The Ontario Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines recently announced a $2 Million investment through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund supporting Freshwater Research and Educat..
Resident opposition to two quarries in the Muskoka area has caught the attention of national media. Proposals for the McClintock Quarry, northeast of Dorset just outside Muskoka&rsqu..
It attracted Nicole and Aaron Court, who bought a small property on Harvey Lake. With only eight neighbours, they felt like they had found a beautiful, serene, nearly untouched place to ..
Letter to Editor re: McClintock Rd., Algonquin Highlands quarry application Why would Algonquin Highlands want an aggregate quarry on Crown land within 400 meters of pristine Harvey ..
Dorset, ON – January 18, 2017: A group of residents in the Harvey Lake Area (HLAR) remain opposed to the now 35-acre proposed John Bacher Construction quarry, which extends to only..
HLAR vigorously rejects many of the applicants responses to our Aug 8th, 2017 objections letter. Please click on the document below to download and read the full letter of response. ..
Algonquin Highlands Waives Requirement For Pavement Design Review For McClintock Quarry Algonquin Highlands is rescinding its request for a pavement design review for the McClint..
Quarry plan only 200 metres from cottages, violates Township’s Official Plan, and in close proximity to sensitive wetlands. Harvey Lake Area Residents (HLAR), a group o..
On August 8th, 2017 the of Harvey Lake Area Residents(HLAR) filled objections with the Ministry of Natural Resources. Click here to view the full letter that was filled. (/Literature..
Plans to expand an existing sand pit about six kilometres northeast of Dorset into an approximately 52-acre quarry brought more than 100 people to the Dorset Rec Centre last weekend for ..
The developer held a meeting for the public on Saturday, July 29, 2017 to explain his intentions. Unfortunately, none of the consultants who had prepared the reports in the submission to..
Our fight was Front Page news in the Haliburton Highlander... Residents fight Dorset quarry plans A proposal to build a new quarry and expand an existing sand pit in Algonqu..
Opinion: Huntsville Forrester - Seventy-five years ago, my aunt and uncle discovered the serene beauty of the Haliburton forests and lakes. With their own inexpert hands, they erect..