Miller Paving Limited…

Miller Paving Limited proposes to amend the rehabilitation plan for Boyington Pit #3 in the Township of Uxbridge to permit an industrial after-use on a portion of the site.

The basic rules of the ORMCP are designed to ensure that alteration of land on the Oak Ridges Moraine is done to improve the environmental footprint not reduce it. MNRF please ensure that rehabilitation is done in this pit and do not allow it to be turned into a permanent industrial site.

The Oak Ridges Moraine was formed over 12,000 years ago and quite simply can not be replaced. This area is not compatible with industrial use and the spin off destruction and pollution. As such, Miller’s application is both reckless and careless. There is nothing beneficial to the community but there are significant risks. Risks that may have a devastating impact on the surrounding community and undo 12,000 years of evolution are simply UNACCEPTABLE and must be shut down. This is the fundamental role of government to protect the greater good of the people.

Miller should be held accountable. The MNRF has an obligation to manage, require rehabilitation, minimize impact on the environment, respect the requirements of the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan and Act, and should continue to govern the Boyington Pit#3 on all aggregate resources and related activities now and in the future.