pitsense

PROTECTING pit communities
PitSense is a community of people first organized in 2010 to respond to proposals for further increases in the number and size of aggregate operations in Caledon. In cooperation with affiliated groups we are opposed to the continuing 'Domino Effect' growth of open pit mines and quarries in the agricultural and rural residential areas of the Niagara Escarpment and other threatened areas across Ontario.

Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you're right.

... Henry Ford

In February 2010, again in April 2013, and still in 2021 Blueland Farms Limited has applied for a Class “A” (pit below water) license to excavate mineral aggregate from a pit of 25.97 hectares in size (65 acres) BELOW THE WATER TABLE at the McCormick Farm property on Heart Lake Road in Caledon. This

application is for the establishment

of a new pit. The annual tonnage

condition applied for is

750,000 tonnes.

As specified in the Aggregate

Resources Act, written notice

concerning this application was

delivered to landowners within

120 metres of the proposed

licensed boundary; an information

sign, giving notice to the public of

this application, will be erected at

the proposed site; and a Notice of Application will appear in the local paper, the Caledon Citizen.

A short deadline is now upon us to re-assert our opposition to this pit. Please visit us on Facebook (Friends of PitSense) and Twitter (@pitsense) or https://mailchi.mp/bdcbe06c42ca/urgent-action-request for the latest news.

It is the responsibility of the citizens of Ontario to make their views known about developments such as this. Please use this website and related links as a resource.

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PitSense is working to ensure that any new gravel pits and quarries make Environmental and Economic Sense.