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CALEDON MEGA QUARRY
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CALEDON MEGA QUARRY
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Introduction
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The Caledon Mega Quarry is a 2,316 acre limestone pit that the "Highlands Company" has bought land to build. By this quarry being built it would take up prime farmland deplenishing Caledon of its naturality and crop growth. This pit would also have to be extracted below the water table disrupting fresh water which supplies one million Ontario residents.
If the quarry was to be built they would have to dig 100 feet below the ground disrupting the natural water flow. The water they would disrupt flows into lake Huron, lake Erie and Georgian Bay, possibly contaminating citizens drinking water. If this turns into another crises like the Walkerton tragedy, it is a price that Ontario cannot afford to pay. Ontario is known for it's naturally green economy and an incident like this could change this positive outlook on our province.
Wildlife Impact
The Caledon area is home to many rare and endangered wildlife which hold our eco-system together. These species depend widely on the environment that Caledon provides but if the quarry was built it would disrupt their habitat damaging it in a catastrophic way. Since a cold water creek runs through the proposed quarry site they would have to pump out one million gallons of water per day from the local aquifer. This would mean that 15 species of fish would disappear even though the company says that they would take measures to prevent it. They propose that when they refill the pit with water they will deposit the fish back but many environmental experts are doubting there methods
The mega pit is ruining peoples looks on Ontario, over 5,000 people have filed in complaints about the quarry. A group called "movement to stop the quarry" has signed over 130,000 people to protest and try to put a stop to this growing tragedy. Last fall, 28,000 people showed there support by attending Foodstock, a public protest event held at several farms near the proposed quarry site. Despite the considerable odds against the citizens trying to stop the mega quarry, the movement to protect prized farm land continues.