Town of Caledon rejects the Rockfort Quarry

Lorraine Symmes member of the Coalition of Concerned Citizens
The Rockfort Quarry application has had its fair share of jeers from the public over the 11-year process, but Caledon Town Council gave residents something to cheer about Tuesday night when councillors announced their official opposition of the plan. The decision ultimately lies with the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB), not the Town of Caledon, but support can’t hurt the cause. The OMB hearing is set to begin in May, and will decide whether or not to allow James Dick Construction Limited (JDCL) to mine the 89-hectare site at the corner of Olde Base Line and Winston Churchill Boulevard. Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) and Caledon Council have both decided to oppose the application, and the Region of Peel is set to make a decision on their position in April. “I’m just ecstatic,” said Penny Richardson, president of the Coalition of Concerned Citizens (CCC), a resident group that has opposed the open pit mine application from the start. “Once again the Town of Caledon has come through. They’re very responsive to their citizens. We’d actually expect no less of them.”For the full article, click here.
Posted: March 6th, 2009 under Caledon, News.
Tags: Caledon, News, ontario, quarry
Comment from roy m girardi
Time March 1, 2013 at 9:26 pm
we are going through the same thing at the moment James Dick is trying to put a quarry in Rock Wood also. could you please give my wife and i some tips 0n how to fight the pit.