WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, across…

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, across Northern Ontario landscapes, in Townships, Towns, and small communities, GREAT BURDENS are being placed on landscapes, and communities as a result of MINERAL EXTRACTION . MINING FOR AGGREGATE carry long lasting effects for communities, lives, property, local lands, wildlife and waters. MAYORS & COUNCIL must have authority to elevate the screening process and to request due diligence. MAYORS & COUNCIL, can not make these decision resulting from conflicting and limited data AND conclusions arising from a limited screening process.

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, PLEASE understand, current AGGREGATE policy and planning does not have sufficient preservation's and protections for ECOSYSTEMS, LAKES, WETLANDS, WATERWAYS, WILDLIFE and FISHERIES. Many areas are fast disappearing and many areas already gone forever, due to "MINERAL EXTRACTION" The accelerated rate of MINING for AGGREGATE is responsible for excessive habitate loss and irreplaceable damages ECOSYSTEMS, LAKES, WETLANDS, WATERWAYS. The well being of Natures biological cycle is complex and the environment is suffering. The lists of "ENDANGERED-SPECIES" continue to increase. Lists of "APPROACHING-EXTINCTION" continue to increase.

MINING for aggregate, below-water-table extraction, is by definition, right into the groundwater. AND hydrogeology can be an imprecise and unpredictable science. Open pit MINING, below the water-table, and associated activities of MINING has great Environmental and Economic concerns for communities in Northern Ontario.

MAYOR and COUNCIL, and community, must be involved in decision making processes AND successful risk-management, there must be an understanding of cumulative environmental effects AND taxpayer protections AND paramount is protections of natural environment.

Currently Government driven economic growth does not have effective protections inplace for Northern Ontario's ECOSYSTEMS, LAKES, WETLANDS, WATERWAYS, WILDLIFE and FISHERIES. Without understanding the extent-of-these-issues-we-are-relating, the reality will become, nature AND environmental protection is an illusion!

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Tourism Northern Ontario / August Newsletter
“NEWS for the Northern TOURISM INDUSTRY”
August 24, 2018

“An Update for the Northern Ontario Tourism Industry
Building on past successes, Tourism Northern Ontario is looking towards a bright future.

Tourism Northern Ontario is reminding the industry of its importance as an economic driver in Northern Ontario. Our tourism economy in Northern Ontario is greater than that of five provinces (Manitoba, Saskatchewan and the Atlantic provinces) and the three territories. As an update to our industry, we have put together several quick facts:
• Northern Ontario welcomes 8.2 million visitors who spend 1.6 billion dollars annually.
• Northern Ontario's tourism industry generates half a billion dollars in tax revenue each year.
• One out of every four businesses in the north is tourism-related and 40% of the workforce is connected to tourism.
• Rural occupancy rates and revenue for Northern Ontario accommodations increased 15% and 28% year over year respectively in 2017.
• The tourism industry is the largest employer of young workers in Northern Ontario.
• Northern Ontario is the top destination for high yield anglers with angling tourism generating over 6000 jobs and contributing $450 million towards Ontario's GDP.
• 90% of the economic benefits of tourism in Northern Ontario stay in the region.
Tourism Northern Ontario directly supports tourism businesses and communities to build better quality experiences that resonate with consumers to grow the industry by increasing visitation and yield. Tourism Northern Ontario is aligned with the priorities of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport and works collaboratively with Destination Ontario. Through partnership, Tourism Northern Ontario is able to efficiently execute innovative and multi-faceted tourism programs which support growth in the industry and leverage resources.”
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