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B NEWS Continued from page 16 forming a citizens' group called the Concerned Citi zens of Campbellville. George Minakakis is one of those citizens and he said there are concerns about what it will do to their water supply, truck traffic on the roads and what the blasting could do. "I've lived here 20 years and I had no idea this was here," he said. "Now we're doing our due diligence at this point and trying to find out as much as we can." Campbellville resident Gerry Ireland said he and his wife Margaret moved to the hamlet 16 years ago for retirement. Since then, he's spent money on wells and septic systems, and those are among his many concerns about the proposal. "This could absolutely destroy the aquifer," he said. "The water is my big- gest concern." Most residents agreed they know little about quarries but® expressed worry and concern over the proposal. Their largest concern was disruption of their wa- ter supply. . Many of the nearby resi- dents admitted they had no idea the quarry even exist- ed. Poster boards of the ex- traction sequence, includ- ing photographs of what the operation could poten- tially look like, were dis- played. JDCL president Jim, (James) Dick also spoke Julie Slack/Metroland Hundreds of residents came out to an open house at the Reid Road Reservoir Quarry (at Twiss Road) in Campbellville on Aug. 29 to hear more about the James Dick Construction Limited proposed quarry. with residents. He told the Champion that he believes the propos- al will be approved, after going through all the prop- er channels. "Ithinkit'sagoodidea," he told the Champion, add- ing he's used to residents expressing their concerns to such a proposal. : He operates four other quarries in southern Onta- rio and said people will see an increase in their water, not a decrease. Dick said they will be ex- tracting below the water ta- ble to a depth of up to 30 me- tres. He noted that extract- ing below the water table is a standard and common practice in southern Onta- rio and does not result in loss or consumption of groundwater resources. Dick acknowledges peo- ple have legitimate con- cerns, but reassured them that their current quarry in Guelph, which also blasts below the surface, has never resulted in an is- sue. In its proposal JDCL has 'an outlined response to wa- ter well interference com- plaints: "Should a water supply well interference com- plaint be received, an in- vestigation will be con- ducted by a qualified pro- fessional to determine if the interference was caused by the pit/quarry operation. If it is deter- mined that the problem is attributed to the pit/quar- ry operation, the operator will be responsible for re- storing the domestic water supply to itspriginal ¢ condi- tion as soon as possible, or providing an alternative source at the operator's ex- pense.' In addition, groundwa- ON NOW AT THE BRICK! (1(d)} gen LU CANADIAK NL i co] ah Li rr elu] deat ° juin mn 1 Se EER (a io 5 Ste, Sent v 5 enfe ir 8 RIL For more details go instore or online @thebrick.com. ter and surface water mon- itoring programs are auto- matically in place, as well as manually checked. A traffic study suggests that a "worst-case" scenar- io would see 16 truckloads in a peak hour. Plans are in place for berms and acoustic barri- ers to control noise from the drilling, extracting and crushing process. Blasting noise impaets will be mon- itored, which includes hir- Help change a child's future. Text BACKPACKO1 to 20222 by Sept. 30. fom Halton Learning 3 Foundation Climasting Fidancis Narosrs (o Educates ing an independent blast consultant for the first 12 months of operation. JDCL, estimates there will be 30 blasting events in the quarry annually, each lasting about one second, for a combined total of 30 seconds per year. "The vibration and overpressure created by these blast events (which will occur underwater) will meet all applicable regulatory guideline lim- its, which prevent any off- site damage," the JDCL handout reads. In addition, it states that there will be no chemical residues or water quality concerns due to blasting. Various ponds on-site will contain fish and sala- mander breeding ponds. Literature at the meet- ing suggests wildlife thrives in operating aggre- gate sites, noting an osprey nesting platform that's op- erating at Caledon Sand and Gravel, similar to those proposed at Reid Road Reservoir Quarry. Another poster board featured the Canadian Champion newspaper cov- erage from 1976, tracing the Not all backpacks are created equal. 1 in 10 kids-in Halton lives in poverty. Just $20 can help send these students Back to School with the tools they. need to succeed. www.haltonlearningfoundation.ca origin of Reid Siderovad, constructed specifically as "an aggregate haul road." Of course, : today, that road and several streets off that road, such as Stokes Trail, and Crawford Cres cent, make up a thriving subdivision with newly- constructed, million-dollar homes being built in recent years. While the engineers and technical spokespeople were helpful in explaining the process to concerned residents throughout the evening, Best encouraged them to remember that they are only hearing one side of the story, and that all those providing infor- mation were representa- tives of the company. In southern Ontario, the Ministry of Natural Re- sources and Forestry (MNRF) regulates pits and quarries via a licensing and permit system under the Aggregate Resources Act. To this end, Dick said he thinks it could be opera- tional in three years if plans proceed as he hopes they will. a. -~ uordwey) ueipeur) Lou 810Z '9 1equeides 'Kepsiny | The open house is just one step in the required process. Halton District School Board Wo2:uo}jeyapisul ~--