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Welcome to the PeopleCount.ca January 9,
2012, despite community pressure to restrict the
expansion, the Nova Scotia Environment Minister
approved an Environmental Assessment which will
dramatically affect the quality of life, safety and
property values of people living in the Georgeville
area, along Highways 337 and 245 and the Town of
Antigonish. The Quarry expansion approval conditions
allows production increases which can cause 300 plus
trucks to travel by your door every day, 50 weeks a
year.
November 9, 2011, when the application was
registered with the NS Department of Environment and
falsely
advertised to the public as an environmental
application to continue business as usual (screen
capture) (website
link). ), the community received the
first notice of the Quarry expansion plans in
their neighborhood. Upon reading the actual 200 plus
page document, they had serious concerns.
"The Mini Trail Quarry Concerns Society
was formed to ensure people's voices are heard"
Hundreds of people from 13 surrounding
communities have attended meetings, written letters
and some have donated funds to research and combat
this expansion application. As a result the Mini
Trail Quarry Concerns Society was formed to ensure
people's voices are heard and given credence as they
and the provincial government continue to deal with
the fallout of the Minister of Environment's
decision to approve a huge expansion in footprint
and production despite the people's opposition .
Our Society's research, legal and environmental
advice, and input from neighbours has uncovered
disturbing information regarding the Environment
Assessment process and this specific application.
The
Major Points of Concerns are elaborated on in
the
Issues Page and in the
Power Point Presentation. The exclusion of
public input in the over one year information
gathering period prior to the Department of the
Environment advising the company to register their
application, is inexcusable and contrary to the
Environment Act.
"We work towards controlling the expansion and
bringing forward a palatable solution"
This website contains all the work done to date
by the Society and an Invitation to join us by
adding your financial and /or volunteer support as
we work towards controlling the expansion and
bringing forward a palatable solution. The Company
requires an amendment from the Minister of the
Environment to alter their existing Industrial
Approval, in order to take advantage of the
Environmental Approval. The Society on April 26th
sent a
letter giving the Minister of the Environment
and the government notice that the public wants to
have input at this amendment stage.
The battle to be heard is ongoing and we are
pleased to have you visit this website and inform
yourself regarding what we as residents of
neighborhoods on highways 245 and 337 as well as the
Town of Antigonish have to lose if we don't continue
to vigilantly oppose this expansion. Please exercise
your rights to protect yourself by joining the rest
of us who have put hundreds of hours into analyzing
this problem and seeking advice on how best to deal
with it. Financially, we need your help to continue
to protect the communities’ interests.
Thanks for your help and support!
Your Mini Trail Quarry
Concerns Society Team
info@peoplecount.ca |
