife and I that measures would be taken.</div>
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Perhaps if it this had been you, or your family members, or your
counterparts that this happened to, you all would have a greater respect for the
injustice that was done here.</div>
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In the five months from the time that it started till it was over, we saw
Medical professionals that were constantly trying to help her. It’s very sad
when you are told you must relocate from your home because of the respiratory
distress she suffered, as well as the loss of use of our property. Her
flowerbeds as beautiful as they were, she couldn't even smell the flowers for
the dust. As for the noise, not a room in the house could stop the sound or
vibration from the equipment, and I had even told that to one of Mr. Cranes
employees.</div>
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As for the Courts in my opinion there was no justice served but only the
intervention of the Ministry to protect their stakeholder. The Ministry used the
courts not to punish the owner for his actions as specified under the acts but
circumvented justice with the use of their own prosecutor. The Judge had a right
to hear her side, you denied that right in order to protect your
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If the courts would have been allowed to hear the details of her agony; I
am sure the Judge would have had a different view.</div>
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This will be my final letter to the Ministry of Natural Resources but I
want you all to know this, that not one night have I ever slept without having
the nightmares of what occurred I will never find peace while seeing her taking
breaths and holding them as if she was drowning and to see her the last pulse.
This isn't a story this is reality. She was a happy healthy woman prior to this
and I watched as each passing day she got worse. Our bond was unique we couldn't
be apart because of the love we shared. It took one person to take that all away
for just some water and calcium and common sense. The Ministry has achieved its
objective to protect their interests at all costs regardless of the outcome to
innocent people. </div>
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You are welcome to share this with all concerned the Premier, Ministers and
all that have corresponded to me. I also will share this with the Prime
Minister, Attorney General and Her Majesty the Queen. My wife’s mother and
grandmother are British born. Jeanine’s grandmother was in the service of her
Majesty at Hampton Court I would like her to see how the Government of Ontario
treats the people where their interests are concerned.</div>
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The Late Jeanine Filiatreault Cressey </div>
Jeanine Filiatreault Cresseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00968989181112127650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283658171953476957.post-83984287488782043022014-05-19T21:10:00.000-04:002014-05-19T21:10:06.607-04:00The Last ChapterAfter four years of asking questions, asking why, I have reached a point that there will be no end. I have most but not all of what I seek but not Justice that is fleeting.<br />
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I will put in General the events together so that what took place is easier to understand. I will be putting further documents that I have received. I now have the full understanding of what a Government represents and I assure you it is not the voting public. But as the Representative from one of the Ministries has put it it is my opinion.<br />
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Have patience with the time it takes to write this story and its outcome but the story will be written I assure the people that knew my wife and myself as well as the readers that have made comments to continue.Jeanine Filiatreault Cresseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00968989181112127650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283658171953476957.post-471913783047959232013-11-17T00:17:00.003-05:002013-12-01T03:52:55.681-05:00Related Links <br />
<a href="http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemicals/chem_profiles/quartz_silica.html">http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemicals/chem_profiles/quartz_silica.html</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.gravelwatch.org/orig-gw/misc/ARA-review-2012/Submissions/CNRC-ARA-Review.pdf">http://www.gravelwatch.org/orig-gw/misc/ARA-review-2012/Submissions/CNRC-ARA-Review.pdf</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.osha.gov/silica/">https://www.osha.gov/silica/</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemicals/chem_profiles/quartz_silica.html">http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemicals/chem_profiles/quartz_silica.html</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.worh.org/files/ParticulateHealthRisks12-13-12.pdf">http://www.worh.org/files/ParticulateHealthRisks12-13-12.pdf</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.svmh.com/health/content.aspx?chunkiid=180075">http://www.svmh.com/health/content.aspx?chunkiid=180075</a><br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicosis">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicosis</a><br />
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<a href="http://crawfordstewardshipproject.org/download/Health%20Risks%20of%20Silica%20Frac%20Sand%20Fugitive%20Dust.pdf">http://crawfordstewardshipproject.org/download/Health%20Risks%20of%20Silica%20Frac%20Sand%20Fugitive%20Dust.pdf</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.elcosh.org/document/2031/d000291/The%2BScourge%2Bof%2BSilicosis%2B-%2BDeadly%2BDust%2BCan%2BLeave%2BYou%2BGasping%2Bat%2Bthe%2BConsequences.html?show_text=1">http://www.elcosh.org/document/2031/d000291/The%2BScourge%2Bof%2BSilicosis%2B-%2BDeadly%2BDust%2BCan%2BLeave%2BYou%2BGasping%2Bat%2Bthe%2BConsequences.html?show_text=1</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.lung.org/lung-disease/silicosis/understanding-silicosis.html">http://www.lung.org/lung-disease/silicosis/understanding-silicosis.html</a><br />
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<a href="http://www2.worksafebc.com/i/posters/2009/WS%2009_04.html">http://www2.worksafebc.com/i/posters/2009/WS%2009_04.html</a><br />
Jeanine Filiatreault Cresseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00968989181112127650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283658171953476957.post-75154153690818289032013-11-04T12:03:00.001-05:002013-11-25T02:42:36.172-05:00The Law and You <br />
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I can understand a one time event, an error in judgment but not continuous and prolonged . There was a full understanding of the concerns and all ignored prior to any work done on the site. </div>
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<u><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-size: 11pt;">An example of how the Law or Acts are applied to workers who hold Trade Licences. How an individual who sees his Dues marked up by 300%. Not a choice a demand by this institution. But the main point is the Law and Acts no longer represent the people but rather the </span><span style="font-size: 14.399999618530273px;">interests</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> of the Government. We no longer have a system that is based on fairness and </span><span style="font-size: 14.399999618530273px;">accessibility but one of cost and greed. </span></o:p></span></u><br />
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<u><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I </span><span style="font-size: 14.399999618530273px;">don't</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> pay my due as stated I am subject to the fines and costs. Interesting that you can harm people cause pain and suffering to people, ignore the acts and regulations but as a stakeholder you get "no you </span><span style="font-size: 14.399999618530273px;">shouldn't</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> do that". We no longer have a fair and just Society but one </span><span style="font-size: 14.399999618530273px;">solely</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> based on greed and intimidation. </span></o:p></span></u><br />
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Jeanine Filiatreault Cresseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00968989181112127650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283658171953476957.post-82613599700379036752013-06-04T00:34:00.001-04:002013-11-08T19:22:37.903-05:00Latest UpdateHello All<br />
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It has been sometime since I have put any more documentation up to show just what occurred and the responses that were given to me. By adding more and more documentation it will only cause more confusion than I am sure it already has. The only way to really understand is to put it in its proper forum from start to finish. So in the next months I will be trying to put the hole story in its perspective with links to the various articles or documentation. I will begin writing soon. I haven't given up on my search for the truth or the Parties involved. The Liberal Party of Ontario now cares little towards the Health and welfare of its citizens and is bent on doing what they want to do excluding the people that will be directly involved in their plans. <br />
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Thanks KenJeanine Filiatreault Cresseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00968989181112127650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283658171953476957.post-19404125275752763192013-02-07T16:14:00.000-05:002013-02-12T01:46:39.065-05:00Ontario Ombudsman Investigation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is a rough draft of my response to the Ombudsman it is not in order but as soon as I can I will edit the response to the pages of the report.<br />
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My Comments of the Investigation as well as a few photos. <br />
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I have read the document and have found many things in it that I am not in agreement with.<br />
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<span style="color: black;">In Reference to Page 3 of the Ombudsman Report</span><br />
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The first issue is; I did not contact the MNR, Brenda Defosse Clerk/Planning Coordinator of the Township of North Frontenac spoke to the MNR, and as a courtesy she gave me Justin Bryant’s E mail. My response was to his decision on the Crain site. <br />
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On Feb 13 2009 Justin Bryant clearly states<br />
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">I personally have visited this site for matters related to the licence application and have not completed a formal licence audit of the site yet. This licensee is required to erect a sign at each entrance and exit to the site and to keep dust down to a minimum. I will notify the licensee of these deficiencies and have them corrected.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">
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<span style="color: black;">I believe that this statement says it all.</span><br />
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<span style="color: navy; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: navy; font-size: x-small;">MAY 27 2009 </span></span><span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">As stated in my email Dated February 13, 2009; The Crain’s Construction pit in Snow Road Station has had a licence since 2007. </span></span></span><br />
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In this section; The Township wanted to sell the right of way to two parties one Party was Crain,s. By the statements of the ARA there would have had to be an amendment prior to the selling of the right of way. The complaint that my wife and i filed with the Township over the sale would have accompanied the amendment. See Below the Document sent to Township. (Mayor and Council)<br />
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The expansion of the Gravel Pit and Requirements<br />
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My wife and I filed an objection to this expansion that was sent to the Township Planner to be read in Council. This document would be associated with A.R.A.<br />
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I would like to bring to your attention our concerns about the Extraction Agreement re aggregate pit at Snow Road.<br />
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We believe that if the road allowance is opened between the Crain Pit and the Gemmill Pit it would exacerbate the problem with noise and dust.<br />
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Our home is directly across the pit on the 509, which we already have issues with, which have not been resolved yet.<br />
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We believe that if the road allowance is removed, that the dust and noise from Gemmill’s Pit would funnel down through the area directly to our home,<br />
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We would like an environmental assessment done prior to the extraction agreement, </span></span><b><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">since this would have a direct impact on our home and our quality of life.</span></span></span></b><br />
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My understanding was a site plan must accompany the licence application or within 6 months of the licence being issued and can be extended to one year. Failure to comply would result in the licence being revoked.<br />
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There was no site plan available as of 2012<br />
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The issuance of a permit under the Aggregate Resources Act does not relieve the individual or company from meeting the requirements of other agencies and applicable legislation. Aggregate operations may also require additional information or approvals under other legislation, both during the application stage and throughout the life of the operation. Examples of other legislation include the Endangered Species Act, the Ontario Water Resources Act and the Environmental Protection Act. <br />
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<li><a href="http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/environment/en/main/contacts/index.htm" style="text-decoration: none;">Report A Spill, Odour, Or Noise Pollution <span style="font-weight: normal;">1-866-MOE-TIPS (1-866-663-8477)</span></a></li>
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<span style="color: red;"><strong>Ontario's Ministry of the Environment (<abbr title="ministry of the environment">MOE</abbr>) has been protecting Ontario's environment for over 40 years. Using stringent regulations, targeted enforcement and a variety of innovative programs and initiatives, the ministry continues to address environmental issues that have local, regional and/or global effects.</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><strong>The Ministry of the Environment is responsible for protecting clean and safe air, land and water to ensure healthy communities, ecological protection and sustainable development for present and future generations of Ontarians.</strong></span><br />
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Had I called the MOE they in turn would have turned this over to the MNR because of an agreement between the MNR and the MOE which basically states that since the MNR regulate pits and quarries it is their jurisdiction and as such the MNR is the Lead Agency while the MOE is only for support.<br />
The MNR does not state any of the above in fact they ignore it.<br />
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In This Statement Related to the Charges brought forward.<br />
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We initially went to the Township<br />
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We were given the Email of an Officer of the MNR where we stated our complaint again.<br />
We asked for a site plan from the MNR but has of 2012 there was still no site plan.<br />
We filed an objection on the selling of the right of way and again stated our complaints again, and further stating it would effect our quality of life.<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">Assurances that noise and dust would be mitigated by Mr Wilburt Crain Himself at our home</span>.</strong><br />
<strong>Also beyond the Original Prescribed conditions of his Licence was a condition that all dust be mitigated on site.</strong><br />
<strong>From the end of April 09 to the end of Sept. 09 not once were any mitigation actions taken by the Owner of the Pit. <span style="color: red;">NOT ONE</span></strong><br />
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<strong>Just how many times must a Company be reminded, and further it states that a letter was sent by Crains Construction and verified by the MNR inspector. In the ARA it states that a sign must be put at every entrance and exit. Only one sign with the Licence numbers on one gate were installed. See photos below.</strong><br />
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<strong>Crains further said they put in trees not true. They put saplings two to three feet tall. The inspectors forgot to say what a joke it was. (My conversation with them on site) Photos below</strong><br />
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My further Questions has to why no charges were brought forward for dust.<br />
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The <span style="color: red;">MNR</span> prosecutor took 2 min. of video showing the crusher in front of our home and charged Crains for failing to have a CoA (certificate of authorization) for crushing on the site. They also had over an Hour or so of footage taken about the dust. That was ignored by the MNR. They had my wife's journal written in her hand before she died. That was ignored. The fact that silica was present in the dust is irrelevant since <span style="color: red;"><strong>DUST WAS TO BE MITIGATED ON SITE</strong></span> a condition of their licence.<br />
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In this one letter sent to the Township this describes just one moment of the many times she suffered<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">Yes Jeanine is better when I took her back to the doctors they gave her a puffer and some pills. She had another episode and used the inhaler and it helped.</span></span> <br />
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The MNR states that I did not give them my test sample results. On four occasions I asked the MNR if they knew there was silica present. Not once did they say one way or another if they knew. I had told them I had a sample tested and found silica present. The MNR never asked me even once for a copy of that report. The report was done by McMaster Environmental Laboratories. Yet now they say after 3 years that my sample may not be to the standard that they accept. In all this time no one took it upon themselves, to do a sample. If the MNR relies on air samples why, as a citizen, am I required to monitor their sites at my expense. The very fact that crystalline silica is present, regardless if it is an air sample, is hazardous. And for the first time now they say an inspector came in April 2009.<br />
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I did not set the standard for crystalline silica when it is Health Canada, Environment Canada, World Health Organization (WHO), Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) and so on. The Ministry of Labour (MOL) has very strict guidelines concerning an exposure to crystalline silica. The Ministry of the Environment (MOE) also has guidelines on particulate matter (ie)dust.<br />
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The Statement used by the MNR "That silica is abundant throughout all of Canada" is a <span style="color: red;">general </span>statement and not related to close receptors in the case of gravel pits or quarries. It only stands to reason, the closer you are to a source of contamination the greater the risk. I am sure the MNR are fully aware of these facts. But in order to operate these sites the MNR ignores the risks associated with pits and quarries.<br />
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To all concerned in this, you have no idea of what my wife went through. My wife of 32 years was perfectly healthy prior to the operation of this site in 2009. In 2008 my wife had no difficulties with her health. Crain’s never operated the site. As well, I suffer from the same symptoms and I am being treated in the same manor. Just simply amazing two people who had no problems associated with the respiratory system have the same symptoms and only after Crain’s started working on the site. <br />
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A note Why has the Ministry of the Environment not Notified all Owners of Pits and Quarries that they are required to post these sites has Hazardous Sites since the very fact there is a potential risk for airborne silica. A listed Carcinogen.<br />
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There are Three Exits and Entrances only one gate had a sign.<br />
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Jeanine Filiatreault Cresseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00968989181112127650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283658171953476957.post-21352265941572363992012-11-22T18:58:00.003-05:002013-04-01T23:00:58.741-04:00New Post April 1/13I have spent 3 years without my Jeanine and I have done all that I possibly can with what I have. I have spoken with and showed the documents that I have to attorneys who have told me I have multiple law suits. I cannot proceed with any form of litigation since the costs would be astronomical to me. I have so much more to include in this that it will take some time to add it all. In any event I wish to share the last document from the government with you.<br />
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Dec 19/12 There are still some ongoing issues that have to be addressed before I can put the hole story in its perspective. I am working on these issues and hope to have them resolved soon.<br />
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I have just one more investigation to be completed and then all documents that I hold will be revealed. I had hoped that people who knew what was going on would come forward but they didnt. There own letters will be displayed and then perhaps they can answer them.<br />
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<b>From:</b> <a href="wlmailhtml:{37AEE871-F5D8-43A4-A524-41C1EE396192}mid://00000006/!x-usc:mailto:ken.cressey@sympatico.ca" title="ken.cressey@sympatico.ca">Ken Cressey</a> </div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 02, 2012 12:22 AM</div>
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<b>To:</b> <a href="wlmailhtml:{37AEE871-F5D8-43A4-A524-41C1EE396192}mid://00000006/!x-usc:mailto:minister.mnr@ontario.ca" title="minister.mnr@ontario.ca">minister.mnr@ontario.ca</a> </div>
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<b>Subject:</b> Ken Cressey</div>
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I have told you about the ordeal that my wife and I went through at Snow
Road Station, North Frontenac. I did have the opportunity to speak to the
Standing Committee on the Aggregate Resources Act. Although ten minutes is not
long enough to tell them the pain and suffering we went through. It is
unfortunate that the committee could not see or hear my wife choking, or to feel
totally helpless since no one would intervene. You can’t imagine what it is like
watching someone trying to breath and gasping for air. The biggest question is
why? Why did this happen and who is responsible. The MNR prosecutor knowing all
the truths about what had taken place, dismissed them why? I have been in
contact with friends in the area seems that calcium is now being used as well as
washing the roads in front of the house. It did not matter when my wife and I
lived there so why should it matter now. It also appears they are still crushing
on this site has the Ministry now given approval for this. I also have asked the
MNR on at least three occasions if they were aware that crystalline silica was
present, with no reply. So I am asking you Sir was the Ministry aware that
crystalline silica is present on the Crain’s site at Snow Road Station, North
Frontenac. The MNR prosecutor at the time did not feel it worth discussing in
court or even applying charges. Amazing as it is as to how the MNR prosecutor
defended the gravel pit owner in the court and dismissed my wife’s ordeal. My
wife was a perfectly healthy 65-year-old woman looking forward to a long and
healthy retirement is nothing more than ashes and a memory. I would like answers
to my questions I deserve that much. As for me I will enjoy taking all the
medication that I now have to take and the bill that goes along with it for the
rest of my life. I now know how my wife felt when she tried to breath, what it
is like to wake up choking because my lungs are filling with fluid. </div>
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This is the Country that her father went to war for.</div>
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Ken Cressey</div>
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In this letter sent directly to Minister Gravelle this was the response:<br />
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This document is in response as to why no charges for dust were brought up.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Hi Ken. I’m not sure what to say
other than what I’ve said previously, which is that as the lead agency for
licensed pits/quarries, MNR is responsible for following up on incidents that
fall directly under the requirements of an aggregate license. Correspondence
from the MOE to MNR on this situation reflected that same messaging.
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dust control in the aggregate license for Crains, and by extension the Aggregate
Resources Act which is enforced by the MNR, the MOE did not pursue charges for
the dust related impacts and deferred that particular matter to MNR for
follow-up/investigation as they saw fit as the lead agency for this site. I
can’t speak to why investigations/charges were not pursued or considered by MNR
for the license violations relating specifically to dust issues as I wasn’t
involved in their investigations into Crains’ operation.
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In speaking with the MOE concerning further charges for crushing without a certificate of approval I was directed to the legal dept. of the Attorney General. <br />
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Mr.
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span><span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">As Mr. Arnott stated I
did conduct an investigation in relation to the activities that took place at
the Crain aggregate site in 2011. The investigation was specific to the
Certificate of Approval conditions of a custom aggregate producer whom was
employed by Mr. Crain to crush gravel at this site. A complete crown brief was
sent to the legal services branch of the Ministry of the Attorney General of
Ontario. The Attorney Generals representative declined to lay charges in this
matter explaining to me that such charges would not be in the publics’ interest.
The Attorney General has the final say in these matters. The brief was sent back
to me and closed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial Narrow;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Arial Narrow";">I guess my Jeanine was not in the public interest just a liability in the way. SO WHO CARES IF PEOPLE GET SICK, DIE, DENIED THE USE OF THERE PROPERTY, the industry comes first and foremost. So many people tried to attend the Aggregate Resources Review to state their positions and in my own opinion it was nothing more than a waist of time. They are now discussing the Provincial Policy Statement and it clearly shows the contempt for the people nothing has changed except to guarantee the continued abuse of the system and again represents the aggregate industry.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial Narrow;">With all the documents that I have and what I have already displayed, there is way to much to try to understand. I have added and added to this site but soon it will have to be put in an order to understand it better.</span><br />
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial Narrow;">As I said I have been waiting for things to be completed and for the most part it has. I will be putting the new information in and hopefully be able to index the documents.</span><br />
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial Narrow;">The Ministry of Natural Resources who licences the Pits and Quarries excepts no responsibility for their stakeholders. In Obtaining documents under the freedom of information act., I obtained compliance reports for the mentioned site. In viewing the videos and there date codes as well as the Court Transcript it appears that the documents are false. The MNR makes sure that their stakeholders are well protected even after charges (which are a joke and Prosecuted by the MNR) these documents were never brought up.</span><br />
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Jeanine Filiatreault Cresseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00968989181112127650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283658171953476957.post-52297262247647693572012-07-03T04:34:00.000-04:002012-07-23T14:36:44.458-04:00AGGREGATE RESOURCES ACT REVIEW<h1>
Committee Transcripts: Standing Committee on General Government - June 27, 2012 - Aggregate Resources Act review</h1>
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STANDING COMMITTEE ON GENERAL GOVERNMENT<br />
COMITÉ PERMANENT DES AFFAIRES GOUVERNEMENTALES<br />
Wednesday 27 June 2012 Mercredi 27 juin 2012<br />
<a href="http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/committee-proceedings/committee_transcripts_details.do?Date=2012-06-27&ParlCommID=8958&BillID=&Business=Aggregate+Resources+Act+review&locale=en&DocumentID=26476#P56_3148"> AGGREGATE RESOURCES ACT REVIEW</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/committee-proceedings/committee_transcripts_details.do?Date=2012-06-27&ParlCommID=8958&BillID=&Business=Aggregate+Resources+Act+review&locale=en&DocumentID=26476#P58_3676"> MR. KEN CRESSEY</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/committee-proceedings/committee_transcripts_details.do?Date=2012-06-27&ParlCommID=8958&BillID=&Business=Aggregate+Resources+Act+review&locale=en&DocumentID=26476#P132_24272"> MR. ROBERT WELLS</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/committee-proceedings/committee_transcripts_details.do?Date=2012-06-27&ParlCommID=8958&BillID=&Business=Aggregate+Resources+Act+review&locale=en&DocumentID=26476#P184_39858"> MR. RON LEHMAN</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/committee-proceedings/committee_transcripts_details.do?Date=2012-06-27&ParlCommID=8958&BillID=&Business=Aggregate+Resources+Act+review&locale=en&DocumentID=26476#P240_56414"> PROTECT CALEDON INC.</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/committee-proceedings/committee_transcripts_details.do?Date=2012-06-27&ParlCommID=8958&BillID=&Business=Aggregate+Resources+Act+review&locale=en&DocumentID=26476#P317_78005"> MS. MARGARET MERCER</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/committee-proceedings/committee_transcripts_details.do?Date=2012-06-27&ParlCommID=8958&BillID=&Business=Aggregate+Resources+Act+review&locale=en&DocumentID=26476#P369_93448"> MR. BRENT PRESTON</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/committee-proceedings/committee_transcripts_details.do?Date=2012-06-27&ParlCommID=8958&BillID=&Business=Aggregate+Resources+Act+review&locale=en&DocumentID=26476#P412_108956"> DUFFERIN PARENT SUPPORT NETWORK</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/committee-proceedings/committee_transcripts_details.do?Date=2012-06-27&ParlCommID=8958&BillID=&Business=Aggregate+Resources+Act+review&locale=en&DocumentID=26476#P453_122440"> GREEN PARTY OF ONTARIO</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/committee-proceedings/committee_transcripts_details.do?Date=2012-06-27&ParlCommID=8958&BillID=&Business=Aggregate+Resources+Act+review&locale=en&DocumentID=26476#P520_140184"> CHIEFS AND COUNCILS,<br />SAUGEEN OJIBWAY FIRST NATION</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/committee-proceedings/committee_transcripts_details.do?Date=2012-06-27&ParlCommID=8958&BillID=&Business=Aggregate+Resources+Act+review&locale=en&DocumentID=26476#P570_156980"> MS. DONNA BAYLIS</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/committee-proceedings/committee_transcripts_details.do?Date=2012-06-27&ParlCommID=8958&BillID=&Business=Aggregate+Resources+Act+review&locale=en&DocumentID=26476#P622_172145"> NORTH DUFFERIN AGRICULTURAL<br />AND COMMUNITY TASKFORCE</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/committee-proceedings/committee_transcripts_details.do?Date=2012-06-27&ParlCommID=8958&BillID=&Business=Aggregate+Resources+Act+review&locale=en&DocumentID=26476#P682_187326"> TOWN OF SHELBURNE</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/committee-proceedings/committee_transcripts_details.do?Date=2012-06-27&ParlCommID=8958&BillID=&Business=Aggregate+Resources+Act+review&locale=en&DocumentID=26476#P736_203808"> OXFORD PEOPLE<br />AGAINST THE LANDFILL</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/committee-proceedings/committee_transcripts_details.do?Date=2012-06-27&ParlCommID=8958&BillID=&Business=Aggregate+Resources+Act+review&locale=en&DocumentID=26476#P785_217849"> DUFFERIN FEDERATION<br />OF AGRICULTURE</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/committee-proceedings/committee_transcripts_details.do?Date=2012-06-27&ParlCommID=8958&BillID=&Business=Aggregate+Resources+Act+review&locale=en&DocumentID=26476#P826_233149"> MR. DAVID VANDER ZAAG</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/committee-proceedings/committee_transcripts_details.do?Date=2012-06-27&ParlCommID=8958&BillID=&Business=Aggregate+Resources+Act+review&locale=en&DocumentID=26476#P881_249346"> SAVE THE OAK RIDGES<br />MORAINE COALITION</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/committee-proceedings/committee_transcripts_details.do?Date=2012-06-27&ParlCommID=8958&BillID=&Business=Aggregate+Resources+Act+review&locale=en&DocumentID=26476#P942_268864"> TOWN OF CALEDON</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/committee-proceedings/committee_transcripts_details.do?Date=2012-06-27&ParlCommID=8958&BillID=&Business=Aggregate+Resources+Act+review&locale=en&DocumentID=26476#P1011_288736"> MR. GREG SWEETNAM</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para29" name="para29"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> We’ll call the committee to order. Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to the Standing Committee on General Government review of the Aggregate Resources Act. We had the opportunity this morning to tour a number of sites—very informative—and we’re continuing this afternoon with deputations. We’re going to start a little bit early as everybody’s here and we’re ready to go.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para31" name="para31"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> I’m going to call our first presenter, Ken Cressey. Welcome, Ken. Thanks for being here today. As you’re aware, you have 10 minutes for your presentation and roughly five minutes for questions by members of the committee. Any time you leave will be allocated to members for questions. You simply need to state your name for the purposes of our recording Hansard, and you can start your presentation.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para32" name="para32"></a> <strong>Mr. Ken Cressey:</strong> My name is Ken Cressey. Thank you very much for having me here today, and good afternoon, Mr. Chair and members of the Standing Committee on General Government. I thank you for this opportunity to address the committee regarding the review of the Aggregate Resources Act.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para33" name="para33"></a> I would like to focus on three key issues: people’s health, non-compliance of aggregate operators and penalties for non-compliance. I think for many people the concern over the environmental impacts that these operations do have should be put first in any decision-making on new and established pits or quarries. The concern is well-warranted and should be addressed.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para34" name="para34"></a> Before I begin, I would like to point out that my late wife’s name was Jeanine Filiatreault Cressey.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para35" name="para35"></a> My late wife and I purchased a home in March 2008 at Snow Road Station, North Frontenac. Unknown to us was that a gravel pit was across the road. When we viewed the home, there were no signs of activity, just three and a half feet of snow. We were never told by anyone that a gravel pit was across the road.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para36" name="para36"></a> In late October 2008, trucks came and hauled material for two weeks. We spoke to the township about this, since the property was zoned residential and in a hamlet where their own bylaws state that no pits or quarries are permitted. The township spoke to the MNR and referred the MNR to me. I wrote to the MNR asking that the site be brought up to a better standard than existed. We also complained about the dust. In a reply from the MNR on February 13, 2009, they said:<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para37" name="para37"></a> “The requirement of operators to construct tree screens and perimeter berms is not controlled by the ARA or provincial standards but through the site plan. The site plan for a pit is normally drafted and approved by this ministry in a licence application while the site is virgin. The operator often chooses to add site screening on the site plan as a consideration to the impact on existing local landowners. The practice of screening has become commonplace in new applications for pits and quarries in Ontario but is not a requirement. In this case of a grandfathered licence, the site plan is a requirement after the licence has been issued, and no such considerations are required because the pit has been established in the area for many years with the authority to operate a pit without screening.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para38" name="para38"></a> “However the operator is still bound by the ARA, provincial standards, and a site plan (when submitted and approved). I personally have visited this site for matters related to the licence application and have not completed a formal licence audit of the site yet. This licensee is required to erect a sign at each entrance and exit and to keep dust down to a minimum. I will notify the licensee of these deficiencies and have them corrected.”<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para39" name="para39"></a> On March 11, 2009, again, we stated our position about dust and noise to the township when they wanted to sell the right-of-way to two gravel pit owners—the one that is causing our problems, the other pit was on the other side of the right-of-way which they wanted to sell. In the letter we sent to council we asked for an environmental assessment, again stressing the issues of noise and dust. We also stated that the issues had not been addressed and that it would have a direct effect on our quality of life. We were informed by the mayor of the township that an environmental assessment was denied.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para40" name="para40"></a> In April, the gravel pit owner stopped at our home. He came to discuss the issues that we had been complaining about. In that conversation, Jeanine and I asked for a berm. His reply was no; that would cost him money. We asked for trees for a screen. He said that that he could do. They put in saplings two to three feet tall. The weeds were taller. We told him that his site was depreciating our home. He said that his home was beside a gravel pit and that it was just fine. We asked what he was going to do about the dust, and he said he would use calcium or water to mitigate it.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para41" name="para41"></a> Up to this point, no one had worked the site since we purchased the home in April 2008 except for two weeks in late October when they hauled material from the site.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para42" name="para42"></a> At the end of April 2009, they began working in the site. In the later part of May, Jeanine began coughing for no apparent reason. We went to her doctors, where they ran tests on her to find the cause. They believed that the dust from the site was the reason for her coughing. Jeanine still continued to cough, and on June 29 Jeanine was advised to move from our home. Her coughing only became more severe, to where, on one occasion, she had bruising on her stomach from coughing. On August 6, 2009, the pit owner installed a portable crusher 300 feet from our home. This was totally insane. The noise and the dust was outrageous.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para43" name="para43"></a> We called the township that day and asked for a bylaw officer to come. The reply we were given was, “We will not take the complaint, we will not send the bylaw officer, and the gravel pit owner can do whatever he wants from 6 a.m. till 9 p.m., and there is nothing you can do.”<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para44" name="para44"></a> From the time the company started in late April 2009 till they finished in late September 2009, not once were any mitigation measures taken at all. On October 25, 2009, Jeanine, still coughing, died.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para45" name="para45"></a> It took a letter to Dalton McGuinty to have an investigation started. It took 15 months, and on October 27, 2011, two days after the second anniversary of Jeanine’s death, the trial was held. I was to appear at that trial as a witness. On the evening before the trial, the MNR prosecutor called me to discuss my testimony. I had asked if all the evidence—videos, photos, letters, including a letter from her medical practitioner advising her to move because of the continued respiratory distress—would be allowed. His reply was yes. A moment later he said, “I have another call.” A few seconds later he comes back on the line. He says, “You will never guess who that was. It was the gravel pit owner and he has just pled guilty to a plea bargain.” He says, “Thank you very much for your willingness to testify, but your testimony will not be required.”<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para46" name="para46"></a> In the court transcript, all the evidence was suppressed and all questions put by the judge were avoided. The operator knew his obligations under the ARA and the EPA, but went ahead and did what he wanted. He was fined $1,000. Anything concerning Jeanine was dismissed by the prosecutor. Two days after the trial, I received a call from the MOE asking why no charges for the dust were brought up. In a question to the MNR about the dust, their response was, “The scope of my investigation is directly related to the operation of processing equipment without a certificate of approval ... any concerns regarding dust or other tests relating to the environment should be directed to the MOE.” That was Barrie Wilson from the MNR.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para47" name="para47"></a> In a question put to the MOE concerning testing at aggregate sites, their reply was, “The MOE has not done testing at this or other aggregate sites around the province that I’m aware of. I’m not sure about MNR as the lead agency for these types of operations.” That was from David Arnott, MOE.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para48" name="para48"></a> I had a test done on a sample, and it found that it contained crystalline silica, a known and listed carcinogen. It took from February 7, 2009, which was the date of the initial complaint, till June 8, 2010, before any ministry officials came to this site. We were constantly telling the township of what was happening to Jeanine, yet nothing was done. We had asked for site plans, and in an email to the MNR, their reply was:<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para50" name="para50"></a> “As stated in my email dated February 13, 2009, the gravel pit in Snow Road Station has had a licence since 2007. A site plan has not been approved for the licensed site yet. When a site plan is approved for the site, I will let you know and you can submit a request under the freedom of information and privacy protection act.... As of January 13, 2012, there is still no formal site plan.”<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para51" name="para51"></a> In conclusion, I would like to say that no one has the right to treat anyone’s environment in this way, whether it was Jeanine’s or any human being’s, especially not for profit. There needs to be accountability, greater enforcement with severe penalties imposed—including suspensions of licences—and acknowledgment to those who have been directly affected, and what actions and remedies have been taken by way of a public inquiry.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para52" name="para52"></a> Jeanine should have never died, not like this. On behalf of my late wife, I thank you for the opportunity to speak to you.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para53" name="para53"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Thank you, Mr. Cressey, for your heartfelt presentation.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para54" name="para54"></a> I’ll turn it over to the Conservative caucus for questions. Ms. Scott, go ahead.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para55" name="para55"></a> <strong>Ms. Laurie Scott:</strong> Thank you for appearing before us today. I do pass my sympathies on for your late wife.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para56" name="para56"></a> <strong>Mr. Ken Cressey:</strong> Thank you.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para57" name="para57"></a> <strong>Ms. Laurie Scott:</strong> What we’re doing is trying to figure out what parts of the process seem to be broken here. You have presented a very good case, that seems to be well-documented, of what went on. I apologize; it certainly should not have worked that way. Whether it’s due to the enforcement that just was not done—and then having to go to trial for it to that extent, it just seems that that’s not the way it should be done.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para58" name="para58"></a> <strong>Mr. Ken Cressey:</strong> It took 15 months just to even get it to trial. When they did get it to trial, the prosecutor just dismissed everything. The worst part was that I was on the phone with this man, and I had told him how severe it was, and he just totally ignored it.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para59" name="para59"></a> <strong>Ms. Laurie Scott:</strong> And the man was?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para60" name="para60"></a> <strong>Mr. Ken Cressey:</strong> He was the MNR prosecutor. When he went to court, I just said, “Well, I guess you’ve changed sides. You’ve decided to become a defence attorney instead of a prosecutor,” because that’s what he sounded like.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para61" name="para61"></a> <strong>Ms. Laurie Scott:</strong> So some of the stuff that was brought up should have been dealt with stage by stage, as soon as—</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para62" name="para62"></a> <strong>Mr. Ken Cressey:</strong> Yes.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para63" name="para63"></a> <strong>Ms. Laurie Scott:</strong> Just to get this straight, you were there before the pit was—</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para64" name="para64"></a> <strong>Mr. Ken Cressey:</strong> Before they came in and started working.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para65" name="para65"></a> <strong>Ms. Laurie Scott:</strong> But was it zoned that way before?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para66" name="para66"></a> <strong>Mr. Ken Cressey:</strong> No. My wife died on Sunday, and they rezoned the property on the Friday just before she died. From what I understand, and even when I read the court transcript, even the owner didn’t know if it was grandfathered. He said, “Maybe yes, maybe no.” The prosecutor said he didn’t even know if it was grandfathered.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para67" name="para67"></a> I’ve got a letter from Minister Gravelle saying that as far as he knows, everything was legal—whatever that’s supposed to mean. But the bylaws in that hamlet state that there are no pits or quarries permitted in a hamlet. So unless they altered it in order to accommodate them—would be the only way.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para68" name="para68"></a> <strong>Ms. Laurie Scott:</strong> We only have limited time for questions, but if it’s correct what’s there in the area, the MNR needs some more tools for enforcement. Again, we’re hearing consistent municipal awareness that there are possibly pits and quarries in the area—</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para69" name="para69"></a> <strong>Mr. Ken Cressey:</strong> I know Gord Miller struck on that, too. The municipalities will favour somebody within the area, “Oh, we can let it slide.” I understand that part of it—but not to do what they did.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para70" name="para70"></a> <strong>Ms. Laurie Scott:</strong> MNR oversight needs to be tightened up somewhat, from what I can gather.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para71" name="para71"></a> <strong>Mr. Ken Cressey:</strong> The worst part was that the gravel pit owner himself came directly to our home, and we stood right there and talked to him. He gave us all these assurances that he was going to make sure that no dust and no noise, no nothing, was going to happen, and he turned around and did absolutely nothing.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para72" name="para72"></a> I actually brought a whole valise of drugs because I ended up with the same thing. They said, down the road for me, I’m looking at having silicosis.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para73" name="para73"></a> There’s no accountability by anybody. Nobody is taking any responsibility for it. I’ve got condolences right up from Peter Kent. I even asked the federal government to intervene, because I knew that once it got in the hands of the MNR, it was going to get buried.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para74" name="para74"></a> <strong>Ms. Laurie Scott:</strong> Thank you for that example. We appreciate your presenting today.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para75" name="para75"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> The NDP caucus. Mr. Marchese.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para76" name="para76"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> Mr. Cressey, based on your experience, what do you recommend to this committee by way of what we should do as we review the Aggregate Resources Act?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para77" name="para77"></a> <strong>Mr. Ken Cressey:</strong> I think the one thing that has to be done is you’re going to have to have more personnel for the MNR. You can’t work with skeleton crews. That’s impossible. There has got to be a better system for enforcing it and there has got to be stricter penalties. If it comes down to taking their licences away, then so be it. It’s no different than you or I. If we were in a car and we’re impaired, we lose our licence. This man here just totally ignored all the regulations, all the laws, the EPA; just forgot everything and said, “Well, I can do what I want.” It’s even in the court transcript. He said, “I wanted to get this work done and I decided I was going to do it. I brought in a crusher that wasn’t approved, so I went ahead and did it anyway.”</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para78" name="para78"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> Mr. Cressey, just as a question, based on your desire to see more personnel, you’re probably aware that the Ministry of Natural Resources has been cut down by 30% or 40%—</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para79" name="para79"></a> <strong>Mr. Ken Cressey:</strong> I realize that.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para80" name="para80"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> —30%, as far as I know, over the years. You’re saying that’s not a good thing.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para81" name="para81"></a> <strong>Mr. Ken Cressey:</strong> Of course it’s not. You can also draw more revenue just out of bringing up the cost on a per tonne, out of the royalties that the ministry does have, in order to help finance the extra, additional personnel.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para82" name="para82"></a> But it’s no different than any police force. Do we start cutting back the police forces because we don’t have the money? We can’t. You have to maintain something, because they are going to get away with it, and it’s no different than some of us, I guess, that try to get away with the odd thing now and then. It’s the same thing with them, but with them it’s more severe because of the amount of people that can be involved in it.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para83" name="para83"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> Thank you, Mr. Cressey.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para84" name="para84"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Liberal caucus. Mr. Colle?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para85" name="para85"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> I guess you’re saying that there obviously have to be certain preconditions met before they can begin operations, and these preconditions were not met.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para86" name="para86"></a> <strong>Mr. Ken Cressey:</strong> No, none of them were.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para87" name="para87"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> And that being, there’s got to a buffer, a berm; there has got to be proper screening, and that wasn’t in place?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para88" name="para88"></a> <strong>Mr. Ken Cressey:</strong> None of that was, but there are also things within the regulations themselves, where it’s a point of—</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para89" name="para89"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> Interpretation.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para90" name="para90"></a> <strong>Mr. Ken Cressey:</strong> It’s not an interpretation, but a point from where they exist to where any local landowner would be. It’s like a buffer zone. With us, fence line to fence line is 60 feet.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para91" name="para91"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> So you think there might be a recommendation we should consider about there being a buffer zone that would protect the local residents in proximity to the operation?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para92" name="para92"></a> <strong>Mr. Ken Cressey:</strong> Yes. It’s the same thing too: Nobody even knows what’s in the dust that you’re getting. Anything coming out of these sites, nobody even has a clue what you’re getting, unless the MNR knows, and they’re not telling you. I asked them about whether or not they were aware that crystalline silica was present, and as far as I know, both officers at the time that were there didn’t have a clue.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para93" name="para93"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> So there might be another recommendation you would make, that there should be an inspection made of the site to do an analysis of the air conditions, air quality etc.?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para94" name="para94"></a> <strong>Mr. Ken Cressey:</strong> Exactly, if not constantly monitored, because it’s the fallout that everyone else gets.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para95" name="para95"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> But also, there’s got to be an inspection done of the air quality.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para96" name="para96"></a> <strong>Mr. Ken Cressey:</strong> Yes. Actually, in my own opinion, I think a lot of these places do require environmental assessments, and I think even on established pits you need environmental assessments because they’ve continually grown. The policies are still 40 years ago, and now you’ve got a pit that started out as a one-man operation with one little dump truck, and now some company walks in, takes the whole thing over, and now we’ve got a pit the size of this mall.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para97" name="para97"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> Thank you. I think you’ve made some very constructive recommendations. I appreciate it. Again, I think all of us know the tragedy you’ve been through.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para98" name="para98"></a> <strong>Mr. Ken Cressey:</strong> Thank you very much for having me here.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para99" name="para99"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> Thank you.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para100" name="para100"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Thank you very much, Mr. Cressey. That’s time for your presentation. We appreciate you coming in.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para101" name="para101"></a> Just one other item before we go to the next presenter: For the benefit of the public and folks that are here and to ensure that it’s on the record for the committee, committee members and other MPPs have received correspondence from individuals requesting a visit to the Melancthon site, or what has been referred to as the mega-quarry. The committee discussed that earlier today, and the committee will be making a visit to the Melancthon site at the end of hearings today, so we’ll be doing that later today.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para102" name="para102"></a> We’ll continue with the hearings.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para105" name="para105"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Our next presenter: Robert Wells. Good afternoon, Mr. Wells.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para106" name="para106"></a> <strong>Mr. Robert Wells:</strong> Good afternoon. Thank you very much.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para107" name="para107"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> As you’re aware, you have 10 minutes for your presentation and five for questions. If you’d simply state your name, and you can start when you’re ready.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para108" name="para108"></a> <strong>Mr. Robert Wells:</strong> Thank you very much for having me here today. My name is Bob Wells. My wife and I have a home near the site of the proposed mega-quarry in Melancthon, which you’ll be visiting later today. I’m retired. I have a post-graduate degree in economics and my working career was in finance, initially as a chartered accountant, then as a finance executive and as chief financial officer of a large financial institution; hence my interest in the mega-quarry and the financial aspects of it.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para109" name="para109"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Sorry, can you just put the microphone a little closer? Members of the public are having a hard time hearing you. Thank you.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para110" name="para110"></a> <strong>Mr. Robert Wells:</strong> In this presentation, I propose that the Aggregate Resources Act include the requirement to calculate total costs to the public of aggregate extraction. This information would be used as a basis for review of applications and a determination of licence fees. This can help Ontario meet the demand for aggregates, better understand and quantify the conflicts over land use, and pay for the public costs of quarries.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para111" name="para111"></a> To save time, I will not go into details. Instead, I have provided a list of references in the handout.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para112" name="para112"></a> I will cover three things. First, I will give examples of full costs to the public; second, I will describe how the minister would use these costs; and third, I will review the benefits of using costs to the public.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para113" name="para113"></a> First, what I mean by “full costs to the public” is all the costs that the people of Ontario will have to pay as a result of aggregate extraction. Today the public, rather than the companies that extract and process aggregates, ends up incurring many costs of extraction, often long after the fact.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para114" name="para114"></a> The things that cause such costs have been covered in these hearings: quarry rehabilitation, road construction and maintenance, lost farmland and rivers, polluted or exported water, air contamination and other environmental damage.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para115" name="para115"></a> To show how determining full costs would work, I will talk about two costs from this list, air pollution and water, and I will add one type of cost not mentioned so far: legal avoidance of corporate income taxes. I will refer, as an example, to the proposed mega-quarry owned by Baupost, a Boston-based hedge fund.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para116" name="para116"></a> My first example of cost is air pollution. This is the cost to society of carbon emissions and pollutants. The British Columbia government has determined rates for their carbon tax. The Ontario Minister of Natural Resources could use the BC rates or similar rates not as a tax, but to determine the cost of air pollution from a quarry.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para117" name="para117"></a> The second example is water. Using the Melancthon mega-quarry again as an example, the Baupost application states that up to 600 million litres of water a day will be extracted in perpetuity. That’s about half of Toronto’s consumption. If this water is polluted or exported and therefore no longer available, there will be a resulting cost to the people of southern Ontario. Orangeville 2012 water rates, applied to this volume of water, would give a cost of about $300 million per year; if you used Toronto rates, about half a billion dollars a year. Again, the minister could use these rates to determine water costs. Both these costs could be adjusted for risk.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para118" name="para118"></a> My third example of a cost that the minister should consider is legally avoided corporate income taxes. We don’t usually think of taxes avoided by companies as being a cost to us. However, if companies legally avoid paying income taxes, then the result is lost tax revenues, and that eventually becomes a cost to the people of Ontario.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para119" name="para119"></a> I’ve provided references that explain the following:<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para120" name="para120"></a> —Legal avoidance of corporate income taxes occurs in Canada, and Ottawa is concerned about it.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para121" name="para121"></a> —Nova Scotia unlimited liability companies are used by sophisticated investors to legally avoid corporate income taxes.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para122" name="para122"></a> —Also, these structures can protect shareholders from creditors.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para123" name="para123"></a> —Baupost, the owner of the Melancthon mega-quarry properties, is using these Nova Scotia unlimited liability companies.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para124" name="para124"></a> This is how Baupost can legally avoid income taxes and protect itself from future claims. Therefore, the minister should consider this as a cost to the people of Ontario when deciding on aggregate applications and licence renewals.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para125" name="para125"></a> All these public costs could be in the billions of dollars in the case of Baupost’s Melancthon mega-quarry.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para126" name="para126"></a> That concludes my three examples of costs.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para127" name="para127"></a> The second part of my presentation addresses how to use the costs in the administration of the ARA. I suggest that the minister should calculate total costs to the people of Ontario for large, risky, below-water-table aggregate extraction projects and not approve applications or licence renewals if these costs are unacceptably high; and approve applications and licence renewals if these costs are acceptable, but with the requirement that the annual fee covers total costs. Smaller, less risky, above-water-table quarries would be exempt from this requirement.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para128" name="para128"></a> It is noteworthy that the United Kingdom aggregate levy rate applied to the estimated one billion tonnes of aggregate in the proposed mega-quarry would result in total fees of over $3 billion.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para129" name="para129"></a> The third part of my presentation is the expected benefits of using full costs to the public as part of the evaluation of quarry applications.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para130" name="para130"></a> The first one is, operators of smaller, less risky, above-water-table quarries could better compete with the large, risky, below-water-table quarries. This would increase supply from smaller operators.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para131" name="para131"></a> Second, low-cost quarry operations located far from market could better compete with high-cost operations close to market. This would encourage a greater supply of aggregate from distant suppliers and therefore reduce demand for aggregates from near-market, more populated areas and farmlands.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para132" name="para132"></a> Third, the price of aggregates would obviously increase because the costs would include all the costs to the public, but this higher price should better regulate and reduce demand, and, in some cases, reduce excess profits.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para133" name="para133"></a> Fourth, the increased fee would pay for all the public costs of aggregate extraction.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para134" name="para134"></a> And lastly, any quarry applications or licence renewals that have unacceptably high costs and risks and are therefore deemed unacceptable by the minister would be rejected.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para135" name="para135"></a> In conclusion, the value of the Baupost quarry is estimated at $20 billion. Baupost’s total land holdings in this area is four times that, so the total value that Baupost now has is probably much higher. Much of this new value to Baupost was gained at a cost to the people of Ontario. Using public costs to review the Baupost application and others like it will contribute to correcting this situation. Thank you.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para136" name="para136"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Thank you for your presentation. The NDP caucus is up first. Ms. Campbell.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para137" name="para137"></a> <strong>Ms. Sarah Campbell:</strong> Thank you very much for your presentation. I think you did a really good job of presenting a kind of holistic approach that has addressed many of the issues that we’ve heard through several of our meetings. I appreciate the fact that you’re looking at alternate ways where we can address the real cost—that’s a recurring theme that we’ve heard. Also, by looking at ways that we can increase the fees, we can deal with such issues as MNR oversight, the real cost to municipalities and stuff like that.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para138" name="para138"></a> Just more so a comment, so you can go ahead with your question.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para139" name="para139"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> Yes, just quick comments—because I liked the presentation. I think the whole idea of increasing cost to those who extract aggregate as a way of covering some of the social costs that we have is a very useful idea. Many of the aggregate companies agree that we should increase the levy. They’re saying this voluntarily, which is interesting. Maybe they’re anticipating the fact that it’s going to happen anyway. But your twist is that it should cover the total social cost it has to society, and I find that that is an interesting idea.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para140" name="para140"></a> The legally avoided corporate income tax is something that doesn’t just happen in this sector; it happens in all sectors. There are many parties here who like the idea of being open to business and they like the whole notion of legally avoided corporate taxes. I’m not a big fan. I think we need to tighten it up. So I wanted to articulate the fact that I like your suggestion. If we have more people saying these things, we could get all political parties to agree, but it will take time. But I wanted to say that I support your suggestion. Thank you.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para142" name="para142"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Thank you. Mr. Colle?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para143" name="para143"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> Yes, I’m wondering if I can get research to give us some background on this Nova Scotia unlimited liability legislation and how it impacts on determining any kind of oversight that Ontario may have over a company that’s registered in Nova Scotia in this manner. If we could get a bit of background on that.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para144" name="para144"></a> Thank you on that, I think, very pragmatic presentation. So you’re not against quarries, but you’re saying there should be some reward and costs applied? In other words, if a small quarry doesn’t go below the water table, it’s much different than a mega-quarry that goes below the water table and uses incredible amounts of water. So this should be looked at differently.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para145" name="para145"></a> <strong>Mr. Robert Wells:</strong> Yes, if I understand your question, it’s should we segregate or have a two-track process, I guess. To start off, I think I’m not against quarries. I mean, we’re surrounded by cement here, so no one can really take a position that they’re against quarries.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para146" name="para146"></a> What appears to me to be happening from, again, a finance perspective is that the existing policies incorporated into the act and the administration of the act seem to favour some suppliers of quarries. Close to market has a big factor. Large quarries is a big factor. In the case of the Baupost purchasing this aggregate supply here, both those things apply.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para147" name="para147"></a> What I think is that you have to allow quarries, but you have to take a decision on allowing quarries and setting the fees based on the total cost. In the case of the Baupost one, for instance, if you take a realistic view of the costs, I don’t think society in this area of the world can afford to permit that quarry to go ahead. If the cost of water materializes, there’s no way of paying for that. Baupost has set itself up to be protected from liabilities so they can avoid paying for it. So where costs are prohibitively high, I think the minister should reject the quarry application outright, no matter what.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para148" name="para148"></a> Smaller quarries that don’t demonstrate any of the fundamental characteristics of high cost, be they small or remote or well above water tables—those quarries you could probably give a fast track to, which would give them a competitive advantage, which I think would be a good thing, because one of the presenters to these hearings in the last session was representing those small quarries and saying that they were burdened by the same process as large quarries and that it was really putting them out of business. So open it up to the smaller, less-risky quarries and allow them to compete.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para149" name="para149"></a> This also advocates opening it up to the faraway quarries, allowing them to compete. Now, the ministry’s close-to-market policies really prohibit anybody from far away, even if they have less cost, from competing. So open it up and have a level playing field.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para150" name="para150"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Thanks, Mr. Wells. I need to stop you there. Ms. Jones, go ahead.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para151" name="para151"></a> <strong>Ms. Sylvia Jones:</strong> I’m actually going to continue in that same vein. Would you be suggesting, in terms of the levy right now that’s paid per tonne as the material is taken out—there’s a set levy. As we’ve already heard, there has been a lot of discussion at these hearings already that that levy should be increased. Would you suggest that if the quarry is operating above water table, below water table, the levy would be different? Large and small would be different? Is that where you’re going? I don’t want to put words in your mouth.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para152" name="para152"></a> <strong>Mr. Robert Wells:</strong> What I’m suggesting is that the minister take into account costs in his decisions about, “Do I approve? Do I not approve?” You could extend that to the fees. A logical extension into the fees would be if the minister consistently sees that the cost of what I would call risky quarries is higher than those of less-risky quarries, which is pretty obvious to me. But anyways, it needs to be researched.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para153" name="para153"></a> If there are levels of cost, then obviously you’d apply a lower fee to less-risky, less-costly quarries than the others. But start not with people’s notions or ideas or copying something; start with some research on costs. As a ballpark number, the UK fee is, I think, £2.10 per tonne, which is roughly 30 times the existing fee here. At the same time as you’re looking at costs, don’t be afraid of a really, really large increase, because that’s probably what you’re talking about.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para154" name="para154"></a> <strong>Ms. Sylvia Jones:</strong> Thank you for your presentation.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para155" name="para155"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Thank you very much for coming in today. That’s time for your presentation.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para157" name="para157"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Folks, our next presentation: Ron Lehman. Good afternoon, Mr. Lehman. Welcome to the Standing Committee on General Government. As you’re aware, you have 10 minutes for your presentation—</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para158" name="para158"></a> <strong>Mr. Ron Lehman:</strong> Pardon? I can hardly hear you.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para159" name="para159"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Sorry. You have 10 minutes for your presentation—welcome to the Standing Committee on General Government. You have 10 minutes. Please state your name for our recording purposes.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para160" name="para160"></a> <strong>Mr. Ron Lehman:</strong> Good afternoon. My name is Ron Lehman. I am a resident of Orangeville who is deeply concerned about the proposed Highland mega-quarry. I thank the members of the committee for traveling here today and allowing me to share those concerns.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para161" name="para161"></a> “Red herring” is defined as “a clue to be misleading.” This is and has been the modus operandi of the Highland Companies since landing in Melancthon township in 2006. It is a red herring of monumental proportions aimed at making billions of dollars at the expense of an ecosystem/farmland unique in its composition anywhere in Canada. According to statistics, Canada has less than 1% of class 1 land of its land mass to produce food for the 34 million inhabitants, and that includes, ladies and gentlemen, the vastness of the grain-producing prairies.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para162" name="para162"></a> With a short growing season, disappearing farmland to housing expansion and other venues, we don’t need to lose approximately 10,000 acres of prime farmland to a lake and other forms of destruction of the Honeywood silt loam in and around Melancthon township. Lakes are nice, but we have enough in Ontario now.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para163" name="para163"></a> This is very important what I’m going to say now. I pray you please listen very carefully. On May 15, 2000, Walkerton, Ontario, residents began getting sick from drinking tap water from the municipal water system due to pollution. Today, the Ministry of the Environment has an ambitious program under way to protect drinking water with source protection, to uncover any and all sources which might contaminate our drinking water, meaning sewers, road salt, chemicals, farm runoff etc., all with citizens’ participation. We had an open meeting with MOE employees on April 17 of this year here in Orangeville seeking to find anything which will contaminate our drinking water.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para164" name="para164"></a> With all the talk of contamination from digging a 200-foot deep quarry and pumping 600 million litres of water daily to keep the aquifer viable to grow food in Melancthon township, it seems to me the Ministry of Natural Resources is at cross purposes with the Ministry of the Environment. One wants clean drinking water; the other could potentially contaminate it forever.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para165" name="para165"></a> The new 2012 summer edition of In the Hills has a very disturbing article on page 4 by publisher/editor Signe Ball where she makes reference to Highland Companies seeking a take-water permit to extract—strangely enough—600 million litres of water a day to probably sell on the open market. This comes as no surprise to me, hearing of this just last Friday. I suspected something like this when I first heard of the vastness of the mega-quarry scheme two years ago.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para166" name="para166"></a> So, initially Highland told us they were going to pump 600 million litres of water a day. They didn’t tell us they may want to pump it into bottles to sell for profit. Maybe there won’t be a lake or rivers or wells or fish or birds or trees and, strangely, potatoes growing under water.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para167" name="para167"></a> A great book to read, The Man Who Planted Trees, is the story of a Frenchman who went to live in a remote region in France devastated by deforestation after losing his wife and daughter. He planted millions of trees over many years, lost his gift of speech because of isolation but brought back the rivers, birds and, finally, the people. Before he died he was cited by the French government of the day for his efforts. You can find it all on Google. We don’t want this in Melancthon or any other township in Ontario.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para168" name="para168"></a> So is it limestone and water Baupost hedge fund manager Seth Klarman is after? The end result will be destruction of a large part of southern Ontario and five or more rivers by a profit-seeking foreign entity, and it needs to be stopped post haste.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para169" name="para169"></a> I do not have time or resources here to present all the facts in the publication In the Hills or the Clean Water Act proposed. Instead, I respectfully request those with interest to read them.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para170" name="para170"></a> As much as any government wants it both ways, this is one time someone in government is going to lose, and I hope and pray it’s not the MOE. This large corporation—referring to government—must divulge what both the left and the right hands are doing. Taxpayers in this province deserve nothing less than an open, honest flow of information on the results of what can be called a very rude intervention on our lives by the outdated Aggregate Resources Act and Highland’s proposed mega-quarry.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para172" name="para172"></a> We also deserve nothing less than pure drinking water and excellent food production from existing farms. With the world’s population exploding, food production must take precedence over rock picking. If Highland wants to pick rocks, there are over 2,000 miles straight north and over 4,000 miles east to west to select from, which are outside the farmland we need for food production. Let them go there or back to their respective countries, because we can’t grow food on the rock in the north country. Or Highland/Baupost could go to the 25,000 acres of ranchland they own in northern California for water and limestone before they develop it for their wealthy clientele.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para173" name="para173"></a> I have worked in our marvellous Northwest Territories and seen the pristine lakes, rivers, permafrost, oceans and the vastness of a lonely land that allows very little to grow higher than eight or 10 inches during summer months. As harsh as it may seem, it is very fragile, and so is our land in Melancthon and area. Like our Inuit brothers and sisters, we, too, rely on the land for our livelihood. Inuit do not destroy the land they live on; mining companies do.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para174" name="para174"></a> If you want to know what a huge quarry looks like, perhaps you noticed the quarries south of the town of Caledon on each side of Highway 10 on your way here today. If you missed them, stop and have a look on your way home to Toronto, and multiply that by six or seven to realize what Highland Companies wants Melancthon township to look like. I’ve lived in this area since 1970 and followed many gravel trucks down Highway 10 and had many windshields broken by flying stones over the years, going to work in the morning. I am overjoyed at the prospect, now that I am retired, of not having to negotiate my way through up to 300 trucks an hour, 24-7, using the local roads to deliver their rock loads if this quarry is approved. Perhaps their loss of gravel will relieve the Ministry of Transportation from salting the roads in winter, making us all healthier, happier and richer.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para175" name="para175"></a> If you go to Wall Street in New York City and randomly ask any well-dressed businessperson going to work in the big buildings on that famous street about Melancthon township, they will tell you that it’s in Ontario, Canada, and it will be host to a very large limestone quarry expected to make the owners of a hedge fund extremely wealthy. One such person was heard to remark, “The stupid backwoods Canadians don’t know a good thing when they see it.” Well, I am neither stupid nor am I backwoods. If I want to meet people like this, I’ll go to the Ozark Mountains in the United States of America.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para176" name="para176"></a> In conclusion, I passionately and respectfully petition all MPPs to update the ARA to disallow this mega-quarry and any other because of its size, in view of its impact on the citizens of Ontario and our precious lands and rivers, this to include the taking of our water for profit. Both land and water are ours and are not for sale.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para177" name="para177"></a> Thank you for your time and your interest. I hope wise decisions will come of these hearings.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para178" name="para178"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Thank you very much, Mr. Lehman, for your presentation.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para179" name="para179"></a> We’ll go to questions. Mr. Colle, Liberal caucus.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para180" name="para180"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> I’d like research to give us a bit of context in terms of taking water permits and what’s allowed, since the presenter made reference to the fact that the company he referenced is looking at potentially selling bottled water—just to see if there are processes in place that regulate the selling and extraction of water.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para181" name="para181"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Okay. Noted.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para182" name="para182"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> And what is the name of that man who planted the trees in France? You didn’t mention his name.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para183" name="para183"></a> <strong>Mr. Ron Lehman:</strong> I looked it up, but I didn’t write it down; I should have, perhaps. He’s quite an individual. He died maybe 15 years ago. He was an amazing human being. The book is a very famous book.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para184" name="para184"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> Thank you very much for your excellent presentation.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para185" name="para185"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Conservative caucus: Ms. Jones, go ahead.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para186" name="para186"></a> <strong>Ms. Sylvia Jones:</strong> Because these hearings are related to looking at the current Aggregate Resources Act, seeing what needs to be changed, what needs to be updated, would you like to see a change in the ARA that would trigger either an automatic EA with a certain size application—near the end, you talked about, because of the size. Is there a specific recommendation that you have for us as committee members? Should there be a trigger based on size?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para187" name="para187"></a> <strong>Mr. Ron Lehman:</strong> Sylvia, you’re my MPP, and you and I know one another a little bit. There are enough quarries in this area now. When I made reference to go north, there’s lots of areas outside of this area. Sure, as Bob said, there’s lots of concrete in the ground here in this area, and I think we should just leave it alone. This is an area that’s got millions of people who rely on this—food, the water and all the beautiful countryside that we have. Stop having quarries. Size, as far as I’m concerned, shouldn’t matter. Big or small, we’ve got enough now.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para188" name="para188"></a> I knew Conn Smythe when he was alive. He started this quarry down here in Caledon. His name used to be on that little building that’s still there. I talked to him. For him, it was just money—money, money, money; they can’t get enough money, these people, and they don’t care. When they’re all finished with this whole thing, they’re going to walk away and leave us with a mess, guaranteed. That’s just the way these people operate. They don’t give a damn.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para189" name="para189"></a> <strong>Ms. Sylvia Jones:</strong> But we, as a committee, also have a responsibility to make sure that no matter where they are, they are done safely and in relation to respect for the environment. While I understand your point about “When is enough enough?” we have to make sure that the ARA is set up in such a way that all of Ontario is protected, quite frankly, whether you’re protecting a single bird or thousands of—</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para190" name="para190"></a> <strong>Mr. Ron Lehman:</strong> Sylvia, what I would really like to see is the Ministry of Natural Resources draw a line way north of this area where our farmland is. We’re screwing up our farmland. We’re taking it every day. Take a look at what’s going on—go down all the highways north and south. My God, it’ll just be a big subdivision, before you know it, from here to Toronto.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para191" name="para191"></a> <strong>Ms. Sylvia Jones:</strong> So would the ARA amendment be that A1, A2—certain classes of farmland—are protected? I mean, I’m looking for suggestions on how the ARA can be updated.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para192" name="para192"></a> <strong>Mr. Ron Lehman:</strong> Do I have to make myself totally clear on this?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para193" name="para193"></a> <strong>Ms. Sylvia Jones:</strong> Yes.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para194" name="para194"></a> <strong>Mr. Ron Lehman:</strong> Stay away from farmland. Anything where there’s food grown, stay away from it. No quarries, period. Period. Absolutely period. I mean, is that clear enough for everyone to understand that?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para195" name="para195"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Crystal. We’ve got it.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para196" name="para196"></a> <strong>Mr. Ron Lehman:</strong> Thank you very much.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para197" name="para197"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Thank you. We need to—</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para198" name="para198"></a> <strong>Mr. Ron Lehman:</strong> Go north. There’s lots of rock up there. I’ve been to the Northwest Territories. I’ve been in every province and in every city in this great country. I’ve been to the Magdalen Islands. I’ve seen everything in this country, believe me. I’ll tell you, there’s lots of rock to be had anywhere. They don’t have to come here and ruin our great farmland. This farmland we have up here is unique, and I mean utterly unique. I’ve driven across the prairies when the grain is coming and seen what’s going on there year after year. I love this country, and I can’t stand people coming in here to ruin it. And you people in government have got to wake up and say, “No more.” Put your foot down and say, “No more.”</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para199" name="para199"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Mr. Lehman, thank you—</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para200" name="para200"></a> <strong>Mr. Ron Lehman:</strong> Never mind all this nonsense about, “Oh, should it be class 1 or class 2?” No. Draw the bloody line and say, “This is as far as you guys can go.”</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para201" name="para201"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Just one more question. NDP caucus: Go ahead, Ms. Campbell.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para202" name="para202"></a> <strong>Ms. Sarah Campbell:</strong> Thank you for your presentation. Just sort of building on some of the questions that Sylvia asked you, what, in your view, other than protecting farmland, can be done, if anything, to address your concerns and also allow quarries to go ahead, maybe in other parts of the province? It sounds like you’re—</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para203" name="para203"></a> <strong>Mr. Ron Lehman:</strong> I think I made that very clear, Sarah. Go north. Go north. There’s all kinds of rock up there. Sure, somebody says, “Yeah, come to Melancthon township. The word is out.” Go to Wall Street. They know where Melancthon township is on Wall Street—oh, yeah. They know. They really know. They think we’re a bunch of stupid bloody Canadians, and I really mean that, because I’ve talked to them down there. I know. I almost got into a fight with a couple of black guys right on Wall Street because of this last year. I’m tired of this nonsense of people coming into our country and telling us what to do because they want lots of money in their pocket.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para204" name="para204"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> Mr. Lehman, a quick question—</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para205" name="para205"></a> Interjection.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para206" name="para206"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> If there’s no time, that’s fine.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para207" name="para207"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> I think we’re over the time.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para208" name="para208"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> Very good. Go ahead. Move on.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para209" name="para209"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> I think we’re going to move on.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para210" name="para210"></a> Thank you very much, sir, for coming in today. We appreciate your presentation.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para211" name="para211"></a> <strong>Mr. Ron Lehman:</strong> Thank you very much.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="P240_56414" name="P240_56414"></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="PARA212" name="PARA212"></a> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="P240_56454" name="P240_56454"></a>PROTECT CALEDON INC.</h3>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para213" name="para213"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Our next presentation: Protect Caledon. Mike McGarrell?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para214" name="para214"></a> <strong><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="P242_56642" name="P242_56642"></a>Mr. Mike McGarrell:</strong> Good afternoon. My name is Mike McGarrell.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para215" name="para215"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Good afternoon. Welcome to the Standing Committee on General Government. As you’re aware, you have 10 minutes for your presentation. Simply state your name for our recording purposes, and anyone who will be speaking—if both of you will be speaking or one of you will be speaking—just state your name before making your comments and you can go ahead with your presentation. Thanks.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para217" name="para217"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike McGarrell:</strong> My name is Mike McGarrell. I appreciate the opportunity to present to the committee this afternoon. I’m a director for a residents’ group called Protect Caledon Inc.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para218" name="para218"></a> In September 2011, a small number of residents in the Palgrave community of Caledon were notified that the town of Caledon was holding a public meeting to discuss a massive below-the-water-table expansion of a long-inactive pit in our highly populated, residentially zoned neighbourhood. This site plan amendment application had been submitted in June 2009 and we were all blindsided by the fact that the town, not the MNR, finally chose to inform the residents 27 months after the initial submission to the MNR.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para219" name="para219"></a> These are the lessons that we have learned since September 2011:<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para220" name="para220"></a> (1) Notice is not sufficient.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para221" name="para221"></a> MNR kept telling us that they were under no legal obligation to inform any residents about this site plan amendment, even though it was going to seriously affect our lives. In fact, this is not true. The ARA is silent on notice re site plan amendments. The MNR policy manual for site plan amendments for below-the-water-table expansions gives clear guidelines on notification. The process is proponent-driven.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para222" name="para222"></a> The MNR chose not to have the proponent follow the policy until the public put pressure on them. They did post it on the EBR, but didn’t notify anyone that they were doing so. Why would anyone in our community have had any idea that they should be regularly reading the EBR? Most of us have never even heard of the EBR. This notification is what I call democracy for the interested; in other words, “We don’t need to tell you. Find it yourself.”<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para223" name="para223"></a> (2) There’s no such thing as grandfathering.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para224" name="para224"></a> The ARA does not contain any language that states that old pits and quarries should be exempt from current legislation and laws, including the requirements under the Oak Ridges moraine legislation, yet MNR staff, by practice, frequently use the excuse that older pits are somehow grandfathered or exempt from current standards. This is unacceptable. There should be strong requirements for older pits and quarries to be brought up to date with current legislation, regulations and policy, due to the fact that that many of these older pits have never had to undergo any rigour and are not operating to current regulations and standards.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para225" name="para225"></a> Applying for an amendment to a site plan for an existing licence is a gaping hole the aggregate operators have seized upon to circumvent the rigours of a new licence application, including environmental scrutiny and the production of technical reports.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para226" name="para226"></a> For example, a new licence application could take many years and millions of dollars before coming to agreement on the operating conditions of that licence. After the licence is granted, the operator can submit a site plan amendment to change any or all of the agreed conditions with the simple approval of a district aggregate officer or manager’s signature.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para227" name="para227"></a> In our specific case, a development agreement was negotiated with the town of Caledon in 1990 and the owners of two licensed pits who wanted to merge and expand. It was specifically agreed that, in exchange for rezoning, the owner would remove aggregate above the water table for a specific period of time, remediate the complete site and establish residential lots for development and relinquish the aggregate licence.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para228" name="para228"></a> This site was mined and abandoned. New owners have come along who want to ignore all of these licensed conditions for their massive below-the-water-table expansion. This grossly disrespects the residents of this community who were told that this pit had completed all extraction operations and the only land use would be residential.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para229" name="para229"></a> So please fully understand that site plan amendments allow aggregate operators to promise the world to get what they want and then submit a site plan amendment to remove what they did not want in the first place, and the decision is at the discretion of the MNR.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para230" name="para230"></a> Many of the pits and quarries were licensed 40 or more years ago when the locations were not in close proximity to built-up residential areas, but as these pits lay dormant, the residential communities have now encompassed these old pits, and the opportunity to negatively affect residents is becoming more evident. The systemic problems with the existing ARA clearly exhibit a lack of concern for those that will be directly affected through water quality and quantity, proven serious and adverse respiratory and other health effects, decrease in land values within close proximity to an aggregate operation, and the increased traffic congestion on roads where our children wait to be picked up by school buses.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para231" name="para231"></a> (3) Residents should not have to pay money to hire lawyers to make the government follow their own laws.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para232" name="para232"></a> This close-to-market myth being promoted by the aggregate industry, and the MNR has created a terrible situation for the unfortunate residents who have the grave misfortune of buying a home next to an area where a pit or quarry decides to operate. Why do the rights of the very wealthy private aggregate operators supersede the personal rights of residents? In order to fight to protect their homes and families, homeowners are forced to spend their hard-earned money, that should be spent on our children’s education and our families, on lawyers to fight David-and-Goliath battles to try to protect our homes and families.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para233" name="para233"></a> Again, in our case, the pit expansion we’re fighting is located in a natural linkage area within the Oak Ridges moraine. The Oak Ridges moraine conservation plan prohibits below-the-water-table extraction. MNR’s own aggregate policy confirms this. Yet we believe that this site plan amendment will be approved and we’ll be forced to go to court to ask for a judicial review to force this Ontario government and specifically MNR to follow its own legislation. This is wrong.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para234" name="para234"></a> What we have concluded in our review: During the many hundreds of hours expended by the residents in my community, we have summarized that there needs to be an immediate need to overhaul the MNR and the way the ARA and associated regulations and procedures are enforced.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para235" name="para235"></a> (1) This is not just about the ARA. The ARA is the framework. The provincial policy statement needs to be amended, specifically section 2.5.2.1 of the PPS, which states:<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para236" name="para236"></a> “As much of the mineral aggregate resources as is realistically possible shall be made available as close to markets as possible.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para237" name="para237"></a> “Demonstration of need for mineral aggregate resources, including any type of supply/demand analysis, shall not be required, notwithstanding the availability, designation or licensing for extraction of mineral aggregate resources locally or elsewhere.”<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para238" name="para238"></a> The decisions that you are making here today are “forever” decisions. We do not have an infinite supply of water. We’ve had our farmers tell us that there is only 0.5% of our land left for prime agricultural use, yet you don’t require aggregate operators to demonstrate need before they start digging up the Niagara Escarpment, the Oak Ridges moraine and the greenbelt as well as our precious remaining prime agricultural land.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para239" name="para239"></a> (2) Stop calling this an approval process. The current process has a predetermined outcome of approval. It’s up to residents to fight to uncover information about the application and gather the resources to fight the approval process. It is inherently and unnecessarily adversarial.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para240" name="para240"></a> The balance and distribution of input and decision-making should become more balanced to include the MOE, the MTO, the Ministry of Health, conservation authorities, the Environmental Commissioner’s office and municipalities.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para241" name="para241"></a> An independent review body should be created whose staff do not behave as if they are employees of the aggregate industry, with one job and one job only: Get the licence or site plan approved, no matter what the negative effects are to the residents.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para242" name="para242"></a> There should also be an impartial third party mediator where residents can go for help when these conflicts arise so we do not end up in multi-million-dollar prolonged legal battles.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para243" name="para243"></a> (3) Self-regulation is not working. The policies, practices and procedures of the MNR are wholly self-regulated, and the decision to abide by their own legislation is left up to the path of selective will to get the aggregate out of the ground. Aggregate operations continue to operate with noted continued violations, with little, if any, enforcement. Inspections of aggregate sites are not random and are usually announced in advance, so operators can repair deficiencies and fall back to poor operating practices thereafter.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para244" name="para244"></a> All licences and site plan amendments should be subjected to the stipulations of a new licence application, with all of the rigours and public input required to achieve a democratic outcome.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para245" name="para245"></a> Final recommendations:<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para246" name="para246"></a> (1) There should be an immediate moratorium on all licences and site plan amendments pending the completion of this ARA review.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para247" name="para247"></a> (2) MNR must follow its own established policies and procedures.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para248" name="para248"></a> (3) The burden of proof for the need and necessity for aggregate production has to be put on the proponent.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para249" name="para249"></a> (4) The approval process has to be transparent, accurate, and has to include all levels of government at equal weighting and input.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para250" name="para250"></a> (5) The site plan amendment process has to go through the same process and rigours of a new licence application. Lastly,<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para251" name="para251"></a> (6) MNR and local municipalities have to engage their residents and should share the power of meaningful decision-making on behalf of their residents.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para252" name="para252"></a> There are two maps that I’ve included in my package. The first one, the region of Peel official plan: If you look at that particular map, it shows on the top right-hand corner where there is a high-potential mineral aggregate resource area. Just above that, I’ve drawn a little square. That happens to be the Palgrave Public School. I find it very disjointed that this is a high-potential aggregate area, but it could be developed literally across the street from our largest public school.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para253" name="para253"></a> The second map that I’ve included defines the vulnerability of aquifers in the area. You’ll see I’ve drawn a square that shows the location of the Tottenham pit. It is located in the highest-vulnerability aquifer area. There’s another interesting point, in conclusion. There are three aquifers directly below this Tottenham pit: the Oak Ridges aquifer, the Thorncliffe aquifer and the Scarborough aquifer. Thank you.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para254" name="para254"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Thanks for your presentation. Now we’ll go to questions. Mr. Arnott, go ahead.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para255" name="para255"></a> <strong>Mr. Ted Arnott:</strong> Thank you, Mr. McGarrell, for your presentation. You’ve very articulately explained your concerns, and I think members of the committee have a good understanding of your perspective on the application—of course, what you’re concerned about, as well as the general policy.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para257" name="para257"></a> You say in your very first recommendation or bullet point that notice is not sufficient. I would agree with you that there is insufficient notice given to affected landowners when it comes to these kinds of applications. In fact, I was surprised a couple of years ago to discover that there’s no requirement whatsoever to even inform the member of provincial Parliament who happens to represent the constituency when an application comes forward.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para258" name="para258"></a> In a perfect world, in an ideal world, what sort of notice do you think would be reasonable, appropriate and should be pursued by the government in terms of a requirement? Should every landowner receive a letter within a specified geographic area? What would you suggest would be the best way?<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para259" name="para259"></a> <strong><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="P287_70522" name="P287_70522"></a>Ms. Cheryl Connors:</strong> Cheryl Connors, speaking on behalf of Protect Caledon: We would suggest that the notification mirrors the Planning Act notification for consistency’s sake and for clarity of communication to residents. It doesn’t make sense that it’s different.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para260" name="para260"></a> <strong>Mr. Ted Arnott:</strong> Thank you.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para261" name="para261"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Thank you. NDP caucus?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para262" name="para262"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> Thank you for the presentation you made. You raised a lot of points that we’ve talked about in past hearings. You talked about demonstration of need that there’s no requirement for those who extract aggregates to demonstrate need. I happen to agree with that, and I think we should impose that requirement on them. That’s a serious concern of mine as well.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para263" name="para263"></a> The way you list your points on page—oh, you don’t have pages. One of the pages makes reference to what Robert Wells was talking about, and that was the whole idea of including in the Aggregate Resources Act the requirement to calculate total costs. I think there’s general agreement here from people who are here that where it affects the air, where it affects water and where it affects farmland, there should be an imposition of cost on the aggregate folks who are applying for a permit to pay those higher levies. I’m assuming you think that’s a good idea too, right? Because if we did that, some of them may not be able to afford doing business, I’m assuming.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para264" name="para264"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike McGarrell:</strong> Well, I think the areas you’ve mentioned are a good start. I think some of the other areas that need specific attention are loss of value on residential properties in close proximity to the pit. To me, that’s a very integral part of full-cost accounting, because there have been studies undertaken that show that there is a significant loss of our primary residential values when a pit is in operation, and I think that’s part of the full-cost equation.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para265" name="para265"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> So you think we should build that in, in terms of the licensing fee—all those costs, including infrastructure costs to cities?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para266" name="para266"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike McGarrell:</strong> Yes, I’d agree with that.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para267" name="para267"></a> <strong>Ms. Cheryl Connors:</strong> I just want to say that in the full-cost accounting principle on the air-quality issue, Mr. Cressey—what is the cost of a human life? There are no safe buffers. I’d like to be clear on that in terms of how dust particulates spread out. How do you put a monetary value on our health? These are grave, serious health consequences that this committee needs to look at. The bottom line is, until the industry starts spending money to find safer ways to mine the aggregate material—and that technology does not exist—it doesn’t belong where people live.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para268" name="para268"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> I hear you. With respect to—</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para269" name="para269"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Mr. Marchese, we need to move on.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para270" name="para270"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> Move on? Okay.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para271" name="para271"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Yes, we’re done.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para272" name="para272"></a> Liberal caucus?<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para273" name="para273"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> Yes, I’m just wondering, in terms of the ability for government to put people on notice that there’s a cost to aggregate extraction, what about a proposal that says that before you approve a new highway, a new courthouse, a new arena, a new school, a new hospital, a new subdivision, you take into account that that could have an impact on your drinking water, because it could have an impact on the demand for aggregate in your community, and that that should be costed in and that the proponents of the new subdivision or the new highway should be asked to incorporate those long-term costs on places like Caledon and the general area when they propose to build new subdivisions and new highways and new hospitals and new schools?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para274" name="para274"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike McGarrell:</strong> Well, not being fully conversant with the cost structure of a municipality, my understanding would be that if there are new buildings and new infrastructure required, then that comes from the existing tax levy or that the tax levies are increased.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para275" name="para275"></a> What our experience is, and what we’re fighting right now is, a third of the residents in close proximity to this pit rely solely on well water. We don’t have town water. We can’t fall under regulations that would apply to a town-provided supply. We don’t have that.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para276" name="para276"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> No, but I’m saying, why not include the cost in aggregate extraction before you approve the new subdivision, the new highway, the new school, the new courthouse?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para277" name="para277"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike McGarrell:</strong> What I’ve heard thus far in the last 45 minutes is that there’s an obvious shortfall in the actual cost of aggregate. So if the tide rises, all boats go up to the same level. If the aggregate cost per tonne needs to go up, then that is the cost of doing business and providing that product. I know there has been discussion, and I don’t want to delve into it today because I’m not that well versed, but my understanding is that the recycling of concrete is abysmal in this province.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para278" name="para278"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> But my point is, before you approve a new highway, you equate that with the fact that you’re going to have to extract aggregate.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para279" name="para279"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike McGarrell:</strong> Correct.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para280" name="para280"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> And before you approve the new highway you say, an extra cost, before approval, is you’re going to have an impact on farmland, because you’re going to have to get the aggregate from somewhere.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para281" name="para281"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike McGarrell:</strong> That’s right. Aggregate does have to come from somewhere, but it doesn’t necessarily need to be—</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para282" name="para282"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> Because right now, there’s no correlation, it seems, between saying, “I want a new highway”—yes, but it means you’re going to have to get it from some farmland quarry.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para283" name="para283"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike McGarrell:</strong> It doesn’t need to be from a farmland quarry.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para284" name="para284"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> But that’s what they’re doing right now.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para285" name="para285"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike McGarrell:</strong> And that’s what we’re saying. That shouldn’t be happening now. There’s lots of supply, and it doesn’t—</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para286" name="para286"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> Because there’s no equation between the two. That’s a cost.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para287" name="para287"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike McGarrell:</strong> There is a cost. If you mine out of northern Ontario and bring it down on a unit train, does that cost as much as bringing it in on a cost-per-tonne basis on a highway through a populated area? I don’t know that. Quite frankly, I rely on our politicians to figure those things out.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para288" name="para288"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Thanks. That’s time for your presentation. We appreciate you coming in today.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para290" name="para290"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Our next presentation: Margaret Mercer. Good afternoon. Welcome to the Standing Committee on General Government. You have 10 minutes for your presentation. You can start by stating your name, and then you can start your presentation.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para291" name="para291"></a> <strong>Ms. Margaret Mercer:</strong> Margaret Mercer. Thank you for the opportunity to comment during this ARA review process. While we’re not here to discuss the mega-quarry per se, it must be noted that the strong public outcry from that behemoth has risen to a roar, prompting review of Ontario’s outdated aggregates legislation. I do have several recommendations at the end of this presentation.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para292" name="para292"></a> I own a 47-acre property in Melancthon township. Approximately 60% is conservation wetland under Nottawasaga conservation jurisdiction, with numerous plant, reptile and fish species, some considered threatened under Ontario’s Species at Risk program, plus hundreds of bird species. I’ve worked hard to foster a sustainable ecosystem by planting hundreds of trees in many varieties, among other ecological initiatives, but it is challenging and hard work encouraging biodiversity. In some cases, I have overpopulation because there is literally nowhere else for the species to go. My property should serve as a model of what Ontario strives for, because biodiversity is essential to our health, while threatened by habitat laws, drought and pollution.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para293" name="para293"></a> I direct this to the Liberal MPPs: Recently, the Premier said he wants to make Ontario more liveable. Liveable communities don’t include quarries, and certainly not mega-quarries. We can’t, on one hand, say we strive for healthy, liveable communities while permitting quarries to operate and expand at the expense of significant agricultural lands and wetlands.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para294" name="para294"></a> Behind my property is one gravel pit, and next to that another larger quarry operator that has applied for expansion. More troubling, the first phase of the 2,300-plus-acre proposed mega-quarry is situated some five kilometres north of me. How is it that an essential conservation wetland must fight to exist amongst a neighbourhood of quarries that threaten air quality and water supply? My concern today, as all concerns should be, is the social, environmental and human consequences of allowing aggregate extraction to dominate our lives as it does today.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para296" name="para296"></a> The intrusion of quarry activity has invigorated community activism as we battle to preserve basic human needs. The argument can literally be framed this way: What do you care about—human health or money? We must move away from a monetary discussion. I do not agree with Rob Wells’s comments. Clearly, if quarries were such an attractive proposition, companies wouldn’t hide their intent, as Highland did, and hundreds of thousands wouldn’t be protesting to stop them.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para297" name="para297"></a> In the city, industrial and residential do not mix. Imagine a quarry in the middle of Toronto’s Rosedale or Forest Hill. Can’t happen, right? Then why is our farmland so expendable? Honeywood loam soil is a precious resource. The land up here feeds all of us. Farmers live and work their land while, on the other hand, aggregates make land unusable for much else. You can be sure that the head of Highland will not be living on or near the mega-quarry. He actually lives in Oakville.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para298" name="para298"></a> Aggregates are industry and should be highly regulated, the same as any industrial core. They don’t belong in healthy farming communities. So you have the farmer who works his land living next door to a quarry unsuitable for habitation. It’s absurd.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para299" name="para299"></a> Frankly, I’d like some proof, some tangible numbers, as to how badly we need aggregates. To a great extent, our current lifestyle does depend on this finite resource, but that is one flawed concept that I suggest must change.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para300" name="para300"></a> “Need” is an interesting word. What do humans need? We need clean air, we need clean water, food—not just any food: fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy products. Needing aggregates is like needing heroin or crack cocaine. It’s not good for us but we have little choice today. We depend on aggregate even though extracting it disrupts our essential human needs, releasing harmful dust particles, destroying farmland and potentially impacting water. Basically, we need that hole in the ground like we need a hole in the head.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para301" name="para301"></a> I hope that this ARA review demonstrates that there are already far too many quarries in Ontario, with legislative changes ensuring industry best practice for greater liveability and healthy communities.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para302" name="para302"></a> Consider these statistics. The percentage of quarries that MNR inspectors now attempt to visit in person each year to verify industry compliance reports: 20%. The percentage of surveyed quarries that the MNR found to have compliance problems when it conducted an internal review in 2006-07: 80%.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para303" name="para303"></a> Let’s not be in denial about how the industry harms our well-being. At the very least, let’s look for creative industry practices that also balance our need for farmland and agricultural preservation, not to mention respect human health. This is not a political or partisan viewpoint. The legislation, as it stands, does value aggregate extraction over preservation of farmland. Is that really our vision for Ontario? Ontario: Yours to Discover. Discover what a mess the quarries have made? Under the circumstances, maybe a more appropriate slogan should be Ontario: Yours to Quarry.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para304" name="para304"></a> Aggregate companies should not be allowed to operate without consideration of other land uses in Ontario. More importantly, again, I suggest we find ways to reduce our need for and dependence upon aggregates. The industry is ripe for innovation.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para305" name="para305"></a> As for our precious water, we know that it’s unpredictable. Consider what occurred in Kingston when there was a massive flood in a quarry which ended in litigation between Wood’s Sand and Gravel Ltd., area residents and the Ministry of the Environment. During the weekend of September 23 to 24, 1989, a pressure crack appeared in the quarry floor. Within days, the water in local residential wells surrounding the quarry diminished rapidly. While pumping one million litres of water per day had been adequate to keep the quarry dry, the capacity had to be increased to six million litres, and the inflow was still increasing at a faster rate than they could pump out.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para306" name="para306"></a> We should be concerned about drinking water, but also recognize that a similar catastrophe would reduce the flow into the various rivers and decimate local streams and wetlands. It would reduce moisture in the surrounding farmland and make the area unsuitable for any farming, let alone high-value potato farming.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para307" name="para307"></a> As a university professor who teaches public affairs, I offer this: There is a phenomenon at play globally today called the rise of social democracy. I don’t mean this in a partisan way. I mean the rise of public involvement on an unprecedented level. People can and will protest on the largest possible scale. There were approximately half a million signatures against the mega-quarry in an online petition. If governments today want to be in sync with their constituents, they can’t ignore our voices.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para308" name="para308"></a> I mention this because although you’re listening to presentations, I don’t believe you’re under any obligation to actually consider anything you’ve heard. You could decide to ignore everything that’s been said during this process. I’m not suggesting you will; I’m simply suggesting you could. I encourage you to really hear these presentations so you can make a profound difference.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para309" name="para309"></a> I ask that new legislation take a far more interventionist approach towards aggregate operators. In this respect, I suggest several recommendations:<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para310" name="para310"></a> (1) Give the public more time to respond to quarry applications. The time frames are set up to support quarry companies while residents must be knowledgeable literally overnight. Instead of giving residents the small window, give the applicants the small window.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para311" name="para311"></a> (2) Change the paradigm to discourage rampant quarry operations and push for reinvention. Make environmental assessments standard practice, essential if your vision is liveability.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para312" name="para312"></a> (3) Encourage the aggregates industry to develop man-made products or recycle as alternatives to aggregate extraction. Only 7% of Ontario aggregate production comes from recycled material. In the UK, however, 21% comes from recycled material. Again, make aggregate companies creatively reinvent their industry, prove need and develop methods that don’t adversely impact the environment. In the US, the American Society of Civil Engineers rewards innovation. Last year, one aggregate company developed a concrete mix that contains only 2% cement, while the rest is made of recycled material.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para313" name="para313"></a> (4) If it’s a mega-quarry, then call it what it is: It’s a mine. Put it underground to contain it and minimize the impact on the air quality. Or simply say no to below-water-table quarries as they’re too risky, too impractical, too destructive. We don’t need something 200 feet underground, because the need for that buried rock is not greater than our need for water and clean air.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para314" name="para314"></a> (5) How about a provincially designated area away from farms and cities that is quarry land, a zone that is industrial only, zoned for quarry use and has minimum population?<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para315" name="para315"></a> (6) Identify communities that don’t mind quarries, and have government involved in finding those sites. There are quarry families and people who work for quarries that could see quarries as quite feasible in their communities. Or even better, what about this: You must live in the community where you wish to run your quarry.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para316" name="para316"></a> (7) Create citizen committees that develop potential sites and relationships with communities who, again, may be okay with quarries. The discussion could also establish best practices and improvements in quarry operations, such as use of greener technologies. Include men and women from all walks of life—farmers, teachers and the like—not just corporate giants in these citizen review committees.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para317" name="para317"></a> (8) Limit the land size of quarry sites.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para318" name="para318"></a> (9) More regulation: Make it difficult—onerous, in fact—to operate a quarry, in order to protect our environment. As quarries reap millions in profits, make them pay the community to cover potential liability issues.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para319" name="para319"></a> (10) Expire aggregate licences and make them renewable every two or three years. Raise the cost of licences or take a commission from aggregate extraction and give it to the community; possibly a 10% commission.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para320" name="para320"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Sorry. Number 10, is that—</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para321" name="para321"></a> <strong>Ms. Margaret Mercer:</strong> I’m not finished.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para322" name="para322"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> We’re over time, so you need to try to wrap it up and then you’ll have an opportunity in the questions.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para323" name="para323"></a> <strong>Ms. Margaret Mercer:</strong> Okay. Make site plan amendments public, not an internal process that is done covertly.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para324" name="para324"></a> Make the cost of getting in high. If you’re destroying an area while making millions, there should be consequences.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para325" name="para325"></a> Can I keep going?<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para326" name="para326"></a> <strong>Ms. Sylvia Jones:</strong> Yes. She can use our time. I’d rather hear the presentation.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para327" name="para327"></a> <strong>Ms. Margaret Mercer:</strong> Thank you very much.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para328" name="para328"></a> In summary, in a truly liveable Ontario, we must tighten the standards for the industry, set up barriers to entry, and reward reinvention. I’m sure the industry will respond if you challenge them by finding new, better ways to exist within these reforms through innovation and greener technologies. If not, then maybe it’s time for it to die. Everything else has been forced to reinvent.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para329" name="para329"></a> Finally, it’s time to speak out against the many quarries that surround us. Aggregate extraction today is a highly profitable industry that offers commercial benefits above all else. Let’s anticipate a new day for Ontarians with a harder line toward the long-standing preferential treatment granted to quarry operators, and let’s keep the dialogue going.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para330" name="para330"></a> Again, the elephant in the room, as far as I’m concerned, is the mega-quarry, so I will close with that. In rural Melancthon, you’re talking about a mine that in just this initial phase is almost 10 times larger, two times deeper at its deepest, where they’ll have to pump six times as much water and expect to have five times as many trucks on the roads.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para331" name="para331"></a> Trucks on roads: There are safety issues with that. The other day, I was driving on County Road 17, west of 124. There are many trucks from local quarries located on 4th Line. It’s one of the proposed haul routes for the mega-quarry. Two young girls, maybe 10 years old, were riding their bicycles in the middle of the road in the oncoming lane. This is a community with families, children running freely. Safety issues alone are not considered.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para332" name="para332"></a> The mega-quarry: impractical, irresponsible, unliveable, insane. Why are we even contemplating this? Protect our air, water and farmland. Please introduce any and all legislative changes that stop the mega-quarry now. Thank you.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para333" name="para333"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> We’ve given you the extra time so we’re not going to have any questions. Thank you very much for coming in today.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para336" name="para336"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> You did not have a presentation to hand out, Ms. Mercer?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para337" name="para337"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> Margaret, you don’t have a copy, do you?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para338" name="para338"></a> <strong>Ms. Margaret Mercer:</strong> I could email you one.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para339" name="para339"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> That would be great.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para340" name="para340"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> Thanks.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para342" name="para342"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Our next presentation is Brent Preston. Good afternoon, Mr. Preston. Welcome to the Standing Committee on General Government.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para343" name="para343"></a> <strong>Mr. Brent Preston:</strong> Thank you very much, committee members and staff. Thank you for having me here today. I’m going to try to keep my remarks relatively brief so we have lots of time for questions. I’d love to talk about any of the issues that come up during my talk. I’m going to confine my remarks to a sort of smaller subset of issues, because I know many of the other presenters are going to cover a lot of the other bases. But I’m happy to talk about any of the issues around this issue.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para344" name="para344"></a> My name is Brent Preston. I’m an elected member of council in Clearview township, which is just north of here and includes the communities of Stayner and Creemore, and I am a member of the board of directors of the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority, though I’m speaking to you today as a private citizen and not as a representative of Clearview township or the NVCA.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para345" name="para345"></a> I want to present to you today what I think is a strong economic argument for changes to the Aggregate Resources Act. I’m very happy that you’ve chosen to come to our community to hold hearings so we can show you how the current model of aggregate extraction threatens very important sectors of our local and provincial economy. I will argue that there are solid dollars-and-cents reasons to ensure that our provincial aggregate policies do two simple things: protect prime farmland and protect our natural landscape and environmental features.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para346" name="para346"></a> I’m proud to say that my wife and I are full-time, professional farmers. We derive all of our income from our 100-acre farm near the village of Dunedin, except for my council salary. My wife was raised on a sheep farm, but I grew up in suburban Toronto and had no farming experience before we bought our place 10 years ago. At that time we saw a business opportunity and we began growing specialty vegetables for the restaurant and retail markets. We are now in our sixth growing season and the business has grown exponentially each year. More than half of our sales are within a 50-kilometre radius of our farm, including Collingwood, southern Georgian Bay and here in Orangeville. The rest goes to the GTA.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para347" name="para347"></a> The local food movement has resulted in an explosive increase in demand for our produce, and farms like ours are popping up all over southern Ontario. Our farm is typical of many other small-scale specialty producers, in that we target gross sales of approximately $30,000 per acre. We have eight acres in production this season and we are on track to exceed our sales target of a quarter of a million dollars. We now employ five full-time seasonal employees, and our business has helped open new opportunities for our local distribution, retail and restaurant partners. The local food movement is for real and it is having a significant impact on our provincial economy.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para348" name="para348"></a> But it is not just the local market that is booming. Cash crop farmers in this community are enjoying record commodity prices, and at the provincial level food processing is now Ontario’s third-largest manufacturing sector and employs more people in this province than the auto industry. The local food movement and growing global population have combined to make this a time of unprecedented opportunity in the food and agriculture sector in Ontario.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para349" name="para349"></a> At the root of this opportunity is one simple fact: We are blessed in this province with some of the best agricultural land in the world. I spend a great deal of time literally on my hands and knees in the soil on my farm and I am continually amazed at how productive it is. My farm is less than 10 kilometres from the site of the proposed mega-quarry and my soil is very similar to the Honeywood silt loam in that area, but not quite as good. I’m not going to go into a lot of detail about the mega-quarry in particular, but I think you know how many in this area feel about it. I think it’s important to recognize how incredibly valuable that farmland resource is.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para350" name="para350"></a> All over the world, governments and corporations are recognizing the value of prime agricultural land and the looming shortage of this precious natural resource. It seems foolish in the extreme to allow aggregate extraction to permanently destroy such a valuable renewable resource. The economic benefits of our rich farmland can be realized literally forever if we extract them sustainably. Quarrying destroys farmland forever.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para351" name="para351"></a> Agriculture is at the heart of our rural economy and society, but it is not the most important economic activity in many parts of Ontario. Clearview township, like Caledon, the Blue Mountains, Collingwood and most of the countryside within a two-hour drive of the GTA, now relies heavily on tourism, recreation and weekend residents to drive the local economy. In my tiny community of Dunedin, there are more than a dozen families that have moved to the area in the last decade. They have come because they want to live in the spectacular landscape of the Niagara Escarpment and because this landscape directly and indirectly provides economic opportunities. My friends and peers are builders, artists, farmers, health care professionals, chefs, retailers, teachers and entrepreneurs.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para352" name="para352"></a> They have built businesses and they make their living servicing the tourists, weekenders and retirees who visit or live in our community because of our natural landscape. All over this region, there are thousands of businesses, both large and small, that are part of this tourism and recreation economy. Resorts, B&Bs, ski hills, building supply stores, retailers, restaurants, even retirement homes, physiotherapists and drug stores—none of this would exist without the escarpment and our natural landscape.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para353" name="para353"></a> I decided to enter municipal politics because I was upset with the way in which our township was handling an application to expand a quarry owned by Walker Aggregates on the crest of the Niagara Escarpment near the village of Duntroon. Last week, a consolidated board of review finally handed down its ruling, which approved the expansion in a split decision. I think that decision will harm the long-term economic health of our community because the escarpment is such a valuable resource for our tourism and recreation economy.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para354" name="para354"></a> The approval process was also completely ridiculous. It took years to complete and it cost local residents, the applicant and local government bodies hundreds of thousands of dollars. This represents a massive waste of public and private money. It seems like common sense to ensure that quarrying does not take place in sensitive environmental areas like the Niagara Escarpment when these areas have such a huge economic benefit to our province. The official Niagara Escarpment lands make up only 0.2% of the land area of our province. Can’t we find other places to get the aggregate we need? A simple, blanket prohibition of quarrying on the escarpment would provide certainty to industry and residents alike and might prevent the kind of costly, prolonged and unproductive dispute we have seen over the Duntroon quarry and so many others in recent years.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para355" name="para355"></a> I think it is simple common sense to make sure that aggregate extraction takes place in a way that protects prime farmland and the environmental assets that are key to our recreation and tourism industries. The food and agriculture sector contributes $33 billion a year to our provincial GDP and employs 700,000 people. Tourism contributes $21 billion and employs 350,000. Aggregate extraction contributes just $1.6 billion and employs 35,000. Why would we allow the aggregate industry to run roughshod over an agricultural sector that is more than 20 times more important to our economy?<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para356" name="para356"></a> Aggregate sells for an average of $8 a tonne in Ontario. The salad mix I produce on my farm sells wholesale for $18,000 a tonne. My salad is worth 2,250 times more than gravel by weight—which was a stat that shocked my wife and me when we figured it out today. I only produce about eight or 10 tonnes of salad a year on my farm, but I can produce salad in perpetuity. You can only mine a tonne of gravel once, and then the land is good for virtually nothing else. Agriculture, tourism and recreation, done right, are endlessly renewable and sustainable industries. Aren’t those the ones we should be doing the most to protect?<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para357" name="para357"></a> I’m not arguing that we don’t need aggregates or that the aggregate industry is not important, but we simply can’t keep relying on virgin aggregate obtained in a way that damages more important industries. It’s not rocket science. We must amend the ARA to say, very simply, “We will not mine aggregate in places where doing so will destroy farmland or destroy significant environmental features such as the Niagara Escarpment.” Full stop. Thank you very much.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para359" name="para359"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> I guess I shouldn’t be clapping. Thank you very much for your presentation. First up for questions—</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para360" name="para360"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> NDP.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para361" name="para361"></a> <strong>Mr. Kevin Daniel Flynn:</strong> You always say that.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para362" name="para362"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> No, it is.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para363" name="para363"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> No, it isn’t. Liberals—sorry, we skipped the last round. You’re right, Mr. Marchese; go ahead.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para364" name="para364"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> It’s okay. It’s $8 a tonne for aggregates; how much is it for your salad?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para365" name="para365"></a> <strong>Mr. Brent Preston:</strong> It’s $18,000 a tonne.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para366" name="para366"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> I’m never going to eat it again.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para367" name="para367"></a> <strong>Mr. Brent Preston:</strong> It takes a long time to eat a tonne of salad.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para368" name="para368"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> Thank you, Brent. A number of people are saying pretty much the same thing. One of the presenters—Mike McGarrell—was talking about how the provincial policy statement makes this comment—or at least, as part of its policies, says the following: “As much of the mineral aggregate resources as is realistically possible shall be made available as close to markets as possible.” That, essentially, is a big part of the problem. Much of the aggregate that’s extracted is here, in the GTA, because it’s close to the markets where it’s obviously going, including Toronto, in my riding, where the condos are. But that is a big part of the problem, and I think you’re agreeing that that policy statement should change.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para370" name="para370"></a> <strong>Mr. Brent Preston:</strong> To me, it’s a question of priorities. Obviously, the policy, as it stands right now, prioritizes the aggregate industry and the construction industry that it feeds. I actually used to live in your riding. I’m familiar with the condo towers and I know and agree that there will always be a need for aggregate. The question is, is the requirement for aggregate so important that we allow it to damage other industries that I would argue are more important? And also, in a modern, sophisticated, industrial democracy like Ontario, should we have some of the lowest-cost aggregate in the world? To me, it doesn’t make any sense.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para371" name="para371"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> The argument the aggregate companies make is that if they have to go and extract the aggregates in the north, let’s say—100, 200, 300 kilometres from here—it’ll be cost-prohibitive. That’s what they’re saying.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para372" name="para372"></a> <strong>Mr. Brent Preston:</strong> Well, cost-prohibitive to whom? Right now, I think, destroying productive farmland for a non-renewable activity is, in the long run, going to make food cost-prohibitive. Personally, I’d rather have unaffordable gravel than unaffordable food.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para373" name="para373"></a> The aggregate companies have the advantage of there being not as many of them and their being larger and well financed. Farms like mine don’t have the resources to influence legislation in the same way that aggregate companies might. But there are a lot more businesses like mine, and they’re contributing a lot more to the provincial economy than the aggregate companies. So it’s great to have this opportunity for the little guy to get heard, I guess.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para374" name="para374"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> Thank you.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para375" name="para375"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Liberal caucus. No? Okay. Thank you.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para376" name="para376"></a> Ms. Jones, go ahead.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para377" name="para377"></a> <strong>Ms. Sylvia Jones:</strong> I’m just going to thank you for the presentation, Brent, and with my tongue firmly in cheek, say, I’m guessing that you have a credibility gap with the fact that there’s going to be potato farming at the bottom of this proposed quarry?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para378" name="para378"></a> <strong>Mr. Brent Preston:</strong> I have yet to meet anyone who thinks that that plan is realistic. All through Highland’s application there’s evidence that there’s a fundamental lack of understanding of basic concepts of soil science and agriculture. You can’t move soil from one place to another and have it remain the same and remain productive. It’s a living, evolving, breathing substance that can’t just be moved around and used like a hydroponic substance or something like that. It’s actually insulting that they would expect the residents of this area to believe that they’re going to farm at the bottom of a quarry.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para379" name="para379"></a> <strong>Ms. Sylvia Jones:</strong> The reality is, in fact, the soil is the way it is because of the subsequent layers below it.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para380" name="para380"></a> <strong>Mr. Brent Preston:</strong> The soil can’t be separated from the substrate or from the atmosphere or from the water or anything else. This is something that we understand.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para381" name="para381"></a> We farm organically on our farm. On a typical organic farm, if you take a bucket full of topsoil, it will have more living organisms than the total human population of the earth. We’re talking about billions and billions of organisms, and they rely on nutrients from below and from the atmosphere. You can’t just pick that up and move it 200 feet under the water table and expect that it’s still going to be productive. It’s a scientific non-starter.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para382" name="para382"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Thanks, Mr. Preston, for your presentation. That’s time for today.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para383" name="para383"></a> <strong>Mr. Brent Preston:</strong> Thank you very much.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para385" name="para385"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Our next presentation: the Dufferin Parent Support Network. Good afternoon, Ms. Conning. Welcome to the Standing Committee on General Government. As you know, you have 10 minutes, so simply state your name and you can start.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para386" name="para386"></a> <strong><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="P414_109364" name="P414_109364"></a>Ms. Paula Conning:</strong> Thanks. I’m Paula Conning. Welcome to Dufferin county. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to present today as a representative of Dufferin Parent Support Network, known as DPSN.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para387" name="para387"></a> DPSN is a collaborative network of parents and community agencies that provides support, education and resources for parents. By supporting parents, DPSN promotes the well-being of children and youth and helps them grow up to be productive adults and well-rounded community members. We are a small organization, but we think big. We have a holistic view of the determinants of health and well-being, which is what brings me here today.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para388" name="para388"></a> I worked as a public health nurse in Dufferin county for 23 years. My first assignment included the townships of Mulmur and Melancthon, where Highland’s mega-quarry is proposed on beautiful, productive farmland. Other DPSN board members represent other health, social and educational organizations. Throughout my career and life experience, I have come to understand that the protection and promotion of the well-being of life on earth must be the paramount consideration in government regulations.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para389" name="para389"></a> Our partner organizations and we at DPSN do our part to promote child development. We depend on our elected representatives to do their parts with a similar vision. If you remember Maslow’s hierarchy of needs for human development, you’ll understand that meeting higher-level needs, like positive parenting, is dependent on first meeting basic needs, like air, water and food. Our ability to help parents best meet their children’s needs is impaired when parents do not have secure access to the basic needs for life.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para390" name="para390"></a> To improve our population’s secure access to pure air, clean water and healthy food, our legislation, including the ARA, must be modernized from the 20th-century model of consumption to the 21st-century model of conservation. Earth is warming. Our global population has doubled in my lifetime to seven billion. It’s projected to increase to 10 billion sometime around 2050. Deserts cover almost one quarter of Earth’s landmass. The rate of desertification of dry lands is increasing. Desertification is not a natural development. It’s driven by human action. It’s driven by undervaluing productive farmland and fresh water.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para391" name="para391"></a> Just as DPSN is a network of supports and linked to a broader network of organizations to promote well-being, the ARA must be considered as one component of the network of supports for our environment, all sharing the guiding principle of protecting and promoting the well-being of life.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para392" name="para392"></a> In southern Ontario, farmland is increasingly valuable in this reality of a warming climate, desertification and planetary overpopulation. Aggregate extraction should be prohibited on all fertile farmland. Aggregate applications that could conceivably affect water supply or quality should be subject to a complete environmental assessment, and consistently denied in the absence of absolute proof of their benign environmental effects.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para393" name="para393"></a> Our land has provided for us for thousands of years. With proper management, it will provide for thousands more. But we can no longer treat Ontario as an unlimited paradise. As you know, class 1 agricultural land accounts for only 0.5% of Canada’s land mass, and half of that is in Ontario. Yet our province enables—even encourages—developers to dig up that precious land for aggregates in order to pave over and build on more of our fertile land.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para394" name="para394"></a> The Environmental Commissioner of Ontario’s comprehensive 2011 report Land Use Planning in Ontario included numerous concerns and recommendations about Ontario’s growth plans and its 2005 provincial policy statement. Highlights from this report regarding today’s focus include the following:<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para395" name="para395"></a> “From an ecological or sustainability perspective, this planning approach will fail in the long term. Few of the critical elements of the natural environment—significant woodlands, wetlands, valley lands, species and sensitive water features—are adequately protected. In fact ... none of them are protected” from the most invasive development activities, “such as aggregate extraction or highway construction. Natural features are often treated simply as end-stage checks on development. Many natural features do not even have to be identified or comprehensively planned for by municipalities.”<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para396" name="para396"></a> Secondly, the report states, “The 2005 provincial policy statement, along with other Ontario laws that shape how it is implemented, unequivocally establishes priorities. Environmental planning and the protection of natural areas, wild species and water quality are not given the same importance as drivers for economic development.”<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para397" name="para397"></a> The 2005 provincial policy statement is being reviewed. We can hope that a strongly worded Aggregates Resources Act that truly protects our environment will help them create a big-picture vision for long-term sustainability.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para399" name="para399"></a> I’m a practical person, and I know that beyond prohibitions, the way to protect our finite resources is to create economic influences that favour conservation over consumption. Ontario can impose fees and taxes that effectively price aggregates very highly. This will reduce the demand for new aggregates, increase the recycling of aggregates, and provide paybacks to stakeholders affected by aggregate extraction.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para400" name="para400"></a> The province’s current fee of 11.5 cents per tonne of aggregate extracted does not address the social and environmental costs for municipalities hosting aggregate operations, and it does not make the use of recycled material an attractive alternative. It is exactly the opposite of what we need.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para401" name="para401"></a> We need you to vision the ARA as legislation to discourage urban sprawl. This is a fundamental shift. Here in Orangeville, we are currently building at least three new subdivisions while we are losing manufacturing jobs and our youth are leaving town and not returning due to a lack of post-secondary education and poor employment opportunities. Dufferin county already has a higher-than-provincial-average proportion of commuters, and that will grow.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para402" name="para402"></a> Last week, I was in Vancouver and I marvelled at the ability of Stanley Park to fulfill urbanites’ need for green space while living in high-density housing. Earlier this year, I was in New York City, similarly impressed with the visionaries who planned for Central Park green space in the middle of the metropolis. Stanley Park opened in 1888, and Central Park in 1857, but in Ontario, we lack that kind of vision. Instead of improving urban living, we build on farmland and transform rural towns into bedroom communities.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para403" name="para403"></a> The ARA is one small piece of legislation in the network of provincial regulations affecting land use, just as DPSN is one player in the network of child development supports.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para404" name="para404"></a> You can be visionaries for a better, more sustainable Ontario. We can enrich urban communities and prevent degradation of fertile land and disruption of water systems.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para405" name="para405"></a> I’ll conclude with a quote from Ronald Wright’s A Short History of Progress, a non-fiction book and 2004 Massey lecture series. Wright uses fallen civilizations to see what conditions led to the downfall of society. He examines the meaning of progress and its implications for civilization, past and present, arguing that the 20th century was a time of runaway growth in human population, consumption and technology that has now placed an unsustainable burden on all natural systems.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para406" name="para406"></a> Wright concludes, “Things are moving so fast that inaction itself is one of the biggest mistakes. The 10,000-year experiment of the settled life will stand or fall by what we do, and don’t do, now. The reform that is needed is not anti-capitalist, anti-American, or even deep environmentalist; it is simply the transition from short-term to long-term thinking. From recklessness and excess to moderation and the precautionary principle.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para407" name="para407"></a> “The great advantage we have, our best chance for avoiding the fate of past societies, is that we know about those past societies….<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para408" name="para408"></a> “We have the tools and the means to share resources, clean up pollution, dispense basic health care and birth control, set economic limits in line with natural ones. If we don’t do these things now, while we prosper, we will never be able to do them when times get hard. Our fate will twist out of our hands.”<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para409" name="para409"></a> Thank you.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para410" name="para410"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Thanks for your presentation. Liberal caucus, questions? Conservative caucus, questions? Mr. Arnott, go ahead.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para411" name="para411"></a> <strong>Mr. Ted Arnott:</strong> Thank you for your presentation. I have one question, and it relates to your recommendation that aggregate extraction should be prohibited on all fertile farmland. Then, in the next paragraph, you talk about class 1 farmland. How do you define “fertile farmland”? Is it class 1 farmland? Is it that simple?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para412" name="para412"></a> <strong>Ms. Paula Conning:</strong> I’ll rely on the Legislatures to define it, but I would say any farmland that can produce natural crops that will improve the well-being of our society. I know some people say class 1, 2, 3, 4; some people say class 1, 2, 3. It’s whatever can produce healthy crops and forests that will improve the well-being of society.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para413" name="para413"></a> <strong>Mr. Ted Arnott:</strong> Thank you.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para415" name="para415"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> Thanks very much, Paula. It was a good presentation.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para416" name="para416"></a> <strong>Ms. Paula Conning:</strong> Thank you.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para417" name="para417"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> Under the ARA, aggregate operators became responsible for assessing their own compliance with site plans. Do you have a view on that?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para418" name="para418"></a> <strong>Ms. Paula Conning:</strong> Yes. Definitely I think that we need government oversight and you can’t make them responsible for looking after their own things. I heard from a previous presentation that the inspectors look at 20% and that 80% of their inspections are failing. So that shows that’s not adequate oversight.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para419" name="para419"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> You and others have mentioned that the fee that the operators pay is 11.5 cents per tonne. Do you have a sense of what we should be charging, or do you leave that to us?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para420" name="para420"></a> <strong>Ms. Paula Conning:</strong> I can’t remember the exact amount, but I think in the UK it’s something around $2.50 per tonne, so significantly higher. In fact, my whole argument, as you heard, is, look at the big picture. The land is more valuable than the aggregates underneath it. So you want the cost to be a deterrent to operations.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para421" name="para421"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> And I’m going to be asking Mike Schreiner soon the same question about recycling, because I think we need to do a lot more recycling. Everybody makes the point that in the UK they recycle close to 22% of their aggregates, and we’re at 6.5%, I think, or 6.7%. I think it’s disgraceful and we need to do more. I’m assuming that’s what you want us to look at when we do this review in the end, right?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para422" name="para422"></a> <strong>Ms. Paula Conning:</strong> Yes, absolutely. We need to use recycling, and I would encourage you in the ARA panel to consider yourself as one member of a group of members that are looking at how we use land in Ontario. Looking at the ARA in a vacuum is like looking at public health in a vacuum. I’m the communications coordinator for our local planning table for children’s services. We’re 20 organizations strong. We all come together with the vision to promote the well-being and help every child reach their optimal potential, and I expect this group to also work with a vision that you are part of a broader group to promote well-being.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para423" name="para423"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> Thanks very much.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para424" name="para424"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Thanks very much. That’s time for your presentation. I appreciate you coming in today.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para426" name="para426"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Our next presentation is the Green Party of Ontario. Mr. Schreiner, good afternoon. Welcome to the Standing Committee on General Government.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para427" name="para427"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Schreiner:</strong> Thank you. Good afternoon.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para428" name="para428"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> As you know, you have 10 minutes for your presentation, so simply state your name and you can start.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para429" name="para429"></a> <strong><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="P457_123014" name="P457_123014"></a>Mr. Mike Schreiner:</strong> My name is Mike Schreiner. I’m the leader of the Green Party of Ontario and I’m also a resident of Dunedin, just down the road from Brent Preston, a place located in the heart of the Niagara escarpment. I’m 15 kilometres south of the Duntroon quarry and the proposed MAQ quarry, and 15 kilometres north of the proposed Melancthon mega-quarry.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para430" name="para430"></a> Like many of my neighbours, many of whom I see in the room, I’m concerned about the effects of pits and quarries, especially the mega-quarry, on our local economy, our natural and cultural heritage, our prime farmland and especially the safety and availability of our drinking water.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para431" name="para431"></a> As leader of the Green Party, I’m often asked by people in communities across the province to speak out and assist them in their battles against quarries. In the course of my work I’ve been on a number of panels and had many opportunities to meet with members of the aggregate industry.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para432" name="para432"></a> The ARA review is a personal and political concern of mine, and I sincerely appreciate the work that this committee is doing to review the ARA. I commend you for pushing and advocating to do hearings across the province and I appreciate the opportunity of allowing somebody without a seat in the Legislature to present to this panel.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para433" name="para433"></a> There is no doubt that aggregates are essential to our community, economy and quality of life. We need them to construct our homes, build roads, build infrastructure. Ontario clearly needs a profitable and sustainable aggregate industry, but it’s also clear that pits and quarries are increasingly competing with other land uses. It is common now for aggregate applications to be met with strong local opposition, and this kind of conflict is bad for communities, government and industry. It’s incredibly time-consuming and expensive. It’s essential that we find innovative, long-term solutions to this conflict. We need solutions that protect our communities, our environment, our food sources and our social and cultural heritage, while still supplying aggregates. I’ll admit to you this is not going to be an easy task. I don’t envy your job.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para435" name="para435"></a> I’m going to challenge this committee to do something that our political system makes incredibly difficult. We need to work across party lines to find long-term solutions that go beyond the next quarterly report or the next four-year election cycle. We need broad thinking that connects the dots across ministries and between various pieces of legislation, even if that extends beyond the narrow terms of reference for this committee.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para436" name="para436"></a> With this in mind, my specific recommendations are grouped within three broad directions. The first one is that I believe it’s essential to change the focus we currently have on prioritizing consumption and supply of aggregates to encouraging efficiency, conservation and recycling. Aggregates are a valuable finite resource. It’s essential that we use them more efficiently. We’re already depleting aggregates at an unsustainable ratio—2.5 to 1—when it comes to depletion versus replacement. This is not sustainable and it’s essential that we reduce our per capita consumption.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para437" name="para437"></a> Here are some suggestions on how to do this: We need better-designed communities, roads and other infrastructure that simply use less aggregates. Given our financial and economic challenges, I don’t think Ontario can afford to continue to fund inefficient, expensive and sprawling growth plans. We need better policies and standards that lower the quantity of aggregates used in roads and buildings.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para438" name="para438"></a> We need to support research, commercialization and alternative materials. As an example, I was recently at the Paris high school where the eco club there is rehabilitating their courtyard using material from recycled tires instead of aggregate stone. Those are the kinds of solutions government needs to lead with.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para439" name="para439"></a> We also need to do a better job of recycling aggregates. The provincial policy statement and the provincial standards must be revised to require aggregate recycling and to mandate minimum standards for increased use of recycled materials in public and private development. Recycling requirements should be included in the licence to operate.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para440" name="para440"></a> As you’ve heard, municipalities must remove the specifications that do not allow recycled materials in construction projects. I think the province has a role to play in this. Ontario’s aggregate recycling rate of 7%—slightly less—is unacceptably low, especially when we compare it to the United Kingdom’s almost 24% recycling rate. The UK has provided a policy framework and financial incentives to make recycling happen. Like the UK, Ontario should introduce a landfill tax to encourage the reuse and recycling of construction materials.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para441" name="para441"></a> We also need to increase the aggregate levy. As many of you have heard—it has been suggested by many—our rate of 11.5 cents per tonne is too low. By comparison, the UK’s rate is over £2 per tonne, which, by today’s exchange rate, comes out to $3.20 per tonne Canadian. I know you’re going to ask me what rate I should come up with. My argument would be that the rate needs to be set in a way that not only provides the capacity and financial resources to properly monitor and enforce oversight, but it also needs to be set at a rate that encourages recycling and reuse. I would argue that rate needs to be somewhere between a minimum of 50 cents per tonne, which is what Quebec charges, and $3.20 a tonne, which is what the UK charges.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para442" name="para442"></a> That then brings me to my second point: Ontario must increase our regulatory and monitoring capacity and improve the process for approvals. In today’s fiscal climate, an increase in the levy is essential to this to provide the Ministry of Natural Resources with the proper staffing complement. I agree with the industry’s request that the levy not go into general revenue.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para443" name="para443"></a> However, the levy should cover a broad range of costs associated with managing and planning for aggregates. Municipalities need revenue not only for the extra infrastructure costs but also for costs associated with planning and being a part of hearings. MNR needs more capacity to regulate and monitor the industry.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para444" name="para444"></a> Finally, we must ensure that adequate resources are in place to properly fund rehabilitation. I agree with the industry’s call for a more efficient approval process that provides clarity, certainty and solutions for all parties. I think the first step is a proactive planning process that engages all stakeholders. I think we can just look down the road to Caledon as a possible example. In the late 1990s, Caledon brought together a planning group, multiple stakeholders that included municipal politicians, citizens and industry representatives. They mapped the area and they said, “Here’s where aggregates can be developed now, here’s where they might be developed in the future, and here’s where they will not be developed in our community.” This is the type of process that makes it more efficient for proponents while also ensuring that we protect community and environmental interests and that we enable long-term community planning that engages citizens in the process.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para445" name="para445"></a> We need more citizen and community participation early in the process, and I have a few suggestions about how to do this:<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para446" name="para446"></a> —require early public notification when you submit an application for a licence to MNR;<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para447" name="para447"></a> —increase the public notification period from 45 to a minimum of 120 days;<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para448" name="para448"></a> —extend the notification area beyond 120 metres; I can guarantee you I’m affected by the mega- quarry 15 kilometres away;<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para449" name="para449"></a> —require municipal approval of significant amendments to the licence and plans after zoning approval; and<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para450" name="para450"></a> —adopt best practices for community and citizen engagement from other jurisdictions and other industries.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para451" name="para451"></a> Which brings me to my third and final broad point, that we need to revise our policy priorities to update them for the 21st century and provide better long-range planning and coordination with other legislation.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para452" name="para452"></a> Some of these policy changes include:<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para453" name="para453"></a> We need to apply a sunset clause to licences. I guarantee you when you go to Kitchener–Waterloo you’re going to hear an earful about a quarry licence that was approved 38 years ago in Paris, Ontario, under very different conditions and circumstances, that is now being activated on.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para454" name="para454"></a> If we are going to consider pits and quarries to be interim use of the land, then we must apply time limits to extraction. Before we ask to sacrifice rare elements of our natural or cultural heritage or approve developments that compromise water quality or farmland, I believe it’s reasonable to consider the need for new aggregate, but the legislation prohibits us from doing this.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para455" name="para455"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Mr. Schreiner, we’re a little past the time, so if you can wrap up and we’ll just take a few minutes for questions.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para456" name="para456"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Schreiner:</strong> No problem. And when considering new licences, it makes sense to consider the cumulative impact of those licences.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para457" name="para457"></a> I want to conclude by saying that the conflict over aggregates is a conflict over the essential necessities of life: water, land, food and shelter. I think it’s time for us to revise our legislation to rebalance it in a way that prioritizes farmland and water over aggregate extraction.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para458" name="para458"></a> I appreciate your time.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para459" name="para459"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Ms. Jones, go ahead.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para460" name="para460"></a> <strong>Ms. Sylvia Jones:</strong> Thank you, Mr. Schreiner. You’re always welcome at our table.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para461" name="para461"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Schreiner:</strong> Thank you.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para462" name="para462"></a> <strong>Ms. Sylvia Jones:</strong> In terms of the suggestion that the levy should be increased, but also as importantly, not put into government revenue, general revenue, do you have a recommendation for our committee as to how that breakdown would occur? As I understand it, 0.5 cents goes to rehabilitation. It’s all broken down: municipality, government, provincial. Do you have some suggestions on how you’d like to see that happen?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para463" name="para463"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Schreiner:</strong> My first suggestion is going be that we’re going to have to do some significant research on it. I know the city of Kawartha Lakes, for instance, their estimate is that the cost of municipal infrastructure, to recover that would be 93 cents a tonne. Is that applicable to Melancthon township? Is it applicable to Sudbury? Is it applicable to other jurisdictions where aggregates are being mined? That type of research needs to be conducted.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para464" name="para464"></a> My main point is that we need to be able to recover enough to fund MNR adequately, to compensate municipalities enough to cover infrastructure and to cover rehabilitation, but to also provide enough capacity for long-range planning as well.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para465" name="para465"></a> <strong>Ms. Sylvia Jones:</strong> So in your scenario, some of the levy would be used for MNR inspectors.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para466" name="para466"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Schreiner:</strong> Absolutely.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para467" name="para467"></a> <strong>Ms. Sylvia Jones:</strong> Okay, that gives me—thank you.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para468" name="para468"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> NDP caucus.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para469" name="para469"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> Thank you, Mike, for taking the time to come.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para471" name="para471"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Schreiner:</strong> My pleasure.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para472" name="para472"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> You’re a leader of a party that obviously doesn’t have a salary and we do, but you come voluntarily and you have to take time from work, so I wanted to thank you for that.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para473" name="para473"></a> There are just two points I want to make, because you covered a lot of ground. One of them is that we have to do better planning, and there is now a great deal of conflict with extraction of aggregates. Unless we involve, as you said, communities more efficiently and from the beginning, and unless we involve municipalities with communities more efficiently in how we decide where to extract, it’s going to be a problem. I think we’ve got to do that better, and you’re absolutely right.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para474" name="para474"></a> The other point is that—I don’t know why I say this, but I am optimistic—in this minority government, there are some headaches, no doubt, on all of us, but there are a number of positive things that are coming out of it, and I think that in this review of aggregates, I really do believe that we’re going to come close to getting all three parties to agree on many things.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para475" name="para475"></a> I’m optimistic, but I’m not sure. I hope it works out the way you’re suggesting. Thank you.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para476" name="para476"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Schreiner:</strong> Me too. My commitment is, I will provide you with detailed written submissions before your deadline on July 17, because I have many more that I could offer this committee.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para477" name="para477"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> I’m sure.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para478" name="para478"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Schreiner:</strong> I look forward to working with all of you moving forward.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para479" name="para479"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> Thank you, Mike.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para480" name="para480"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Thanks, we appreciate that.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para481" name="para481"></a> Liberal caucus, any questions or comments? Mr. Flynn, go ahead.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para482" name="para482"></a> <strong>Mr. Kevin Daniel Flynn:</strong> Yes, just one brief one, Mike. Thank you for coming. I echo Rosario’s remarks: Thanks for taking the time to come.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para483" name="para483"></a> There’s a common thread emerging from a lot of the delegations today and there’s also a lot of the complexities emerging. I mean, it’s not a simple solution to this.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para484" name="para484"></a> One issue that’s being raised over and over again is our seeming inability to recycle in any sort of meaningful way. I think the number being tossed around for us is either 6% or 7%, and the UK is at 21%. It strikes me that the UK is doing a lot better than us, but 21% isn’t anything to brag about either, which also strikes me that there must be some huge economic development opportunities that must be available in the recycling of aggregates.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para485" name="para485"></a> With your knowledge, I’m wondering if there are any best practices around the world, if there’s anywhere that’s got the recycling of aggregates down to a science or is doing things other people don’t seem to be able to do yet.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para486" name="para486"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Schreiner:</strong> The UK by far is the world leader; Germany would be second. I think one of the things that makes the UK a leader is that they have the economic incentives in place for recycling, and those are that the levy’s high enough and they have a landfill tax. I’m a business person. That creates opportunities for business people to innovate and create new businesses that are viable and profitable around recycling, if you can make the economics work.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para487" name="para487"></a> <strong>Mr. Kevin Daniel Flynn:</strong> Is it a simple business? Do you just haul it away and beat it down into small pieces?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para488" name="para488"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Schreiner:</strong> A lot of the UK’s recycling actually is happening on-site, which actually then starts getting to the issue that’s been raised here: What do you do with fill and the fact that a lot of fill, particularly in the Durham region, is going into old pits and quarries? The more you can do on-site, the better it is for the environment and for the economy, I would argue.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para489" name="para489"></a> <strong>Mr. Kevin Daniel Flynn:</strong> Very good. Thank you.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para490" name="para490"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Thank you very much. That’s time for your presentation.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para491" name="para491"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Schreiner:</strong> Thank you.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para493" name="para493"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> The next presentation: Chiefs and Councils, Saugeen Ojibway First Nation. Good afternoon. Welcome to the Standing Committee on General Government. You have, as you know, 10 minutes for your presentation, so simply state your name and you can start your presentation.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para494" name="para494"></a> <strong><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="P522_140651" name="P522_140651"></a>Ms. Veronica Smith:</strong> <em>Remarks in Ojibway.</em></div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para495" name="para495"></a> My name is Veronica Smith. I’m from the Saugeen Ojibway Nation on the Bruce Peninsula. I have introduced my Anishinabek name, as well as my clan, being the otter. I’m here speaking on behalf of the Saugeen Ojibway, which consist of the Chippewas of Nawash and the Chippewas of Saugeen. I am a representative of the band council.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para496" name="para496"></a> I’m also here on behalf of the Anishinabek women, who are the keepers of the water. I’d like to express that it’s our role as Anishinabek women to take care of the water that sustains our lives not just for the women, but for all living beings.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para497" name="para497"></a> I also have with me legal representation, Maggie Wente.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para498" name="para498"></a> The Saugeen Ojibway Nation has previously and repeatedly expressed its frustration to the Ministry of Natural Resources about the serious aboriginal consultation deficiencies in the aggregates approval process. In particular, we have been vocal about how the lack of any consultation process on the establishment of quarries and pits is affecting our traditional territory, our constitutional rights, and our Treaty 72 and aboriginal title claims.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para499" name="para499"></a> The problem is that there is no consultation required under the Aggregate Resources Act. Despite the fact that Ontario is constitutionally required to consult with us and other First Nations about aggregate projects that can negatively impact our rights, the Ontario government pushes forward without any consultation, even though those projects certainly do affect our rights and our lands.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para500" name="para500"></a> I’m going to speak about the impacts on Saugeen Ojibway rights.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para501" name="para501"></a> Our aboriginal and treaty rights have already been impacted by development on our lands. Aggregates extraction further threatens our rights and our lands. In particular, aggregate operations disrupt natural and cultural heritage, and our harvesting rights, including our right to fish commercially. Aggregate extraction also interferes with SON’s responsibilities to protect lands and waters in our territory.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para502" name="para502"></a> SON has a court-recognized commercial fishing right in the waters of Georgian Bay. This aboriginal fishing right is protected by section 35 of the Constitution. SON also has land claims currently before the Ontario courts, which include a claim to the beds of waters in Georgian Bay and Lake Huron.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para503" name="para503"></a> Based on information we have been able to collect, there are at least 90 current and proposed aggregate extraction operations in our territory, to our knowledge. It is apparent from this information that Ontario has decided to give developers a green light to exploit resources in our territory, to the detriment of our rights.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para504" name="para504"></a> This includes Ontario’s decision to create a greenbelt, which has exposed our territory to unprecedented development. There is an available aggregates supply concentrated in southern and eastern Ontario; however, those are subject to constraints. The Greenbelt Act, the Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act, and the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act have all contributed to confining the area in which aggregates can be developed. SON was never consulted about any of this legislation and about the impacts these laws would have on our aboriginal and treaty rights. Such unilateral decisions have a direct and negative impact on our rights, interests and way of life as Anishinabek people.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para505" name="para505"></a> We have tried to approach both Ontario and proponents to find a way to protect our rights. Despite these efforts, there has been no protocol for engagement established between MNR and SON—SON being Saugeen Ojibway territory—nor has there been any commitment from MNR to substantively discuss and consult about impacts on our rights, our claims and our lands. We try to deal directly with proponents, but it is often beyond their scope to consult and accommodate, especially about cumulative effects.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para506" name="para506"></a> Even when it is within their scope, the absolute lack of any requirement for aboriginal consultation and accommodation under the Aggregate Resources Act or direction from the Ministry of Natural Resources to do so means in practice that no one follows through on consulting with us before quarrying on our lands.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para507" name="para507"></a> It is clear that Ontario’s absence from the table is the problem. There is no real commitment from Ontario to meet its consultation and accommodation obligations through law, through policy and through actions. This is not consistent with the honour of the crown.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para509" name="para509"></a> While SON urges the committee to consider how to build aboriginal consultation and accommodation into the Aggregate Resources Act, SON also advises to proceed with caution when doing so. We recommend the following: individualized approaches to consultation when required. The impacts of aggregate extraction will differ from geographical region to geographical region.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para510" name="para510"></a> SON encourages a flexible approach to consultation and accommodation, rather than a one-size-fits-all approach that only requires ticking boxes about consultation on a permit application. However, the ARA licensing process must contain some reference to aboriginal consultation and accommodation. We have seen time and again that the current process is not working. If the Ontario government is not able to point to a process that ensures aboriginal consultation in the aggregate licensing process, the legislation itself is constitutionally invalid in the same way in which Ontario’s courts found the Mining Act to be unconstitutional until it was amended to address aboriginal consultation requirements.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para511" name="para511"></a> Consultation and accommodation at the earliest phases: Consultation and accommodation should occur at the earliest phases of a project and not at the end, after decisions have been made. MNR must engage with affected First Nations before they make decisions about areas where extraction will be encouraged and permitted. First Nations should also be notified as soon as a licence is applied for, and information should be promptly sent to them. Right now, the MNR only sends the First Nations notification that a licence is applied for. This does not satisfy the duty to consult.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para512" name="para512"></a> If there is a delegation to proponents, there must be crown oversight: The Supreme Court tells us that the procedural aspects of the duty to consult can be delegated to industry proponents. We also know that the delegation must be clear. The current ARA regime is anything but clear. SON has no way of knowing when, how and to whom MNR has delegated its consultation obligations. The result is that SON does not know where to get information and whom we should be talking to.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para513" name="para513"></a> The ARA process currently encourages an approach where the proponent only has to fill out a form indicating that consultation is complete. This is often not verified with First Nations and, as a result, the crown remains open to challenge for not having satisfied its duties.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para514" name="para514"></a> Funding for First Nations: The current ARA regime, either in letter or in practice, does not require proponents to fund First Nations to participate in consultation and accommodation processes. This creates an enormous burden on SON, both in terms of staff time, political representative time, and consultant and technician time, to ensure that SON’s aboriginal and treaty rights are protected. That time creates a cost burden which SON is required to bear in order to enable Ontario to fulfill its constitutional obligations.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para515" name="para515"></a> Ontario requires industry proponents to fund the costs of many parts of the approval process in many industries, including aggregates. Industry proponents are often required to fund statutorily required public consultation processes, such as the environmental assessment consultation process, to pay for permit and licence applications, and to self-fund for technical and expert reports to receive those permits.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para516" name="para516"></a> SON also submits that aboriginal consultation and accommodation should be no different from any other permit and approval with respect to cost. SON should not be required to bear the cost of Ontario’s duty to consult and accommodate.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para517" name="para517"></a> Cumulative effects analysis: There also needs to be consideration of cumulative effects of aggregate extraction on the environment and also on aboriginal and treaty rights. It is clear that SON’s territory is threatened by intensive quarrying, so cumulative effects analysis is absolutely necessary to ensure our rights will not be infringed.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para518" name="para518"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Thank you for your presentation. NDP caucus: Ms. Campbell, go ahead.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para519" name="para519"></a> <strong>Ms. Sarah Campbell:</strong> Thank you for your presentation and for coming here today to do so. In my riding, I have 53 First Nations communities. Many of the issues that you have expressed around consultation, especially with regard to traditional territories, are similar to where I live.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para520" name="para520"></a> I know that the crown has a duty to consult, and that duty supersedes any legislation and what may or may not be in the ARA. With that being said, you have highlighted a few things around communication, notification, the delegation of authority that needs to be cleared up. Are there any other changes specific to the ARA that you would like to see? Do you see any issues around MNR oversight, following up, any issues like that?<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para521" name="para521"></a> <strong><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="P549_150869" name="P549_150869"></a>Ms. Maggie Wente:</strong> Hi, I’m Maggie Wente. I’m counsel for Saugeen Ojibway Nation. Councillor Smith has asked me to address the question, so I will.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para522" name="para522"></a> With respect to the mechanisms under the Aggregate Resources Act, certainly I think our clients would take the position that there is absolutely not enough oversight or inspection with respect to compliance with permits and licences.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para523" name="para523"></a> For instance, our clients have certainly seen that with respect to existing aggregate operations in their territory, those permits and licences aren’t being followed, that there are violations all over the map with respect to those permits and licences, and, in addition to that, that the past history of a particular aggregate extractor’s violation of permits and licences isn’t taken into account when that proponent is applying for a new or expanded licence territory. So that’s something that is definitely of concern to our clients with respect to how the aggregates act is operating right now.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para524" name="para524"></a> Another thing is—separate and apart, I suppose, from the consultation and accommodation requirements—the fact that there’s no cumulative effects analysis built into the act in order to do any kind of oversight or land use planning with respect to entire territories or entire watersheds.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para525" name="para525"></a> <strong>Ms. Sarah Campbell:</strong> Thank you very much.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para526" name="para526"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Thank you. Liberal caucus?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para527" name="para527"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> Thank you, again, for being here and representing the Saugeen Ojibway Nation.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para528" name="para528"></a> You mentioned something very dear to my heart. You mentioned the greenbelt legislation, the Oak Ridges Moraine Protection Act and the Niagara Escarpment act as being detrimental to protecting your lands. How is it affecting you in a negative way? Because those are landmark legislation that protect millions of acres of farmland right across southern Ontario. I’m just wondering, what’s the negative impact to Saugeen Ojibway Nation?<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para529" name="para529"></a> <strong>Ms. Maggie Wente:</strong> The negative impact is—the geography of Saugeen Ojibway Nations is such that it’s mostly located on the Bruce Peninsula and immediately south. Their aboriginal title claim is with respect to the Bruce Peninsula—sorry, a Treaty 72 claim with respect to the Bruce Peninsula, then the waters around Georgian Bay and Lake Huron. Those pieces of legislation effectively create a huge gap in the geographical territory of southern Ontario, on which limited aggregates extraction is available because of the restrictions. The next available part is the Bruce Peninsula. So our clients are being forced to bear the burden of the fact that there are green spaces available for Torontonians and for people who live further south, and the next available, close-to-market supply of aggregates is smack in the middle of our clients’ territory, where they exercise their aboriginal and treaty rights.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para530" name="para530"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> And that’s why you heard other speakers say that people should go north and get the aggregates. Meanwhile, it’s having an impact on First Nations territory by going north.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para531" name="para531"></a> Okay, thank you very much.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para532" name="para532"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Thank you. Conservative caucus: Ms. Scott, go ahead.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para533" name="para533"></a> <strong>Ms. Laurie Scott:</strong> Thank you. I was just going to ask you a quick question, but I will ask research just to follow up: the fact that permits, I guess, are granted without looking back at their past history. So if an applicant—we just thought that was, and I just want to get that clarified. Maybe if research could get back to us, because that’s concerning if that’s true.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para534" name="para534"></a> <strong>Ms. Maggie Wente:</strong> Certainly that has been the practice. I don’t want to name names, but certainly that has been the practice in our experience, that that hasn’t been taken into account.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para535" name="para535"></a> <strong>Ms. Laurie Scott:</strong> Thank you for making that point, because I hadn’t heard that before. I appreciate that if no history—because we certainly would like history followed.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para536" name="para536"></a> What you said about the deficient aboriginal consultations—I guess without naming names, is there some example that you could give where you felt you certainly weren’t notified but everybody else maybe was, or do you think that MNR didn’t realize that the property in question would be subject to consulting with SON?<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para538" name="para538"></a> <strong>Ms. Maggie Wente:</strong> We did provide written submissions in advance of the past deadline, and there is a case study in there which highlights a particular case which my client’s community is dealing with right now. There’s a gravel pit operation. It is immediately adjacent to claimed wetlands that are crown lands, so that’s land that’s under land claim, and therefore there are possible impacts on it. Our clients were notified, i.e. told in an email, that this extraction was occurring; the permits were applied for years ago. There was no contact between the time of notification until 90 days or 30 days before the permit was about to be issued. Our clients received notification that the permit was going to be issued, they raised an objection, and only at that point—and still not yet—have we received any scientific or technical information about that operation in order to permit us to comment. There was legal action threatened against Ontario.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para539" name="para539"></a> <strong>Ms. Laurie Scott:</strong> Okay. Thank you for that.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para540" name="para540"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Thank you very much for your presentation. Meegwetch.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para541" name="para541"></a> <strong>Ms. Veronica Smith:</strong> Meegwetch.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para543" name="para543"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> The next presentation: Donna Baylis. Good afternoon. Welcome to the Standing Committee on General Government.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para544" name="para544"></a> <strong>Ms. Donna Baylis:</strong> Thank you.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para545" name="para545"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> As you know, you have 10 minutes, so simply state your name and you can start when you’re ready.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para546" name="para546"></a> <strong>Ms. Donna Baylis:</strong> Okay. My name is Donna Baylis. Thank you for allowing me to speak. I am a computer consultant. I work part-time in the city and I live full-time near Creemore—actually, Dunedin; you’re starting to hear a lot of that. While I live 15 kilometres from the proposed mega-quarry site, my opposition started when I saw the massive size of the site plan in the Creemore Echo newspaper. I understood the scale of this site because I snowmobile in the area. So I started reading and I started to learn a lot.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para547" name="para547"></a> Ontario’s Aggregate Resources Act is based on 40-year-old values. Over the years, it has been tampered with beyond recognition. Over a 36-page printout, which I have here, I counted 36 repealed clauses.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para548" name="para548"></a> The ARA and its underlying policies allow pits and quarries to be dug anywhere, including environmentally protected land. It bypasses the environmental assessment process. It does not require that proof of need of aggregate be established. It requires that pits and quarries be dug close to market, which undermines recycling efforts. It does not take farmland, source water or people’s health protection into account. The ARA and its underlying policies must be revised.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para549" name="para549"></a> The recent approval of a 150-hectare quarry site at the headwaters of three rivers and on the top of the Niagara Escarpment west of Duntroon shows that even places like the escarpment which Ontarians believe are protected are in fact not safe from aggregate companies. The Ministry of Natural Resources is responsible for the Niagara Escarpment plan and the Endangered Species Act, but it’s also mandated to promote the use of resources such as aggregate, and it’s an obvious conflict of interest. Clearly, the ARA trumps every other piece of legislation and policy, and this has to be changed.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para550" name="para550"></a> The proposed mega-quarry is an example of the extremes of the ARA and its underlying policies. I have included an information sheet and I believe Tamara was going to send it to you electronically, so I’m not going to go into the details of the mega-quarry. But in summary, last summer I heard Mark Calzavara of the Council of Canadians speak in front of Queen’s Park. I had just taken the subway from Union Station. It was a beautiful, sunny day. He basically said, “Imagine yourself standing in a hole 250 feet deep. Now, that hole stretches from the Don Valley Parkway west to Ossington, from the Gardiner Expressway north to St. Clair.” I could have taken the subway through the whole thing.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para551" name="para551"></a> In other words, the proposal is huge. The footprint is roughly five kilometres by three kilometres, with a 33-kilometre perimeter. It would be the largest one in Canada, and with the fact that the company owns more than 8,000 acres, it’s likely going to be the largest one in North America. It’s backed by a US hedge fund that has no quarrying experience, it’s based on unproven technology, and they claim that the quarry floor will be reverted to farmland, which is ludicrous. It proposes pumping 600 million litres of fresh water per day in perpetuity, which is impossible.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para552" name="para552"></a> Darren White of Melancthon town council says, “Think of the amount of water as three minutes and 40 seconds of flow over Niagara Falls. Or for those who can’t picture that, think of the amount” of water “as 75 million two-fours of beer.” That’s every day, forever.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para553" name="para553"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> That’s a lot of beer.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para554" name="para554"></a> <strong>Ms. Donna Baylis:</strong> That’s a lot of beer.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para555" name="para555"></a> In February 2010, the government of Ontario published the State of the Aggregate Resource in Ontario Study, SAROS, which cited a solution to the province’s aggregate requirement as being a mega-quarry within 75 kilometres of Vaughan. Since the Highland Companies started buying land in 2006, it’s difficult to tell whether the mega-quarry proposal was created to meet the requirements of SAROS or whether SAROS was published to fit the parameters of the mega-quarry. SAROS is not the be-all and end-all study because it excludes Ontario’s largest quarry, which is Manitoulin, and it excludes Bowmanville, quarries in Ingersoll and many others because they’re outside of that 75-kilometre requirement.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para556" name="para556"></a> Forty years ago, this mega-quarry proposal would not have been possible. The technology and the infrastructure were not available. Our capabilities have changed and the law should be adapted accordingly. Also our values have changed, and the law should reflect that too.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para557" name="para557"></a> Important values today are:<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para558" name="para558"></a> —environmentally protected spaces, including the Oak Ridges moraine, the greenbelt and the Niagara Escarpment;<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para559" name="para559"></a> —food security, partly achieved by the protection of prime farmland, and it was suggested classes 1 through 4;<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para560" name="para560"></a> —fresh, clean water for all as a human right, and it should be noted that the ARA, as it stands, is a back door to owning Canadian water;<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para561" name="para561"></a> —protection and recovery plans for endangered species; and<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para562" name="para562"></a> —resource conservation and waste elimination through reduction, reuse and recycling.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para563" name="para563"></a> After scouring the Internet, I compiled a list of recommendations for the ARA and its underlying policies. That’s the handout that Tamara just gave you, so it’s 14 points.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para564" name="para564"></a> (1) Make conservation of aggregate, a non-renewable resource, a priority over the approval of new extraction sites. Conservation can occur through aggregate recycling and use of alternative materials. All three levels of government need to be encouraged to use these recycled products.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para565" name="para565"></a> (2) Reserve virgin aggregate, a non-renewable resource, for use within Canada.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para566" name="para566"></a> (3) Prohibit aggregate extraction below the water table without a full environmental assessment and a full understanding of the impact on all areas, near and far....<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para567" name="para567"></a> (5) Develop a process and guidelines for identifying and designating new specialty crop areas to safeguard unique agricultural land resources. Prohibit aggregate extraction in specialty crop areas.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para568" name="para568"></a> (6) Conduct a thorough study of all existing aggregate reserves in Ontario. We cannot know what we need until we know what we have.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para569" name="para569"></a> (7) Develop an aggregate master plan and disallow new aggregate mining licences within environmentally protected spaces until that aggregate master plan has been fully approved by the people and the province. Align the aggregate master plan with existing environmental protection legislation, including the greenbelt, the Niagara Escarpment plan and the Oak Ridges moraine.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para570" name="para570"></a> (8) Provide an assessment of the cumulative effects—the dust, noise, air quality, traffic emissions, effects on water—of the aggregate master plan on Ontario residents by district.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para571" name="para571"></a> (9) Require that new quarry proposals demonstrate need for additional aggregate resource extraction in meeting the demands of the Ontario market.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para572" name="para572"></a> (10) Mandate that an environmental assessment occur for all new or expanding aggregate operations.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para573" name="para573"></a> (11) Realign the cost of virgin aggregate to reflect reality. Economically, aggregate is a low-priced, heavy-weight commodity that takes the bulk of its cost from transportation. Today, however, the price of virgin aggregate must include the activism necessary by residents to fight for their best interests despite the elected and public institutions designed to represent and protect those public interests. As well, the cost must encompass the environmental cost on residents. In other words, the market cost for virgin aggregate is unrealistically cheap. Create a management system that works for residents and price the product accordingly. This is called full cost accounting.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para575" name="para575"></a> (12) Address what will happen to the operators of small aggregate resources if a mega-quarry becomes the sanctioned approach. What will small operators do when they are subjected to the monopolistic power of a Goliath-like mega-quarry?<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para576" name="para576"></a> (13) Implement social licensing where operators must earn the right to continue extraction through responsible operation and timely and progressive rehabilitation.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para577" name="para577"></a> (14) Include an end to the aggregate licence, a sunset clause. Legally, all contracts require a termination point. Give communities a light at the end of the tunnel. Operators have a tendency to keep a near-exhausted site active enough to avoid rehabilitation due to the expense. Or they extend the life of the operation by accepting commercial fill—the more contaminated or suspect the fill, the higher the fee they earn.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para578" name="para578"></a> I’m not an expert, and, quite frankly, I should not be here. The fact that I am here, aware that the ARA even exists, is an indicator that the legislation is not doing its job. Your mandate is to come up with recommendations for quick fixes to keep the public happy. Well, I’m sure you can see by now that there are no quick fixes. The government needs to take a long, hard look as to how to manage the competing needs for resources in the long term. Ontarians cannot afford to continue blindly extracting rock and destroying land at the expense of everything else. Food and water and quality of life must come first. That’s it.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para579" name="para579"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Thanks. We appreciate the presentation. We’ve gone a little bit over, so I ask members to keep their questions as brief as possible. Mr. Colle.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para580" name="para580"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> Thank you very much for your very helpful suggestions. I guess the one question I have to you is about recycling and the fact that virgin aggregate is really a lot more expensive than people think. The Ministry of Transportation uses up to 20% recycled aggregate when they build their roads. We’ve talked about what England does, but right here in Ontario we’ve got MTO, which is one of the largest users of aggregates, able to use 20% recycled aggregate. Don’t you think that municipalities should start using recycled materials, and why are they not being pressured at all to start using recycled material like MTO does?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para581" name="para581"></a> <strong>Ms. Donna Baylis:</strong> You’re absolutely right, and a lot of them don’t even realize they’re not using recycled materials. A lot of them will tell you that they think they are because they are elected officials; they’re insurance people. They don’t know this stuff. It depends on their staffing and how their staffing has put the proposals together. That’s one of the reasons the province needs to work with municipalities to point this out.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para582" name="para582"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> Thank you.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para583" name="para583"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Ms. Jones.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para584" name="para584"></a> <strong>Ms. Sylvia Jones:</strong> Thank you, Donna. I respectfully disagree; I think the whole point of us travelling to communities is to hear from people like you, so I do appreciate you taking the time to come and present to our committee.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para585" name="para585"></a> I had one question regarding point number six, and that’s when you say, “Conduct a thorough study of all existing aggregate reserves in Ontario.” I’m not sure if you’re familiar with the town of Caledon. They basically have incorporated the mapping of existing aggregate within their municipality. It’s actually part of their official plan now. Is that what you had envisioned with your point six, or am I taking that in a different direction?<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para586" name="para586"></a> <strong>Ms. Donna Baylis:</strong> One of the problems—the aggregate companies do not release a lot of data. They say it’s proprietary; they say that it affects the way they price their product. It’s kind of like knowing how much oil there is in Iraq: You really don’t know. We can’t make good decisions if we don’t have good data, and that data is not being collected. It’s not being offered up.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para587" name="para587"></a> <strong>Ms. Sylvia Jones:</strong> Thank you.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para589" name="para589"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> Thank you, Donna, for the long list. I think your list, plus the lists that Margaret Mercer and Mike Schreiner prepared, reflect a lot of what people are saying, and that’s a good guide for us all.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para590" name="para590"></a> I had two questions, but I’m just going to limit it to one. The ministry—MNR—has two functions: one, it encourages extraction of aggregates, and the other is that it has a role of preserving our natural heritage, and sometimes the two seem to be in conflict. A number of people have talked about that. Do you have a view of that dual role that seems to be in contradiction with itself?<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para591" name="para591"></a> <strong>Ms. Donna Baylis:</strong> The provincial government has that same conflict of interest. They get a fee per tonne for every tonne that’s dug up for aggregate, and they also get licence fees; but on the other hand, they have to decide whether a quarry gets approved. The whole Ontario government—they’re the largest buyer of aggregates, so they need cheap aggregates. So they benefit. It’s a conflict all over the place, and quite frankly, it’s one of the reasons I’ve been pushing to involve the federal government, because I don’t believe the provincial government can get around those conflicts.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para592" name="para592"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> Thank you, Mr. Chair.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para593" name="para593"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Thank you very much. That’s time for your presentation.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para595" name="para595"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> North Dufferin Agricultural and Community Taskforce. Good afternoon.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para596" name="para596"></a> <strong>Mr. Carl Cosack:</strong> Good afternoon, Mr. Chair.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para597" name="para597"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Welcome back to committee.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para598" name="para598"></a> <strong>Mr. Carl Cosack:</strong> Thank you.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para599" name="para599"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> You have 10 minutes for your presentation, as you—</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para601" name="para601"></a> <strong>Ms. Sylvia Jones:</strong> He’s holding a different hat.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para602" name="para602"></a> <strong><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="P630_172932" name="P630_172932"></a>Mr. Carl Cosack:</strong> Yes, totally. So thank you for allowing me to be here, committee members, staff and gallery.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para603" name="para603"></a> Through this review process, you have already learned of the many reasons why this ARA review is so necessary and why the review is just so important. You have the very unique opportunity to set a new path forward, and in a non-partisan way, to truly serve the people of this province, whatever their political affiliation or the region they live in.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para604" name="para604"></a> The people in Ontario are saying to you that one sector, the aggregate industry, can no longer be prioritized at the cost of every other industry or group in society, be it agriculture, tourism, First Nations, artists, culture or heritage, to name a few. The cost of that new condo in the city must just reflect the true cost of building it.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para605" name="para605"></a> You already have a reasonable timeline to conclude this review, and we ask that you propose to have legislative changes made within 18 months or two years, and seek public input as you narrow down the issues towards policy. By putting a time limit on these proceedings, you will ensure the aggregate industry’s constructive help in this process, since they are assured there is an end game. And because we currently have enough licensed resources at hand to satisfy the market for the next two years, it is reasonable for you to request from the Legislature a moratorium on all licence applications until this review is completed and new policy is enacted.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para606" name="para606"></a> All stakeholders agree on many things. Some of them are higher levies for better maintenance of local infrastructure; more coordinated approaches to recycling, building and construction standards to allow that recycled material in municipal projects; dedicated levies to rehabilitate and ensure compliance, held by the host municipality in a dedicated account, to empower those host municipalities to work co-operatively with the industry and not be subjected to the ministerial cutbacks envisioned by the provincial government of the time; and others that need more discussion.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para607" name="para607"></a> NDACT is not concerned so much as to how we got to today, but rather how we move forward from today. Because of this stance, my brief will be solutions-oriented.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para608" name="para608"></a> The public engagement in this process has been province-wide and exemplary in its conduct and professionalism. People are giving freely of their expertise and energy. I urge you to realize the enormous civility that has highlighted this public engagement and not to view this civility as a sign of weakness, or lack of determination, by Ontarians.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para609" name="para609"></a> Our suggestions include the following, but are not limited to these. Since time given to prepare for these hearings has been short, we reserve the right to continually refine our requests and solutions. We are asking this committee to:<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para610" name="para610"></a> (1) Develop a tiered licensing program, recognizing different classes of applications. And as an example, we offer:<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para611" name="para611"></a> (a) A 50-acre extraction application that is not on prime farmland, not below the water table, and that follows the current ARA process. Any attempt at future expansion should be treated like a new licence application.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para613" name="para613"></a> (b) Proposals that endeavour to go below the water table should automatically be designated for a provincial EA, with the Ministry of the Environment taking the lead in the approval process.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para614" name="para614"></a> (c) Applications that involve prime farmland should recognize that agricultural communities have spent decades and centuries, literally, developing their communities and values, and those communities and the lowest-tier municipality deserve the legislated right to vote on such a proposal in a binding referendum. Ontario’s mantra is “food and water” first.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para615" name="para615"></a> (2) There should be different-length commenting and review periods, depending on the class, size and complexity of the application.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para616" name="para616"></a> (3) The more complex applications, let’s say (1)(b) and (1)(c) described earlier, should have funding rules established for community organizations to be properly represented and municipalities financially enabled to deal with them properly. This should include the re-establishment of intervener funding, and if the guidelines are clear that this funding—which is, I believe, still law, just set aside—applies only to specific type or class applications, it will not meet with industry resistance.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para617" name="para617"></a> As is the case with the Highland Companies’ application, community groups and commenting municipalities are put at a great disadvantage. This process is not okay.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para618" name="para618"></a> With regard to water:<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para619" name="para619"></a> (4) Source water regions should get legislative protection from industrial extractive activity. The risks associated with extraction in source water regions will never outweigh the benefits. You have the ability to protect Ontario’s source water regions in order to safeguard our agricultural and economic well-being. You have to make that your own non-partisan legacy.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para620" name="para620"></a> Allow me to quote: “The world’s demand for fresh water is growing so fast that, by 2030, agriculture, industry, and expanding cities ... will face such scarce supplies”—this is only 18 years from now—“that the confrontation could disrupt economic development” and threaten political stability and public health.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para621" name="para621"></a> The curious part is that this quote is from Stuart Orr, global freshwater program manager for the World Wildlife Fund, with support from J. Carl Ganter, director, Circle of Blue, and Jeff Seabright, vice-president, environment and water resources for Coca-Cola—members and chair, respectively, of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Water Security. I bring the quote to your attention because these are truly unusual players deciding to work together to highlight and solve water issues. They are breaking new ground; so must this province through improved source water protection legislation with respect to industrial extraction.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para622" name="para622"></a> Close to market:<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para623" name="para623"></a> (5) If an application is based on the PPS request “close to market” in an as-yet-to-be-defined perimeter around the Golden Horseshoe—let’s say 75 kilometres from Vaughan—the licence should be restricted to local Golden Horseshoe use only, no export allowed. If the province plans for more development in this region, we should safeguard the resources that support that planned development. Both the PPS and ARA policy should implement those provincial priorities.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para624" name="para624"></a> It is absolutely within the legislative right of the province to impose limits on the use of its resources through its licence approval process. If NAFTA does not allow this restriction, the province should challenge that, since the resources are within its jurisdiction.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para625" name="para625"></a> The mega-quarry:<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para626" name="para626"></a> (6) A mega-quarry proposal, if truly desired by the province, needs to follow different provincial criteria, as highlighted by all the issues raised by the Highland Companies’ application. Some qualifying standards include:<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para627" name="para627"></a> —Applications of such extraordinary magnitude should be based on a “willing host” principle. There are many ideas on how to establish a protocol for such a principle, and some precedents have already been set. This should include a true economic benefits study, community-negotiated benefits of the resource, and a larger economic benefit for the province by building infrastructure that can support such a mega-quarry and which will have employment and regional benefits after the mega-quarry has been exhausted.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para628" name="para628"></a> —The number of municipalities and organizations that need to be notified of such a mega-quarry proposal needs to be broadened. There are effects from traffic, water, airborne pollutants and the economic impact, like the impact the Highland Companies’ application would have on the Town of Blue Mountain’s tourism, yet currently Blue Mountain does not need to be made aware of the proposal.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para629" name="para629"></a> (7) The province should never consider applications that include any company’s proposal to manage water in perpetuity, a simply preposterous thought that cannot have any credible expectation of fulfillment.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para630" name="para630"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Carl, that’s time for your presentation, so I need you to wrap up.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para631" name="para631"></a> <strong>Mr. Carl Cosack:</strong> Our political leaders should be proud of what has been accomplished by Ontarians over the past year. Ordinary people, those living in the tiniest of communities and the largest city in Canada, are standing up for their province, its land, water and bounty. They’re not paid to lobby the government and influence its decision. They are stepping forward voluntarily because it is their duty to do what’s best for their province. It is because of you and because of them that this review and all that lies ahead will be a success, not just for Ontario today but for future generations.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para632" name="para632"></a> Thank you for your time.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para633" name="para633"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Good job. Thanks for your presentation.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para634" name="para634"></a> If you have something briefly, go ahead.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para635" name="para635"></a> <strong>Ms. Sylvia Jones:</strong> Briefly: You talk about how mega-quarry proposals should automatically trigger an EA?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para636" name="para636"></a> <strong>Mr. Carl Cosack:</strong> No, below-the-water-table applications.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para637" name="para637"></a> <strong>Ms. Sylvia Jones:</strong> I see that. But you also say in point 6, “Some qualifying standards include … extraordinary magnitude should be based on a ‘willing host.’” So you don’t see a trigger point where a larger application should automatically have an EA?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para638" name="para638"></a> <strong>Mr. Carl Cosack:</strong> Not by size alone.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para639" name="para639"></a> <strong>Ms. Sylvia Jones:</strong> Okay. Thanks, Carl.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para640" name="para640"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> NDP caucus, go ahead. Question.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para641" name="para641"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> No, just to say I appreciate, Carl, your presentation again. It’s very useful as a guideline for us. It adds to the many recommendations that have been made by others, and I really do appreciate the comment that you made about, “The public engagement in this process has been province-wide and exemplary in its conduct and professionalism. People are giving freely of their expertise and energy.” I agree with that. I want to say on behalf of us all that we value that expertise and the engagement from the public, which is pretty, pretty large.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para642" name="para642"></a> <strong>Mr. Carl Cosack:</strong> That’s right.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para643" name="para643"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> And that’s something we respect and, hopefully, the changes we’ll make will reflect all of your suggestions.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para644" name="para644"></a> <strong>Mr. Carl Cosack:</strong> Thank you.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para645" name="para645"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Liberal caucus?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para646" name="para646"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> I like your comment: “The cost of that new condo in the city must reflect the true cost of building it.” The problem, perhaps, Carl, is that right now, that closet in the sky they’re buying in downtown Toronto, 500 square feet, might cost them half a million dollars. So the poor person who’s desperately trying to find a place to live pays the $500,000. They certainly are paying a high price, but meanwhile, someone is making a lot of money, and it’s not, as I said, the poor person who’s looking for housing. How can we get people to really understand? When they build their stone houses in downtown Toronto, ask for wider highways, more condos, how do we get them to understand that when they do that, they’re basically demanding more quarries to be built?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para647" name="para647"></a> <strong>Mr. Carl Cosack:</strong> I don’t know if they demand more quarries. They demand material, whatever the source of that material might be. Lots of things have been discussed, from density issues. These issues are why all of you are here. It is not for us volunteers to solve all those sorts of issues.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para648" name="para648"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> But again, how do we get people to understand that sprawl, building more highways, building more condos basically means more stress in areas like where you live?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para649" name="para649"></a> <strong>Mr. Carl Cosack:</strong> Well, as others have said, there is vision necessary or long-term thinking, just like the vision was developed to develop the greater Golden Horseshoe to three times its current density over however many years. The vision is out there; somebody just needs to make a new one. This one is not working, as is evident by all the presentations that you have.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para650" name="para650"></a> If I may, because Ms. Scott asked for an example of native consultation from a previous speaker, native consultation in the Highland application is a one-page letter informing the First Nations of their intent to file an application within one month. That is not consultation, and we certainly can get you a copy of that letter if you so wish.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para652" name="para652"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Okay, and I think the presenters affected expressed that as well, so thanks for reinforcing that. That’s time for your presentation today.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para653" name="para653"></a> <strong>Mr. Carl Cosack:</strong> Thank you kindly.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="P682_187326" name="P682_187326"></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="PARA654" name="PARA654"></a> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="P682_187366" name="P682_187366"></a>TOWN OF SHELBURNE</h3>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para655" name="para655"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> The next presentation is the town of Shelburne. Mr. Deputy Mayor, good afternoon. Welcome to the Standing Committee on General Government. As you’re aware, you have 10 minutes for your presentation, so whoever may be speaking, just state your name for our recording purposes, and you can go ahead when you’re ready.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para656" name="para656"></a> <strong><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="P684_187815" name="P684_187815"></a>Mr. Ken Bennington:</strong> I’m Ken Bennington, deputy mayor, town of Shelburne.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para657" name="para657"></a> The corporation of the town of Shelburne is grateful for the opportunity afforded by the Standing Committee on General Government to submit some comments and recommendations regarding the committee’s review of the Aggregate Resources Act.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para658" name="para658"></a> It has been, we understand, approximately 40 years since this act has undergone any changes. In our opinion, much has changed in this society in the last 40 years, and we applaud the government for now taking the initiative to re-examine this act and its impact on the people of Ontario.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para659" name="para659"></a> Over the past 10 years, Shelburne’s population has grown from just over 4,000 persons to a current population of 5,825 persons. The number of households during that same period of time has increased from 1,500 to now 2,158.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para660" name="para660"></a> To be clear, the town of Shelburne does not have any aggregate within its municipal boundaries. However, current and proposed nearby aggregate quarrying operations have, and will have, a direct impact upon the residents of our municipality. Our residents are subjected to traffic noise, dust and safety issues from current aggregate trucking operations. The proposed mega-quarry by the Highland Companies lies north of our municipality, and the majority of the aggregate haulage from that proposed quarry, and the haulage of supplies to the quarry will, according to the Highland Companies’ proposal, pass through our municipality on our municipal roads. This activity will cause further serious deterioration of these roads, resulting in additional road maintenance costs. Frankly, we are very concerned about the additional cost of maintaining our roads, should this proposed quarry become operational. The regulation under the act must be amended to provide more realistic compensation to our municipality and other municipalities across the province for the continued maintenance of the roads used by vehicles hauling aggregate products and/or quarrying supplies.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para661" name="para661"></a> Our municipality, like many others in Ontario, depends solely upon water wells drilled into the aquifer to provide our potable water. Our water consumption over the past 10 years has increased almost 35% and all of this water comes from municipal wells supplied by the underground aquifers. We cannot live without water; thus, conservation and protection of the water within these underground aquifers is an absolute priority. In our opinion, Ontario does not have an inexhaustible supply of potable water.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para662" name="para662"></a> Frequently, we hear reports of contamination and depletion of potable water supplies within the province of Ontario. Further, we are led to believe that quarrying operations that are operating below the water table often discharge the water from the dewatering process into local streams and rivers. This process can increase the temperature of the water being discharged. We are advised that just half a percent increase in the temperature of the water in streams and rivers can negatively affect the spawning of fish in those streams and rivers. Protection of all underground aquifers, rivers and streams must be a priority of this government.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para663" name="para663"></a> Our municipality is located within a primarily large rural agricultural area. Many of our citizens depend on agriculture for their livelihood. All of us need agricultural products for our daily food. Our population in Ontario is increasing and the amount of viable agricultural land is decreasing. The Ontario Smart Growth Network states that Ontario will need to find room for several million new people over the next 30 years. We cannot expect to feed Ontario’s population from imported food sources. We are concerned about the steady depletion of quality class 1, 2 and 3 agricultural land within the province. We believe the province must move to protect agricultural land for food-growing purposes. We must protect our farmland, not dig it up or pave it.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para664" name="para664"></a> We note that throughout the province of Ontario there are literally hundreds of abandoned pits and quarries. The majority of these are in need of rehabilitation. It is our understanding that rehabilitation is being undertaken through the management of abandoned aggregate properties program. In our view, this program is severely underfunded, understaffed and largely ineffective. We recommend that the rehabilitation requirements of the act be updated and strengthened.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para665" name="para665"></a> With these concerns—preservation of potable water supplies and viable agricultural land, adequate funding to municipalities for road maintenance, proper abandoned quarry rehabilitation—in mind, we respectfully make the following submissions respecting proposed changes to the act:<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para666" name="para666"></a> Aggregate quarries should not be permitted to exist below the aquifer, unless a full environmental assessment has been undertaken with the unambiguous conclusion by all participants that any negative impacts will not occur. Any possibility for the contamination of aquifers must be avoided. Ontario’s precautionary principle must be the core of the Aggregate Resources Act.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para667" name="para667"></a> Any quarry that is currently located in an area of potable water aquifers or drinking water source must not be permitted to contaminate any local aquifers. This requirement must be enshrined in law. Further, in future we should prohibit aggregate extraction that will occur below the water table in all drinking water source areas.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para668" name="para668"></a> All of the owners, shareholders, directors, officers, managers and supervisors of any aggregate quarrying operation should be held personally responsible and not able to hide behind the corporate veil for any environmental damage caused by the operation of the quarry, even after it has ceased its quarrying operations.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para669" name="para669"></a> The Aggregate Resources Act and any acts relating to the extraction and/or use of aggregates must require that all demolished concrete products be recycled into new concrete products and not permitted to be dumped into landfills. While this may slightly increase the cost of dealing with demolition waste, it retains most of the value of our resource. If Ontario is to have an economically viable future, we must conserve our aggregate, which, in our opinion, is a depleting resource. As a council, we are investigating the feasibility of passing a municipal bylaw requiring that all demolished concrete and aggregate within the municipality must be recycled.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para670" name="para670"></a> Any application for a new aggregate quarry, or for the extension of an existing aggregate quarry, should be subjected to a thorough review process under the Environmental Bill of Rights. This review should encompass all relevant acts such as, at the very least, the Ontario Water Resources Act, the Environmental Protection Act and the Mining Act.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para671" name="para671"></a> Further, all agricultural land in Ontario must remain as such and not permit the extraction of aggregate from beneath that land. We define agricultural land as class 1, 2 and 3 land upon which food crops can be grown. We recommend development of a process with the relevant guidelines to define and protect our agricultural land resources.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para672" name="para672"></a> We do not agree with the policy that aggregate must be mined as close to its final use as possible. The additional cost of shipping aggregate from distant points within the province is, in the long run, more beneficial and retains our provincial natural resources for use within the province of Ontario.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para673" name="para673"></a> All aggregate mined in Ontario must be used within Ontario and not be permitted to be shipped offshore. We must retain this depleting resource for our own use.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para674" name="para674"></a> All existing and proposed quarrying operations must be required to provide adequate financial assurance to ensure that the operation and eventual closure of the site will continue to protect the environment and not become a liability of the people of Ontario.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para675" name="para675"></a> Our council fully supports the submissions and recommendations made to the standing committee by the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario and the Canadian Environmental Law Association.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para676" name="para676"></a> In summary, our council feels that there are serious issues respecting aggregate quarrying operations that must be recognized as such within the province of Ontario. This committee has the unique opportunity of protecting these issues. Good agricultural land in Ontario is at a premium. Our residents depend on it for their food and, in many cases, their livelihood. The resource of potable water within our province is depleting. Water is indispensable to our lives. We must do everything to protect its source and conserve its use. We encourage you to make recommendations to revise the act, its regulations, and encourage the revision of other relevant acts to ensure that Ontario’s agricultural land is protected for agricultural uses and Ontario’s water supply is not depleted or contaminated and remains a viable resource for our citizens.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para677" name="para677"></a> Yours sincerely, the town of Shelburne.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para679" name="para679"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Thank you, Ken. We appreciate the presentation. Just a few minutes for questions. The NDP caucus is up first.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para680" name="para680"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> Thank you, Ken. I think that you as well are reflecting many of the things that people are saying. I’m glad to see you looking at number (4), although as I reference number (4), you talk about council “investigating the feasibility of passing a municipal bylaw requiring that all demolished concrete and aggregate within the municipality must be recycled.” It’s a good thing. Obviously, council has been talking about it. You haven’t been doing it, but you want to do it, and you’re exploring how you can do that. Is that the case?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para681" name="para681"></a> <strong>Mr. Ken Bennington:</strong> That’s correct.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para682" name="para682"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> I really do believe the province has a role to play in this because you are creatures of the province. We can work with city councils to help you do that and to help all municipalities across the province do that. It isn’t just a case of we do it in one ministry and municipalities could do it as well. I think we need to lead, and yes, we are in one ministry, but I think we also have the power of the province to help municipalities do this and, where there is reluctance, to force them, if that’s what needs to be done.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para683" name="para683"></a> Do you agree that we can find a way to co-operate and/or that we should be encouraging or forcing municipalities to recycle, or is there something else that should be going on?<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para684" name="para684"></a> <strong>Mr. Ken Bennington:</strong> I would agree with that, yes.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para685" name="para685"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> That we should be co-operating with each other to make it happen, or do you think we should force municipalities to do this? What do you think should happen?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para686" name="para686"></a> <strong>Mr. Ken Bennington:</strong> I think collaboration is probably the first step. If it doesn’t happen, then you would have the power to force the issue—</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para687" name="para687"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> So what are some of the reasons why you might not have done it before and now you are looking at doing it? Is there an explanation?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para688" name="para688"></a> <strong>Mr. Ken Bennington:</strong> I think it’s just the principle we’re working on. I don’t really know why we have never done it in the past. But as these issues come to light and the focus is on that particular resource, now is the time to make that change.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para689" name="para689"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> Okay, thank you.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para690" name="para690"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Liberal caucus, Mr. Colle.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para691" name="para691"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> Just on that point there, I want to congratulate you for at least investigating using recycled aggregates. Do you know of any other municipalities in this area that use recycled aggregates?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para692" name="para692"></a> <strong>Mr. Ken Bennington:</strong> I don’t have anyone in mind. Not to say that there isn’t; I don’t want to put words in their mouth.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para693" name="para693"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> Okay. Maybe we can get research to find out how many municipalities in the western GTA use recycled aggregates.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para694" name="para694"></a> Anyway, thank you. I think that’s obviously—you know, a small municipality like Shelburne may lead the way in this direction and possibly MTO could be of help because they are also very advanced in their recycling. That’s maybe one way we could help Shelburne, given your size. It’s hard to do it by yourself, so if you need expertise in that we might be able to do that.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para695" name="para695"></a> When is the fiddle—what’s the date?<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para696" name="para696"></a> <strong>Ms. Sylvia Jones:</strong> I’ll send you your invite. It’s August 6, 7, 8, somewhere in there.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para697" name="para697"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> Shelagh Rogers is going to do it again?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para698" name="para698"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Okay. Thank you.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para699" name="para699"></a> <strong>Ms. Sylvia Jones:</strong> We’re getting sidetracked.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para700" name="para700"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Ms. Jones, go ahead.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para701" name="para701"></a> <strong>Ms. Sylvia Jones:</strong> Thank you, Chair. I have two questions but they are actually related. You made reference to the management of abandoned aggregate properties program, which is basically rehabilitation of abandoned pits and quarries. The money that is used for that actually comes out of the levy. There’s a very small—I think it’s half a penny that comes out of the levy that goes into those abandoned pits and quarries. A number of them, in fact, are municipal, former wayside pits and municipal pits.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para702" name="para702"></a> My question is related to your reference to wanting the levy increased. You’re not the first person who has raised that. Many have talked about how we need to ensure some continuity, that if there is an additional flow of money, it doesn’t just go into general revenue, that it actually gets set aside for rehabilitation, for municipal assistance in roads etc.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para703" name="para703"></a> A two-part question: Do you have any suggestion to the committee on what the levy should be? And do you have an opinion on whether you would like to see that separated out from general revenue or that a higher percentage go into rehabilitation of abandoned pits and quarries? Sorry, long question.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para704" name="para704"></a> <strong>Mr. Ken Bennington:</strong> I think it should be separate funding so we can track it and it’s transparent.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para705" name="para705"></a> As far as the levy dollar amount, I don’t have a dollar amount in mind or at my fingertips, but when I do some home improvements, I always go with, double it and add 10%, so let’s start there.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para706" name="para706"></a> <strong>Ms. Sylvia Jones:</strong> Thanks, Ken.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para707" name="para707"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Thank you very much. That’s time for your presentation. Thanks for coming in today.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="P736_203808" name="P736_203808"></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="PARA708" name="PARA708"></a> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="P736_203848" name="P736_203848"></a>OXFORD PEOPLE<br />AGAINST THE LANDFILL</h3>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para709" name="para709"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> The next presentation is Oxford People Against the Landfill. Sometimes we’re not too clear on some of these acronyms or the names of the groups, but this is fairly clear.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para710" name="para710"></a> Good afternoon. Welcome to the Standing Committee on General Government. You’ve got 10 minutes for your presentation and five for questions. Simply state your name and you can get started.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para711" name="para711"></a> <strong><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="P739_204396" name="P739_204396"></a>Mr. Howard De Jong:</strong> I’m Howard De Jong. I’m here representing OPAL, Oxford People Against the Landfill. We have an issue in Oxford county. The community has now risen, and in four months we’ve developed a pretty extensive group and an active group. We feel our community is being threatened, and part of the threatening details come from the Aggregate Resources Act, specifically the rehabilitation portion.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para712" name="para712"></a> Honourable members, I appreciate you entertaining our submission today. The process you are undertaking is absolutely necessary. Re-evaluation and rewriting portions of the act are crucial to protecting communities. We are not dealing with the same environments that existed in 1990. Corporations have had a 20-year head start on this act. Corporations can write off all expenses as development costs. Compare that to communities who are trying to protect themselves with the proceeds of bake sales, auctions and barbecues. This is exactly what we’re doing in Ingersoll. We can’t even donate to the cause and get a tax receipt, much less have a complete deduction.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para713" name="para713"></a> The very first page in the act that I read identifies reasons for the act: item (c) is to require the rehabilitation of land from which aggregate has been extracted; and (d) to minimize adverse effects on the environment. We knew this in 1990. It must have been a problem back then as well; we still have it.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para714" name="para714"></a> If you’ll indulge me, the average thought process of any business when faced with a pit that is playing out: They begin to develop an exit strategy. First, it would be normal and expected that these companies would find the absolute, most cost-effective way to rehabilitate according to their site plan. Second, they would check in to see if we can get somebody else to do it for us, to minimize costs, and can that party take on our liabilities of site plan obligations. Third, a question would be: Is there a way we can gain from the rehabilitation process? Can we charge for what goes back in? Can it be done without jeopardizing our aggregate licence? Can a third party assume that risk? All of this thought process should be expected from any licence holder, especially ones that are responsible to shareholders first and would consider fines as a cost of doing business, or exit strategies that could employ possibly leases, subleases, transfers or other avenues of bypassing a rehabilitation site plan commitment.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para716" name="para716"></a> Why and how does the Aggregate Resources Act end up in a landfill argument? Do we accept incomplete rehabilitation? Should we, in the future, accept incomplete rehabilitation? Presently, we’re in the middle of it. Do we accept from anyone other than the licence holder to complete a rehabilitation for them? Do we now accept waste of all shapes and forms as rehabilitation? Do we accept transference without guidelines? Are we somewhat naive or does this act seriously need updating? Not only this gaping hole in the ground that we have that entices landfill companies, this gaping hole in the Aggregate Resources Act concerning rehabilitation is ultimately responsible for the process beginning.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para717" name="para717"></a> We need clarity for exactly the same reasons as in 1990. Aggregate operations have found their way around rehabilitation site plans. They have found their way around commitments. With the seemingly unending list of waste companies working their way into existing aggregate operations all across the province, we must prepare ourselves or at least have a way to stop a clearly wrong application. This can be done by building a very exact, very specific and enforced—and I stress, enforced—rehabilitation requirement.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para718" name="para718"></a> At this point, I would like to pause and just throw out there: We have had one incursion with a NAFTA connotation to it. Could you imagine if all of a sudden a NAFTA avenue came forward and decided to overthrow this so that we had to knuckle under and accept a wrong application?<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para719" name="para719"></a> Our community, after hearing Shelburne’s submission, we agree with them 100%. A very excellent submission. But our community is also in favour of proper aggregate operations—well-run operations, well-planned operations and compliant to their industry agreements such as site plan rehabilitation. It is required and it’s a condition of licence. How are these companies allowed to continue under their aggregate licence while openly having an agenda to bypass them and put something into that quarry that is clearly not supported by the act?<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para720" name="para720"></a> Until now, we, in Oxford, have lived in a symbiotic relationship with the lime quarries. We’ve put up with dust, noise and trucks; we received some employment in return. It was a symbiotic relationship. When the wind blew in a certain direction, we knew that you just didn’t hang the laundry out on those days. The final piece of the puzzle was that the licensee was going to make things right again. We, as a community, counted on that, and we counted on them honouring their agreements.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para721" name="para721"></a> The present proposed landfill that is being proposed to go into this quarry is directly on top of porous bedrock and our aquifer. The map later shows that.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para722" name="para722"></a> We also want the province to understand that landfills—we are promoting that our province entertain far, far higher and better, more world-class techniques in recycling practices. It can be done. It’s been demonstrated in other areas of the world. We’re sadly lacking. New operations of this nature really are not necessary. Why is the Aggregate Resources Act involved, or seems like it’s fostering it? Just as we agree with others that, seeing as there are approximately 150 years’ worth of aggregate licences open in the province, there should be a proven need to issue new aggregate licenses, we also feel that needs have to be demonstrated before any landfills are placed in these quarries that actually have rehabilitation agreements attached to them which aren’t being honoured.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para723" name="para723"></a> We definitely need more transparency. The public opinion needs to carry more weight. Current projects slip through under the radar with little or no public participation. While comments are collected, they really don’t carry a lot of significance.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para724" name="para724"></a> These are our homes, our communities, a stone’s throw away from where family is buried, on top of an aquifer in one of the few remaining areas in southwestern Ontario that still draws water from freshwater wells.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para725" name="para725"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Mr. De Jong, that’s about time for your presentation, so if you just want to take a minute to wrap up, that would be great.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para726" name="para726"></a> <strong>Mr. Howard De Jong:</strong> Okay. We will wrap up, thank you.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para727" name="para727"></a> As a community, we now fight with whatever we have at hand. Previously, we didn’t have to worry about the future of our community. Now we constantly worry, defending against a proponent and a process that strive to change our way of life. The role of government is to make sure that no one gets an unfair advantage to the detriment of the many.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para728" name="para728"></a> Thank you.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para729" name="para729"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Thank you very much for your presentation. Liberal caucus.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para730" name="para730"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> Thank you for the excellent presentation. I guess you’re getting the double whammy here: You’ve had the quarry; now the proponent is trying to turn it into a landfill site?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para731" name="para731"></a> <strong>Mr. Howard De Jong:</strong> Actually, the quarry is carrying on operations on a very large site. There is a second participant that is proposing to—</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para732" name="para732"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> On the same quarry?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para733" name="para733"></a> <strong>Mr. Howard De Jong:</strong> On the same quarry, and we are not able to access the information as to the deal between them as to how this aggregate licence is going to be transferred to yet another company that’s proposing to put a landfill on the same property. This is what we’re trying to defend ourselves against. It’s like shadowboxing something that isn’t there. There is a proponent putting it forward. They have an office and they are collecting terms of reference for the project, and yet the owner of the licence carries on operations seemingly unaffected. How is that possible?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para734" name="para734"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> So obviously, what you’re making very clear here is that the rehabilitation site plans really aren’t worth the paper they’re written on.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para735" name="para735"></a> <strong>Mr. Howard De Jong:</strong> They’re basically being circumvented in our case, for sure, and from what I hear from Shelburne, and from pits that are obviously abandoned all across the province; apparently there are 70 open permits in one township right next door to us.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para736" name="para736"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> Thank you.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para737" name="para737"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Conservative caucus, questions? Mr. Arnott, go ahead.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para738" name="para738"></a> <strong>Mr. Ted Arnott:</strong> I want to thank you very much for making this presentation because it sheds light on a part of the issue that I wasn’t aware of, certainly. I’m not a member of this committee—I’m subbed in today—but I think you’ve made a number of very significant and salient points that the committee needs to consider in the context of the overall review of the Aggregate Resources Act.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para739" name="para739"></a> You said it’s a second participant that is seeking to establish a landfill.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para740" name="para740"></a> <strong>Mr. Howard De Jong:</strong> Yes, sir. There is a company that owns the property of the quarries—they are the licensee—and we have another company, which is a landfill company, which is presently collecting terms of reference. They indicated to the community that they intend to go forward and have a plan in place and a deal in place somewhere along the way. We are not party to that deal. We don’t know how or why, but we really believe that the Aggregate Resources Act—under proper rehabilitation and following things that are already set out in the act, this should never have come to light. That pit should have been full, if that’s the case.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para742" name="para742"></a> <strong>Mr. Ted Arnott:</strong> Thank you.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para743" name="para743"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Thank you. NDP caucus?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para744" name="para744"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> Thank you, Howard. It’s the same question. I mean, clearly the licensee is working hand in hand with this other operator. There is no doubt about that. They’re obviously doing this together. My only question is, when you contacted the ministry or the political part of it, either one or the other, did you get a meeting? Who did you meet with? Were you able to get meetings? What did they say?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para745" name="para745"></a> <strong>Mr. Howard De Jong:</strong> Interesting question. We have had very frustrating meetings with all levels of political environments. We asked almost every politician that we have in our region for leadership, even if it’s not directly in their camp. Federally, we got the response that “It’s not my jurisdiction.” We were really impressed. Provincially, we got an ear. We are a Conservative riding, and we were basically told that he has pushed every button that he can in order to raise the issue, but they’re not in power and therefore he can’t get very far at this point in time. Local councils, both town and county, have struck out and sent out a message to the provincial government that they are—apparently, they are not allowed to show bias in their position, but they have issued a request of the provincial government to put a moratorium on new landfills. That’s about as far as they could go out on a limb.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para746" name="para746"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> And did you contact the ministry directly?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para747" name="para747"></a> <strong>Mr. Howard De Jong:</strong> Not myself.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para748" name="para748"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> Somebody else, yes?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para749" name="para749"></a> <strong>Mr. Howard De Jong:</strong> Others have, yes.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para750" name="para750"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> And did you get a meeting?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para751" name="para751"></a> <strong>Mr. Howard De Jong:</strong> There is a meeting coming up, yes.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para752" name="para752"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> Oh, coming up. Okay. So you don’t really know what the response might be.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para753" name="para753"></a> <strong>Mr. Howard De Jong:</strong> Not at this point in time, no.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para754" name="para754"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> Okay, thank you.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para755" name="para755"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Thank you very much, Mr. De Jong. That’s time for your presentation.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para756" name="para756"></a> <strong>Mr. Howard De Jong:</strong> Thank you.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="P785_217849" name="P785_217849"></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="PARA757" name="PARA757"></a> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="P785_217889" name="P785_217889"></a>DUFFERIN FEDERATION<br />OF AGRICULTURE</h3>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para758" name="para758"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> The next presentation: Dufferin Federation of Agriculture. Good afternoon. Welcome to the Standing Committee on General Government, Leo. As you know, you’ve got 10 minutes for your presentation. Just simply state your name and you can start.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para759" name="para759"></a> <strong><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="P787_218278" name="P787_218278"></a>Mr. Leo Blydorp:</strong> Thank you. My name is Leo Blydorp. I’m a farmer in Dufferin county and I am also on the Dufferin Federation of Agriculture, which represents over 500 farmers in Dufferin.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para760" name="para760"></a> I’ve been a farmer in Dufferin for the last 10 years. Before that, I also farmed in Huron county. Before that, I worked in industry for many years. I’ve had a long passion for agriculture soils and maintaining productive soils in Ontario. I was a student at the University of Guelph, and in my activism days back then, we were busy trying to stop some of the advancing developments in Halton and Peel; we know how much the city of Brampton has stopped growing. I got into the work world and worked for many years and then decided I was going to go farm, go back to an old interest. Then, in the last number of years, I became very familiar with many of the issues surrounding aggregates and an application for a mega-quarry in Dufferin county and Melancthon township, not too far from where I farm.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para761" name="para761"></a> I want to thank this committee for moving beyond Toronto. Most of us who are affected by aggregates are in the agriculture industry, and I think we have some valuable insights in terms of how that land should be preserved for the long term. I also appreciate the presentations that were made in Toronto from both the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, which we are a member of, the county federation, and NDACT, which I’m also a member of. I guess I could go and sit down because most of the stuff in there I support, but having 10 minutes here, I want to use a few of those minutes.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para762" name="para762"></a> As I said, I’m very passionate about maintaining our productive soils in Ontario for perpetuity. It took us about 10,000 years to produce the soils that we have in Ontario following the last glaciation period and in the last 150 years we have already lost about 20% of that to productive agriculture—largely due to urbanization.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para763" name="para763"></a> We’ve heard a number of the statistics, that only half a per cent of the Canadian landmass is class 1 land, and 52% of that is in Ontario. There are a few other statistics that are used in quantifying and determining the worth of the land that aren’t often considered. The first is the land inventory class that’s already been spoken about, the class 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 lands. But there’s another way of classifying land and that’s according to climate. According to the climate categorization, there are three things. First of all, frost-free period: We have to be able to grow crops without frost. The second is degree day information. That’s primarily how much heat we have. And thirdly is the amount of moisture that we have.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para764" name="para764"></a> When you mirror that on top of the land inventory classes, the class 1, 2, 3 and 4, the most favourable classes, according to the Agroclimatic Resource Index, also fall in Ontario. It’s not often that I speak highly of statisticians, but Agriculture Canada and their statistics division have said that on a clear day over one third of Canada’s best agriculture land can be seen from the top of Toronto’s CN Tower. So that might extend this far, maybe a little bit further north, but a lot of that best land that we are trying to protect is in Ontario.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para765" name="para765"></a> It’s our contention, as the Dufferin Federation of Agriculture, that Ontario has been paying lip service to protecting our best lands from development. It seems that any kind of thing is better than farming it. We get these questions all the time. We get questions about people who buy land and can’t have severances. They want to be able to profit from their land in ways other than through agriculture production.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para766" name="para766"></a> As a society, therefore, I think we can come a long way in appreciating our farmlands, because, again, it seems that development is always the best way: Is there some way that you can add value to that land? We’ve had a number of regulations on the books for a long time that give this lip service—and I’m looking at the Ontario policy statement here.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para767" name="para767"></a> First of all, under long-term economic prosperity, it says that we should promote the sustainability of the agri-food sector by protecting agriculture resources and minimizing land use conflicts. And then, under another section, 2.3.1, it states that prime agriculture areas shall be protected for long-term use for agriculture.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para768" name="para768"></a> But then, under mineral aggregate resources, the policy statement says, “In prime agricultural areas, on prime agricultural land, extraction of mineral aggregate resources is permitted as an interim use provided that rehabilitation of the site will be carried out so that substantially the same areas and same average soil quality for agriculture are restored.”<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para769" name="para769"></a> Then, it gets a little bit schizophrenic, in my opinion. It says, “On these prime agricultural lands, complete agricultural rehabilitation is not required if ... there is a substantial quantity of mineral aggregate resources below the water table warranting extraction, or the depth of planned extraction in a quarry makes restoration of pre-extraction agricultural capability unfeasible,” and it goes on and on. So either we’re going to protect our farmlands or we’re not.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para770" name="para770"></a> There was mention about food and the fact that we have a growing population in this province. In addition to just producing food, agriculture has also been asked to produce a lot of other goods in the last 10 years. The use of biofuels has increased astronomically, to the point that 40% of the US corn crop is now going into ethanol production. In addition, there are other agriculturally based products that are starting to be a part of the economy. I’d like to argue that agriculture has surpassed the automotive industry as the number one driver of the economy, and in order to continue to maintain that, we need to maintain our class 1, 2, 3 and 4 soils—our prime agriculture soils.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para771" name="para771"></a> 1720</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para772" name="para772"></a> While I’ve argued strongly for protecting our prime agricultural land, it doesn’t mean that I’m opposed to the aggregate industry. As a farmer, I rely on aggregates, on good roads to try to get my product to the marketplace. I rely on aggregates to make buildings. But it’s our contention as a federation that there is not a lack of aggregates. There’s no shortage of aggregates in Ontario.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para773" name="para773"></a> I have travelled to different places in the world, and the country of my origin, which is the Netherlands, has very little aggregate, and they seem to be functioning quite well. I’ve been travelling in the Third World; countries like Bangladesh have no aggregate. The last time I drove north of Simcoe all the way to the Manitoba border, there was about a 16-hour drive’s worth of aggregates as soon as you get to the north part of Simcoe county.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para774" name="para774"></a> I think there’s lots of aggregates. It’s a matter of where we decide to get them from. According to the Ministry of Natural Resources, there are five major limestone formations throughout the province. We don’t need to go to our best agricultural lands to get these aggregates needed for our infrastructure.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para775" name="para775"></a> Other jurisdictions have been successful in protecting farmland. I think BC has an agricultural land reserve, and it protects their prime agriculture lands in the lower Fraser Valley very effectively. Quebec has some similar legislation.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para776" name="para776"></a> To conclude, the DFA requests that the Aggregate Resources Act and other related policy and regulations, such as the provincial policy statement, be amended to first of all prohibit aggregate extraction on our prime agricultural lands. Classes 1 through 4 and specialty crop lands should not be open to aggregate extraction until all other areas have been exhausted.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para777" name="para777"></a> In areas where agriculture is the predominant use, rehabilitation of existing quarries and gravel pits must restore the extracted area back to agriculture. This rehabilitation needs to be monitored to determine the extent and effectiveness as measured by the resulting productivity of the soils. This should go over several years; it’s not something you can just simply determine in one or two years.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para778" name="para778"></a> Finally, there need to be sufficient funds set aside—fees collected, or something—so that this rehabilitation is able to occur and occurs in a timely manner.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para779" name="para779"></a> Thank you for the opportunity to address this committee.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para780" name="para780"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Thank you very much for your presentation. Conservative caucus first. Ms. Jones, go ahead.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para781" name="para781"></a> <strong>Ms. Sylvia Jones:</strong> Sure. Thanks, Leo. Just one point of clarification: We’ve talked a fair bit about rehabilitation today. Just so everyone is clear, for existing licences, it is the responsibility of the licence holder to rehabilitate. The abandoned rehabilitation or rehabilitation that occurs on abandoned pits and quarries is pre-1971, so it’s a different group of abandoned quarries. The current legislation does not allow extraction and then walking away—just so we’re clear on that.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para782" name="para782"></a> Back to the levy, with the rehabilitation fund, has the Dufferin Federation of Agriculture had any discussions about what that levy should be? As you know, it’s 11.5 cents right now. I believe a half a cent goes to the rehabilitation fund. Do you have any thoughts on whether that should change, how it should change?<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para783" name="para783"></a> <strong>Mr. Leo Blydorp:</strong> Well, we haven’t had any discussions on what that should be or whether it should change other than the fact that there’s a generally held belief that there’s not sufficient money there to do the required rehabilitation.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para784" name="para784"></a> There’s also the thought regarding the active pits, that many of these pits are kept active—whether there’s a lot of extraction going on or not is another thing—just so that they can avoid the rehabilitation. Maybe they only haul a load of gravel out of there every five years.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para785" name="para785"></a> <strong>Ms. Sylvia Jones:</strong> So that they don’t have to do the rehabilitation component.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para786" name="para786"></a> <strong>Mr. Leo Blydorp:</strong> Right. The truth of that I don’t know, but that’s some of the scuttlebutt that I hear around the countryside.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para787" name="para787"></a> <strong>Ms. Sylvia Jones:</strong> Thank you.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para788" name="para788"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Thank you. NDP caucus: Ms. Campbell, go ahead.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para789" name="para789"></a> <strong>Ms. Sarah Campbell:</strong> Thank you for your presentation. I have a question. There seems to be some conflicting commentary about whether or not it is possible to rehabilitate farmland back to a usable kind of use. What’s your view of that? Is it possible to rehabilitate farmland, especially when the ground underneath it has been removed?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para790" name="para790"></a> <strong>Mr. Leo Blydorp:</strong> Well, that depends. Really, if you’re digging a hole 200 feet deep and you’re removing all the limestone that has a lot of characteristics that make that area very suitable to agriculture, I seriously question whether that can be done. It’s not just the topsoil; it’s the underlying subsoils that also contribute to the effectiveness and the production capability of the soils above in terms of drainage characteristics, nutrient retention and a whole other host of chemical, physical and biological processes that take place in soil. Soils are very complex. They’re full of life, they’re full of chemistry, they’re full of physical characteristics, and a lot of that stuff is destroyed when we do a lot of extraction.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para791" name="para791"></a> I think we have a lot that we can learn about rehabilitating these pits and determining how much of an underburden or overburden is required to be moved back from the original parent materials before the topsoil is put back on. So I think it’s possible, especially with some of the smaller pits, but for some of these large holes in the ground, well, I’ve never seen any rehabilitated and I question whether or not it can be done.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para792" name="para792"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Liberal caucus: Mr. Colle.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para793" name="para793"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> Thank you, Leo. In terms of protecting farmland, right now Ontario has one of the largest protected greenbelts in North America, the Ontario greenbelt: over a million acres protected, a lot of that farmland. Are you in favour of expanding the boundaries of the greenbelt as a way of protecting farmland and making it stronger so there isn’t aggregate extraction allowed in the greenbelt area and the Oak Ridges moraine area, for instance?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para794" name="para794"></a> <strong>Mr. Leo Blydorp:</strong> Well, it depends if you’re asking me or if you’re asking the federation. We’ve had some different discussions. I think all agricultural land that is class 1, 2, 3 and 4 should be protected, whether it’s in the greenbelt or outside of the greenbelt. I think we continue to have way too much fragmentation of land going on. There have been a lot of old severances that are still being activated. While there’s been some discussion about a leapfrogging effect beyond the greenbelt, I think as a society we have to make a decision: Do we want to protect farmland? Do we want to have farmland and crop-producing land available to future generations? Can we move some of our urbanization, some of our commercial and industrial developments, to poorer classes of farmland? I think we can, because we have so little farmland to begin with, but our history of development started on the best farmland and it has continued from there.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para795" name="para795"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> Because it’s easy to build on farmland for the developer.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para796" name="para796"></a> <strong>Mr. Leo Blydorp:</strong> Well, it’s also easy to build, but you look at the city of Sudbury, which is largely on rock, and they seem to be able to make things work over there.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para797" name="para797"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Thank you very much for your presentation. That’s your time today.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para799" name="para799"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Our next presentation: David Vander Zaag. Good afternoon. Welcome to the Standing Committee on General Government. As you’re aware, you have 10 minutes for your presentation, so simply state your name and you can start.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para800" name="para800"></a> <strong>Mr. David Vander Zaag:</strong> Okay. My name is David Vander Zaag. Good afternoon, members of the committee, and thank you all for taking the trip up. Thank you for being members of the committee. It reinforces—I’m an optimist—my belief in government and democracy. It’s great to see you here.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para801" name="para801"></a> I am a third-generation farmer with four sons and grow potatoes on an 800-acre farm directly adjacent to the proposed mega-quarry site. I’m here to tell you this afternoon about the very unique nature of the soils on this 15,000-acre plateau. It’s a story that is not understood, and that is why I am here to do so.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para802" name="para802"></a> This is a message that is lost today because only 1.5% of the population in Canada are farmers. By comparison, in 1930, one third of the population farmed. How can the 1.5% be heard, and watch over and protect this resource that we all depend on, a resource that is under so much pressure? It is a huge challenge.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para803" name="para803"></a> My background is unique and gives me an acute appreciation for this land. I grew up on a potato farm in Alliston and moved to Shelburne 14 years ago when we found this farm for sale. I also am fortunate enough to operate five potato equipment dealerships in Michigan, Ontario, New Brunswick and PEI, and have visited farms all over the world. This experience has given me a great appreciation for how blessed we are with prime farmland of this quality.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para804" name="para804"></a> 1730</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para805" name="para805"></a> My father moved from a farm in Holland to Canada. Before then, my grandfather won a lottery before the Second World War that allowed him to move from a small farm in North Holland to one of the new reclaimed polders. During the Depression, in order to make that land good enough to farm, teams of men turned the soil over six feet in depth by hand to put the sand on the bottom and the loam on the top. It’s something that occurs naturally right here.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para806" name="para806"></a> In Holland, they spent millions turning water into farmland, the very opposite of what could happen just north of where we are sitting. They had experienced hunger and knew that creating farmland and securing a food supply was in the national interest.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para807" name="para807"></a> My principal argument is about land use planning and what makes sense for our society as a whole. I will attempt to explain to the non-farmers in the room why this land is unique and vital. Describing it is like trying to describe a masterpiece you cannot see, but I will do my best, so let me explain in laymen’s terms what makes this class 1 ag land so special. It has 7 main characteristics:<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para808" name="para808"></a> (1) Its soil type is loam.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para809" name="para809"></a> (2) It’s stone-free.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para810" name="para810"></a> (3) It’s flat.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para811" name="para811"></a> (4) It’s uniform. Each 100-acre block is the same.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para812" name="para812"></a> (5) It’s contiguous. It is one large 15,000-acre block of the same soil type.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para813" name="para813"></a> (6) It’s well drained.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para814" name="para814"></a> (7) And its location: you get 28 inches of rainfall, a moderate climate, and we’re 90 minutes from five million people.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para815" name="para815"></a> Any two or three of these characteristics alone would make land good. This land rates “excellent” on all seven of these characteristics. Let me explain.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para816" name="para816"></a> Soil type: At the one extreme you have sand, like you find on a beach. It can be worked easily but doesn’t hold water or nutrients very well. At the other end of the spectrum, you have clay. If it is heavy enough, you can make bricks from it. Clay holds moisture and water but cannot be worked very easily. It gets lumpy and can remain wet for far too long.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para817" name="para817"></a> What we have is honey wood loam. It is the best of both. It drains well like sand, yet holds water and nutrients like clay and it works smoothly, like butter in your hands. It’s ideal for growing crops that grow in the ground, like potatoes. Loam soils are exceptionally rare. Root crop farmers scour the province trying to find it and pay a premium when they do. As the saying goes, “Good land breeds good farmers,” and the most expensive crops. Where there is loam you will find high-value veg crops. Potatoes, for example, gross $3,000 to $4,000 an acre while grain would gross $500.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para818" name="para818"></a> Sand soils can grow vegetable crops, but it is not as sustainable for the environment. Sand requires more fertilizer and requires much more water, all resources that are expensive and scarce.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para819" name="para819"></a> Number two is that it’s stone-free. This is self-explanatory and rare. It is very important and a huge advantage when growing a root crop like potatoes that need to be separated from the earth. Stones damage crops and equipment. Almost all potatoes grown in Michigan, New York, New Brunswick and Maine—four important major growing areas—fight with land that has as many stones as it has potatoes. Just this characteristic alone makes us the envy of these regions.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para820" name="para820"></a> Number three, it’s flat. Hilly or rolling fields are difficult and dangerous for machines to work. Hilly land also erodes easily. When it rains, the high spots lose their topsoil and dry out, while the low spots drown out and get too wet. In New Brunswick, for example, farmers use terraces every 60 feet around hills in much of their potato land to combat this.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para821" name="para821"></a> It is uniform. The farms here are of a uniform soil type throughout each 100-acre block. This is very rare as well. On many fields I have worked, the soil will change within the 100-acre area from clay to clay-loam to sand, all within the same farm. Each farm on this plateau is the same from front to back, which is very rare.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para822" name="para822"></a> On top of that, it’s contiguous. This 15,000-acre plateau is contiguous. It is not only uniform throughout the 100-acre block; the complete 15,000-acre plateau is essentially the same from field to field. I can’t emphasize to people who don’t farm how rare this is. It’s something that we have special right in our backyard. By comparison, the Holland Marsh is about a 7,500-acre block. Our plateau is twice the size and all in one block. That’s the reason that I feel it’s important; because we really do not appreciate how what we have is unique. If there’s one point I can get across today, I would like to make that point.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para823" name="para823"></a> Well drained: The 200 feet of karst limestone aquifer beneath the fields holds a tremendous amount of water and also maximizes drainage. The limestone provides an open bottom that protects veg crops from flooding and damage from heavy rains. A vegetable grown in the ground cannot sit in standing water without rotting. We have had cases of nine inches of rain in the spring, but within 24 hours all the free water had dispersed into the karst and underground river systems.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para824" name="para824"></a> By comparison, the land west and east of this plateau needs tile drains strung 20 to 40 feet apart to accomplish the same. But tiling doesn’t come close to doing the same thing.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para825" name="para825"></a> Location: We are only 90 minutes from Canada’s largest city and five million people. We are blessed with an average of 28 inches of rainfall a year. Compare this to regions in the US which do not get enough rainfall and depend solely on irrigation for their water. For example, the Ogallala aquifer runs under eight states, from Texas to South Dakota. Its volume of water is equal to that of Lake Huron. That region provides one fifth of the US ag harvest and has been over-pumped, and there are estimates that that aquifer will be depleted in 25 years. There are warning signs of what’s coming ahead.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para826" name="para826"></a> Now that you see what characteristics make this land unique, we have seven out of seven—seven excellent ratings out of seven. Just how scarce is this class 1 type of land, the highest-quality land available? An analogy that I can do to help you understand that is that if the province of Ontario were a 100-acre farm, only three-and-a-half acres of that 100 acres would be farmland and less than one thousandth of an acre would be vegetable land, growing the highest-value, highest-tonnage crops per acre. As far as land use planning goes on our 100-acre farm, why destroy the most valuable one thousandth of an acre when there are 96 acres of non-farmland available, or the poorest class 4 to 7 farmland at minimum?<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para827" name="para827"></a> While I’ve tried my best to describe this soil and its rare qualities, you have to see it. Considering what is at stake—the magnitude of the proposed mega-quarry on this very land—I would like to invite you to visit our farm so we can show you what we are talking about: where your food comes from and how unique this farmland is. Individually or as a group, you owe it to yourself to see first-hand. You owe it to Ontarians.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para828" name="para828"></a> This discussion is about stewardship. Farmers cannot do it alone. The farmer’s voice and our knowledge are getting crowded out by the 98% who don’t farm. The stewardship of our land is a responsibility that must fall on all of us and, to a much larger degree, our elected officials, who provide leadership and set policy. I applaud the government for the steps taken so far—the environmental assessment that has been ordered for this unprecedented application and for the review of the ARA. Thank you. But now is the time to take the next step. Now is the time to call for a moratorium on all aggregate applications involving prime farmland until the flawed ARA is revised.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para829" name="para829"></a> It is clear that there are problems with the act. Prime farmland is not protected under the ARA, and that must change. There is no downside to taking the time to get it right.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para830" name="para830"></a> I close with a final quote from Franklin Roosevelt back in 1937: “The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.” Those wise words are more valid today than ever. Thank you for your time and attention.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para831" name="para831"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Thanks very much for your presentation. We appreciate the work you put into that. NDP caucus? Go ahead, Mr. Marchese.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para832" name="para832"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> Thank you, David. A couple of comments: I just want to thank you for providing a more emotive and visual connection to the land. It’s not as if the others were not effective, but it just adds an extra layer of visuals to it, and I think it’s very useful. You might send us an invitation; some of us might come back to visit your place.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para833" name="para833"></a> <strong>Mr. David Vander Zaag:</strong> That’s great.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para834" name="para834"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> Third, don’t underestimate the fact that more and more city people value the agricultural lands that we have in Ontario. I think those connections are happening more and more, and it will be city people who will defend agricultural land; it’s just a question of time. So I think we, as political parties and governments, have to create this hierarchy of needs, and I appreciate how much agricultural land contributes to our lives. I think, hopefully, we will have a better response to all of this at the end of it.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para835" name="para835"></a> I think it also reflects that many of you are saying that you’re not against aggregates. You’re all saying that. You’re all saying that there is no shortage of aggregates throughout Ontario, and we need to study that. We also need to study recycling better and make better use of recycled aggregates. I think we’re going to have to move on that. My hope is that at the end of this, we will do a better job of it. Thank you for your presentation.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para836" name="para836"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Thank you. Liberal caucus? Mr. Colle.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para837" name="para837"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> Thank you for the very poetic presentation, sort of echoes of—I think it was Scott Fitzgerald’s book, Tobacco Road. I don’t know if you’ve ever read it or seen the movie.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para839" name="para839"></a> <strong>Mr. David Vander Zaag:</strong> No.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para840" name="para840"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> It’s all about the love of the land and losing the land during the drought and the hard times, I guess, in the Carolinas. Anyways, sorry to digress.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para841" name="para841"></a> The thing that you’ve done very well here is really illustrate the valuable resource this plateau is. I mean, it’s really unprecedented, because we all know the Holland Marsh and we all know about Idaho potatoes or PEI potatoes. Meanwhile, we’ve got this real treasure that has maybe been a secret for too long. I think the more of us who are exposed to this valuable, God-given natural resource, the more partnerships there will be to protect it. I think we’re all rushing around eating fast foods and so forth, and we don’t stop to think we’ve got this incredible, rich, rich soil here, just, as you said, 90 miles from Toronto.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para842" name="para842"></a> As I think the member from Trinity–Spadina said, I think there are a lot of city people who are very concerned about the food they get and where it’s coming from. They want to shop locally, eat locally. They’re sick and tired of eating Chinese garlic; they want local garlic, local potatoes. I think we also have to get people that message: You’re not going to have those local products unless you protect this valuable farmland we have on our doorstep here. So thank you very much.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para843" name="para843"></a> <strong>Mr. David Vander Zaag:</strong> And it’s the best in the world, without exaggeration. It’s right in our backyard.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para844" name="para844"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> And you’ve been all over the world, so—</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para845" name="para845"></a> <strong>Mr. David Vander Zaag:</strong> Absolutely, and that’s why I’m so passionate about it, because I don’t think—the hardest part is that people just do not appreciate what we have right under our nose. That’s a sincere concern.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para846" name="para846"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> Well, you’re a great salesperson for this very good resource. Just keep it up, and thank you for being here today.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para847" name="para847"></a> <strong>Mr. David Vander Zaag:</strong> Thanks.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para848" name="para848"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Conservative caucus: Ms. Jones, go ahead.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para849" name="para849"></a> <strong>Ms. Sylvia Jones:</strong> Thank you, David. My colleague to the left of me said that in his 22 years of legislative life, he has never heard a more concise and well-presented presentation. So I appreciate it. I have nothing to add. Well done.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para850" name="para850"></a> As a point of information for the committee, David and his farm were the host for the Foodstock that happened in the fall. Thank you.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para851" name="para851"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> We should have a Lunchstock.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para852" name="para852"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> That’s great. Thanks again; I echo the sentiments of the committee. We appreciate the presentation. That’s time for today.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para854" name="para854"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> The next presentation: Save the Oak Ridges Moraine, Debbie Gordon. Good afternoon.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para855" name="para855"></a> <strong><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="P883_249617" name="P883_249617"></a>Ms. Debbie Gordon:</strong> Good afternoon.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para856" name="para856"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Welcome to the Standing Committee on General Government. As you’re aware, you’ve got 10 minutes for your presentation. Simply state your name and you can start. I’m not sure if you have anything to hand out to the committee or a copy of your presentation?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para857" name="para857"></a> <strong>Ms. Debbie Gordon:</strong> I did bring a copy, thank you.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para858" name="para858"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Okay, the clerk will take that from you. Thank you.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para859" name="para859"></a> <strong>Ms. Debbie Gordon:</strong> Good evening to the committee members. Thank you for this opportunity to speak to this forum about ways to improve the Aggregate Resources Act.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para860" name="para860"></a> Since 1989, Save the Oak Ridges Moraine Coalition has been working at the local and regional levels to ensure that municipalities make good planning decisions that respect the environmental significance of the moraine and that take into account its ecological and hydrological functions.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para861" name="para861"></a> STORM’s years of experience in policy and planning on the Oak Ridges moraine and its well-developed network of local and regional contacts were critical to the campaign that saved, through legislation, the Oak Ridges moraine. In 2001, the Ontario Legislature unanimously enacted the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act, and in 2002 the province passed the plan.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para862" name="para862"></a> Here we are 10 years later with a threat to the moraine that we could never have predicted. Unfortunately, the province delayed the 2012 review of the plan until 2015 and will review the Niagara Escarpment plan and the greenbelt plan at the same time. We are working with all of our stakeholders to prepare for that.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para863" name="para863"></a> Close to where we are standing today, the Oak Ridges moraine abuts the Niagara Escarpment, then runs eastward 160 kilometres to the Trent River system north of Port Hope and Colborne. Some 20,000 years ago, a massive glacier covered all of southern Ontario. It is estimated to have been up to two kilometres thick, equivalent to the height of four CN towers. As the ice started to melt and retreat over southern Ontario, a crack was formed in the ice sheet that created distinct ice lobes. The crack formed a crevice that became a massive glacial lake. Unimaginable amounts of sands, gravels and silts were deposited into these glacial lakes which, when the ice and water retreated, left behind the distinctive rolling hills of the Oak Ridges moraine—a massive filtering system that absorbs precipitation and replenishes the aquifers.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para864" name="para864"></a> Most of the 32 municipalities at one time or another have had sand and gravel pits. Uxbridge and Caledon certainly have had more than their fair share of these. The moraine is literally pockmarked with these historic pits.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para865" name="para865"></a> The moraine is often referred to as the “rain barrel of southern Ontario.” Sixty five rivers and streams flow from the aquifers beneath her—rivers that I might add sustain life for 1,003 plant species, over 118 breeding birds, 26 reptiles and amphibians, 38 mammals and 55 fish species. Some call it the last refuge of habitat in southern Ontario. This dwindling habitat for vulnerable species can be attributed to the environmental impacts of urbanization and poor planning.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para866" name="para866"></a> I live on the Maskinonge River, the most degraded river that flows from the Oak Ridges moraine. We have had large fish die off last year and again this spring. I’ve seen what happens when you do not respect water and when you do not have a healthy watershed.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para867" name="para867"></a> For the past three and a half years, STORM has been working with representatives of the aggregate industry and other environmental organizations as members of the Aggregate Forum of Ontario, the AFO. It was formed to develop a voluntary program for environmental certification of aggregates to raise the environmental bar substantially above that currently prescribed in the legislation. However, voluntary certification should not be a substitute for sound legislation and effective regulations. The AFO has acknowledged the limitations of voluntary certification for such issues as siting of operations and duration of licences.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para868" name="para868"></a> Ontario Nature is working collaboratively with the aggregate industry, municipalities and other stakeholders, including STORM, to discuss and promote community-based approaches to planning and to aggregate development, as well as higher environmental standards for industry operators.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para869" name="para869"></a> People feel very protective of their water. In fact, Ontario residents believe that Ontario’s water belongs to us all. It makes no sense that access to clean, potable water has not been afforded the same degree of priority as the need to access aggregate resources. Therefore, we expect the protection of our shared waters for future generations to be your guiding principle as you review the Aggregate Resources Act.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para870" name="para870"></a> There is much to be said about the Aggregate Resources Act, and there are many valid recommendations that have been raised by Ontario Nature which we agree with and support. At this point, we’re going to leave it there: that we support everything that they say.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para871" name="para871"></a> Tonight, I’m going to focus on what we at STORM feel is the most urgent concern right now facing the protected landscape of the Oak Ridges moraine: the dumping of soil from questionable sources into old pits on the Oak Ridges moraine and other parts of rural Ontario.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para872" name="para872"></a> It came to our attention close to two years ago that fill was being trucked out of Toronto and other areas and being dumped into inactive gravel pits. In some cases, the licences have been surrendered, the pits rehabilitated and new fill is covering the entire site and removing all the contours. We are working with citizen groups in six communities right now dealing with fill issues.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para873" name="para873"></a> Despite regulations controlling the aggregate industry, the filling of pits is being left to the industry to self-regulate. On at least three occasions we know of, contaminants have been confirmed. Thousands of trucks a day are coming north out of Toronto, creating dust and noise, which have been confirmed to be dumping illegally in many municipalities. The municipalities are struggling to create commercial fill bylaws and to regulate these operations. In many cases, they are not able to control the impact to their communities.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para874" name="para874"></a> We very recently met with Ministry of the Environment policy staff who are developing Soil Management—A Guide for Best Management Practices, which are not regulations or legislation but only guidelines. The document is not near completion, so another summer will pass with a bevy of trucks rumbling up the 400 Highways and the 404. As we speak here now, hundreds of trucks are heading out into rural Ontario to dump dirt that may or may not be contaminated.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para875" name="para875"></a> If a dairy farmer gets hydrocarbons in his well water, they could lose their milk quota. There are very few municipal water pipes across rural Ontario, so who’s going to pay for the infrastructure to farms and where are you going to get the water? York region has depleted their aquifers so much that Newmarket has to get its water supply from Lake Ontario.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para876" name="para876"></a> It is the responsibility of different provincial ministries to work with municipalities and the private sector to stop this from happening. STORM would like to see the Ministry of Natural Resources, via the Aggregate Resources Act, regulate what happens to pits after their licence has been surrendered and to take a broader perspective on what aggregate mining entails.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para877" name="para877"></a> Just because there’s a hole in the ground does not necessarily mean it should be filled. In many places on the Oak Ridges moraine, ground water is very near the surface. The risk of contamination is very high and, with over 250,000 people depending on it for drinking water, the repercussions would be great if the aquifers are compromised.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para879" name="para879"></a> Taking out the pristine gravel and sand is only part of the process. Of great concern is what goes back in. Is it clay-based? It could affect the ability of the moraine to function hydrologically. There is a total disconnect between the degree of scrutiny in the mining phase and the total lack of regulation governing the after-mining phase. Mount Albert is a classic example, whereby half the site is active mining proceeding under the rigours of a regulated licence and site plan, while the other half is being filled up with truckloads of fill that could be coming from anywhere and which could be contaminated.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para880" name="para880"></a> Our recommendation is that the province develop clean fill standards at the provincial level as part of the Ontario government’s review of the act. Establish clear and effective communication between all the relevant ministries and municipalities.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para881" name="para881"></a> On another front, STORM has worked with a resort owner over on Rice Lake who has a proposed gravel pit expansion next to his business. The very tranquility that people pay to enjoy will be shattered. Preservation of community and cultural values needs to have some bearing on the siting and approval of gravel pit applications.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para882" name="para882"></a> My ancestors settled in the 1890s in Melanchthon. My grandfather Stephen Aldcorn was born in 1907 in a log cabin there. That area has had a history of strong community and farming culture for over 120 years, and yet in a very short time it may all be lost. Its identity will be gone. There needs to be value placed on communities for those who live there, not just those who will profit from what lays below the earth.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para883" name="para883"></a> When all the gravel and all the sand is gone and the water is tainted, what do the people who live in Ontario have left? An empty shell? Ontario needs clean water to drink and to grow our food. As our MPPs, I want you to review the Aggregate Resources Act and to think of the MPPs who have come before you and what they fought to achieve. I know these are tough economic times, but we have survived them before without allowing business interests to come into our homes, to scrape back the earth our forebears worked long and hard to clear to farm and to feed Ontario. Thank you.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para884" name="para884"></a> <strong>The Acting Chair (Mr. Kevin Daniel Flynn):</strong> Thank you, Debbie. The first question goes to Mike.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para885" name="para885"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> Thank you, Debbie. The fill that’s coming and being dumped in the open pits, is it coming from, basically, all this condo-mania stuff that’s going down in Toronto?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para886" name="para886"></a> <strong>Ms. Debbie Gordon:</strong> Yes, the brownfield restoration.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para887" name="para887"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> And the condo digging—</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para888" name="para888"></a> <strong>Ms. Debbie Gordon:</strong> Yes.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para889" name="para889"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> You just made me think—I don’t know whether we have the power under this act to deal with that. We may be able to do some things, but I’m just thinking whether or not we need to have the MOE or the municipality of Toronto enact some bylaws that prohibit the extraction of fill and the removal of fill from the city boundary and taking it across to other municipalities for dumping. Maybe they should be passing a bylaw that restricts that from happening.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para890" name="para890"></a> As you know, one good thing that’s happening is that there’s a proposal right now for the excavation that’s going to go on for the subway on Eglinton—there’s a proposal to use that to mitigate some flooding issues and some other water quality issues in the Humber Bay area. So I think we’re going to have to maybe go beyond this committee and also see if we can get the city of Toronto to become aware of the fact that they’re basically contaminating their water supply. As you well know, all the water that comes down the Humber, comes down the Don and comes down the Ganaraska is what we drink in Toronto, so we can’t have the dirty fill from the condo holes going up into the open pits. So thanks for bringing that up. I think it really is critical that we become more aware of these trucks that are going up and filling in all these aquifers and the drainage system of the moraine.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para891" name="para891"></a> Again, thank you for bringing that up. As I say, whether we can do it within here, we’ll look at it, I’m sure, because it is critical that we try and make this act as powerful as possible. But on the other hand, we may have to go beyond this act to deal with this really scary thing. Thank you.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para892" name="para892"></a> <strong>Ms. Debbie Gordon:</strong> Thank you.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para893" name="para893"></a> <strong>The Acting Chair (Mr. Kevin Daniel Flynn):</strong> Thank you, Mike. Laurie?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para894" name="para894"></a> <strong>Ms. Laurie Scott:</strong> Debbie, thank you very much for appearing here today and bringing up a very important issue. I certainly have part of the Oak Ridges moraine in my riding, as does Sylvia and Julia Munro and John O’Toole. You’ve done a good job with your associated groups in bringing this issue to the surface.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para895" name="para895"></a> I’ll add on to Mike, saying, also, that the Pan Am Games coming to Toronto is where we’re getting a lot of the fill, just for those in the audience who may not know the issue too well. Mike’s right: It’s going to have to go beyond this committee. But I’m glad you’re making it to these meetings and educating people and us, as politicians, more about it.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para896" name="para896"></a> Municipalities are also kind of burdened. They’re trying to figure out what bylaws to put together, and it’s taking them a lot by surprise. It hasn’t quite hit my riding too much, but it’s right beside me in Durham.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para897" name="para897"></a> There is kind of a maze of what we can do. The fill should all be inspected, to make sure it’s clean fill. That process, I wonder—do you know enough about it just to explain a little bit of what is not happening? That we can’t control if a person on private land takes fill?<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para898" name="para898"></a> <strong>Ms. Debbie Gordon:</strong> That’s right.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para899" name="para899"></a> <strong>Ms. Laurie Scott:</strong> Right. So I didn’t know if you could broaden a little bit on what, if you could—</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para900" name="para900"></a> <strong>Ms. Debbie Gordon:</strong> What the problem is?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para901" name="para901"></a> <strong>Ms. Laurie Scott:</strong> Yes, and what we can do to fix it.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para902" name="para902"></a> <strong>Ms. Debbie Gordon:</strong> I think when we talked to MOE—there are very strict tables of soil that are for contaminated sites, but there are no parameters that have been developed for fill going into a clean site. So you’re almost, in effect, polluting up. The idea of remediating a contaminated site was always to improve that site, but the intent was never to take that dirt and put it on a clean site. This is where the problem is laying, that you’re putting it into areas—because of the layers of sand and gravel now gone, to put any contaminants in you’re running a really good risk of filtering that down in through to the aquifers.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para903" name="para903"></a> What’s happening is, trucks leave Toronto and they’re dumping illegally. It’s worth a lot of money—fuel costs a lot of money—so they get clear of the city and they’re looking for places to dump. Most of the municipalities right around the city have developed bylaws now, so they’re going further and further afield. I know where, in Kawartha Lakes, they’ve even gone as far as almost up to Peterborough from downtown Toronto to get rid of fill. So they’re looking for the weakest link.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para904" name="para904"></a> The reason we feel it should be part of the aggregate act is because we have a situation in Mount Albert where there was a gravel pit, it was rehabilitated, the licence was given back in—there’s no licence on it—they’ve gone and applied to the municipality to fill it in, but all the science, all the testing, everything that would have been done with that application for the original pit, doesn’t go to the new owner. So these are Toronto people that are coming up, buying up these old gravel pits that no longer have licences—they’re surrendered—and they’re turning them into fill sites.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para905" name="para905"></a> We feel that it has to be a cradle-to-grave thing almost, that if you’re going to dig it out, you have to be responsible. There’s got to be an end point, that you just can’t keep filling in there.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para906" name="para906"></a> <strong>The Acting Chair (Mr. Kevin Daniel Flynn):</strong> Thank you, Debbie. Rosario?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para907" name="para907"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> I just want to thank you as well, Debbie. I do believe that the province has to be the one that clears this up and creates clean fill standards. It does connect to the work we do. Clearly, there’s no ministry that deals with this, and we’re dealing with it. It’s tangentially connected to pits, because a lot of that fill is going into pits. And because we don’t know what kind of fill is going in there and because it could be potentially damaging, we need to deal with that. So I’m hoping that at the end of this process, we will have recommendations as well to make to government.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para908" name="para908"></a> <strong>Ms. Debbie Gordon:</strong> Thank you very much for having me here today.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para909" name="para909"></a> <strong>The Acting Chair (Mr. Kevin Daniel Flynn):</strong> Thank you, Debbie. Thank you very much for coming.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para910" name="para910"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> And the city of Toronto has got to do its part.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para911" name="para911"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> But we have to tell them. We have to tell them.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para912" name="para912"></a> <strong>Ms. Debbie Gordon:</strong> I’ve got to tell you, the Toronto Star called me and asked me, “What do you think about water going into Lake Ontario and the Humber islands,” and do you know what I said? “Not if it’s not clean.” We’re not NIMBYs up here, we’re NOPEs: not on planet earth. I would never put that dirty fill onto anybody else. It’s got to be resolved. I think Toronto should look for the solution because they’re having the growth, but—</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para913" name="para913"></a> <strong>The Acting Chair (Mr. Kevin Daniel Flynn):</strong> Thank you, Debbie. Good point.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para915" name="para915"></a> <strong>The Acting Chair (Mr. Kevin Daniel Flynn):</strong> Mayor Morrison, you’re up next. I know I just saw you come in. The mayor of the town of Caledon is here with us. Have a seat. Make yourself comfortable. Do you need some water, Marolyn?</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para916" name="para916"></a> Interjections.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para917" name="para917"></a> <strong><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="P945_269283" name="P945_269283"></a>Ms. Marolyn Morrison:</strong> Pardon? Oh, you’re not talking to me.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para918" name="para918"></a> <strong>The Acting Chair (Mr. Kevin Daniel Flynn):</strong> These guys are having their own dialogue.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para919" name="para919"></a> Your Worship, you get 10 minutes, like everybody else, and after that, we’re going to leave five minutes for questions. The floor’s all yours.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para920" name="para920"></a> <strong>Ms. Marolyn Morrison:</strong> Thank you very much. Good evening, Mr. Chair and members of the Standing Committee on General Government. My name is Marolyn Morrison, and I’m the mayor of the town of Caledon. I represent a distinctly engaged community whose residents are active participants in the decision-making process, particularly those that affect the environment and overall quality of life. Caledon is a major producer of aggregates and is distinct among other aggregate-producing municipalities due to its proximity to the GTA market.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para922" name="para922"></a> I believe that the local community which is most affected by aggregate operation has a unique perspective to make positive contributions in reforming the Aggregate Resources Act. We want to work with you to develop long-term, practical approaches that will ultimately benefit all stakeholders.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para923" name="para923"></a> The town of Caledon recognizes the benefits of a successful aggregate industry to our economy. However, for many communities like Caledon, this success carries significant cost to our quality of life, the environment and local economy. Perhaps the most immediate concern for Caledon is the impact of heavy vehicles on our infrastructure. The real cost of continuous, heavy traffic on local roads, bridges and culverts is many times more than the royalties the town receives. The aggregate industry pays 12.5 cents per tonne as a royalty; 7.5 cents of that is paid to the local municipality. This royalty is grossly insufficient to recover the costs of the infrastructure damage caused by the industry, costs that are ultimately borne by local taxpayers. Caledon wants to see the gap between the real cost to the local taxpayer and the royalties currently paid by the industry balanced. The town requests that this review of the Aggregate Resources Act address this enormous discrepancy.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para924" name="para924"></a> Our environment is fragile and we must be making decisions today that are sustainable over the long term. Recycling in every facet of our personal and professional lives has proven to be a sustainable, economically viable and socially responsible approach to conserving and protecting our scarce environment and environmental resources. It reflects a long-term view, yet the aggregate industry and the concerns of aggregates have been slow in adopting the principles of recycling and reaping the proven benefits it offers. We must take a page from our European friends and find a way to provide incentives that will encourage the use of recycled aggregates. I know that you probably know some of the things that are out there from the UK and other places, and I think it’s worthwhile having a look at it. The levy has the effect of bringing the price of virgin aggregates in line with the real environmental costs of quarrying while encouraging the use of alternative materials such as recycled aggregates, which are not taxed.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para925" name="para925"></a> In our opinion, the use of incentives to promote the use of recycled aggregates must be a primary consideration in the government’s review of the ARA. In an era that has seen the introduction of landmark legislation to protect our environment, it is clearly time to bring the Aggregate Resources Act in line with the environmental leadership our province is demonstrating. Since these current laws demonstrate Ontario’s commitment to environmental protection and building strong communities, the ARA should be revised to align it with other provincial directions to ensure that the laws are consistent.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para926" name="para926"></a> For example, the ARA should be revised such that its policies are consistent with, rather than have regard to, the Oak Ridges moraine conservation plan. The ambiguity of using the “have regard” language in the ARA to other provincial policies and regulations such as the Oak Ridges moraine conservation plan has caused confusion amongst the public and allowed some aggregate producers to take advantage in license and site pit amendment applications. Provincial policies and regulation must be made clear and predictable.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para927" name="para927"></a> Furthermore, the town requests that special attention be paid to promoting an appropriate balance between local—municipal—land use matters and provincial powers controlling aggregate extraction and supply.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para928" name="para928"></a> Provincial legislation and policies promote aggregate extraction as an interim use and rehabilitation is carried out to return the land to its previous use or one that is compatible with adjacent land uses. As such, the progressive rehabilitation of depleted sites is a significant concern to residents of aggregate-producing communities and deserves particular attention in your review of the Aggregate Resources Act. The slack attention to effective rehabilitation by the industry has created blight and moonscape effects in the vicinity of Caledon village, which in many ways are diminishing the pristine rural landscape, the visual treasure of both residents and visitors to the town.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para929" name="para929"></a> I am telling you I’ve attached a photo, but I forgot it at home, so my husband has run home to get it for me. Hopefully, you’re still here when he gets back.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para930" name="para930"></a> The State of the Aggregate Resource in Ontario Study produced in December 2009 commits more than 625 pages to the issue of the rehabilitation of quarries, yet many of our regulations have become barriers to proper and timely rehabilitation.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para931" name="para931"></a> For example, the quarry near Cheltenham village in Caledon, owned by Brampton Brick, proposes to receive fill from northwest Brampton, only five kilometres away. Rather than leaving the landscape of the quarry as an open area to be filled with water over a lengthy period of time, Brampton Brick wants to fill it in and re-establish the rural and environmental setting with reforestation. The ARA review must be broadened to consider new and innovative rehabilitation plans. At the moment, they’re not being allowed to do that.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para932" name="para932"></a> Once again, the town recommends that exemptions should be provided to promote and facilitate progressive rehabilitation, including social licensing, where operators must earn the right to continue extraction through timely and progressive rehabilitation.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para933" name="para933"></a> Finally, I would like to bring your attention to an issue that is of increasing concern to town of Caledon residents. Because transporting aggregates from the aggregate operations to the market represents more than 60% of the total aggregate cost, there is a significant financial incentive to revive or extend the life of existing pits close to the GTA. Extending pit boundaries or quarrying beneath the water table, for example, is a relatively cost-effective way of extracting more resources, a process that is generally accomplished through an amendment to the ARA site plan.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para934" name="para934"></a> When a new aggregate licence application is considered by the province, there is a comprehensive public process. However, once that process is complete, the procedure for changing the terms of a pit’s operation as stipulated in the site plan is much less stringent. More troubling is that changes to the site plan tend to bypass the public process. Since an amendment to an ARA site plan often proposes modifications to conditions that were important to the community in the initial application, it is essential to seek and consider community input during this process.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para935" name="para935"></a> I strongly recommend that an amendment to an ARA site plan for significant changes to pit operations—for example, tonnage increases or increases in the depth of extraction—go through a full public process similar to the process for a new licence. Moreover, the process should be transparent and easy for members of the community to understand.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para936" name="para936"></a> Most recently, a site plan amendment application for the Tottenham pit, which is in Caledon, has generated a lot of public concerns in Caledon. The site plan application was deemed “major” by MNR, but the ministry repeatedly declined requests from the town to have a public meeting to hear the concerns from area residents regarding potential impacts on groundwater, traffic and air quality. In response to a public outcry, my council decided to host two community meetings that should have really been conducted by MNR, which is the approval authority. MNR agreed to have a public meeting a few months later, when town staff pointed out that such a public meeting is deemed necessary under its own policy in processing a major site plan amendment for proposed under-the-water-table extraction. The Tottenham pit case clearly reveals a deficiency in the ARA to engage the public in decision-making.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para937" name="para937"></a> The aggregate industry is a vital and complex industry. You will agree that the challenges and opportunities that face us are well beyond what I can detail in 10 minutes.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para938" name="para938"></a> Notwithstanding the enormity of the task, the town of Caledon congratulates the provincial government on its desire to bring about positive change through this review of the Aggregate Resources Act. I want to assure you that the town of Caledon is committed to working with you during this review process.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para939" name="para939"></a> Thank you for this opportunity to appear before the standing committee.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para940" name="para940"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Madam Mayor, thank you for your thoughtful comments. We’ve got a few minutes for questions. Ms. Jones, go ahead.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para941" name="para941"></a> <strong>Ms. Sylvia Jones:</strong> Welcome, Mayor Morrison. I hope I’m not going to put you on the spot. One of the things that make Caledon somewhat unique in Ontario is the fact that you’ve mapped the aggregate resources within your municipality. It’s actually part of your zoning.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para942" name="para942"></a> This is the part where I’m putting you on the spot. If Melancthon was in the town of Caledon—because I know you were involved in that mapping process. Because of the amount of overburden that is on that resource, in your opinion, would that have been included in your map?<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para943" name="para943"></a> <strong>Ms. Marolyn Morrison:</strong> What we did when we did our official plan—and we did the Caledon community resource study, which plotted all of the aggregates. We sat with the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of the Environment, the region of Peel, the town of Caledon—we had all the players at the table—the aggregate industry and residents. When we mapped where aggregates should be mined in the short term and the long term—so the resource and the reserve areas—all of that was looked at.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para945" name="para945"></a> I have to tell you that in the initial map that came out that MNR provided for us, a lot of those areas were taken off for various reasons—some because they were too long and narrow and it wasn’t enough all in one place, some because the overburden was just way too deep and it just did not make sense to do it. But in Caledon, that still left thousands of acres of opportunity for the aggregate industry. I can imagine that, possibly, if it would have removed all of the aggregate resource, we might not have been able to do that. But it comes down to economy. If the aggregate industry feels that they can take all that overburden away and still make money, then they probably will be in, trying to do that.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para946" name="para946"></a> <strong>Ms. Sylvia Jones:</strong> Right. My question is, based on the process that Caledon went through, would you have anticipated that that type of site would be in your zoning—</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para947" name="para947"></a> <strong>Ms. Marolyn Morrison:</strong> I would think if it was really deep with overburden, it probably would have been removed.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para948" name="para948"></a> <strong>Ms. Sylvia Jones:</strong> Thank you.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para949" name="para949"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> NDP caucus: Mr. Marchese.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para950" name="para950"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> Thank you, Mayor Morrison, for the presentation.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para951" name="para951"></a> You talked about a number of things. One of the things that interests me is recycling. You and many others have talked about that, and I really do believe that we here in Ontario, in all political parties—and the government in particular—have to make a strong commitment to recycling. I think we can do it. There’s no reason why we can’t.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para952" name="para952"></a> One of the problems is that many municipalities are not recycling or have no interest or have no expertise or don’t care—there’s a variety of different reasons. What’s your experience around the whole issue of recycling?<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para953" name="para953"></a> <strong>Ms. Marolyn Morrison:</strong> I can tell you that the town of Caledon recycles, depending on the project, a minimum of 25% recycled material, up to 40% recycled material. We’re committed to that. Because we have the aggregate pits, we want to make sure that we use the least amount of virgin material that we can.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para954" name="para954"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> And how long have you been doing that for?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para955" name="para955"></a> <strong>Ms. Marolyn Morrison:</strong> Oh, I would say at least five years—at least.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para956" name="para956"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> That’s good.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para957" name="para957"></a> <strong>Ms. Marolyn Morrison:</strong> I mean, we started doing that a while ago. We were designated the greenest town in Ontario, so we try really hard to live up to that.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para958" name="para958"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> And have other municipalities called you to say, “How are you doing that”? Has anybody called you?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para959" name="para959"></a> <strong>Ms. Marolyn Morrison:</strong> They’re not calling, but what we are doing is, I sit on the board of directors of AMO, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario. I’m the chair of the Top Aggregate Producing Municipalities of Ontario and the chair of the Greater Toronto Countryside Mayors Alliance, so I can tell you that we have taken that issue to both of them. I have taken it to AMO and spoken about that at AMO. I have told them that my desire is that we eventually, once SERA and the Ontario aggregate forum get their act together, working together to bring an ISO type of thing that municipalities could get involved in with the aggregate producers—that then I would go out and I would challenge every municipality in Ontario to have recycled in their material, because they need to.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para960" name="para960"></a> But what we have to prove—and the region of Peel has done a lot of work on recycled material and trying to prove what the lifespan is, and will it last as long? Because if it’s not going to last as long as your regular roadbed, we’ll say, then maybe it’s foolhardy, because there’s only one taxpayer. But in some of the work that we’ve done on recycled material, we have proven that it will stand up as well as anything else. There are a few other things that don’t, but a lot of it does.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para961" name="para961"></a> <strong>Mr. Rosario Marchese:</strong> Thank you.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para962" name="para962"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Thank you. Liberal caucus, any questions?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para963" name="para963"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> Thank you, Madam Mayor. I think that you’ve highlighted again the need to put in a whole new regime in terms of how we rehabilitate pits. It seems to be obviously lacking in oversight, to say the least.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para964" name="para964"></a> Just on the recycling, the town of Shelburne is considering putting in a bylaw that will require all demolished concrete and aggregate within the municipality to be recycled. Are you willing to support that and pass a similar bylaw?<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para965" name="para965"></a> <strong>Ms. Marolyn Morrison:</strong> I think that’s an excellent idea.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para966" name="para966"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> And bring it to AMO?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para967" name="para967"></a> <strong>Ms. Marolyn Morrison:</strong> We’d be more than happy to.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para968" name="para968"></a> In fact, we have James Dick Construction Ltd. that brings material from where they’re doing construction and piles it just north of Bolton, and then they recycle it. The problem is finding that market. We couldn’t use enough for all the stuff they bring. We would not have enough of a market for that, but if we could get other municipalities around us and everyone in the area to do it, I think it would be excellent.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para969" name="para969"></a> If you look at the airport, the 401, there’s over a million tonnes of material sitting there that should be ground up and recycled. It could even be used in parking lots, for heaven’s sake, where you’re not getting the wear and tear that you get on your highways. We really need to be looking at that.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para970" name="para970"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> Maybe have some mandatory levels of recycling.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para971" name="para971"></a> <strong>Ms. Marolyn Morrison:</strong> Do you want to know what would really help? The best practices throughout the country—and Europe is doing a lot of this. If the provincial government could pull together all the best practices then share them with AMO, and work through the Association of Municipalities of Ontario with the best practices, then I think the municipalities would be more amenable to trying to do that.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para972" name="para972"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> MTO is already doing a great deal of it.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para973" name="para973"></a> <strong>Ms. Marolyn Morrison:</strong> My sources tell me they aren’t, but I’m not—</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para974" name="para974"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> They’re doing 20%.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para975" name="para975"></a> <strong>Ms. Marolyn Morrison:</strong> Okay.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para976" name="para976"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> The municipalities are doing 5%.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para977" name="para977"></a> <strong>Ms. Marolyn Morrison:</strong> Most municipalities, okay.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para978" name="para978"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> Basically, it’s a dirty secret. You’re not supposed to talk about using recycled materials in municipalities.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para979" name="para979"></a> <strong>Ms. Marolyn Morrison:</strong> We have to get away from that.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para980" name="para980"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> Yes.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para981" name="para981"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Now that’s on the public record. That’s good. We’re talking about it.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para982" name="para982"></a> Thanks very much for your presentation and your time today. That’s time for your presentation.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para984" name="para984"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> The next and final presenter is Greg Sweetnam. You’ve got handouts for the committee? The clerk will take those from you. I guess good evening, now. Welcome to the Standing Committee on General Government. You’ve got 10 minutes for your presentation and five for questions. Simply state your name and you can start.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para985" name="para985"></a> <strong>Mr. Greg Sweetnam:</strong> Great. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My name is Greg Sweetnam. I work for James Dick Construction Ltd. We’re a family-owned company. Our headquarters is in Bolton, Ontario. Our operations are centred around Caledon, although we do go across the whole GTA. We’re a family-owned business and we’re the third-largest non-government employer in the town of Caledon.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para986" name="para986"></a> We love Ontario. We’re proud of what we do. We think what we do is far greener and more wholesome than many people think, and we also think it’s about the coolest thing you can do.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para987" name="para987"></a> My three asks: I’m going to put those right up front, here. Number one, we need a defined timeline and process around site plan amendments, because today, there’s none. I would even support user fees if we could get timely decisions. I would encourage you to put as much transparency into that process as you like, but most amendments are technical in nature and decisions are best made at the district level.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para988" name="para988"></a> That leads to my second point, which is that we should be repatriating the approval authority to the MNR district managers from the regional managers. Right now, all of the minor items—moving a fence six feet—get sent to Peterborough. They’re too far away and out of the loop, and it slows everything down. The people in the field are qualified; they understand the issues. They should be empowered to make timely decisions.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para989" name="para989"></a> Finally, the MAAP program, which currently receives half a cent a tonne: I would encourage you to increase that to three cents a tonne. I sit as a board member on TOARC, and I’m not speaking here in that capacity, but I was instrumental in passing a motion that said that if we made that change, we could take the abandoned pits, the pre-1971 pits, and get those completely rehabilitated within our generation. Those are the pits from my father’s and my grandfather’s generations. I think that’s a responsible thing to do. I think the industry would support that.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para990" name="para990"></a> I completely support and concur with the presentation done by the OSSGA. I’ve been following the Hansard transcripts of these proceedings with great interest and with some concern. I say “concern” because there are some statements which I’ve read which are just fundamentally wrong and perpetuate myths that are not in the public interest. My role here is as a bit of a reality check to focus on a few simple but vital premises.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para991" name="para991"></a> I believe that you do not have to reinvent the wheel, that the issues you are dealing with have been dealt with before over and over in the past. The package I sent around was just a scattering of reports that I’ve got sitting on my shelves; there are many more. But they demonstrate that these issues have been thought about by past governments and past policy-makers. While the current corporate memory of government on issues such as close to market or the consideration of need may sound like novel new concepts, we as an industry have studied them over, debated them, tested them. They have been regulated over and over in the past.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para992" name="para992"></a> Let’s start with the simple premise of close to market. The only thing worse than being inefficient is being inefficient over and over and over. Imagine if someone moved the cafeteria at Queen’s Park to Trenton. Every day you’d say, “Well, it’s time for lunch. Time to drive to Trenton and back.” After a week of lunches, you’d say, “Who made this decision to put this here?” There’s really no logical reason why we’re supplying our concrete plants in Caledon with stone hauled in from Muskoka.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para994" name="para994"></a> Close to market means that one truck can do the work of five, prices are lower, less fuel is burned, less greenhouse gases, less wear and tear, fewer accidents, lower insurance premiums etc. It’s the gift that keeps on giving and builds in an intrinsic efficiency into our society. Everybody benefits and it’s in the public interest to do so.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para995" name="para995"></a> Some will have you think that close to market means more conflict, and this is a premise which is not played out by the facts. The most controversial quarry in my memory is the Superior Aggregates quarry on the north shore of Lake Superior. There were some 5,700 postings on the EBR, and there were many concerns raised about it. We’ve all heard about the mega-quarry, which has about 3,700 postings, and I consider that to be way up north.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para996" name="para996"></a> Now, have you ever heard of the Lafarge Lawford pit? Have you ever heard of the Caledon Sand and Gravel extension? Well, Ms. Jones and Mayor Morrison might remember those ones, but most of you won’t know those because they’re close-to-market pits that were licensed without controversy, and on consent, without an OMB hearing.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para997" name="para997"></a> Close to market does not automatically lead to conflict. The Strada Aggregates site was approved recently in Melancthon township without controversy. The controversial quarries are almost always the ones that have not yet been approved. When people see, feel and touch the real operations, we get very few complaints.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para998" name="para998"></a> Aggregate should not be judged based on conflict in itself, anyway. If 1,000 people said that the moon was made of cheese, it doesn’t mean that it is. Today, through social media, groups and opponents can quickly raise awareness, and the policy that you folks are dealing with must be strong enough to allow for the opportunity for the science to be sifted from the witch-burning. Just because there’s an outcry doesn’t mean there should not be a fair process afforded to everyone. A wealthy neighbourhood should not be viewed as different than a poor neighbourhood. We need to make wise decisions and these must be fact-based.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para999" name="para999"></a> As it happens, the best stone is also located close to market. The best stone, the Amabel, is right under our noses here in Caledon. The Carden Plain—where, I might add, we operate two quarries—which is north and east of Lake Simcoe, can’t compare to the quality of the Amabel, which is much closer to the GTA.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1000" name="para1000"></a> Have you ever heard of alkali reactivity? This is a very important point because it’s a chemical reaction that causes concrete to self-destruct. Think of chunks of the Gardiner Expressway falling off and bridges basically crumbling. The vast majority of rock from Carden can’t meet concrete quality specifications.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1001" name="para1001"></a> Your engineers understand these problems today and strictly specify that only the highest-quality stone be used. The cool thing is that the good rock is close to market. It’s a win-win. Remember, 60% of the delivery cost of aggregate today is in transportation. Do not buy into the method that it’s better to locate further from market and mine large pits and quarries. It will always be efficient to be closer, period.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1002" name="para1002"></a> There’s lots of resources close to market remaining in Ontario, and these are not small deposits. The Rockford quarry of ours was recently turned down, but it was turned down in part because the hearing officer felt it would operate for too long and produce too much material per year.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1003" name="para1003"></a> Think about the ridiculous corollary of close to market—to encourage things to be as far from market. It’s just wrong, and I think everybody here knows it.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1004" name="para1004"></a> As you stated before, you don’t need to reinvent the wheel. The close-to-market principle has been studied to death, and scientists and planners have always concluded that it’s the most sound principle: Dillon in 1980; Proctor and Redfern, 1982; the state of the resource study in 1992; SAROS in 2009—all studies done at considerable expense that consistently conclude that close to market should be upheld.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1005" name="para1005"></a> The second important point is, please do not help perpetuate the myth that we’re creating a permanent scar on the landscape. The aggregate industry is an interim use. The famous example is the Royal Botanical Gardens. The Don Brick Works, the Elora Quarry and even locally in Caledon, the Osprey Valley golf course and the Ken Whillans conservation area that you visited are examples. In fact, the Forks of the Credit is visually the most stunning part of Caledon, the same area that was the site of over a dozen quarries in the late 1800s. The beautiful red sandstone at Queen’s Park was quarried from there. It was, in essence, the hub of the quarrying industry in Canada back in those days. Today, it is definitely the jewel in the crown of Caledon.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1006" name="para1006"></a> You can actually see with your own eyes lots of rehabilitated sites, but there’s also lots of rehabilitation that you’re not going to see. If you came up here up the 410, you actually drove through several kilometres of old pits in Brampton, and you would certainly never see them unless you knew they were there. In my lifetime, Brampton was a major producer, producing the material for the Toronto subway, amongst other things, but today, it produces none. And many of her gravel pits have evolved into the Brampton Esker parks system, which was recently given the bronze plaque award by our association for rehabilitation. That’s ironclad proof of the interim nature of pits and quarries.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1007" name="para1007"></a> After visiting some sites, you’ll understand that these pits are full of life. Department of fisheries and oceans studies have demonstrated that pits and quarry lakes support a greater diversity of life than natural systems of similar size. You’ve got the reference in your package there. You’ve seen this with your own eyes at Ken Whillans. The ospreys nesting in our Caledon pit, just down Highway 10 here, don’t care that they’re in a gravel pit so long as the fish supply is plentiful. The ospreys did not nest in the agricultural fields that existed before the pit and neither did the eight-pound walleye. Different, yes, but highly valuable and definitely interim.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1008" name="para1008"></a> Rehabilitation back to agriculture is done routinely in the industry, and again, the province has publications documenting this over many years. Many studies have been done on rehab in general agriculture, back to tender fruit, back to forestry etc. Today you saw a great example of that at the McClellan pit, that you would really never know was a pit unless you knew the history of it.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1009" name="para1009"></a> Current policies directed at new sites in Ontario have to stay away from woodlands and wetlands, and in many parts of Ontario the only sites left are the cultivated agricultural fields. The current system is working and a ban on any form of development on class 1 to 4 farmland would grind the province to a halt. Aggregate is not a significant threat to farmland and this is probably the first time in history I’ve actually been sitting across the table from my friends in the agricultural industry, because normally we see eye to eye.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1010" name="para1010"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Mr. Sweetnam, sorry to interrupt. You need to wrap up. It’s about 10 minutes. We’ll get to questions, but I’ll give you a minute to wrap up.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1011" name="para1011"></a> <strong>Mr. Greg Sweetnam:</strong> Certainly. Thank you. When travelling back to the city, when you get south of Caledon village, look to the east and you’ll see our beautiful Caledon sand and gravel pit. You may also see members of the Canadian Olympic team training for the London games there, and we’re absolutely, completely proud of that site and would be welcome to host you at any time.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1012" name="para1012"></a> Very quickly, on board decisions: You may know we’re suffering from windshield-wiper decision-making that lacks consistency and predictability. The recent Duntroon decision had a 100-page dissenting opinion, and an officer who heard the same evidence from the same witnesses, judging by the same policies, and would have turned down the quarry on every issue. So how can that be? Today’s accompanying success doesn’t depend on your case, but on who happens to be hearing your evidence. We need consistency, complete insulation of the board members from the political influence, and a strong, tough, but fair policy regime by which our applications can be judged.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1013" name="para1013"></a> Thank you, Mr. Chairman.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1014" name="para1014"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Thank you very much for your presentation. The NDP caucus is up first. Ms. Campbell, go ahead.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1015" name="para1015"></a> <strong>Ms. Sarah Campbell:</strong> Sure. Thank you for your presentation. Throughout your presentation you placed heavy emphasis on the interim use of the land, and what we’ve heard from a number of people is that rehabilitation in many cases isn’t happening across the province for a variety of reasons. I’m just wondering if you would support sunset clauses in licences, given that this is already happening. That seems to be an argument that we’re hearing from people.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1016" name="para1016"></a> <strong>Mr. Greg Sweetnam:</strong> Thank you for your question. Sunset clauses are a double-edged sword in that, is it in the public interest to have a licensed property which has gone through a process, has perfectly good, high-quality reserves, and yet just shut it down because a clock is up? We think it’s in the best public interest to basically use that reserve up. It gets very tricky when you have large deposits, where you have a deposit that might last for 20 or 30 years, because it’s very market-dependent, so it’s difficult to do. On a smaller site, it’s possible to do. We have done it in very limited senses on limited phases of pits in order to keep our neighbours happy, but I wouldn’t support it as a carte blanche across the province.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1017" name="para1017"></a> <strong>Ms. Sarah Campbell:</strong> How about a modification—</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1018" name="para1018"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Very briefly.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1019" name="para1019"></a> <strong>Ms. Sarah Campbell:</strong> Just furthering that, what about a sunset clause that would build in some kind of earned continuation or renewal?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1020" name="para1020"></a> <strong>Mr. Greg Sweetnam:</strong> Well, the current Aggregate Resources Act, basically one of the criteria in considering a new licence—also, there’s a clause in there that says that your past performance is taken into account, so I think there’s teeth in that particular clause as the act is written now.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1021" name="para1021"></a> <strong>Ms. Sarah Campbell:</strong> Thank you.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1022" name="para1022"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Thanks. Liberal caucus, questions?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1023" name="para1023"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> Thank you, Greg, for the thorough presentation. I think the value of this committee and hearing from everybody is that we get different perspectives. I think that it is really valuable for us to get everybody’s perspective, and I know you’re on the ground with your work.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1024" name="para1024"></a> I guess the one thing that seems to be dominant today was the way abandoned pits and quarries are dealt with and that there seems to be no sort of comprehensive responsibility process about what happens to them—can they use them as landfills. I think that’s giving the whole industry a bad rap. Can you make some suggestions of how we as a committee could recommend certain ways of ensuring that there is proper rehabilitation and that the site plan approval process is transparent and accountable? Because this seems to be—I mean, that was the main theme I sort of got here today, that there are a lot of people who are, you might say, playing around with the rules and not coming through, in a way, with integrity.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1025" name="para1025"></a> <strong>Mr. Greg Sweetnam:</strong> Thank you for your question, sir. When I heard the presentations that I did hear towards the end of the day—a licensed site is regulated by MNR under an Aggregate Resources Act site plan. If you’re not allowed to landfill underneath that site plan, you cannot landfill and you’ll have your licence revoked.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1026" name="para1026"></a> The examples that I heard were sites that were properly rehabilitated. I know a number of these were beautifully done—contoured; they look lovely. They were sold to third parties and that third party came in and dumped fill in them, which kind of sullied the industry.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1027" name="para1027"></a> I don’t think you’ll find very many responsible aggregate producers doing landfill because we just can’t put our licence in jeopardy, and that clause I mentioned earlier about past performance—you don’t want to screw up on one site because it’s going to limit your ability to get a licence on the next.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1028" name="para1028"></a> Mayor Morrison talked about the Brampton Brick’s site, for example. Well, Brampton Brick’s old site is located right at the corner of Highway 10 and Bovaird Drive in Brampton. It was successfully filled; there’s a Walmart and a housing development there. The only sign that that quarry was ever there is a sign that says “Brickyard Way” at one of the residential streets.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1029" name="para1029"></a> So there is a role, I think, somewhere for marrying up the trucking from fill sites with aggregate sites. But I think it’s outside the Aggregate Resources Act. I think it’s something that happens outside that. We don’t do it on any of our sites.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1030" name="para1030"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Thank you. Conservative caucus. Ms. Scott?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1031" name="para1031"></a> <strong>Ms. Laurie Scott:</strong> Thank you very much, Greg, for appearing here before us today. I’m sure the mayor of the city of Kawartha Lakes is going to be really happy that you’ve put it up to three cents a tonne for his roads. He’s done this study that was mentioned several times here.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1032" name="para1032"></a> Lots of topics that you hit on; I’m going to just ask one quick question about the timelines for minor amendments. Could you give us an example on that, like more of a fence—six feet something—<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1033" name="para1033"></a> <strong>Mr. Greg Sweetnam:</strong> Sure. Typically, my site plan amendments, which can be things like—for example, there’s one place I want to preserve a wetland, so I want to actually change the licence boundary to go around the wetland. I don’t want to mine it. In exchange, I’ve got another site, and it’s in a setback that I want to take. So it’s kind of a wetland swap. It’s in the best interest of the environment; we’ve done the studies on that. But it’s been in the mill now for about four years. I have some other harmonization site plan amendments which have taken 16 years. There’s no process, no pressure point that I can put on the MNR and say, “You must give me this amendment now.” It’s whenever they decide to do it.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1034" name="para1034"></a> I would love to have some legislation that would say, “No, no, after this many months, then there’s an opportunity to appeal it to somebody, to get somebody else to make a decision.” And I don’t mind paying for it if it can free up the resources at MNR to get those things processed.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1035" name="para1035"></a> I have no problem with public meetings or transparency. We’re not ashamed of what we do and we’re happy to have the transparency too.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1036" name="para1036"></a> <strong>Ms. Sylvia Jones:</strong> Thank you. That’s good.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1037" name="para1037"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Thank you very much. As you’re the last presentation, that concludes public hearings for today on the Aggregate Resources Act review.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1038" name="para1038"></a> I thank everyone for coming here. It’s a pleasure for the committee to be here today. Thanks for all of your valuable input.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1039" name="para1039"></a> Just one housekeeping item before the committee departs: Mr. Colle has a motion with regard to travel, I believe.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1040" name="para1040"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> Yes. I just move that each caucus be allowed to have one staff person join and expenses be paid for support as we go to various other jurisdictions.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1041" name="para1041"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> It’s a discussion we had briefly at the subcommittee, but I think we’re all in agreement on that.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1042" name="para1042"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> Is that all right?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1043" name="para1043"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Absolutely. All in favour? Opposed? Okay, that’s carried. Thank you very much. We’ll make that a matter on the record.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1044" name="para1044"></a> <strong>Mr. Mike Colle:</strong> Off to Melancthon, is it? Is that where we’re going right now?</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1045" name="para1045"></a> <strong>Ms. Sylvia Jones:</strong> Melancthon.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1046" name="para1046"></a> <strong>The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti):</strong> Thank you very much, folks. That concludes hearings today.</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1047" name="para1047"></a> The committee adjourned at 1834.</div>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="PARA1048" name="PARA1048"></a> CONTENTS<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1049" name="para1049"></a> Wednesday 27 June 2012<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1050" name="para1050"></a> Aggregate Resources Act review G-369<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1051" name="para1051"></a> Mr. Ken Cressey G-369<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1052" name="para1052"></a> Mr. Robert Wells G-372<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1053" name="para1053"></a> Mr. Ron Lehman G-374<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1054" name="para1054"></a> Protect Caledon Inc. G-377<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1055" name="para1055"></a> Mr. Mike McGarrell<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1056" name="para1056"></a> Ms. Cheryl Connors<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1057" name="para1057"></a> Ms. Margaret Mercer G-380<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1058" name="para1058"></a> Mr. Brent Preston G-382<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1059" name="para1059"></a> Dufferin Parent Support Network G-384<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1060" name="para1060"></a> Ms. Paula Conning<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1061" name="para1061"></a> Green Party of Ontario G-386<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1062" name="para1062"></a> Mr. Mike Schreiner<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1063" name="para1063"></a> Chiefs and Councils, Saugeen Ojibway First Nation G-389<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1064" name="para1064"></a> Ms. Veronica Smith<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1065" name="para1065"></a> Ms. Maggie Wente<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1066" name="para1066"></a> Ms. Donna Baylis G-392<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1067" name="para1067"></a> North Dufferin Agricultural and Community Taskforce G-394<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1068" name="para1068"></a> Mr. Carl Cosack<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1069" name="para1069"></a> Town of Shelburne G-396<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1070" name="para1070"></a> Mr. Ken Bennington<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1071" name="para1071"></a> Oxford People Against the Landfill G-398<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1072" name="para1072"></a> Mr. Howard De Jong<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1073" name="para1073"></a> Dufferin Federation of Agriculture G-401<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1074" name="para1074"></a> Mr. Leo Blydorp<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1075" name="para1075"></a> Mr. David Vander Zaag G-403<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1076" name="para1076"></a> Save the Oak Ridges Moraine Coalition G-405<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1077" name="para1077"></a> Ms. Debbie Gordon<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1078" name="para1078"></a> Town of Caledon G-408<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1079" name="para1079"></a> Ms. Marolyn Morrison<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1080" name="para1080"></a> Mr. Greg Sweetnam G-411<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="PARA1081" name="PARA1081"></a> STANDING COMMITTEE ON GENERAL GOVERNMENT<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1082" name="para1082"></a> Chair / Président<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1083" name="para1083"></a> Mr. David Orazietti (Sault Ste. Marie L)<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1084" name="para1084"></a> Vice-Chair / Vice-Président<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1085" name="para1085"></a> Mr. David Zimmer (Willowdale L)<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1086" name="para1086"></a> Ms. Sarah Campbell (Kenora–Rainy River ND)<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1087" name="para1087"></a> Mr. Michael Coteau (Don Valley East / Don Valley-Est L)<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1088" name="para1088"></a> Mr. Joe Dickson (Ajax–Pickering L)<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1089" name="para1089"></a> Mr. Rosario Marchese (Trinity–Spadina ND)<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1090" name="para1090"></a> Mr. David Orazietti (Sault Ste. Marie L)<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1091" name="para1091"></a> Ms. Laurie Scott (Haliburton–Kawartha Lakes–Brock PC)<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1092" name="para1092"></a> Mr. Todd Smith (Prince Edward–Hastings PC)<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1093" name="para1093"></a> Mr. Jeff Yurek (Elgin–Middlesex–London PC)<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1094" name="para1094"></a> Mr. David Zimmer (Willowdale L)<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1095" name="para1095"></a> Substitutions / Membres remplaçants<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1096" name="para1096"></a> Mr. Ted Arnott (Wellington–Halton Hills PC)<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1097" name="para1097"></a> Mr. Mike Colle (Eglinton–Lawrence L)<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1098" name="para1098"></a> Mr. Kevin Daniel Flynn (Oakville L)<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1099" name="para1099"></a> Ms. Sylvia Jones (Dufferin–Caledon PC)<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1100" name="para1100"></a> Clerk pro tem / Greffière par intérim<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1101" name="para1101"></a> Ms. Tamara Pomanski<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1102" name="para1102"></a> Staff / Personnel<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" id="para1103" name="para1103"></a> Ms. Sidra Sabzwari, research officer,<br />
Legislative Research Service</div>
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</div>Jeanine Filiatreault Cresseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00968989181112127650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283658171953476957.post-56301482141399137452012-06-28T13:00:00.001-04:002012-06-29T00:44:11.744-04:00Speech To The Ontario Legislature’s Standing Committee on General GovernmentThank you very much for having me here today, and good afternoon, Mr. Chair and members of<br />
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the Standing Committee on General Government. My name is Ken Cressey, and I thank you for<br />
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this opportunity to address the committee regarding the review of the Aggregate Resources Act.<br />
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I would like to focus on 3 key issues peoples health, non compliance of aggregate operators<br />
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and penalties for non compliance. I think for many people the concern over the environmental impacts that these operations do have, should be put first in any decision making on new and established Pits or Quarries. This concern is well warranted and should be addressed.<br />
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Before I begin I would like to point out that my late wife’s name was Jeanine Filiatreault Cressey<br />
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Jeanine and I purchased a home in March of 2008 at Snow Road Station North Frontenac, unknown to us was that a gravel pit was across the road. When we viewed the home there were no signs no activity just 3 ½ ft of snow. We were never told by anyone that a gravel pit was across the road. In Late October of 2008 trucks came and hauled material for 2 weeks. We spoke to the township about this since the property was zoned residential and in a hamlet where there own by laws state that no pits or quarries are permitted. The Township spoke to the MNR and refereed the MNR to me. I wrote to the MNR asking that the site be brought up to a better standard than it existed. We also complained about the dust. <br />
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In a reply from the MNR on Feb 13 2009 they stated:<br />
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The requirement of operators to construct tree screens and perimeter berms is not controlled by the ARA or Provincial Standards but through the site plan. The site plan for a pit is normally drafted and approved by this Ministry in a licence application while the site is virgin. The operator often chooses to add site screening on the site plan as a consideration to the impact on existing local landowners. The practice of screening has become common place in new applications for pits and quarries in Ontario but is not a requirement. In this case of a grand fathered licence, the site plan is a requirement after the licence has been issued, and no such considerations are required because the pit has been established in the area for many years with the authority to operate a pit without screening. <br />
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However the operator is still bound by the ARA, Provincial Standards, and a site plan (when submitted and approved). <a href="http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90a08_e.htm"><u><span style="color: blue;">http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90a08_e.htm</span></u><span style="color: blue;"></span></a><a href="http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/Aggregates/Publication/STEL02_173877.html"><u><span style="color: blue;">http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/Aggregates/Publication/STEL02_173877.html</span></u><span style="color: blue;"></span></a>I personally have visited this site for matters related to the licence application and have not completed a formal licence audit of the site yet. This licensee is required to erect a sign at each entrance and exit to the site and to keep dust down to a minimum. I will notify the licensee of these deficiencies and have them corrected.<br />
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On March 11, 2009 again we stated our position about dust and noise to the Township when they wanted to sell a right way to two Gravel Pit Owners, the one that is causing our problems the other pit was on the other side of the right of way which they wanted to sell . In the letter we sent to the council we asked for an environmental assessment again stressing the issues of noise and dust. We also stated that the issues had not been addressed and that it would have a direct effect on our quality of life. <br />
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We were informed by the Mayor of the Township that an environmental assessment was denied.<br />
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In April the Gravel Pit owner stopped at our home. He came to discuss the issues that we had been complaining about. In that conversation Jeanine and I, asked for a berm his reply was NO that it would cost him money, we asked for treens for a screen that he said he could do. They put in saplings 2 to 3 ft. tall the weeds were taller. We told him that his site was Depreciating our home. He said that his home was beside his gravel pit and it was just fine. We asked what he was going to do about the dust and he said he would use calcium or water to mitigate it. Up to this point no one had worked the site since we purchased the home in April of 2008 except for two weeks in October of 2008 when they hauled material from the site.<br />
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At the end of April 2009 they began working in the site, in later part of May Jeanine began coughing for no apparent reason. We went to her doctors where they ran tests on her to find the cause. They believed that the dust from the site was the reason for her coughing. Jeanine still continued to cough and on June 29 Jeanine was advised to move from our home. Her coughing only became more severe to where on one occasion she had bruising on her stomach from coughing. On Aug 6 2009 the pit owner installed a portable rock crusher approximately 300 ft’ from our home. This was totally insane the noise and dust was outrageous. We called the township that day and asked for the bylaw officer to come. The reply we were given was "we will not take the complaint, we will not send the bylaw officer, and the gravel pit owner can do what he wants from 6:00 a.m. till 9:00 p.m. and there is nothing you can do. From the time the company started in late April 2009 till they finished in late Sept 2009 not once were any mitigation measures taken by the gravel pit owner. On October 25, 2009, Jeanine still coughing died.<br />
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It took a letter to Dalton McGuinty to have an investigation started. The investigation took 15 months and on October 27, 2011 two days after Jeanine’s 2<sup>nd</sup> anniversary of her death the trial was held.<br />
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I was to appear at that trial as a witness. On the evening before the trial the MNR prosecutor called me to discuss my testimony. I had asked if all the evidence videos, photos, letters including a letter from her Medical practitioner advising her to move because of the continued respiratory distress would be allowed his reply was yes. A moment later he said I have another call, thirty seconds later he says to me, you will never guess who that was it was the gravel pit owner and has pled guilty to a plea bargain. He then says thank-you for your willingness to testify but your testimony will not be required thank-you very much.<br />
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In the court transcript all the evidence was suppressed and all questions put by the judge were avoided. The operator knew his obligations under the ARA and the EPA but went ahead and did what he wanted he was fined $ 1000.00 dollars. Anything concerning Jeanine was dismissed by the prosecutor. Two days after the trial I received a call form the MOE asking why no charges for the dust were brought up. In a question to the MNR about the dust their response was : The scope of my investigation is directly related to the operation of processing equipment without a Certificate of Approval....any concerns regarding dust or other tests relating to the environment should be directed to the MOE. Barrie Wilson MNR. In a question put to the MOE concerning testing at aggregate sites. There reply was the MOE has not done testing at this or other aggregate<br />
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sites around the province that I’m aware of. I’m not sure about MNR as the lead agency for these<br />
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types of operations. From David Arnott. MOE<br />
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I had a test done on a dust sample and in the sample they found crystalline silica a known and <br />
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listed carcinogen.<br />
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It Took from Feb 7 2009 which was the date of our initial complaint till June 8, 2010 before any Ministry officials came to this site. We were constantly telling the Township of what was<br />
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happening to Jeanine. Yet nothing was done. We had asked for site plans and in an email to the<br />
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MNR their reply was:<br />
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As stated in my email Dated February 13, 2009; The Gravel pit in Snow Road Station has had a <br />
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licence since 2007. A site plan has not been approved for the licenced site yet. When a site plan is <br />
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approved for the site I will let you know and you can submit a request under the Freedom of <br />
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information and privacy protection act to obtain a copy<span style="font-family: Arial;">.</span> As of January 13 2012 there is still no<br />
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formal site plan.<br />
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In Conclusion: I would like to say that no one has the right to treat anyone’s environment in this<br />
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way. Whether it was Jeanine or any Human being especially not for profit. There needs to be<br />
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accountability, a greater enforcement with severe penalties imposed including suspensions of<br />
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licences. Acknowledgment to those who have been directly affected and what actions and<br />
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remedies have been taken by way of a public inquiry. Jeanine should have never died not like this.<br />
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On behalf of my late wife Jeanine I thank-you for the opportunity to speak to you on this very<br />
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You Tube Link Courtesy of Bob Shapton <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCJz5u9vw3A&feature=BFa&list=HL1340944987">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCJz5u9vw3A&feature=BFa&list=HL1340944987</a>Jeanine Filiatreault Cresseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00968989181112127650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283658171953476957.post-64349071702236893782011-09-28T12:48:00.000-04:002017-11-20T13:59:56.325-05:00From Ken Cressey<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial black"; font-size: small;">To the people of Ontario and Quebec, Jeanine and I while she was still alive gathered proof and evidence of the events that took place at snow road station North Frontenac.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial black"; font-size: small;">As I have to sit and write about the events and deal with the Government of Ontario it has been the hardest thing in my life that I have ever had to do. I have never posted a picture of myself or Jeanine or have ever discussed my life or hers with the public in any forum. I have been constantly redirected back to the Ministry of Natural Resources with what had happened to us at snow road. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial black"; font-size: small;">I first called the Ministry of the Environment in Kingston on two separate occasions with not even a reply. It took a letter to Dalton McGuinty to have anything started and he also echoed the environmental values we as Ontarians have. He then sent the file to the MNR. to the Honourable Linda Jeffery's. I had asked that the file not be sent to the MNR since they was where we started with our complaints. They did nothing but to say the site was acceptable to them. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial black"; font-size: small;">After when they viewed the videos showing the dust we were subject to they felt only a warning was required. <span style="color: red;">Total nonsense</span>! I spoke to two officers six months later at the site and was told by the officer from the Ministry of the Environment that this should never have happened. He told me the gravel pit owner had no authorization to crush on this site because of the proximity to the homes, he further said that the gravel pit owner would never be allowed to crush on this site. Not to long ago I received a phone call from some friends there telling me they were crushing on the site, and now had trucks using dust suppressants to control the dust. My wife had to die just so this could happen. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial black"; font-size: small;">I have wrote letters and letters to all levels of the Government including the Federal Government. I have received condolences from all of them for my wife but in any event it doesn't change what happened. My biggest question is why would anyone ignore there responsibilities ? <br />
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The Township of North Frontenac did absolutely nothing in our right to a healthy environment. They also showed there total disregard towards human life, in the help they provided in there services. We discussed what was going on with one of the councilman, we objected to the selling of a right of way and asked for an environmental assessment where the Mayor called and told us we were denied and that he had talked to there lawyers. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial black"; font-size: small;">In august when they installed the crusher in front of our home we called the Township and asked for a bylaw officer to come. I was speaking with someone named Tammy and she refused in any capacity to help, except to say that the Company could do what ever they wanted to and their was nothing we could do. I was standing in the doorway and I could hardly hear her talk from the noise of the crusher. I talked to her for forty five minutes but it was useless. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial black"; font-size: small;">When Jeanine was laying their dying and needing help I got a full understanding of the Township of North Frontenac. When she needed help they sent me one single fireman that took fifteen minutes or so and it took 45 minutes for the paramedics to arrive. Our fire hall was two minutes away and our paramedics were 10 min. away. They called paramedics from another township.<br />
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The Gravel Pit Owner failed to follow the Licence of the <em>Aggregate Resources Act</em>. and the<em> Environmental Protection Act</em>. I think the biggest insult to Jeanine and me is the fact that the owner himself came to our home and assured us he would mitigate the dust with calcium or water. He shook our hands on that, and in my view a handshake is your word nothing less. From the time that they started working at the site till they stopped they never once used any dust control measures. They could have cared less about any home owners. The noise from the crusher was maddening, I once tried to sleep in the cold room in the basement trying to find a place where it was quiet, that was to no avail. We had to keep our windows closed all the time when they were there. We slept with ear plugs in our own home but nothing worked.<br />
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I have been posting some of the letters I have but not all. I will be updating the files as much as I can. The letters are copies or scans of the original letters or photos. <br />
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I thank all the people who have read and shared a part of Jeanine's and my experience.<br />
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A note: I can not prove that the dust from the site caused the death of my wife, but I can show the events that we were forced to live in leading up to her death. Without an autopsy I can not say what was her cause of death, no one really knows what was the cause of death. What I do know is in the previous year no one worked on the site and Jeanine and I were fine, but when they came in and worked on the site in the following year what we had to live through no one should. In our agony at night we asked each other why would someone do this to us? Why? A further note : as of Sept /16 I Ken Cressey have now been diagnosed with Lung cancer and have had the removal of 1/3 rd. of my left lung. Crystalline silica was found in the biopsy. I now wait for my death. In September and November of 2017 I laid to rest our two loving cats one was diagnosed with lung cancer.<br />
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She just wanted to Live and grow old with me as I wanted the same. It now appears that under the Dalton McGuinty government growing old in Ontario is just a dream. The Ministry in charge of these operations have shown me just what contempt they have for the people of this province. My Dear Wife suffered and died for what?<br />
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<strong>The one<span style="font-family: inherit;"> thing I do know is the amount of lies that I have heard, is this what a persons life is worth. To put anyone through</span> this type of needless pain and suffering in your own home, I just can't believe this she was a HUMAN BEING. We have laws about second hand smoke, noise etc. I mean this is unbelievable. If you knew Jeanine of all people she would not lie not for anyone. She would not even call me in sick for work when I wanted to play hooky. She was adamit about lying. This is an example of Jeanine and it is true; the loader operator dumped a bucket of stone, and the dust blew in her face. I knew what was going to happen she was going to cough, I went down the street in a rage, she was behind me saying calm down their just doing their job lets go home, she coughed all night. That is Jeanine.</strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial black";">There will never be Justice in this, Jeanine and I, were just problems that were in the way it never mattered about our lives or our rights. </span><br />
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I received this letter from Minister Gravelle I accept the thoughts about my late wife and thank him for that comment. I however do not except the remainder of the letter. </div>
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I did a lot of work gaining information on this place. I spoke to<span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span><span class="text_exposed_show"> the Original owners daughter of the home we purchased. I spoke to and have on tape the person who sold the property.<br /> The land was zoned residential, located in a hamlet.(by law no pits or quarries in a hamlet) I never had a meeting with the MOE and the operator, that is a lie.I had a meeting with the Gravel Pit Owner Mr. Wilbur Crane with my wife where we were given assurances about mitigating the noise and dust. He did not do a thing about mitigation. I have zoning maps from the township showing the property as residential. I had meetings with the Township planner. Took it seriously I don’t think so. All evidence suppressed by prosecutor turned defence attorney. I have the transcript of the trial. Why is a councilor who is a relative bringing motions forward in council on issues affecting this site not abstaining. Somebody did not do their homework. <br /> <br /> May 17, 2012<br /> <br /> MNR4825MC-2012-920<br /> <br /> Thank you for sharing your experience with an aggregate operation across from your home. <br /> <br /> Please accept my heartfelt sympathies on the passing of your wife. Your love and admiration for your wife are evident in your writing. The loss of a loved one is difficult.<br /> <br /> I assure you that ministry staff took your concerns seriously. I understand that they responded to you on multiple occasions regarding this aggregate site and that they also met with you, staff from the Ministry of the Environment and the operator at the site to attempt to resolve your concerns. <br /> <br /> As a direct result of your expressed concerns, Crain’s Construction was prosecuted for operating a pit not in accordance with its licence conditions. On October 27, 2011, Wilburt Crain entered a plea of guilty on behalf of Crain’s Construction and was fined.<br /><br /> With regard to the licensing of the property in 2007, the aggregate operator met all requirements of section 71 of the Aggregate Resources Act and the local municipality confirmed that the site complied with all relevant zoning bylaws.<br /><br /> We are open to new approaches to regulating the aggregate industry that protect the rights and interests of all Ontarians. You may be interested to know that on March 22, 2012, all parties of the Ontario Legislature agreed to have the Standing Committee on General Government review the Aggregate Resources Act. Once the committee begins its review, you can follow its activities online, including any invitation for public input, on the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s website. Go to <a forcediv="true" forceinline="true" href="http://www.ontla.on.ca/" original_target="http://www.ontla.on.ca/" rel="nofollow nofollow" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank" verdict_1d79hah="OK">www.ontla.on.ca</a></span></div>
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In Regards to the Ministers letter I am waiting for the Committee to state the location for where the meetings will be held. I am awaiting there decision so I can state on the Record as to what took place at Snow Road Station, North Frontenac, Ontario and the parties involved.<br />
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I did attend The Aggregate Review Comittee in Orangeville and I did have my say. The only problem is I couldnt say just how many lying cowards are involved and who they are but I will and soon.</div>
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<strong>To the people in Orangeville who were so kind and thoughtful to me I thank you from the bottom of my heart. I was met by such very nice people and was made to feel very comfortable at the meeting. I know it was a long meeting and was informative, I was looking forward to Donna nailing the last speaker with a chair but you cant have evrything. Again my thanks you are all very kind and Dear.</strong></div>
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1) Jeanine and I were <strong>never told of the Existence of this Gravel Pit</strong> by the Realtor.(Never Proven)</div>
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3) Jeanine and I asked the MNR for a<strong> site plan</strong> there has been no site plan submitted as of Jan 2012 licence was issued in 2007.<strong>(Documented)</strong></div>
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4) Jeanine and I complained to <strong>Township of Dust and Noise.</strong> <strong>Stated we had issues with Crain Construction that were not resolved </strong>and asked for <strong>Environmental Assessment for our Quality Of Life. DENIED. (Documented)</strong></div>
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5) Jeanine and I spoke<strong> DIRECTLY TO MR. WILBURT CRANE</strong> about <strong>NOISE</strong> and <strong>DUST</strong> assured us he would mitigate dust with calcium and water. <strong>NOT ONCE WERE ANY MEASURES TAKEN</strong>.(Verbal + Affidavit ?)</div>
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9) Spoke to<strong> LAWYER in Perth</strong> about events taking place <strong>asked if there was a conflict of interest</strong>, showed picture of Jeanine's bruises advised us to sue realtor for non disclose stated <strong>Crain's was not breaking any BY LAWS. Leave him alone. (Verbal + Proof of Meeting)</strong><br />
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13) Gone to Township paid our taxes spoke about refusal to send by-law officer <strong>TOLD THEY CANT DO THAT?(Verbal)</strong></div>
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15) Called 911 no help for over 15 min. at least 45 min for paramedics. <strong>One single Volunteer fireman for help, paramedics from another Township. Fireman said all Volunteers gone Hunting. (example non life threatening in front of our home 3 volunteer fireman 2 paramedics 2 OPP officers all in 15 min. ) Jeanine life threatening 1 volunteer 2 paramedics.)</strong><br />
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16) <strong>Volunteer Fireman</strong> had left the house prior to Jeanine being removed to Hospital in Perth. Arrived at Hospital in Perth to find Volunteer Fireman talking with Coroner?(Witness)<br />
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17) Coroner states any one 5 min or further from Perth considered statistic,<strong> Not going to do an autopsy. I had not said one word about Jeanine and the events of that evening, those were the very words spoken to me when I arrived at the hospital. Told Coroner about x-rays and Jeanine coughing, that she was suffering from respiratory distress, told him we were advised to move. Coroner said he does not want to do an autopsy. (Witness)</strong><br />
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I have received what I have been waiting for from the Law Society it is not the outcome I had wished for but in any event it is final. Because of the information being confidential I have to remove all reference to whom it is about but I will still post the document and its outcome.<br />
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What no one knows is that Jeanine and I went to see a lawyer in Perth. When we spoke to him we asked if there may be a conflict of interest. He told us that the Realtor was at fault for failing to disclose. We showed him the evidence we had and he made an appointment for sometime in October 2009. We had told him of what was happening to Jeanine, that is why we called him. At the end of that meeting I told him I would have to go after the owner. He said leave him alone he is not breaking any by laws. As it turns out he was his buddy. There are a so many things that happened with this lawyer that I will start working on the story of his part.<br />
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We were told that we could not do anything till the house was sold. Knowing what was happening to us, knowing how sick Jeanine was, saw the photographs of the bruising on her stomach and he did nothing. But he did protect his buddy. When I post the arguments that are from both sides you can decide for yourselves.<br />
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An analogy somewhat poor in its description but it makes perfect sense.<br />
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" Would you hire a thief to look after your jewelry"<br />
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In some ways this whole ordeal is just maddening, even for someone who tries to understand what is being said. There are huge gaps in the story because of different matters that have to be addressed but as soon as they are taken care of this story will be put in its true form. I am far from giving up on my late wife I have only just started. I have been speaking with a very knowledgeable and professional Lawyer. <br />
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With all that has happened there has been no litigation in this matter. I could never afford the costs involved with such an action. Our rights our freedoms are only on paper. I never knew I had to pay for our rights.<br />
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I am still waiting for some investigations to conclude there is much more that will be added at that time.<br />
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To All that have been reading this article in a very short time I will be publishing all documents in there original form by all parties involved. There is a great deal of information since I have wrote and what is in the information is unbelievable in this day and age. From Ministries to the Coroners office it is quite remarkable how the system works.<br />
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<span class="userContent">I am pleased and honoured to say that as of today more than 11,000 people have viewed and read the story of Jeanine's Death. How that accountability by our Governments is only a false pretense of the Acts that are to ensure our safety towards the environment. The Acts as the EPA , ARA , Municipal Act and so on are designed to protect the Government not the people. It falls on us and the courts as well as the costs to ensure our rights. We the citizens pay as taxpayers to have Governments ensure our safety with these various Acts. but in the end it relies solely on the courts to make the decision. I have always believed what was in plain black and white print was the truth but only to find that all the Acts are open to interpretation and not what the Acts plainly state.</span><br />
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<span class="userContent">I have further had conversations with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MAH) concerning the actions of the Township of North Frontenac. Why when they were fully aware of what was taking place to us did they decide to do nothing in contravention of the Municipal Act. The MAH has no ability to enforce the Act so Municipalities can do what they want with out fear of Government Action. Again I was asked about a lawyer to represent me. The MAH are fully aware of what took place in the Township of North Frontenac, Ontario. <span style="color: red;">This is our Responsible Government working for you.</span></span><br />
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I have now received almost all the information I have been asking for I just have one more document coming and then I will begin to complete the events.<br />
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<br />Jeanine Filiatreault Cresseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00968989181112127650noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283658171953476957.post-74602576260542351702011-09-27T15:07:00.000-04:002012-04-10T19:27:13.348-04:00The Beginning of the End Pg.1<br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">Hello Ken & Jeanine, It was a pleasure meeting you yesterday. I am sending along this property which you have probably seen True, it's a pretty basic smallish bungalow but it does have a garage though it's not cleared whether the basement is full and partly finished because sometimes it means that's it's a part basement that's partly finished! It is located on a paved road but it's more local and cottage traffic certainly not like Hwy 7 or 41. I can't remember what neighbours you can see though I am sure there is a church kitty corner to it. There are lots of lakes, of course. Talk to you soon! Regards</span></span></div>
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That little house on Rd. 509 might be looking better and better ($124,900). Nothing new on the home front but I will see if there is more info on that white bungalow. Will get to the article when I am not being such a big, rich hotshot!</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">This just got me more curious and it wasn’t a house we had asked to see but one she wanted us to see.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial Black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US">So we went to see the two houses Jeanine wanted to see. The one house was a mess so we went to see the house in Snow Road Station. It was as she described but there was a possibility to make it even better just needed some TLC. When we went outside someone else came in to look at the house which we did not understand since we thought that this was a private showing and now we felt pressured to make an offer. The view was nice and the owners were right there so I asked the realtor if I could negotiate right then and there. She said yes and my wife asked her if she should start a bid at $107,000. The realtor said that that would be an insult so we upped the price to $120,000 and they accepted the offer. This was March 12/08. So now we had a house and we needed to get back to </span><st1:state><st1:place><span lang="EN-US">Quebec</span></st1:place></st1:state><span lang="EN-US"> to start to pack. The closing date was April 18/08. We never returned to the house till the day that we were moving in.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial Black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US">We had called the realtor about this and asked why she didn’t tell us about this she said she did and was going to stop in. She never had to this day. We spoke to the previous owners of the property who were there when we viewed the house about this and why no one said anything. They said there was nothing going on when they bought it at an auction. They have lived in the area for over 20 yrs. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial Black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US">We tried to make the best of a bad situation and started to fix the house up. We were told local traffic and cottagers nothing about a gravel pit. </span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, January 30, 2009 1:05 AM<br />
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b>pit Snow Road Station</span></span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">Do you have any news on what we discussed pertaining to Crain's Pit on Zoning , Progressive Rehabilitation, Site Plan. Have you spoken to the Ministry of The Environment . One other Question does the Township have a stake in this property which is approximately 60 feet from this property?</span></span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hi Ken and Jeanine<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black;"><span style="font-size: small;">My apologies for not responding earlier. I checked into the Zoning of theCrain's Pit as our present Zoning By-law 15-04 designates it as ‘Hamlet’ under which pits are not permitted. However, as the pit was there prior to By-law 15-04 I looked into the previous By-law for the former <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">Township</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Palmerston</st1:placename></st1:place> and it also had it listed as Hamlet. I then consulted with *********, former Reeve (for a number of years) of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Palmerston</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Township</st1:placetype></st1:place> to find out the history of the Crain pit.********advised there has been a pit on theCrain property for years pre-dating the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Palmerston</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Township</st1:placetype></st1:place> By-laws. She advised the person whoCrain's purchased it from (also a former Reeve of Palmerston) had started the pit, albeit on a smaller scale. Crain's pit is therefore grandfathered.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have not spoken with the Ministry of Environment, however I did speak with the MNR Aggregate Representative, and he did not see there was an infraction with the manner in which this pit was being managed. You may wish to contact him to satisfy yourself, and ask questions which I may not have asked. He can be contacted via e-mail <span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">***********</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">Your last question, I am not sure what property you are referring to, being 60 feet from the Crain's pit? Please let me know. Thanks, *******</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black;"><span style="font-size: small;">I looked into the purchase date and found it was purchased in 1987 after Palmerston township, even if an existing pit was located there why were no zoning amendments made. (I spoke to a long time resident who told me there w<span style="background-color: white;">as no pit on the property the actual pit was outside the Hamlet.)</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">I am Writing to you in regards to a conversation with ******* ******* ****** **************** for the Township . They have sent me an Email telling me that you saw no infractions with the site. Sir I am a new resident of this community and this pit in question is right in front of my home. From my property line across the road to his fence it is approximately 60 feet. My intention is not to cause problems for Crain or the Township but to find some equitable way to have the sites appearance brought up to standard. I have worked in many pits and quarries in the Niagara Peninsula and they don't look like this. There is no burm, no trees except one maple that stands alone directly in front of my house. They took a nice sloping hill and just tore it up. When I purchased this house about eight months ago the site was covered in snow lots of snow you could not tell there was a pit located there. There were no signs anywhere that stated a pit operation or owner or even a licence# located on the property identifying it as a pit. I have seen atv's using the pit as a obstacle course, in the summer of 2008 when high winds would come we would have sand all over our vehicle and I am not saying that all the sand is coming directly from his site but I am sure some of it is. They don't work the pit on a daily basis but only occasionally. That in itself is disturbing enough. I would like to see the site brought up to a point where the property running along the road 509 is landscaped and trees planted for a screen. I have read the brochure entitled Pit & Quarry Rehabilitation The state of the art in Ontario. I strongly agree with the opening statements made by D.F. Hewitt and M.A. Vos. and I am trying to remedy my concerns in a fair and equitable manner. I would like to ask you when you last visited this site and what your opinion was. I know what ********* told me but I would rather have you state the sites condition. Perhaps in the spring you could visit the site and we could discuss my concerns over a coffee.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thank you for your email of concern regarding the Crain's Construction pit in Snow Road Station.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Back in 2007 the Aggregate Resources Act (ARA) was designated in this area. The ARA required existing operators of pits and quarries to apply to be grandfathered into a licence. Prior to the ARA designation it was the local Municipality in control of the operations through the zoning by-laws. Crain's applied for a licence, met all the application requirements, and received a licence back in 2007 for the existing pit in question.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">The requirement of operators to construct tree screens and perimeter berms is not</span> <span style="font-size: small;">controlled by the ARA or</span> <span style="font-size: small;">Provincial Standards</span> <span style="font-size: small;">but through the site plan. The site plan for a pit is normally drafted and approved by this Ministry in a licence application while the site is virgin. The operator often chooses to add site screening</span> <span style="font-size: small;">on the</span> <span style="font-size: small;">site plan as a consideration to the impact</span> <span style="font-size: small;">on existing local landowners. The practice of screening has become</span></span> common place in </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">new applications for pits and quarries in <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Ontario</st1:place></st1:state> but is not a requirement. In this case of a grandfathered licence, the site plan is a requirement after the licence has been issued, and no such considerations are required because the pit has been established in the area for many years with the authority to operate a pit without screening. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black;"><span style="font-size: small;">However<strong> the operator is still bound by the ARA, Provincial Standards</strong>, and a site plan (when submitted and approved). <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black;"><span style="font-size: small;">I personally have visited this site for matters related to the licence application and have not completed a formal licence audit of the site yet. This licensee is required to erect a sign at each entrance and exit to the site and to keep dust down to a minimum. <span style="color: red;">I will notify the licensee of these deficiencies and have them corrected.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black;"><span style="font-size: small;">We believe that if the road allowance is opened between the <span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Gemill Pit and the Crain's </span></span></span>Pit it would exacerbate the problem with noise and dust.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black;"><span style="font-size: small;">We believe that if the road allowance is removed, that the dust and noise from Gemill Pit would funnel down through the area directly to our home, increasing the amount of dust and noise. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">Shortly after this was submitted to council we received a phone call from the Mayor. He told us that there was nothing he could do and that he had talked to their lawyers.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">The owner of the gravel pit Wilburt Crain heard of our complaining and stopped to talk to us. We asked him if he would put in a berm; </span><span style="color: red;">his reply was “nope that will cost me money</span><span style="color: black;">”. So we asked for trees for the screen and <span style="color: red;">he said that he could do that.</span> The trees he put in were 2 to 3 feet high! A joke....I will be dead by the time they gain any height. We asked why he had no sign anywhere on the property saying who owned it and <span style="color: red;">he said it was stolen.</span> We told him he was depreciating our property and his justification was that his home is also beside a pit. We then asked about the noise and dust. </span><span style="color: red;">He said he would mitigate the adverse effects with water or calcium chloride.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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May 28/09 Told her about my coughing And the sand and gravel pit she did blood tests and will make arrangement for chest x-ray and pulmonary expert.<br />
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June 10/09 Chest x-ray in Perth. Breath tests in Sharbot Lake with Pulmonary Expert.<br />
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June 29/09 Saw Practioning Nurse again for coughing said all my tests were good lungs are fine and advised us to move.<br />
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July 29/09 Had a cancellation so I got in right away. Coughing so hard had a big bruise on my stomach. She prescribed puffers and reactine and again advised us to move.<br />
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August 6/09 Crain's Installed Crusher called Township about the noise and dust. Was told nothing they can do not breaking any by laws.</span><br />
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August 17 2009 Called Nurse Practitioner ___________and told her that the puffer she gave her was helping she also told her that we had put the house up for sale. The Nurse Practitioner was very glad to hear that we had put the house up for sale. She was going to call pulmonary expert and see if she has any suggestions about the coughing and the sand and gravel pit.<br />
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Aug 20 2009 This was a very bad day for Jeanine she had to use her puffer 3 times during the day to help her breathe. I had found her a couple of times almost unconscious trying to breathe. She would start coughing so severely that once I wanted to call 911 to help her. She refused and she slowly recovered. The night was the worst when she would lay down she would start coughing.<br />
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August 25 2009 Jeanine is using the puffer and it is helping her breathe. We had to leave the house and go down to the lake to have any peace. Jeanine seems to be weaker she was at the garage and had to run back to the house when one of the trucks were coming up from the gravel pit. She had to get inside so as to not breath any of the dust. She would cover her mouth and run for the house.<br />
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September 5 2009 Jeanine has decide to go home to her mothers for awhile. She is tired of being locked in her cage the noise and dust were extreme. Still no one would intervene on what was happening I had gone to see the councilman but I knew that was basically useless. The cats and I remained at the home I could not leave them and we could not afford to board them. <br />
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September 14 2009 The company took a couple of loads and have not returned.<br />
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These dated entries are from a journal that Jeanine kept. She recorded her worst days and what she was like. I never new of some of the entries and there are some entries that she should have wrote into it. She coughed so severely one night that she coughed a ball of <span style="background-color: white;">flem the size of a hard ball.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial black"; font-size: small;">On October 23 2009 Jeanine and I went to the township to pay our taxes. While we were there we spoke to someone about the call that we made asking for the bylaw officer to come to our home in August. We told them that the person we spoke to refused to take the complaint, refused to send the by law officer, or call the authorities. There reply was that they cant do that and that they have to respond to the call. We told them that they never did anything. We were left totally on our own,<br />
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</span>Jeanine Filiatreault Cresseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00968989181112127650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283658171953476957.post-58515745070966153272011-09-26T00:48:00.000-04:002012-04-11T11:57:02.719-04:00Dear Jeanine Pg.3<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">October 25 2009 It was around 7:30 am when I woke up hearing funny noises I thought Jeanine was snoring not something that she does but never the less it was her. I gave her a tap and said you are snoring, there was no reply. So I gave her another tap and again no reply. I sat up and to say to her that you are snoring but when I looked at her I could see this was much more. I jumped out of bed and went to her side. She was laying with her head back and she was gurgling. She was unconscious taking deep breaths and holding them. I grabbed the phone and called 911 and told the operator that I believed my wife was having a heart attack. She told me to lay her on the floor and begin to give her CPR witch she explained to me how to do.<span style="color: red;"> </span><strong><span style="color: red;">It is what she said next that I still don't believe. She told me it will take at least 15 min or so for a fireman to arrive and at least 45 min. for the paramedics to arrive. I said to her that the fire hall is 2 min. from my home and the paramedics are 10 min. down the road. She said the paramedics are out. I did the CPR has best I could and tried to give her mouth to mouth but every time that I did she would blow back in my mouth. After 15 min. or so one fireman arrived and in the time that followed till the paramedics arrived <u>no one else came to her aid</u>. One and only one fireman came to her aid.</span><span style="color: red;"> </span><span style="color: black;">When the fireman arrived he took out his defibrillator put it on her a zapped her. Their was no response except her body convulsing from the shock. I could see her jugular pulsing so I knew her heart was still working. In all he zapped her four times. When he zapped her the fourth time I saw her last pulse in her jugular and she stopped breathing. He was asking me to try to find what I call a bagger to push air into her. I could not find it and had no clue where to look in his bags. We kept giving CPR till the paramedics arrived some 45 min later. When they arrived they removed the fireman's defibrillator and put there own on and zapped her 4 more times. I knew she was already gone and this was useless. My wife had died and I knew it. The paramedics went out and got a back board to lay her on to take her to the hospital. The paramedics were two girls and when they tried to get her through the doorway they could not turn the board that Jeanine was on to get her through the doorways. I picked up the board and stood Jeanine up facing me and walked her through the doorway. I then laid her back down to the hands of the paramedics. It was then that I noticed the fireman had already left. The paramedics carried Jeanine out to the ambulance. They asked if I wanted to go with them but my neighbour was already there so I went with her to the hospital. When my neighbour and I arrived at the hospital I came in and looked at the waiting room. <span style="color: red;">Here to my surprise is the fireman and the Coroner talking. When they saw me walking toward the waiting room they backed away from each other, the coroner got up and met me in the doorway. He said " I am sorry for your loss but anyone that lives more than 5 min. from Perth in this situation doesn't have a chance." I sat down with my neighbour and he then said " I don't want to do an autopsy"</span> </span><span style="color: red;">I told him about the respiratory distress my wife was under from the dust, I told him that she was in the hospital 4 months prior having x-rays. He said "it was probably angina and I will check the x-rays. He then asked what I intended to do with Jeanine. I told him that she wanted to be cremated and buried with her father. He said "that is good"</span></strong><span style="color: black;"> I asked to go and see my wife where a nurse accompanied me to where she was. For the first time since we were married the nurse removed her wedding band. I stayed with her and talked to her for awhile and then kissed her for the last time.</span><br /><br />After I buried Jeanine with her Father in Buckingham, Quebec I returned to our home in North Frontenac. I could not believe what had happened to us. To me Jeanine was a happy healthy person prior to the to the events that took place with the gravel pit. No one should ever be treated like the way we were. We were denied our rights under the<em> environmental protection act, the aggregate resources act</em>, and I am sure more acts than I can count on one hand.<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: red;">In an email to the fire chief he stated there are 18 fireman stationed at snow road station and all considered employees of the township.</span> I spoke to the fire chief back at my home town and he said on an emergency response always two no one person can do CPR without relief.<br /><br /><a href="http://deathanddustmystory.blogspot.com/2011/07/page-6.html">Next Page</a></span><br />
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Do you have any news on what we discussed pertaining to ******** Pit on Zoning , Progressive Rehabilitation, Site Plan. Have you spoken to the Ministry of The Environment . One other Question does the Township have a stake in this property which is approximately 60 feet from this property?<br />
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<span style="font-family: arial black; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #9b00d3; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #9b00d3;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #9b00d3;"><span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: #9b00d3;">Hi</span><span style="color: #9b00d3;"> Ken and Jeanine</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: navy;"></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: #9b00d3;">My apologies for not responding earlier</span>.<span style="color: #9b00d3;"> I checked into the Zoning of the Crain's Pit as our present Zoning By-law 15-04 designates it as ‘Hamlet’ under which pits are not permitted. However, as the pit was there prior to By-law 15-04 I looked into the previous By-law for</span> <span style="color: #9b00d3;">the former Township of Palmerston and it also had it listed as Hamlet. I then consulted with ***********, former Reeve (for a number of</span> <span style="color: #9b00d3;">years) of Palmerston Township to find</span><span style="color: #9b00d3;"> </span><span style="color: #9b00d3;">out the history of the Crain pit. Mrs. ******** advised there has been a pit on the Crain property for</span> <span style="color: #9b00d3;">years pre-dating the Palmerston Township By-laws. She advised the person who Crain purchased it from (also a former Reeve of Palmerston) had started the pit, albeit on a smaller scale. Crain's pit is therefore grand fathered.</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: navy; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: arial;"></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #9b00d3;"><span style="color: #9b00d3;">I have not spoken with the Ministry</span> of</span> <span style="color: #9b00d3;">Environment, however</span><span style="color: red;"> I did speak with the MNR Aggregate Representative, and he did not see there was an infraction with the manner in which this pit was being managed.</span> <span style="color: #9b00d3;">You may wish to contact him to satisfy yourself, and ask questions which I may not have asked. He can be contacted via e-mail **********</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I am Writing to you in regards to a conversation with *************Clerk/Planning Coordinator for the Township of North Frontenac. She has sent me an Email telling me that you saw no infractions with the site. Sir I am a new resident of this community and this pit in question is right in front of my home. From my property line across the road to his fence it is approximately 60 feet. My intention is not to cause problems for Crain's or the Township but to find some equitable way to have the sites appearance brought up to standard. I have worked in many pits and quarries in the Niagara Peninsula and they don't look like this. There is no burm, no trees except one maple that stands alone directly in front of my house. They took</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">a nice sloping hill and just tore it up. When I purchased this house about eight months ago the site was covered in snow lots of snow you could not tell there was a pit located there. There were no signs anywhere that stated a pit operation or owner or even a licence# located on the property identifying it as a pit. I have seen atv's using the pit as a obstacle course, in the summer of 2008 when high winds would come we would have sand all over our vehicle and I am not saying that all the sand is coming directly from his site but I am sure some of it is. They don't work the pit on a daily basis but only occasionally. That in itself is disturbing enough. I would like to see the site brought up to a point where the property running along the road 509 is landscaped and trees planted for a screen. I have read the brochure entitled Pit & Quarry Rehabilitation</span> <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The state of the art in Ontario. I strongly agree with the opening statements made by D.F. Hewitt and M.A. Vos. and I am trying to remedy my concerns in a fair and equitable manner. I would like to ask you when you last visited this site and what your opinion was. I know what ********told me but I would rather have you state the sites condition. Perhaps in the spring you could visit the site and we could discuss my concerns over a coffee.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thank you for your email of concern regarding the Crain's Construction pit in Snow Road Station.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Back in 2007 the Aggregate Resources Act (ARA) was designated in this area. The ARA required existing operators of pits and quarries to apply to be grandfathered into a licence. Prior to the ARA designation it was the local Municipality in control of the operations through the zoning by-laws. Crain's Construction applied for a licence, met all the application requirements, and received a licence back in 2007 for the existing pit in question.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I personally have visited this site for matters related to the licence application and have not completed a formal licence audit of the site yet. <span style="color: red;"><strong>This licensee is required to erect a sign at each entrance and exit to the site and to keep dust down to a minimum. I will notify the licensee of these deficiencies and have them corrected.<o:p></o:p></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have only one other thing I wish to add to the pit operation. This picture is a blow up of our area ****** is our home and right across the street is Crain's. As you can see the area in grey is zoned EP. With that in mind isn’t the minimum setback 300 meters from an environmentally protected area. This blow up comes from the Townships own zoning maps found on there internet site. Ward*-Zone Pdf. I took this section and expanded it so you could see it better. I am just curious about the setback.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thanks again <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<st1:personname w:st="on"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ken Cressey</span></span></st1:personname></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">As stated in my email Dated February 13, 2009; The Crain's Construction pit in Snow Road Station has had a licence since 2007. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A site plan has not been approved for the licenced site yet. When a site plan is approved for the site I will let you know and you can submit a request under the Freedom of information and privacy protection act (FIPPA) to obtain a copy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Well on Friday May 29/09 we just happened to look across the street at Crain's site and saw one of Crain's employees planting small trees. They are about 2 ft. to 3 ft. tall and look like spruce and white pines.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I should tell you about Jeanine's cough. She had the x-rays in Perth and when we returned home the clinic in Sharbot had called. They brought in a breathing specialist and set an appointment the next day. All tests she passed with flying colours. They even sent her to Smith Falls for a bone density test and told her she has the bones of a young girl. The opinion of the Specialist was the cough was related to the dust from Crain's pit. They have been working in and out of the pit but staying well away from the house they have been using the gates on the Hwy 36 . Jeanine is better and doesn't cough as much now. </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><o:p><span style="color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">From:</span></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Ken Cressey <br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Crain's have been screening here for a while and with the rain it had been keeping the dust down but today it started drying out and the dust started. Jeanine started coughing again she coughed so hard that she has bruises on her stomach. I am trying to get her to the doctors tomorrow to make sure there is no internal bleeding. Now the really bad news is the practioning nurse has told Jeanine that we have to move because of the dust. When we know more I will let you know.</span><br />
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</span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #9b00d3;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: #9b00d3;">I am sorry Jeanine is suffering again.</span><span style="color: #9b00d3;"> A person has to wonder how many others are affected by this, Jeanine</span> <span style="color: #9b00d3;">can’t be the only one. Moving is such a major undertaking for you two especially when you found someplace comfortable to call home. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">I would like to ask you at what point do they mean Mitigate the adverse effects of noise and dust from a pit or Quarry. How do they determine the amount of noise and dust that is acceptable. We purchased a home not knowing there was a pit directly adjacent to the home. Last year they came in and began to crush and screen gravel. The noise was overwhelming and the dust from the site caused my wife to have breathing problems. For 5 months my wife could not go outside the house because of the continued respitory distress caused by the dust. Six weeks after they stopped crushing my wife died of a heart attack. The stress from this was overwhelming to her and me. We did complain but on deaf ears.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I should have elaborated a bit more about the dust. The year we took possession of this house there were no activities in the pit. My wife was fine then. This year they crushed and hauled material from the site. The trucks passing in front of our house were 300 ft. away. The noise alone from the crushing and loaders was bad enough but the dust from the trucks . The area that the trucks go across is about 10 ft higher </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">than my land.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I thank you for your thoughts about my wife. All we asked for was a nice little home in the country not a death trap. We were unaware that we had legal recourse till august this year but the house had to be sold prior to taking action so we could not leave. My wife passed away Oct 25/09</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: navy; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I am sorry to hear of your tragic loss and the circumstance you find yourself in. These types of situations do arise where home buyers are unaware of the adjacent land uses. Your realtor should probably have <span style="background: white;">exercised due diligence</span> and informed you of the pit. Real estate lawyers are also available to ensure that home buyers are not caught without recourse in situations like this.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We do appreciate your inquiry. To answer your question, <span style="background: white;">while I don’t have the specific information, there is a protocol between MNR and MOE that governs how noise and dust are dealt with by the MOE in regards to Pits and Quarries. It might serve you to refer to the Aggregate Resources Act (ARA) Policy Manual:<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: navy;"><span style="background: white; color: navy;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">You might also refer to the website of the non-profit agency Gravel Watch. They have relevant and useful information posted on their website on both dust and noise that may answer your question; furthermore they may be able to answer your questions more specifically:<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: navy;"><span style="background: white; color: navy; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">For your information, the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario (ECO) is an independent commission that monitors and reports on the application of the Environmental Bill of Rights (EBR), provides public education to facilitate <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Ontario</st1:place></st1:state> residents' participation in environmental decision-making, and reviews government accountability for its environmental management activities, closely scrutinizing government practices to encourage transparency and accountability.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">March 25 2010</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hello</span> <span style="font-size: small;">MNR</span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">As you can see my beautiful wife of 32 years passed away. This place was hell for her and I last year and I have videos to prove how bad it was. I have tried to talk to Mrs. ***** at the MOE so I could show her but no one wants to hear. Jeanine choked from May till the end of</span> <span style="font-size: small;">Sept. on dust she could not even go outside. The noise from the activities from across the road were madding. Jeanine created a journal and was told by her own practioning nurse to move from here but it was too late. She was 3 months past her 65 birthday the stress she was under was unbearable. I thought I would send you her journal and her medical statement for your records. As far as I am concerned the activities across the road are responsible for her death.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"></span></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial black;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Sometime in March 2010 I called the Ministry of the Environment in Kingston. I got a voice mail and left a message for them to call. I waited a few days and had no response. I called again this time I spoke to a receptionist she transferred me to the same person where again I got a voice mail. I called back and spoke to the receptionist and told her about what took place. I was told she would get back to me no one ever did. I made copies of my videos, pictures, and letters and sent them to the same woman in Kingston. I still never received any reply from her. I had enough no one wanted to talk. I sent the picture of my wife that was used for her obituary to the M.N.R. and told them to use it on there site plan. I sent the same photo to the local MP. The township knew about her death and there was no response from them. I then sat down and wrote to The Honourable John Gerretsen.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I am writing to you in regards to my Dear Late Wife about how she suffered and died. She was breathing dust from a sand and gravel pit in North Frontenac. The pit is owned and operated by *****Construction from ******. In April 09 ****** Construction came in and began crushing and screening from the site. My wife began coughing not severely at first but would cough when she was outside. This only happened when the dust from the trucks hauling material from the site. As time went by she was coughing more and more and it was worrying me as to what was causing it. In the previous year ***** did not work the site and she was fine. We had also written to the M.N.R. and the </span><st1:place><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><st1:placetype><span lang="EN-US">Township</span></st1:placetype><span lang="EN-US"> of </span></span><st1:placename><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">North</span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> Frontenac</span></span></st1:placename></st1:place><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"> about our concerns of the dust prior to April 09. We also asked for an environmental assessment when the township wanted to open a right away to an adjoining pit. We were denied. My wife was seeing a nurse practitioner about the coughing and was sent to </span><st1:city><st1:place><span lang="EN-US">Perth</span></st1:place></st1:city></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> hospital for chest x-rays, blood work; they also brought in a pulmonary expert to check her lungs. In June 09 she was told by the nurse practitioner to move and sell the house because of continued respiratory distress. My wife had never had any problems before with her breathing or her heart. We did put the house up for sale but it did not sell till April /10 my wife passed away Oct 25/09. For 5 months she suffered I had sent her away 3 times to keep her away from the dust. She would cough and choke so severely once that she had bruising on her stomach. I found her twice folded up trying to breath. This dust I believe contains silica, and quartz both listed as carcinogens. Not one, not even the township would help. We called the township in August /09 when they moved the crusher right in front of our home. The township refused to take the complaint, refused to send the bylaw officer and refused to call the authorities. I have sent a letter to The Honorable John Gerretsen </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: en-us; mso-bidi-language: ar-sa; mso-fareast-font-family: simsun; mso-fareast-language: zh-cn;"><span style="font-family: arial black;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">and did receive a reply. He said he would send it to Mr. *********of the M.N.R. where I suspect this matter will be buried. I thought we were protected by the environmental protection act, and the aggregate resources act. My wife could not go outside on nice</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">days only when it was raining and the noise from the site was unrealistic. We kept our windows closed all summer to keep the dust out. I will not let this matter just go away she was my friend and wife for 32 yrs. I do know one thing that justice now is only what you can afford. The rich and powerful can afford justice but people like us are swept under the rug. I hope you can prove me wrong. I believe that this matter should be referred to the Attorney Generals office for an investigation. My wife </span></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: en-us; mso-bidi-language: ar-sa; mso-fareast-font-family: simsun; mso-fareast-language: zh-cn;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: en-us; mso-bidi-language: ar-sa; mso-fareast-font-family: simsun; mso-fareast-language: zh-cn;">had just had her 65th birthday in June </span></span>and we were looking forward to a long and happy life. No one should have to go through what my wife did not in this day and age. </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US">Mr. Cressey, my colleagues and I continue to echo our belief that our province’s high quality of life and sustainable economic growth are contingent upon strong environmental protection. That is why it is a priority of this government. We understand that all Ontarians deserve to live and work in clean, safe communities</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US">–</span><span lang="EN-US"> communities in which the environment contributes to our health and well-being.</span></span></span></span> </span></span> <br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">"<span style="font-size: small;">In making the overall evaluation, the Working Group noted that carcinogenicity in humans</span> <span style="font-size: small;">was not detected in all industrial circumstances studied. Carcinogenicity may be dependent on inherent characteristics of the crystalline silica or on external factors affecting its biological activity or distribution of its polymorphs.</span></span> </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span> </li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Crystalline silica inhaled in the form of quartz or cristobalite from occupational sources is carcinogenic to humans (Group 1)</span>.</span></span> </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span> </li>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I’m not sure about MNR, but for MOE there is no formal “report” from our meeting with Crain's Construction. That was a site meeting to discuss operational concerns and my role was to provide support to MNR who directly regulate the company’s activities through their license to operate. I have remained in contact with MNR staff regarding this site and continue to be available to assist where required.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> July 07, 2010 10:59 AM<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">To answer your question below, yes we viewed the photos and video that you had provided to the MOE and we utilized that information to support a joint site visit with the MOE and the site operator to pursue the issues that occurred last year. As noted in ********letter to you, <strong><span style="color: red;">the operator was reminded</span></strong> during that meeting about the dust management requirements of their Aggregate Licence and the <i><span style="font-style: italic;">Environmental Protection Act</span></i>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Next Article When I saw the two officers and the pit owner I refrained from going up to see them while he was present. When I approached the officers they said Mr. Cressey I acknowledged, they both gave me condolences for my wife and then one officer from the M.O.E. said "this should have never happened" he then told me that the operator was not permitted to crush on site because of the proximity of the homes" he further stated that he did not have the proper licence to crush. He further said to me that he will never be given a licence to crush on this site. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">I am writing to you in regards to the environmental protection act. I have been asking the Ontario government M.N.R and M.O.E. to conduct an investigation into the harm caused by a Gravel Pit owner who showed total disregard for the health and well being of my wife and myself. The operator of the site failed to use any method for mitigating the dust on the site or even making an attempt tot do so. Mt wife began choking from the dust on this site when they began working it. We had complained on numerous occasions to have something done about it but to no avail. After 51/2 months my wife died she constantly choked from the dust and was basically a prisoner in her own home. We had seen doctors about this where she was prescribed medications to help her breath. She had coughed so severely that she had bruises on her stomach. We were given a letter from the practioning nurse to move from the home because of the continued respiratory distress caused by the dust. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">I had supplied live video and photographs to the M.N.R and the M.O.E. and spoke to two officers ********from the M.N.R. and *******from the M.O.E. I was told by *******that this should have never happened since the operator never had the authority to crush on this site because of the close proximity to the homes. I took a sample of the dust and had it analyzed and found it contained crystalline silica. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">Since the time that I asked for an investigation it took a letter to Premier McGuinty to have anything even started and now I have waited for an answer from any of the authorities about the violation and now feel that the M.N.R. is sitting on the case. With video evidence they said that at the time when the officers were there was nothing going on. They came in the spring of the following year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">I do not know if this is the correct forum for asking for an investigation by the Federal Government and am asking how to properly ask. I will supply you with some of the information and letters that I have sent and received as well as photographs of the bruise that my wife had from coughing. My wife passed away on October 25/09 and I have been trying to get this recognized since and have the person or persons brought before the authorities. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">I have sent proof of what had happened to us and all that is being ignored by the M.N.R.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Aggregate operations are regulated by the MNR. MNR issues licenses to operate pits and quarries, and the licenses contain conditions which operators are legally required to adhere to.<strong> </strong><span style="color: red;"><strong>The definition of adverse effect in the Environmental Protection Act is very broad, and in instances where another ministry directly regulates an activity causing an alleged impact, and that activity is governed under the license to conduct that activity, then that ministry is the lead agency for enforcing the conditions in their license.</strong> </span><strong><span style="color: red;">In this instance it is the MNR that is lead agency.</span></strong> I haven’t heard from ****** or *********, the aggregate officer who regulates Crain's pit. I will let <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">******</st1:place></st1:city>know of your concerns though.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial Black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: tahoma;"><span style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">Hi *****<br /><span style="font-family: Arial Black;"><span style="font-size: small;">I want to know</span> </span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">if the M.O.E. has ever done any testing on the</span><span style="font-size: small;"> material from the ***** site at <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Snow Road</st1:address></st1:street>. (e.g. crystalline silica) You can send this to *******as well at the M.N.R. I would like an answer to this question from either of you. Further did *********sign an agreement under the Aggregate Resources Act. Specifically that states what his obligations are under the Act.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: tahoma;"><span style="font-family: tahoma;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial Black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black; font-size: x-small;">Thank you</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: tahoma;"><span style="font-family: tahoma;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span></span><st1:personname w:st="on"><span style="font-family: Arial Black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black; font-size: x-small;">Ken Cressey</span></span></span></span></st1:personname><span style="font-family: Arial Black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: tahoma;"><span style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">From: Ken Cressey <br />Sent: August-18-11 1:11 AM<br />To: commissioner@eco.on.ca<br />Subject: Who is responsible</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;"><br />Dear Sir</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">My name is Ken Cressey and I would like to now just who is responsible. This issue has been going on since May 2009 when my wife and I complained to the Municipality of North Frontenac on more than one occasion about dust and noise from a gravel pit owned and operated by ***** Construction. My wife and I had even asked for an environmental assessment but were denied. The site where the dust originated contains crystalline silica something the M.N.R. doesn't want to discuss. There only issue is the fact that the company did not have approval for a crusher and screening plant. Never the less putting in front of our home approx. 300 ft. away. We complained about this site to the Township the M.N.R. and the owner. When the M.O.E. became involved they passed the buck back to the M.N.R. stating they were the lead agency involved. With video, photos, and e-mails that were also looked at by the Minister Of The Environment the Honorable Peter Kent. The owner was reminded of his obligations under the aggregate resources act. and the environmental protection act.. This is outrageous if not contemptible. The Township was more than aware of our complaints the M.N.R. were first contacted and they saw no infractions with the site. The owner of the site Mr. ***** ***** came to our home and assured my wife and myself that he would use mitigation measures and did nothing at all. So, Sir where are my wife's and my rights in all of this since no one bothered till my wife died. She suffered for 5 1/2 months of respiratory distress and died of heart failure on October 25/09. No one is accountable and after speaking with not less than 10 law firms telling me that I can not afford to sue them they all walk away Scott free. This is Government Sir? Apparently we have no rights! I would like for you if you can to try to give me an answer. You are also welcome to look at the evidence. </span><a href="http://deathanddustmystory.blogspot.com/2011/07/page-6.html"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">http://deathanddustmystory.blogspot.com/2011/07/page-6.html</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">From: Chris Wilkinson (Chris.Wilkinson@eco.on.ca) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">Sent: August-18-11 2:29:24 PM</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">To: Mr. Cressey, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">The Commissioner asked that I respond on his behalf.<br />I am deeply sorry about the loss of your wife. I can’t imagine how your experience has been.<br />You asked what branch of government is responsible for aggregate operations. I appreciate that you’ve already dealt with them, but the Ministry of Natural Resources is the lead ministry particularly in terms of the actual administration of the Aggregate Resources Act. I’m including some links below about the ARA, your rights, and the EBR.<br />You can find out about your rights under the Environmental Bill of Rights (EBR) here:</span><br />
<a href="http://www.eco.on.ca/uploads/The%20EBR%20and%20You.pdf"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">http://www.eco.on.ca/uploads/The%20EBR%20and%20You.pdf</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">You can find some basic information about how the Environmental Bill of Rights applies to the Aggregate Resources Act here: </span><a href="http://www.eco.on.ca/index.php/en_US/pubs/staff-reports-and-publications/pits-quarries-and-the-environmental-bill-of-rights"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">http://www.eco.on.ca/index.php/en_US/pubs/staff-reports-and-publications/pits-quarries-and-the-environmental-bill-of-rights</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">You can file an application for review of a licence under the ARA (which is then forward to MNR), asking that its conditions be changed for example, using this form:</span><a href="http://www.eco.on.ca/uploads/EBR%20Documents/App%20for%20Review.pdf"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">http://www.eco.on.ca/uploads/EBR%20Documents/App%20for%20Review.pdf</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">If you have evidence that the conditions in an ARA licence have not been followed, you can file an application for investigation (which is then forwarded to MNR) using this form:</span><a href="http://www.eco.on.ca/uploads/EBR%20Documents/App.%20for%20Investigation.pdf"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">http://www.eco.on.ca/uploads/EBR%20Documents/App.%20for%20Investigation.pdf</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">You can read about what the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario has written on aggregate operations in the past, including those dealing with applications for investigation and review, here: </span><a href="http://ecoissues.ca/index.php/Category:Aggregate_Resources_Act"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">http://ecoissues.ca/index.php/Category:Aggregate_Resources_Act</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">I hope you find this information helpful.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">Christopher Wilkinson, PhD RPP MCIP<br />Senior Policy Advisor<br />Environmental Commissioner of Ontario</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">I hold nothing but contempt for the McGuinty Government and the MNR if these are the attitudes of the Government the next thing to do is open all the prisons and grant pardons to all the inmates. Justice ..............<br /><br />Nov. 8/11<br /><br />I received a phone call from the Ministry of The Environment and in that conversation a question came up " why did the MNR not bring any charges up about the dust from the site" I am now trying to obtain the court transcript of just what went on and just what was said to the judge presiding the case. The MOE seems to be as baffled as I am as to what has taken place.<br /><br />It is fascinating that a persons health as well as well being is not taken in to account with matters of the court. I wonder does this mean that when the MNR are involved with a case that they now can decide what should be admitted into court when a person pleads guilty. My wife and I were told by a medical practitioner to relocate from our home of continued respiratory distress. We could not have the use of our property because of the dust and noise. We were driven to insanity by the noise from the crushing. She had bruises on her stomach from coughing so severely. The worst part was we were trapped in <u>our own home</u> while no one helped. This company new of there responsibilities under the aggregate resources act and the environmental protection act. While on the phone after hours with the <strong>MNR prosecutor</strong> the gravel pit owner just happens to call and plead guilty. <br /><br />Nov 11/11<br />There are other actions that I have initiated on my own that I will be posting. There is more to this story that I have not published because of ongoing investigations.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial Black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Self regulation by the Owners of these operations does not work.</strong><br /><br /><strong>The Township failed under the Municipal Act as well as others.</strong><br /><br /><strong>The Gravel Pit Owner failed in his responsibility under his licence, ignored our concerns on 3 occasions. </strong></span></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">It only cost me the most kind and generous person I have ever met. My health and the Love of my life. It also cost all the people that knew her.</span></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">Her Loving Husband Ken Cressey</span></span></strong><br />
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</div>Jeanine Filiatreault Cresseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00968989181112127650noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283658171953476957.post-75940877495322443892011-09-22T23:50:00.000-04:002016-04-02T15:10:02.161-04:00Crain Construction Trial<div align="center">
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A little note: The Law the law was there. Where was the law for the people across the road?<br />
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Purchased in 1987<br />
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By Law : No Pits or quarries located inside a hamlet ( Property located in a Hamlet)<br />
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2008 Did not operate in the pit.<br />
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After I recieved this document I sent a letter to the presiding Judge to express my contempt for the way in wich this was done. LAW the Law was there. BUT FOR WHO?<br />
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I sent the documents and my letter and recived the contents back opened and no reply.<br />
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His Worship Justice Of The Peace D. Doelman<br />
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In the referring document file # 110464 I am the husband of the Lady who died across the street from Crain’s gravel pit. Her name was Jeanine Filiatreault Cressey. What the MNR prosecutor did not say, but had in his possession were the files I am sending you as well as others. They also had live videos of what the conditions were across the street. On the night before the dated trial was to take place I received a call from the MNR Prosecutor J. Van De Kleut. He wanted to go over my testimony for court in the morning. After a couple of minutes talking with him he says I have a call on the other line can I hold. I said yes to that and in about thirty seconds he comes back on the phone saying "you will never guess who that was it was Crain’s and they have pled guilty to a plea bargain. Your testimony will not be needed thank-you.<br />
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I have just received a copy of the transcript and I am if not to say the least disgusted with what I have read. The long story that the prosecutor did not feel was necessary was more than prudent. They were well aware of their responsibilities, as well as one occasion with the owner Wilbur Crain. Every thing was ignored or suppressed by the MNR and I feel you should have the whole story.<br />
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My wife would have never died if the MNR, the Township and Mr. Crain abided by the acts, and laws.<br />
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After this happened we made an appointment with the Township to discuss what was going on and why on their own zoning maps it showed this as residential property.</div>
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We went to the township on the day of the appointment and saw an official of the Township we sat down with the person and wanted to know what was going on. We told of the zoning map and they had a large cardboard map showing the zoning and sure enough the property across the road was zoned as residential. Under their by laws it stated no pits or quarries located in a hamlet, which we and the property in question were zoned in. We were told the matter would be looked into, and they would let us know.<br />
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June15 2009 We were not alone</div>
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July 14 2009 The only sign on the property (on right side) the other licence# was not there </div>
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July 15 2009 Picture showing Dust by Trucks</div>
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August 5 2009 Assembly of Crusher</div>
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We called the Township of North Frontenac spoke to a woman named Tammy, she refused in any way to look into our complaints raised that day saying they could do what ever they want from 6:00 am till 9:00 pm. She refused to send by law officer, take the complaint, or call the Authorities.</div>
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August 7 2009 Jeanine still coughing even when I took her away. We went to my hometown to see family and friends. It is at this point when I had an argument with Jeanine because of her coughing, my family advised us to seek Legal advise over what was happening.</div>
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In an argument I once had I was told that I pick and chose the times that I took the videos and photos. I never had to it was like this all the time except when it was raining. Not once was there ever dust suppressants used.</div>
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On October 23 2009 Jeanine and I went to the township to pay our taxes. While we were there we spoke to someone about the call that we made asking for the bylaw officer to come to our home in August. We told them that the person we spoke to refused to take the complaint, refused to send the by law officer, or call the authorities. There reply was that they cant do that and that they have to respond to the call. We told them that they never did anything. We were left totally on our own. We had talked to our Councilman Bob Olmstead about what was taking place at least 3 times he said he would discuss it with council.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">October 25 2009 It was around
7:30 am when I woke up hearing funny noises I thought Jeanine was snoring not
something that she does but never the less it was her. I gave her a tap and said
you are snoring, there was no reply. So I gave her another tap and again no
reply. I sat up and to say to her that you are snoring but when I looked at her
I could see this was much more. I jumped out of bed and went to her side. She
was laying with her head back and she was gurgling. She was unconscious taking
deep breaths and holding them. I grabbed the phone and called 911 and told the
operator that I believed my wife was having a heart attack. She told me to lay
her on the floor and begin to give her CPR witch she explained to me how to
do.<span style="color: red;"> </span><strong><span style="color: red;">It is what
she said next that I still don't believe. She told me it will take at least 15
min or so for a fireman to arrive and at least 45 min. for the paramedics to
arrive. I said to her that the fire hall is 2 min. from my home and the
paramedics are 10 min. down the road. She said the paramedics are out. I did the
CPR has best I could and tried to give her mouth to mouth but every time that I
did she would blow back in my mouth. After 15 min. or so one fireman arrived and
in the time that followed till the paramedics arrived <u>no one else came to her
aid</u>. One and only one fireman came to her aid.</span><span style="color: red;"> </span><span style="color: black;">When the fireman arrived
he took out his defibrillator put it on her a zapped her. Their was no response
except her body convulsing from the shock. I could see her jugular pulsing so I
knew her heart was still working. In all he zapped her four times. When he
zapped her the fourth time I saw her last pulse in her jugular and she stopped
breathing. He was asking me to try to find what I call a bagger to push air into
her. I could not find it and had no clue where to look in his bags. We kept
giving CPR till the paramedics arrived some 45 min later. When they arrived they
removed the fireman's defibrillator and put there own on and zapped her 4 more
times. I knew she was already gone and this was useless. My wife had died and I
knew it. The paramedics went out and got a back board to lay her on to take her
to the hospital. The paramedics were two girls and when they tried to get her
through the doorway they could not turn the board that Jeanine was on to get her
through the doorways. I picked up the board and stood Jeanine up facing me and
walked her through the doorway. I then laid her back down to the hands of the
paramedics. It was then that I noticed the fireman had already left. The
paramedics carried Jeanine out to the ambulance. They asked if I wanted to go
with them but my neighbour was already there so I went with her to the hospital.
When my neighbour and I arrived at the hospital I came in and looked at the
waiting room, <span style="color: red;">here to my surprise is the volunteer fireman and
the Coroner talking. When they saw me walking toward the waiting room they
backed away from each other, the coroner got up and met me in the doorway. He
said " I am sorry for your loss but anyone that lives more than 5 min. from
Perth in this situation doesn't have a chance." I sat down with my neighbour and
he then said " I don't want to do an autopsy"</span> </span><span style="color: red;">I told him about the respiratory distress my wife was under
from the dust, I told him that she was in the hospital 4 months prior having
x-rays. He said "it was probably angina and I will check the x-rays. He then
asked what I intended to do with Jeanine. I told him that she wanted to be
cremated and buried with her father. He said "that is good"</span></strong><span style="color: black;"> I asked to go and see my wife where a nurse accompanied me
to where she was. For the first time since we were married the nurse removed her
wedding band. I stayed with her and talked to her for awhile and then kissed her
for the last time.</span><br /><br />After I buried Jeanine with her Father in
Buckingham, Quebec I returned to our home in North Frontenac. I could not
believe what had happened to us. To me Jeanine was a happy healthy person prior
to the to the events that took place with the gravel pit. No one should ever be
treated like the way we were. We were denied our rights under the<em>
environmental protection act, the aggregate resources act</em>, and I am sure
more acts than I can count on one hand.<br />Jeanine lived at Snow Road for 18 months.<br /><br /><span style="color: red;">In
an email to the fire chief he stated there are 18 fireman stationed at snow road
station and all considered employees of the township.</span> I spoke to the fire
chief back at my home town and he said on an emergency response always two no
one person can do CPR without relief.</span></div>
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Workers are covered and protected but if you live near one of these hazards created by these sites well you can just drop dead you are on your own.</div>
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Does quartz silica meet any of the Canadian WHMIS hazard criteria?</h2>
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Quartz silica meets the Canadian WHMIS criteria for class(es): </div>
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D2A - Poisonous and infectious material - Other effects - Very toxic </div>
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<br />Jeanine Filiatreault Cresseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00968989181112127650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283658171953476957.post-23935647803001590592011-09-22T12:59:00.000-04:002012-01-05T22:48:34.831-05:00Mega Quarry<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">With the view of the people involved with the Mega Quarry. I am as a Citizen of Canada and a Resident of Ontario and I totally disagree with the proposed Quarry. We once were trying to protect our farm lands and water rights. Now we protect the farmers destroy the lands and pollute the water. Our great lakes now have invasive species and the all well know zebra mussel, that has shown up in so many lakes. We have existing quarries all over this province that could supply the aggregate. They have shipped tons upon tons to the U.S. and it must have been cost effective or they would not buy it. The loss of what they propose is far to great to benefit the people of Ontario, the primary benefit are the stakeholders. I have seen what American companies and ownership do to the people of Ontario. I have also watched my wife slowly choked on dust from a gravel pit. After suffering with respiratory distress she died. The noise along with the trucking in this area would dissolve the peace and quiet of the country side. My case was a gravel pit no where the magnitude of this project. I also believe that the even with an environmental assessment that if the MNR are involved in any way the assessment will become tarnished. In the events that have taken place concerning my case with the MNR it would be foolish if not totally insane to believe that any of the rights granted to us by the Environmental Bill of Rights would be upheld by the MNR.<br /><br />The Ontario <em>Environmental Bill of Rights </em>(<em>EBR)</em> was proclaimed in February 1994. The founding principles of the <em>EBR</em> are stated in its preamble:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial Black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><em><span style="color: red;">The people of Ontario recognize the inherent value of the natural environment.</span></em><em><span style="color: red;"> </span></em></span></span> </li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial Black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><em><span style="color: red;">The people of Ontario have a right to a healthful environment.</span></em><em><span style="color: red;"> </span></em></span></span> </li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial Black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><em><span style="color: red;">The people of Ontario have as a common goal the protection, conservation and restoration of the natural environment for the benefit of present and future generations.</span></em> </span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">How do you restore land that will be a crater?<br /><br />I oppose this project for it has no benefits to the people of Ontario or the Citizens of the community.<br /><br />Ken Cressey</span> <br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/KenJeanine55?feature=mhee">http://www.youtube.com/user/KenJeanine55?feature=mhee</a>Jeanine Filiatreault Cresseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00968989181112127650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283658171953476957.post-41781628069070439742011-09-21T22:40:00.000-04:002015-03-17T11:28:10.726-04:00Linda Jeffrey, MPP and Minister of Natural Resources<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">I have Just Read an article at the site SERA an interesting comment by Linda Jeffrey, MPP and Minister of Natural Resources<br /><br />“It is a positive step forward for Ontarians when the business community and environmental organizations come together to work towards a common solution. The efforts by Holcim Canada and Environmental Defence clearly underscore the importance, for the balance between economic prosperity and long term sustainability of our environment and natural resources. Your initiative will be a nice complement to the <span style="color: red;">rigorous regulatory framework under the Aggregate Resources Act</span> which is administered by my Ministry.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">This was given to my wife by the Federal Government</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">This is what the Aggregate Resources Act a Gravel Pit Owner and a Township gave her</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">It is amazing when I read about how the<em> aggregate resources act</em> and the <em>environmental protection act</em> are administered by the MNR. When my wife and I complained and even asked to have a coffee with the agent to discuss our concerns they didn't think it was necessary. They said they would notify the owner of the deficiency's. A year later and no one came to even check on the site to see whether the owner had complied with the complaint. The Township of North Frontenac refused to help in any capacity. The worst part is the gravel pit owner came to our home assured us he would take measures and shook our hands. He as the responsibilities to comply with all aspects of the<em> aggregate resources act</em> and did nothing.To me this is just for Big Business there are no thoughts about the people in the areas of these sites. The only time any one does anything is when something like this happens. The MNR are not for the people they are for Big Business they demonstrate this in there own words. The MNR collects royalties from the amount of aggregate removed whose interests are being looked after? They say torture is illegal in Canada but what took place here is nothing less. Has anyone experienced a rock crusher 200-300 ft. in there front door. Or the constant trucks with dust plumes following them. Jeanine was the soul in my life, and others. She was the most caring and honest person I had ever met. She and I did nothing to deserve what we were handed. Now that her life is gone all they want to do is bury what happened and the truth. This is a poor reflection on the McGuinty Government when the people responsible don't abide by the rules. They can stand up shout how great they are and there policies but at the end of the day we see the results of there wisdom and it is we who pay the price.<br /><br />Ken Cressey</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">I know how we as the people of Ontario are made to abide by the Laws and acts. that govern us. We have the Highway Traffic act. as an example. If you fail to stop on a red light and you are caught you pay the fine etc. etc.. But if you are granted a licence under the aggregate resources act, it is a whole new ballgame. These sites are are self compliant in other words the Companies that operate these sites monitor themselves.They ignore the people that are most directly affected by these operations and as a result people pay the price, not the Gravel Pit Owners or the MNR.. There were restrictions in our case and again if they would had come and talked to us about our concerns things may have been different, they the MNR chose differently. It is the Responsibility of these Ministers to ensure that there subordinates do their Jobs to the best of there abilities to to ensure compliance. If they can not carry out there duties then these sites should be closed until at such time they can monitor the sites. They have video systems that can be installed where a single operator can visually ensure compliance, they do this on the Saint Lawrence Seaway why not here. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;"></span><br />Jeanine Filiatreault Cresseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00968989181112127650noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283658171953476957.post-86092967986788627862011-09-20T22:38:00.000-04:002012-04-07T14:47:23.698-04:00Statement of Environmental Values Government of Ontario<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial Black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Statement of Environmental Values</strong>; <strong>Ministry of Natural Resources</strong></span></span></h1>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">1. INTRODUCTION</span></strong></h2>
<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">The Ontario <em>Environmental Bill of Rights </em>(<em>EBR)</em> was proclaimed in February 1994. The founding principles of the <em>EBR</em> are stated in its preamble:</span> <br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial Black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><em>The people of Ontario recognize the inherent value of the natural environment.</em> </span></span> </li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial Black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><em><span style="color: red;">The people of Ontario have a right to a healthful environment</span>.</em> </span></span> </li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial Black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><em>The people of Ontario have as a common goal the protection, conservation and restoration of the natural environment for the benefit of present and future generations.</em> </span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">While the government has the primary responsibility for achieving this goal, Ontarians should have the means to ensure that it is achieved in an effective, timely, open and fair manner.<br />The purposes of the Act are:</span> <br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">To protect, conserve and where reasonable, restore the integrity of the environment; </span> </li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">To provide sustainability of the environment by the means provided in the Act; and </span> </li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial Black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">To protect the right to a healthful environment by the means provided in the Act.</span> </span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">These purposes include the following:</span> <br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">The prevention, reduction and elimination of the use, generation and release of pollutants that are an unreasonable threat to the integrity of the environment. </span> </li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">The protection and conservation of biological, ecological and genetic diversity. </span> </li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">The protection and conservation of natural resources, including plant life, animal life and ecological systems. </span> </li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">The encouragement of the wise management of our natural resources, including plant life, animal life and ecological systems. </span> </li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">The identification, protection and conservation of ecologically sensitive areas or processes. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">To assist in fulfilling these purposes, the Act provides:</span> <br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">the means by which Ontarians may participate in the making of environmentally significant decisions by the Government of Ontario; </span> </li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">increased accountability of the Government of Ontario for its environmental decision-making; </span> </li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">increased access to the courts by residents of Ontario for the protection of the environment; and </span> </li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">enhanced protection for employees who take action in respect of environmental harm. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">The <em>EBR</em> requires a Statement of Environmental Values from all designated ministries. The designated ministries can be found by accessing: </span><a href="http://www.ebr.gov.on.ca/"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">http://www.ebr.gov.on.ca</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">, and following the links to the Statement of Environmental Values.<br />Statements of Environmental Values (SEV) are a means for designated government ministries to record their commitment to the environment and be accountable for ensuring consideration of the environment in their decisions. A SEV explains:</span> <br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">how the purposes of the <em>EBR</em> will be applied when decisions that might significantly affect the environment are made in the ministry; and </span> </li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">how consideration of the purposes of the <em>EBR</em> will be integrated with other considerations, including social, economic and scientific considerations, that are part of decision-making in the ministry. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">It is each Minister's responsibility to take every reasonable step to ensure that the SEV is considered whenever decisions that might significantly affect the environment are made in the ministry.<br />The ministry will examine the SEV on a periodic basis to ensure the Statements are current.</span> <br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">2. MINISTRY VISION, MANDATE AND BUSINESS:</span></strong></h2>
<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">The Ministry of Natural Resources is the steward of Ontario’s provincial parks, forests, fisheries, wildlife, mineral aggregates, and the Crown lands and waters that make up 87 per cent of the province. This is a major responsibility which MNR manages through a diverse legislative mandate and an array of programs aimed at meeting the needs of a broad client base.<br />The Ministry envisions a healthy environment that is naturally diverse and supports a high quality of life for the people of Ontario through sustainable development. The Ministry’s mission is to manage Ontario’s natural resources in an ecologically sustainable way to ensure that they are available for the enjoyment and use of future generations. The Ministry is committed to the conservation of biodiversity and the use of natural resources in a sustainable manner.</span> <br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">The Ministry’s Mandated Activities</span></strong></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Arial Black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Forest</strong><strong> Management</strong></span></span></h4>
<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">Provide leadership and oversight in the management of Ontario’s forests, Crown forest management planning and resource allocation; compliance monitoring, auditing and public reporting on Ontario’s forests. Champions for Ontario’s forests, forest products sector and forest-dependent communities. </span> <br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">Fish & Wildlife Management</span></strong></h4>
<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">Provide leadership and oversight in the management of Ontario’s fish and wildlife resources, including species at risk; Great Lakes management; fish culture and stocking; resource monitoring, assessment and allocation; research, food safety and disease control; enhancing fishing and hunting opportunities.</span> <br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">Land and Waters Management</span></strong></h4>
<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">Lead the management of Crown lands, water resources, mineral aggregates, and oil, gas, and salt resources. Includes land use planning, resource allocation, flood management and low water/drought management.</span> <br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">Ontario Parks</span></strong></h4>
<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">Deliver Ontario’s Parks <strong>and Conservation Reserves</strong> program, including: protection and management of provincially significant natural, cultural, and recreational environments; provincial parks operations; provision of tourism opportunities, natural heritage education; planning and management of parks and protected areas; policy leadership on conservation reserves; monitoring, auditing, and public reporting on Ontario’s parks and protected areas.</span> <br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">Aviation & Forest Fire Management</span></strong></h4>
<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">Provide leadership and program delivery for the protection of people, property and communities affected by forest fires, floods and other natural resource emergencies. Includes planning and delivery of MNR’s emergency management program and aviation services for the Ontario government.</span> <br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">Geographic Information</span></strong></h4>
<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">Provide leadership and program delivery in the development and application of geographic information for natural resource management and decision making, and contribute to the government’s Information and Information Technology (I&IT) initiative by providing land information and an infrastructure to make Ontario’s land information available, affordable and easy to integrate. </span> <br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">Field Services Support</span></strong></h4>
<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">Lead the provision of service delivery and operational implementation of natural resource management programs; provide direct client services to the public and resource-based industry sectors across Ontario; work with partners and local communities to encourage resource stewardship; lead professional law enforcement of resource statutes; lead MNR’s efforts for aboriginal involvement in resource management and decision making.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">Provide strategic management leadership and advice, legal counsel, policy development, communications and administrative services in support of business areas.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial Black;"><span style="font-size: small;">3. <strong>APPLICATION OF THE SEV </strong></span></span></h2>
<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">The Ministry of Natural Resources is committed to applying the purposes of the EBR when decisions that might significantly affect the environment need to be made in the ministry as it develops Act, regulations, and policies, by the application of the following principles: </span> <br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">A sound understanding of natural and ecological systems and how our actions affect them is key to achieving sustainability </span> </li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">As our understanding of the way the natural world works and how our actions affect it is often incomplete, MNR staff should exercise caution and special concern for natural values in the face of such uncertainty. </span> </li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">The finite capacity of our natural systems should be recognized in planning and allocation decisions. </span> </li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">Natural resources should be properly valued to provide a fair return to Ontarians and to reflect their ecological, social and economic contributions. </span> </li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">Participation in resource management by all those who share an interest is a necessary ingredient, particularly in support of communities who must balance economic diversity with other needs. Those affected by proposed changes must have access to information and opportunities to provide input to decisions that affect their lives. </span> </li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">Applied research and sharing of scientific and technological knowledge and innovative technologies must be fostered to support the sustainable development of natural resources. </span> </li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">An ecosystem approach to managing our natural resources enables a holistic perspective of social, economic and ecological aspects and provides the context for integrated resource management. </span> </li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">The planning for and management of natural resources should strive for continuous improvement and effectiveness through adaptive management of natural resources. </span> </li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">In order to achieve sustainable development, environmental protection must be an integral part of the development process and cannot be considered in isolation. </span> </li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">From both a sound business and environmental perspective, it is less costly and more effective to anticipate and prevent negative environmental impacts before undertaking new activities than it is to correct environmental problems after the fact. </span> </li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">Rehabilitating degraded environments is an important aspect of resource stewardship. </span></li>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">4. INTEGRATION WITH OTHER CONSIDERATIONS</span></strong></h2>
<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">The Ministry of Natural Resources will take into account social, economic and other considerations; these will be integrated with the purposes of the EBR when decisions that might significantly affect the environment need to be made. <br />Strategic planning provides the context for the definition and description of corporate direction. It provides MNR with the opportunity to:</span> <br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">Identify and analyze ecological, social, cultural, and economic trends at the global to local scales and to gauge change. </span> </li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">Conduct analyses to measure program strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, costs, and threats. </span> </li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">Provide direction to guide the establishment of program priorities, policy, and legislation. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">Strategic directions are periodically established by the Ministry to determine its priorities for legislative, regulatory, policy and program initiatives. These strategic directions are applied in Ministry land use and resource management planning, and in the conduct of operations and activities on the ground, often through the provisions of Class Environmental Assessments in accordance with the Environmental Assessment Act. Specific strategies and actions to help MNR plan activities are included in MNR’s strategic directions document. MNR strategic directions are updated when necessary to ensure that it reflects government priorities, the evolving needs of Ontario’s citizens, and directions that promote the sustainable use of our natural resources.<br /><br />To link to the Ministry of Natural Resources most recent strategic directions please click on the following link<strong>: <a href="http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/About/2ColumnSubPage/200238.html">http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/About/2ColumnSubPage/200238.html</a></strong><br />The Ministry also recognizes the need for openness and consultation in decision-making which may significantly affect the environment. The Ministry is committed to partnership arrangements in natural resources decision-making and management so that the public shares more fully and directly in the benefits and responsibilities of resource stewardship.<br />The Ministry will encourage energy conservation in those sectors where it provides policy direction or programs. </span> <br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">5. MONITORING USE OF THE SEV</span></strong></h2>
<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">The Ministry of Natural Resources will document how the SEV was considered each time a decision is posted on the Environmental Registry. In making decisions that may significantly affect the environment, MNR will meet its <em>Environmental Bill of Rights </em>obligations. All MNR presentations to Executive Committee will include an explanation as to how MNR’s SEV was considered in the development of proposals. MNR will also provide training tools and opportunities for staff to ensure that the capacity exists within the ministry to meet its Environmental<em> Bill of Rights</em> obligations.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">The Ministry of Natural Resources believes that public consultation and participation is vital to sound environmental decision-making. The Ministry will provide opportunities for an open and consultative process when making decisions that might significantly affect the environment. </span> <br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">7. CONSIDERATION OF ABORIGINAL PEOPLES </span></strong></h2>
<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">The Ministry of Natural Resources recognizes the value that Aboriginal people place on the environment. When making decisions that might significantly affect the environment, the ministry will provide opportunities for involvement of Aboriginal people whose interests may be affected by such decisions so that Aboriginal interests can be appropriately considered. This commitment is not intended to alter or detract from any constitutional obligation the province may have to consult with aboriginal people. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial Black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>8. GREENING OF INTERNAL OPERATIONS </strong>AND ENERGY CONSERVATION </span></span></h2>
<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;">The Ministry of Natural Resources believes in the wise use and conservation of natural resources. <br />The Ministry will support Government of Ontario initiatives to conserve energy and water in its own operations, and to wisely use our air and land resources in order to generate environmental, health and economic benefits for present and future generations. <br />The Ministry will continue to encourage energy conservation and resource conservation in its own operations by, for example, ensuring that office lights are turned off when possible and office equipment is turned off when not in use and explicitly considering environmental performance of the various options when equipment leases or purchase decisions are made. The Ministry will also continue to educate and encourage staff on the 3Rs – reduction, reuse and recycling – to divert materials from disposal. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: small;"></span>Jeanine Filiatreault Cresseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00968989181112127650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283658171953476957.post-50524640720419232772011-09-19T14:06:00.000-04:002012-06-04T11:38:25.086-04:00'David versus Goliath' - Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin - Ontario, CA<a href="http://www.theenterprisebulletin.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3496180#.T1pUoJVzDR8.blogger">'David versus Goliath' - Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin - Ontario, CA</a><br />
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The Highland Companies, Walker Aggregates, and M.A.Q. Aggregates have all submitted applications to quarry areas within 30 kilometres each other, although they're all in separate townships.</div>
For each of these separate quarry applications there are community members who have come together to fight against them.<br />
Two are essentially kitty-corner from each other, separated by the Osprey-Clearview town line, County Road 91, and Grey Road 12. These are in addition to the Duntroon Quarry, which has been in operation for about 45 years.<br />
The third application is along Highway 124 in Melancthon Township.<br />
While the sizes vary, all three companies are proposing to dig below the water table.<br />
The 2,316-acre proposal, dubbed the Melancthon mega quarry, has garnered widespread attention with the success of October's Foodstock, spearheaded by local chef Michael Stadtländer and the Canadian Chefs' Congress.<br />
According to organizers, about 28,000 attended the pay-what- you-can outdoor festival, which featured the handiwork of about 100 chefs.<br />
Wendy Franks, who owns a farm near two of the proposed quarries (and the existing Duntroon quarry), likens the aggregate company and opposition situation to a "David and Goliath fight."<br />
She says provincial policy is permissive, and "aggregate trumps any other land use."<br />
In terms of finances, Franks says the deck is stacked against the opposing group, who rely on donations.<br />
Walker Aggregates -- northeast corner of County Road 91 and Grey Road 31 Size: 168 acres<br />
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Status: awaiting a decision of a joint hearing (Environmental Review Tribunal and Ontario Municipal Board.)</div>
Clearview Community Coalition (CCC) representative Janet Gillham says the Niagara Escarpment as a continuous natural corridor is of huge value to the province.<br />
"Southern Ontario is highly populated and this type of land is at risk," she said, adding it holds a number of threatened species.<br />
"How can they do that -isn't the Niagara Escarpment protected?" Gillham's says was her main reaction to the new Walker application.<br />
She got involved and learned the answer is if the land is designated as natural heritage or protected area, then yes. If it is designated as an escarpment rural area under the Niagara Escarpment Plan, then it can be re-designated as a mineral resource extraction area.<br />
She says CCC members think of the Niagara Escarpment as a natural resource, which offers more to the area's businesses and residents intact.<br />
"We felt the Niagara Escarpment has to be protected (for the future)," said Gillham. "It's a bit of an aggregate bonanza."<br />
She says opposing the application cost the CCC more than $500,000 "and a lot of time and energy."<br />
Gillham says the CCC is now awaiting the board's decision and trying to make people aware of the value of the escarpment's natural heritage as an anchor for four-season recreation.<br />
A hiking fundraiser is planned for May 12 to help recoup costs and show the community why the group opposes its use as a quarry.<br />
Walker's vice-president of aggregates and construction Ken Lucychyn says his company thought there was a high probability of the application for the new quarry going to a hearing.<br />
He says Walker attempted to involve the community throughout the process, and he sent letters to "immediate neighbours" requesting input and had many "kitchen-table" meetings.<br />
He says changes were made to the application to address residents' concerns, as well as Clearview Township. (Council supported the application.)<br />
He says there is a long-term economic benefit to having high-quality aggregate in the area, and this site is appropriate because it is close to the source and on an existing haul-route.<br />
"There were, in our opinions, no major environmental features that were going to be affected -everything could be managed or mitigated, or enhanced," he said. "We did look at other areas and we found that this had the least amount of affect on some of the significant feature, ecological features in the area."<br />
Walker already has a second quarry licence in the area and Lucychyn says Walker has agreed not to quarry this area if they are granted a licence for the land currently under review.<br />
"We made a commitment we would never run them all together," he said.<br />
He points out aggregate is a necessary, albeit non-renewable, resource.<br />
"We don't go out there and market the product, we just meet a demand," he said, adding only 10% of the resource is available.<br />
He says Walker has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to ensure the natural heritage is protected, including the cumulative effects of three quarries concurrently operating.<br />
For example, the American hart's-tongue fern is in the licence area, but excluded from the extraction area, which Lucychyn says will protect the fern.<br />
"If something happens to the fern, then there's an avenue for recourses that would ensure its protected," he said, adding the fern wouldn't be affected by the quarrying.<br />
Franks says losing this large colony would contribute to the species becoming threatened, and expert testimony suggested the colony wouldn't survive beside a quarry.<br />
"They're not going to exist the way they do today," said Franks<br />
M.A.Q. Aggregates -- west of Grey Road 31 and south of County Road 12 Size: 247-acre site<br />
Status: awaiting Ontario Municipal Board decision<br />
Grey Matters president Harvey Jones says the fear of the area's drinking being affected got him involved.<br />
Jones says many rural residents were worried about their well water.<br />
"The cumulative impact (of three quarries) is difficult to understand and difficult to know," he said. "We could foresee a situation where people were pointing at each other to assign blame instead of actually getting on to fix the situation, if (a problem) ever arose."<br />
He says the rock in this area is fractured vertically and horizontally, which makes water flow unpredictable.<br />
"If you start digging a hole without pumping out water, where does that water go?" he said.<br />
He says experts retained by Grey Matters pointed out features such as a sinkhole.<br />
"The water was pouring down this thing and nobody knew where it went," he said.<br />
He adds Grey Matters is concerned natural features, such as provincially significant wetland on the M.A.Q. site, could dry out.<br />
He says the Rob Roy wetlands are also home to nine species protected by the Ontario Endangered Species Act, and as other quarries are effectively in the same ecosystem, what one quarry does affects the ecosystem on the other side of the municipal boundary.<br />
"It was important to understand the cumulative effects of all these quarries put together," he said.<br />
He says Grey Matters thought the two companies attempt to understand the effects was superficial.<br />
Jones says opposition to the quarry is not a NIMBY response as there were three other community groups in opposition, the Clearview Community Coalition, Grey Association for Better Planning, and the Blue Mountain Watershed Trust Foundation.<br />
He says there is a significant cost to opposing a quarry application (Grey Matters' bill is about $250,000).<br />
M.A.Q. Aggregates was asked for comment and declined.<br />
Walker's Lucychyn say both companies have worked together "on a scientific basis" to ensure potential cumulative impacts on natural heritage features have been addressed and ensure road-safety.<br />
Highland Companies -- Melancthon Township<br />
Size: 1,890 acres of a 2,315-acres site Status: up for Environmental Assessment<br />
Carl Cosak chair of the North Dufferin Agriculture Community Taskforce (NDACT) says "mega-applications bring mega-issues and certainly a variety of them."<br />
The community-based, volunteer organization was born out of a January, 2009 public meeting where about one quarter of Melancthon's population gathered.<br />
Cosak says the group was charged with trying to facilitate communication between the community and Highland Companies.<br />
Highland president John Lowndes bought the first farm in 2006, and bought two of the largest potato farms in the area soon after, with a business plan to become the largest grower and packer of potatoes in Ontario.<br />
"They were welcomed as such," said Cosak, adding people started talking when Highland started putting irrigation wells in places which didn't seem appropriate.<br />
When the company's intention to quarry was confirmed, NDACTS' membership grew.<br />
"From there on, we were into the beginning of a truly remarkable community effort in understanding the risk, and once the risks were understood by the community in leveraging everything we know how to leverage to make sure this will never happen."<br />
Highlands Companies filed its 3,100- page application last March, and during the comment period, which was extended, more than 5,700 letters of concern were submitted.<br />
"As everybody learned, Melancthon is way more special than we thought it was -we knew it had about 15,000 acres of unbelievable soil which grows your rhubarb, and potatoes, Brussels spouts, beans and peas," said Cosak. "We learned more about the water underneath it."<br />
He says the limestone underneath "can best be described as a sponge holding unbelievable amounts of water," and feeds the water in all directions, including the Nottawasaga and Pine River subwatershed to Georgian Bay.<br />
"All of a sudden we realized that the water below Melancthon's beautiful soil was literally looking after millions of Canadians' drinking water," he said.<br />
Cosak says one of the main concerns surrounds Highland's plan to manage 600 million litres of water daily.<br />
"It is a totally insane deal," he said. "If that doesn't send up red flags I don't know what would."<br />
He says the community is also concerned about the effect quarrying will have on surrounding farmland.<br />
"The dust generated is going to end up somewhere," he said.<br />
The application is facing an unprecedented Environmental Assessment, which Cosak says changes the scope of what affects will be studied.<br />
The Highland Companies' spokesperson Lindsay Broadhead says the province needs aggregate.<br />
According to the Ministry of Natural Resources' State of Aggregate Resources in Ontario Study, the resources available aren't going to meet the need.<br />
She says Melancthon is one of few places where the appropriate rock doesn't have previously existing infrastructure, isn't environmentally sensitive, and meets the overburden and size criteria dictated by policy.<br />
"The vast majority of this province is prime agricultural land, so if that were the criteria, there'd be really no digging in the province," she said, adding the areas which aren't prime farmland are not the same as where the resource is located.<br />
She says Highland will use a method which involves pumping water out of the quarry and into wells. The wells then flush into the water table, which essentially recirculates the water.<br />
She says this method is new to quarrying.<br />
She says water quality is Highland's top concern.<br />
"This quarry cannot proceed unless it meets or exceeds all standards, because the government won't allow it," she said.<br />
"Highland is also its own neighbour, its own farming operation surrounds the quarry," she said.<br />
Broadhead says Highland's farming operations will keep going during the quarry's lifetime.<br />
She says during time of purchase there was as much transparency as the sellers wanted, meaning they said they were investigating.<br />
"My understanding is, in some cases, people didn't want to know," she said, adding there was a 30% premium offered and Highland purchased the land at $8,000 per acre.<br />
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