As a Landscape Architect and…

As a Landscape Architect and 5th generation Ontarian I object to a quarry so close to the QEII Wildlands Provincial Park since it will affect the ecological integrity of the area. I also object to the damage this will cause to the species at risk listed under Ontario’s Endangered Species Act and to drawing down the water table in a significant wetland that will have an impact on adjacent ecosystems. The environmental impacts related to the silica dust and added truck traffic that will occur during the quarry operations is not to be discounted. There is also a a confusing public process with different dates for comments within the Environmental Bill of Rights (July 23rd) and the Aggregate Resources Act (already closed on July 10, 2009). These public comment periods should have been clear and synchronized to facilitate a good public process.