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Anderson v. Trent Lakes (Municipality), 2018 LNONLPAT 37
Anderson v. Trent Lakes (Municipality), 2018 LNONLPAT 37 Ontario Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Decisions (f/k/a Ontario Municipal Board) Ontario Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Bobcaygeon, Ontario Panel: Gerald S. Swinkin, Member Heard: March 21 and 22, 2018. Decision: April 18,
Drain Bros. Excavating Ltd. v. Havelock-Belmont-Methuen (Township), [2009] O.M.B.D. No. 616
Drain Bros. Excavating Ltd. v. Havelock-Belmont-Methuen (Township), [2009] O.M.B.D. No. 616 Ontario Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Decisions (f/k/a Ontario Municipal Board) Ontario Municipal Board Panel: J.P. Atcheson, Member Decision: July 23, 2009. No. PL070944, O.M.B. File No. M070098
Open Editorial Letter to Bancroft Times – June 2019
From Madeleine Marentette, Founder & President Grail Springs Retreat Centre for Wellbeing Inc – Bay Lake Road, Bancroft, Ontario Environmental Protection, Healthy Tourism Careers – Left in the Dust For 25 years Grail Springs Retreat Centre for Wellbeing has operated
Will your Favourite Bancroft Businesses Get Hurt by the Freymond/Fowler Quarry?
I don’t know about you, but after a solid bike ride with friends in the Bancroft area, there is nothing I love more than being able to drop into The Granite or the Bancroft Brewery. I know my bike will
How Much Noise from the Proposed Bancroft Quarry will Bother You?
The proposed Freymond-Fowler quarry has spent significant time assuring the public that blasting will only occur 3 to 5 times a year. This is supposed to make us feel better about the noise from blasting. But keep in mind that
Exactly HOW MANY Gravel Trucks per hour will be coming out of the proposed Freymond-Fowler Bancroft Quarry?
It’s Spring, and as per usual, the road at the corner of Bay Lake road and Hwy 62 is in rough shape. In fact, thanks to high traffic from transport and lumber trucks, that road junction is always in rough
How Far Away Do you Need to be Safe from Flyrock?
You’re going to watch this video and feel like nothing is happening and you are totally safe – but wait for it. Then I want you to imagine that camera was you driving in your car. For some reason, other
Caledon Quarry Economic Impact Study Show Net Economic Loss For All Communities In The Vicinity
The economic impact study of the Caledon quarry results shows a net economic loss for the communities in the vicinity of the quarry. Can we assume the same is true for what the Freymond-Fowler Quarry will do to Bancroft and
Why the proposed location of the quarry does not make sense from a scientific perspective
As a research scientist in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Toronto, I was surprised to learn of the location of Freymond’s proposed quarry site simply because it does not make sense from a hydrological, ecological or
The Potential Financial Impacts of the Proposed Rockfort Quarry
Learn about the potential financial impacts of the proposed Rockfort quarry by clicking the image below and view the complete document.
Letter to Hastings Planning
To learn more about the legal letter to Hastings Planning, please click the image to view the complete document.
Letter to Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport
October 18, 2018 David Garland CPA, CA, CMA Chief of Staff to the Honourable Sylvia Jones Minister’s Office Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport 900 Bay Street, 9th Floor, Hearst Block Toronto, ON M7A 2E1 C: 647-244-6215 “FOR THE PEOPLE”
Letter from Freymond Lumber
To read the letter from Freymond Lumber to the County of Hastings, please click the image to view the complete document.
Letter from Faraday Township
To read the letter from Faraday Township, click the image to view the complete document.
Open Letter to Hastings County Planning Committee from Founder and President of Grail Springs Retreat Centre for Wellbeing
Bancroft, Ontario – March 19, 2019 My name is Madeleine Marentette. I am the founder and President of Grail Springs Retreat Centre for Wellbeing which lies adjacent to the Freymond/Fowler proposed quarry. We are part of a network of Bancroft