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Results of FORCE 2011 Provincial Election Candidates Survey regarding the proposed Flamborough Quarry

Provincial elections are an important time for our Communities as we collectively consider issues of importance to us, debate ideas and evaluate those willing to make the commitment to serve on our behalf. While there are many important issues facing our province and our Communities, one important local issue is the proposal for a new Greenfield aggregate development in northeast Flamborough by St Marys Cement. This proposed development has the potential to significantly impact residents, farms, businesses, schools, and communities in the City of Hamilton and the Region of Halton.

Friends of Rural Communities and the Environment (FORCE) has conducted a candidate survey in order to inform voters about the candidates’ positions on this issue as one input into our decisions on how to vote. The survey questions covered the candidate’s personal view and their party’s position on the proposed Flamborough Quarry and on the current provincial freeze blocking the development. The candidates were also given the opportunity to provide their own comments. Below is a summary of the candidates’ positions by riding for those candidates who responded by the survey deadline. The full survey responses, the questions asked and the candidates comments can be read here. We encourage you to continue to access the Ontario Votes section on the FORCE website as updates will be provided if and when other candidates respond.

Ancaster - Dundas - Flamborough - Westdale (ADFW)
Candidate	Personal Position on Proposed Quarry	Party Position on Proposed Quarry	Party Position on Provincial Zoning Freeze	Party Position on supporting local municipalities and defending the Provincial Zoning Freeze
Erik Coverdale - Green	Opposed	Opposed	In Favour	In Favour
Ted McMeekin - Liberal	Opposed	Opposed	In Favour	In Favour
Regrettably, the following ADFW candidates have not responded to the survey to share their official positions regarding the proposed quarry:
Donna Skelly - Conservative Rick Gunderman - Communist Robert Maton - Family Coalition Peter Melanson - Freedom (No Contact information available for this candidate) Glenn Langton - Libertarian Trevor Westerhoff - NDP

Halton
Candidate	Personal Position on Proposed Quarry	Party Position on Proposed Quarry	Party Position on Provincial Zoning Freeze	Party Position on supporting local municipalities and defending the Provincial Zoning Freeze
Ted Chudleigh - Conservative	Opposed	See Website Comments	In Favour	In Favour
Anthony Rodrigues - Family Coalition	See Website Comments	See Website Comments	See Website Comments	See Website Comments
Gina van den Burg - Freedom	Opposed	Party does not have an official position See Website Comments	Party does not have an official position See Website Comments	Party does not have an official position See Website Comments
Indira Naidoo-Harris - Liberal	Opposed	Opposed	In Favour	In Favour
Regrettably, the following ADFW candidates have not responded to the survey to share their official positions regarding the proposed quarry:
Karen Fraser - Green Phil Buck - Independent (No Contact information available for this candidate) Nik Spohr - NDP

As we each go to the polls as voters in our Communities during this election, we encourage everyone to take the candidates' positions on the proposed quarry into account as we make our democratic decisions.

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Reminder:

There’s still time to join the Community Golf Classic this Friday September 30th at the Carlisle Golf and Country Club. For details see the information on the FORCE website at www.StopTheQuarry.ca