| Deadline for Caledon to update crucial aggregate policies nears; local opposition to proposed mega blasting quarry grows |
The Pointer |
July 28, 2024 |
| Not just housing: planning reform for construction’s supply chain |
Politics Home |
July 25, 2024 |
| Green Party of Ontario leader Mike Schreiner visits Caledon to tour proposed quarry site |
The Hamilton Spectator |
July 25, 2024 |
| Plans to fill Hillsburgh gravel pit met with opposition from neighbours |
The Grand 101.1 FM |
July 24, 2024 |
| No Licence Required |
Picton Gazette |
July 17, 2024 |
| Grassy Narrows First Nation taking Ontario to court over Mining Act, lack of consultation on land claims |
CBC |
July 12, 2024 |
| Westford Quarry Operator Penalized for Nuisance Dust Emissions Impacting Residents |
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection |
July 10, 2024 |
| Dresden exempts existing gravel pits from mineral-extraction moratorium |
Central Maine |
July 9, 2024 |
| Safety driven: Seeing past the dust |
Process and Control Today |
July 3, 2024 |
| Glendale Notes: Walker unveils next step in plan for new dump |
Niagara Now |
July 3, 2024 |
| Springwater staff give thumbs up to pit expansion plans |
Barrie Today |
July 2, 2024 |
| Doug Ford's 'red-tape' cuts save Ontario developers $400M a year |
CBC |
July 2, 2024 |
| No clear timeline on updates to environmental assessment process |
CBC |
June 28, 2024 |
| Fact or Fiction |
Caledon Citizen |
June 27, 2024 |
| Halton Regional Council to ask for Mount Nemo Plateau protection |
Burlington Today |
June 26, 2024 |
| Turtle Trek Takes Place on Day of Action |
The Standard |
June 20, 2024 |
| Puslinch Township wants to shut down Badger Daylighting |
The Wellington Advertiser |
June 20, 2024 |
| Almost 2,000 children die every day from air pollution, report finds |
The Guardian |
June 18, 2024 |
| 'Our houses are shaking': Lafarge quarry blasts spur resident complaints in Greensville |
The Hamilton Spectator |
June 17, 2024 |
| Grey County receives request to expand Wiarton gravel pit |
Collingwood Today |
June 14, 2024
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| Protest against proposed blasting quarry draws large crowd |
Caledon Citizen |
June 13, 2024 |
| New laws for housing development clear legislature |
The Record |
June 11, 2024 |
| Petersburg residents demand air monitoring study |
The Record |
June 11, 2024 |
| Local protesters attempt to rock the boat on aggregate issues |
Orillia Matters |
June 8, 2024 |
| Coalition for gravel mining reform to host protest Saturday in Barrie |
Barrie Today |
June 7, 2024 |
| Proposed quarry project at site near 2025 RBC Canadian Open venue draws protesters |
Turf & Rec |
June 6, 2024 |
| Fighting the obvious |
Orangeville Citizen |
June 6, 2024 |
| Caledon residents protest outside Osprey Valley golf course over mega-quarry |
Caledon Enterprise |
June 6, 2024 |
| Operator of Goodwood aggregate pit asking Uxbridge, Durham Region and province for permission to expand |
Durham Radio News |
June 5, 2024 |
| Rally to stop Caledon mega quarry coming to Cataract |
Orangeville Citizen |
May 31, 2024 |
| Turtle Ceremony held opposing quarry |
Anishinabek News |
May 28, 2024 |
| Drone project aims to keep an eye on region's aggregate pits |
Barrie Today |
May 26, 2024 |
| Burlington, Ont., council asks province to reject contentious Nelson quarry expansion proposal |
CBC |
May 26, 2024 |
| County considers converting roads back to gravel |
Quinte News |
May 24, 2024 |
| ‘Additional hurdle’: Clarington stalls decision on former gravel pit rezoning |
Durham Region |
May 24, 2024 |
| Rally against proposed blasting quarry to be held June 8 |
Caledon Citizen |
May 23, 2024 |
| City of Burlington asking province to deny quarry proposal before 2025 appeal hearing |
Inside Halton |
May 23, 2024 |
| Tiny park to rock aggregrate drone research over next few years |
Midland Today |
May 22, 2024 |
| Aggregate shipments on Great Lakes up to start 2024 |
Pit & Quarry |
May 3, 2024 |
| Aberfoyle gravel pit expansion 'not in the public interest' says council |
Elora Fergus Today |
April 30, 2024 |
| These Milton voters want the Campbellville Quarry scrapped |
CBC |
April 28, 2024 |
| Tribunal says Town of Napanee and Keep Napanee Great not on hook for Tomlinson's legal fees |
Kingstonist |
April 25, 2024 |
| Puslinch gravel pit operator gets expansion approval, seeks new pit |
Guelph Today |
April 24, 2024 |
| CBM Aggregates applies for another gravel pit licence in Puslinch |
Wellington Advertiser |
April 19, 2024 |
| Community near proposed quarry wants project crushed |
National Observer |
April 12, 2024 |
| ‘Keep his promise’: ACTION Milton heads to Queen’s Park to request quarry cancellation |
Inside Halton |
April 5, 2024 |
| Niagara Falls residents continue to push for transparency on aggregate operations |
The Pointer |
April 2, 2024 |
| Niagara Falls taking no position on moratorium, interim control bylaw requests for quarry development |
Niagara Falls Review |
March 22, 2024 |
| Hearing date for challenge of Caledon’s moratorium on new quarries set for early September |
The Pointer |
March 18, 2024 |
| 800-acre blasting quarry could hurt local Caledon businesses and tourism industry |
The Pointer |
February 25, 2024 |
| Blasting quarry would expose Cataract residents to unhealthy levels of air pollution, new analysis suggests |
The Pointer |
February 23, 2024 |
| Air quality discussed at recent community meeting on proposed Caledon quarry |
The Hamilton Spectator |
February 22, 2024 |
| 'We are saying no': Manitoba refuses licence for controversial silica sand extraction project |
CTV News |
February 16, 2024 |
| Fishing club aims to inspire next generation of conservationists |
Caledon Citizen |
February 15, 2024 |
| With 175-acre gravel pit pending, Niagara Falls council passes up enhanced oversight of aggregate industry |
The Pointer |
February 9, 2024 |
| Niagara Falls to review request for moratorium on quarry developments |
Niagara Falls Review |
February 6, 2024 |
| LETTER: Aggregate official offers up 'standard industry spin' |
Barrie Today |
February 6, 2024 |
| Country living proves less than idyllic for Oro-Medonte resident |
Orillia Matters |
February 4, 2024 |
| Rock on: Simcoe County leads the way in aggregate production |
Barrie Today |
February 3, 2024 |
| The OLT decides what gets built in Ontario. Insiders say it’s broken |
The Trillium |
February 1, 2024 |
| Milton residents taking ACTION against reopening of quarry in Campbellville |
In Halton |
January 31, 2024 |
| Caledon residents and community working group at wits' end over process to control gravel industry |
The Pointer |
January 25, 2024 |
| Province allowing aggregate operators to run circles around it, failing to enforce legislation, Auditor General finds |
The Pointer |
January 22, 2024 |
| McSweeney: Ontario's gravel industry is not getting a free pass |
Ottawa Citizen |
January 22, 2024 |
| ‘Context’ on [Auditor General's] report |
Wellington Advertiser |
January 18, 2024 |
| An alarming truth: management of aggregate resources is in crisis |
The Standard |
January 18, 2024 |
| Blais: Ontario shouldn't be giving the gravel industry a free pass |
Ottawa Citizen |
January 15, 2024 |
| Un projet de carrière de gravier inquiète des groupes environnementaux |
Radio-Canada |
January 11, 2024 |
| Quarry threatens ‘honey pot’ for Blanding's turtles: Opponents |
Sudbury.com |
January 8, 2024 |
| 3,400 violations for Ontario aggregate industry: Report |
CTV London |
January 8, 2024 |
| Ontario Auditor General's damning report on aggregate industry confirms local concerns |
Waterloo Record |
January 5, 2024 |
| Waterloo Region residents faced a rocky road battling gravel pits in 2023 |
Waterloo Record |
December 31, 2023 |
| Auditor General’s report on aggregate finds "limited enforcement" of industry transgressions |
Caledon Citizen |
December 21, 2023 |
| Aggregate giant taking Caledon to land tribunal over looming blasting quarry battle |
The Pointer |
November 30, 2023 |
| Caledon continues to lag behind on critical aggregate studies; residents take lead in quarry opposition |
The Pointer |
November 8, 2023 |
| The Impact is Forever |
Caledon Citizen |
October 26, 2023 |
| Local field naturalists club hosting talk on gravel mining reform |
Midland Today |
October 12, 2023 |
| Burlington prepared to fight Mount Nemo quarry expansion |
In Halton |
October 5, 2023 |
| Maple farmer worries proposed gravel pit will decimate family business |
CBC |
October 3, 2023 |
| Land outside Kitchener’s urban boundary is being sold as a long-term development project. There’s only one problem: it’s already protected |
Waterloo Record |
October 2, 2023 |
| Petition asks Burlington council to help fight Nelson quarry expansion |
Burlington Today |
September 29, 2023 |
| Quarry expansion is back on the table |
Hamilton Spectator |
September 28, 2023 |
| Caledon council extends pause on gravel pit applications by another year |
Caledon Enterprise |
September 28, 2023 |
| 'No need for new pits, quarries in Ontario': Caledon residents raise close to $60K during blasting quarry information night |
Caledon Enterprise |
September 28, 2023 |
| CORE group to continue 'David and Goliath' battle against Burlington quarry expansion |
Halton Hills Today |
September 20, 2023 |
| Burnt Lands tour covers all angle |
West Carleton Online |
September 19, 2023 |
| Gravel truck hits school bus: 2 children, bus driver rushed to hospital |
CBC |
September 13, 2023 |
| Niagara Falls residents oppose plans for open-pit quarry 280 metres from their homes |
CBC |
September 11, 2023 |
| Should aggregate operations in Muskoka be allowed closer to lakes? |
Muskoka Region |
September 4, 2023 |
| Decision could come this spring on controversial Bracebridge quarry expansion |
Bracebridge Examiner |
September 1, 2023 |
| Residents gather for blasting quarry information night and fundraiser, collecting $50,000 in pledges |
Caledon Citizen |
August 31, 2023 |
| Problems persist with Roszell Pit: report |
Wellington Advertiser |
August 25, 2023 |
| Muskoka residents take on giant of Ontario’s ‘grey gold’ gravel industry |
The Breach |
August 22, 2023 |
| Residents call for review after data from local gravel company used to justify expanding areas for aggregate extraction in Peel |
The Pointer |
August 19, 2023 |
| Walker Aggregates looking to dig further down at Duntroon quarry |
Simcoe.com |
August 3, 2023 |
| Woolwich council concerned changes to Aggregate Resources Act will impact homeowners |
Waterloo Record |
August 1, 2023 |
| 'We may still get a pit but we still need to stand up': residents fight Petersburg sand pit approval |
Waterloo Record |
July 31, 2023 |
| Gravel pit fight near Goderich, Ont. enters third year |
CTV London |
Jul 18, 2023 |
| North Dumfries decides not to pause new gravel pit applications |
CTV Kitchener |
Jul 11, 2023 |
| North Dumfries won’t pause approval of new gravel pits |
Toronto Star |
Jul 11, 2023 |
| New gravel pits may be paused in North Dumfries |
Waterloo Region Record |
Jul 10, 2023 |
| SON Water Walk 2023 planning underway |
Penticton Herald |
Jun 16, 2023 |
| North Dumfries headed to Ontario Land Tribunal over Alps Road gravel pit application |
Waterloo Region Record |
Jun 9, 2023 |
| The Hallman Pit: Another Threat to Southern Ontario’s Precious Farmland |
Ontario Nature |
Jun 2, 2023 |
| Wilmot gravel pit approved despite community pushback |
CBC News |
May 31, 2023 |
| Petersburg residents urge council to pause new aggregate pits for one year |
The Record |
May 23, 2023 |
| Grandmothers giving voice to endangered turtles and more |
Anishinabek News |
Apr 10, 2023 |
| “It’s a monster”: Community meeting being held about proposed quarry |
Caledon Citizen |
Apr 5, 2023 |
| Gravel industry arguments don’t hold water |
The Record |
Mar 30, 2023 |
| A Stony Silence? Sarah Harmer, Graham Flint and Greg Sweetman debate the call for a moratorium on gravel mining. |
905er Podcast |
Mar 21, 2023 |
| The Environmental Urbanist episode for 2022-03-22 |
The Environmental Urbanist |
Mar 21, 2023 |
| New highways need gravel from GTA quarries. Residents are fighting back. |
This Matters |
Mar 17, 2023 |
| Protect Ontario from unnecessary gravel mining (1:01:31) |
Mike Farwell Show |
Mar 8, 2023 |
| North Dumfries mayor slams aggregate industry (1:00:54) |
Mike Farwell Show |
Mar 3, 2023 |
| Alberta investigates family's lead-contaminated water well near gravel mine |
SooToday |
Jan 17, 2023 |
| Quarry quarrel: turtle lovers decry Ontario’s appetite for construction |
Narwhal |
Jan 13, 2023 |
| Harmer: The fight over the indefensible Greenbelt land grab is not over |
Toronto Star |
Dec 21, 2022 |
| More green construction, less gravel mining: Ford walks back some environmental changes in Ontario housing bill |
Narwhal |
Nov. 25, 2022 |
| All the Ontario environmental protections Doug Ford wants to overhaul to build more houses |
Narwhal |
Nov. 3, 2022 |
| Wilmot's citizens' group fundraises to defend council’s decision to reject Hallman Pit application |
New hamburg Independent |
Oct. 6, 2022 |
| 'Save Balls Bridge': Citizens claim victory in gravel pit fight |
CTV London |
Sep. 27, 2022 |
| Pit by Pit |
In The Hills |
Sep. 20, 2022 |
| Algoma Mills ceremony Saturday supports Blanding's Turtle fight |
Elliot Lake Today |
Sep. 9, 2022 |
| Petersburg residents prepare to fight proposed gravel pit |
Waterloo Record |
Aug. 22, 2022 |
| Amaranth gravel imports raise concerns about area ground water |
Orangeville Citizen |
Aug. 18, 2022 |
| LETTER: Aggregate industry is 'feedstock to the climate crisis' |
Barrie Today |
Aug. 16, 2022 |
| LETTER: Oro-Medonte council commended for action on aggregate |
Barrie Today |
Aug. 11, 2022 |
| Blind River hears argument for moratorium on quarry developments |
ElliotLakeToday |
May 17, 2022 |
| Hallman Pit refusal headed to Ontario Land Tribunal |
The Record |
Apr. 29, 2022 |
| Sign the DAMN petition this Earth Day! |
Rabble.ca |
Apr. 22, 2022 |
 On Earth Day, consider joining the DAMN Campaign
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Rabble.ca |
Apr. 22, 2022 |
| Gravel mining is not a benign activity |
Simcoe.com |
Apr. 21, 2022 |
| Guelph/Eramosa supports moratorium on new gravel mining licenses |
Wellington Advertiser |
Apr. 20, 2022 |
| Green leader's campaign trickles through Elmvale to talk water, gravel permits |
Barrie Today |
Apr. 20, 2022 |
 Mike Schreiner takes campaign to Parry Sound
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CTV Barrie |
Apr. 19, 2022 |
| Waterloo Region gravel pits: Greed or growth? |
Waterloo Record |
Apr. 16, 2022 |
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Local push to pause new gravel pit projects
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CTV Kitchener |
Apr. 12, 2022 |
| Gravel mining opposition asks Tiny to join provincial moratorium |
Toronto Star |
Apr. 12, 2022 |
|
Wilmot rejects proposed gravel pit
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CTV Kitchener |
Apr. 12, 2022 |
| We are sucking up way too much farmland: Tiny Township residents call for moratorium on gravel mining in Ontario |
Simcoe.com |
Apr. 8, 2022 |
| Township of the North Shore approves call for moratorium on new Ontario gravel mining |
ElliotLakeToday |
Apr. 8, 2022 |
| Vote on Hallman Pit moved to April 11 |
Waterloo Record |
Apr. 4, 2022 |
| Region of Peel supports calls for temporary moratorium on new aggregate licences |
Caledon Enterprise |
Mar. 30, 2022 |
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The gravel industry could be a problem for Doug Ford in rural Ontario
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The Pointer, Ballot Vox |
Mar. 30, 2022 |
| Nearly 50 people register to speak on Hallman Pit at council |
Waterloo Record |
Mar. 29, 2022 |
| Greenbelt expansion ignores needs of Simcoe County, says advocacy group |
Barrie Today |
Mar. 28, 2022 |
| Greed and waste: Campaign seeks stronger regulations on land gobbling gravel industry |
The Pointer |
Mar. 26, 2022 |
| Woolwich stands with North Dumfries on gravel pit moratorium |
Waterloo Record |
Mar. 24, 2022 |
| Cambridge joins call for moratorium on new gravel pits and pit expansions |
Cambridge Today |
Mar. 24, 2022 |
| Woolwich backs call for moratorium on gravel pits |
The Observer |
Mar. 23, 2022 |
| Trent Lakes receptive to gravel mining moratorium |
Peterborough Examiner |
Mar. 23, 2022 |
| Group rallies at Queen's Park to raise awareness for the Alliston aquifer |
CTV Barrie |
Mar. 22, 2022 |
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A Stony Silence? Sarah Harmer, Graham Flint and Greg Sweetman debate the call for a moratorium on gravel mining
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905er Podcast |
Mar. 21, 2022 |
|
The Environmental Urbanist episode for 2022-03-22
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The Environmental Urbanist |
Mar. 21, 2022 |
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New highways need gravel from GTA quarries. Residents are fighting back.
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This Matters |
Mar. 17, 2022 |
| Burlington anti-quarry campaign joins Ontario-wide push to halt gravel mining |
CBC Hamilton |
Mar. 9, 2022 |
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Protect Ontario from unnecessary gravel mining | (Start at 01:01:31)
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Mike Farwell Show |
Mar. 8, 2022 |
| North Dumfries mayor slams aggregate industry | (Start at 1:00:54) |
Mike Farwell Show |
Mar. 3, 2022 |
| It’s not a good industry to have: Ontario’s lax rules leave local taxpayers on the hook for aggregate mine cleanup |
Toronto Star |
Mar. 2, 2022 |
| This is greed: North Dumfries mayor slams aggregate industry |
Cambridge Today |
Feb. 28, 2022 |
| Milton council to discuss moratorium on gravel extraction licenses |
InHalton |
Feb. 26, 2022 |
| It’s like David and Goliath: Doug Ford’s new highways will fuel demand for gravel from GTA quarries |
Toronto Star |
Feb. 25, 2022 |
| Call for freeze on new gravel pits gaining ground |
The Record |
Feb. 25, 2022 |
| Coalition launches province-wide campaign for moratorium on gravel pits |
Observer |
Feb. 23, 2022 |
| Gravel pit opponents form coalition to take issues to the provincial level |
Elora Fergus Today |
Jan. 31, 2022 |
| Environmental groups unite against new gravel excavation in Ontario |
ThunderBay News Watch |
Jan. 31, 2022 |
| Coalition calling for moratorium on Ontario's gravel quarries |
CBC |
Jan. 31, 2022 |
