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 |
Local push to pause new gravel pit projects
|
CTV Kitchener |
Apr. 12, 2022 |
Gravel mining opposition asks Tiny to join provincial moratorium |
Toronto Star |
Apr. 12, 2022 |
Wilmot rejects proposed gravel pit
|
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 |
The gravel industry could be a problem for Doug Ford in rural Ontario
|
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 |
A Stony Silence? Sarah Harmer, Graham Flint and Greg Sweetman debate the call for a moratorium on gravel mining
|
905er Podcast |
Mar. 21, 2022 |
The Environmental Urbanist episode for 2022-03-22
|
The Environmental Urbanist |
Mar. 21, 2022 |
New highways need gravel from GTA quarries. Residents are fighting back.
|
This Matters |
Mar. 17, 2022 |
Burlington anti-quarry campaign joins Ontario-wide push to halt gravel mining |
CBC Hamilton |
Mar. 9, 2022 |
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 |