Al12 - Champion Country, Tuesday, October 24, 2006 Champion 1Countr y Residents warned about St. Marys PR campaign By Dianne Cornish SPECIAL TO THE CHAMPION After initiatly being unnervcd by the announcement thai St. Mary's Cement wilt now be teading the charge l'or the pro- posed quarry in northeast Ftamborough, memnbers of a grass- roots ciizens group opposed to the projees have regrouped and come oui swinging. At a public meeting at Balactava Sehoot recenty, area res- Iwir SSE ATISFACTON" idents were advised nos to he fooled hy she "stick" PR cam- paign that the large aggregate cornpany is expected to unfold in coming months. St. Mary's, which became owners of the quarry site as Il th Concession Road East and Milborough Line in june, will try to win residents over in a varietv of ways with -corporate stick messaging," Graham Flint, chair of FORCE (Friends of Rural Communities and the Fnvironment), totd The Champion recenty He made sîmilar charges while addrcssing a crowd of We want you to have Completely Satisfied Auto Service a.M - - - - - ---- -- - - - - 106 NERIC pissIngRadUnt#MLoOna Pe905-878-7771 Corne visit our Celebration on Let your Children have a tastie Tinte on us! " Meet Sneezy the Clown " Win Door Prizes " Enjoy Food &l Drink Regstr ferone etour programs and Register Now recelve eliier a FREE COUPON te Paront's b for our very firsi > Parent's Night 0u idyIItUITOREOPN 1 " ta ir ' nen Plis ý0dçsja" S Ofter Expires October 2lth! JOIN CL ASSES AT AN'VTUME .10 week - Educationai theme hased programns for parent & chiid (birth to 5 ymars) * hildron ieamn through play, music, crafts, song ami games Regfister on line at wwtàc or visit the centre! Cali for Dietil! - rople who 18km fIrsi ~airmifilrouc, * their personal ~5 Nodiueshvmno1Io3Wf7" + aainRdCross about 200 resîdents who fîlled the Carlisle sehool's auditori- um during the information meeting organszed hy Flamborough Councillor Margaret McCarthy Wbhile acknowledging that St. Marys is "much more expe- rienced and professional" and has "much, much deeper pockets" than the sites previous owner, Lowndes Holdings Corp., Flint remînded the crowd thai the "real issues" firing oipposition to the quarry remaîn. The 1 58-hectare (390-acre) site is surrounded by existing rural communites, has sîgnîficant hydrogeotogie and envi- ronmental features and lîmîsed transportation options for haut routes, he said. Using a virus as a metaphor, the FORCE chair warned res- idenîs so bc wary ot 'ihe St. Marys virus- a.k.a. its public relations camnpaign - and "vaccinale" agaînss is by' beîng awarc oft he issues. He predîcted the campaign wîll trv to wîn over residents b>' disarming them toto believîng theres nothing to worry about, charming themn inso accepsîng the proposed quarri see GROUND on page A14 With so much happening in the world today, Fts more i mporta nt tha n ever to be informed about your own home town. We pride ourselves on being Milton's main source for local com- rnunity infor- mation, bring- ing the latest news to our local commu- nity. Thanks for reading! eâi pion Open House & Volunteer Recruitment Saturday, October 28th 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 WVant to help the community this Christmas? Need 40 hours of Community Service for high school? Cornre Iearn about The Salvation Army in Milton. Learn about different volunteer options. Fun atmosphere. Free refreshments. Please cal! to reserve your spot. The Salvation Army - Khi Community 100 Nipissing Rd., Unit 3 Milton, Ontario Tel: 905-875-1022 Email: rachel@khicommunity.com _ :1 IMPORTANT REMINDER On November 15, 2006, The Ontario Power Authority will make a decision as ta whether this plant wilI be but. tf yasr view is that the plant should flot be but, please send a very short email describing your views ta: Dr. Jan Carr, Chiet Executive Ontaria Power Authorit, 120 Adela;de Street West Toronto, Ontario M5H iTi email: jan.carr@pawerauthority.an.ca The plant is described in aur mema ta Town Caunicil, which is at www.willistarm.com There is alsa a sample letter at this website. Please act naw.