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Comments on Management Plan
Background:
Wellington Water Watchers (WWW) is an organization of citizens of Guelph/Wellington, committed to the protection of local water resources and to educating the public about threats to the watershed.
Shortly after the formation of WWW in 2007 we became aware of issues that were being raised about the Dolime Quarry and possible future threats to water quality in the aquifer that supplies the City of Guelph with much of its potable water..WWW remains concerned about these possible threats and has been vigilant in keeping informed of developments at the quarry site which
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Hello GCL member groups!
We would like to give notice of the next GCL Annual General Meeting. It will
take place on Thursday, December 1st, from 7 pm to 9 pm at 10 Carden.
We will of course be electing a new executive committee. Note that there is
currently a number of vacancies on the executive committee, so please consider
volunteering some of your time to support healthy local democracy in Guelph.
In addition, there will be the presentation of the annual report and a
discussion on where to focus our energies in the coming year.
We also will be
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MEDIA RELEASE
For Immediate Release
October 11, 2011
Water Organizations and Advocates Ask International Joint Commission to Declare the Great Lakes a Public Trust While Continuing to Assess Persistent Threats
Detroit, MI – Flow for Water, a coalition of several national and state organizations, Council of Canadians, and On the Commons are excited to announce participation in Great Lakes Week in Detroit from October 12 – 14. Specifically, the Joint Great Lakes Town Hall Meeting on October 12 at the International Joint Commission’s (IJC) Biennial Meeting will offer our organizations and other water rights activists the opportunity… Read the rest
This is a good summary to date of the activity around Dolime:
City of Guelph Report
Here are some pages from a recent Guelph City committee report on the subject of the Dolime Quarry, plus Appendix A,B,C from that same report.
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Committee Report
Letter from James Dick Construction Ltd.
Letters from Mayor Karen Farbridge to MNR
Letters from MNR to Mayor Karen Farbridge
We must act now to ensure Guelph’s water security.
As co-founder of the Wellington Water Watchers, I worked with thousands of other Guelphites to oppose water-taking by Nestlé from our aquifer, and raise the issue about the threat to our water supply resulting from quarries in our area. I’ve been working for over 30 years to educate youth about our climate and how we need to protect the air we breathe, the land on which we live, and the water we drink.
The DoLime quarry is situated within two kilometres of eight of the City of Guelph’s water… Read the rest
Vote for Water?
With the October 6 provincial election just around the corner, how can we engage in a meaningful political debate about subjects that really matter, but generally fly under the radar?
We hear a lot about jobs, health care and education – all very important – but what about the precious elements that underpin the web of life on which we all depend? Air, soil and climate – for example.
And what about water?
The world-renowned American hydrologist Luna Leopold once said: “The health of our waters is the principal measure of how we live on the land.”… Read the rest
With the Provincial election just around the corner, we want to keep water protection high on the list of priorities as an election issue. Below are a list of questions that could be directed to candidates.
Enter your name in a draw for a $10 Planet Bean Gift Certificate by emailing one or all of these questions to a candidate of your choice (or all of them is even better). Each email you send, cc wellingtonwaterwatchers@gmail.com and I will enter your name into a hat. On Election Day, we will draw the lucky winner!
During this election, I encourage… Read the rest
There is much local interest in the Melancthon Township Mega Quarry, and there are many protests planned to put an end to this insane idea.
However, one issue that is not receiving enough attention in this provincial election in Guelph is the threat to the safety of our own water supply. One of the biggest threats to our pristine groundwater is from the Dolime quarry. This quarry’s current licence allows its owners to extract material to a prescribed legal depth limit, and therein lies the problem.
Guelph relies almost 100 per cent on ground water, as opposed to… Read the rest
Saturday, October 1 at 7:00am – October 2 at 7:00pm
Hey Friends.
Most of us know how precious this resource is and have been waiting for the opportunity to make a difference in our own lives and the lives of others. As children and families in struggling countries walk for water everyday just to meet the minimal requirements of life, I along side friends, family and other passionate individuals will walk from Guelph Ontario to Queens Park in Toronto to deliver a message to the MOE. Stop the commodification of water. Reduce bottled water consumption by tapping into
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Memo To: Wellington Water Watchers
From: Hugh Whiteley P. Eng.
Date: August 10 2011
RE: OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVED PROTECTION OF GROUNDWATER IN ONTARIO
Background
I am aware, through conversations with Mike Darmon, that Wellington Water Watchers has a continuing concern with the potential threat to water quality posed by proposed removal of a portion of the aquitard that overlies the Gasport aquifer at the (former) Guelph Dolime Quarry. I share this concern. I find that the approach to-date of the Ontario Government to management of the quarry operations, as regards the protection of water quality in the aquifer, is inadequate… Read the rest
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