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Thursday, August 26, 2010 - Flamborough Review
Approval process too long, costly

Representatives of St. Marys Cement (SMC) and Friends of Rural Communities and the Environment (FORCE) don't often agree, but they've found common ground on at least one point: the aggregate company proposing to open a quarry in northeast Flamborough and the citizens' group opposing it both view the aggregate approval process as too long and costly, not only from a financial standpoint but also in terms of human resources and efforts.

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Friday, June 25, 2010 - Flamborough Review
Quarry opponents urged to keep fighting

Opponents of the Flamborough Quarry were advised last Tuesday not to assume that their battle is over despite the Ontario government's unprecedented decision two months ago to freeze the zoning on the proposed quarry site to agricultural and conservation management.

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Thursday, June 17, 2010 - Flamborough Review
Quarry opponents advised to remain vigilant

Opponents of the Flamborough Quarry were told Tuesday night not to assume that their battle is over despite the Ontario government's unprecedented decision two months ago to freeze the zoning on the proposed quarry site to agricultural and conservation management.

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Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - Hamilton Spectator
Quarry battle not over yet

Residents opposed to a massive limestone quarry being dug in their midst are being told to remain on guard, even though the province has made the unprecedented move of freezing the agricultural zoning on the proposed site.

Friends of Rural Communities and the Environment (FORCE), which formed to oppose the quarry, and its supporters, are pointing out the fight is not over yet because the quarry company is appealing the issue to the Ontario Municipal Board.

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Thursday, June 3, 2010 - Flamborough Review
St Marys applies for permit

Just two weeks after applying for revocation of a zoning freeze on the proposed Flamborough Quarry property in northeast Flamborough, St Marys Cement has applied for a permit to take water (PTTW) from the quarry property on 11th Concession Road East and Milburough Line.

The application, submitted to the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) last Wednesday, requests a maximum of 70 days of round-the-clock pumping from three on-site wells at a maximum rate of 5,184,000 litres of water per day. It indicates the estimated start date of the pump testing as August 2 of this year.

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