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St. Marys Cement Inc. (Canada) - Issuance of a licence to remove over 20,000 tonnes of aggregate annually from a pit or a quarry

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019-5594

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61189

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1. It is acknowledged by Brock township and regional councils that the 5000 current aggregate and pit operations in Ontario can meet future demand. CBM/St Mary’s Cement by itself may not be able to meet all the demand but in totality the group of competitors can supply the province’s needs for the future from current operations. There is no need to rezone this property for damaging aggregate operations

2. This operation may release cancer causing silica particles into the air. No study has been undertaken to determine this risk

3. Permitting the dig eliminates more highly fertile and rich farmland, where 319 acres a day are being lost in Ontario according to the 2021 census of agriculture ——up from 175 acres per day in 2016 .

4. There is no need for a new dig that endangers the environment and releases more carbon into the environment. No study appears to have been commissioned to determine this risk from this property. Local and regional councils have acknowledged their belief in reducing the carbon footprint.

5. Aggregate operations will reduce property values

6. It makes no sense to incentivize residential owners to protect wetlands (through the Conservation Land Tax Incentive) and then open a gravel pit 50 feet away which will jeopardize the very same wetlands.

7. Changing zoning years after people have invested in their properties and for protection of the wetlands and the environment is ridiculous.

8. The majority of CBM’s studies are biased. They pay contractors to provide “research” but they are in a conflict of interest situation.

9. CBM ultimately is a foreign company looking to drain profits to their country of origin. Combine this with their favourable tax structure vs residential properties and it is a negative situation for the local township and Ontario as a whole.

10. Should the rezoning be denied there is virtually no risk of Sunderland plant employees losing their jobs as current operations will continue.

11. The township has a tagline, “Brock . Breathe it in “. Nice but certainly not the case if CBM/St Mary’s Cement get approval for this change .

Submitted July 5, 2022 9:37 AM

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