News & Updates

Ontario is killing its Endangered Species Act. Here’s what you need to know

After a series of cuts to the once gold-standard legislation, the Doug Ford government is replacing it altogether, carving a path for mining projects and Highway 413

Tax payers on the hook for aggregate mines clean up

Toronto Star reporter Noor Javed on quarry risks

Ontario protects Great Lakes - All lakes deserve protection

Quarry abuts large stream that feeds Harvey Lake - silt and other contaminants could enter the lake

The Federation of Ontario Cottagers’ Associations Response to the proposed changes to the Aggregate Resources Act

The Federation of Ontario Cottagers’ Associations is a member-based association of over 500 waterfront landowner groups located across the Province, whose members represent over 50,000 families. Waterfront property owners collectively own and steward private lands that cover more than 50,000 hectares of shore lands along 15,000 kms of

Haliburton Highlander Provides Update on Struggle to Halt McClintock Quarry

The struggle to halt the McClintock Quarry and the precedent it would set allowing quarries to be established on Crown Lands, close to beautiful Haliburton Lakes was noted in the Highlander recently

MNRF Issues Notice of Completion for McClintock Quarry

We are extraordinarily disappointed to read the notice of completion for the McClintock Quarry, but this is not the end of the process. We should all be concerned about the dangerous precedent this sets - a quarry directly upstream from a pristine Harvey Lake which flows into Kawagama Lake and rock crushing and trucking all summer long a mere 400 metres

Ontario to Enhance Lake Protection - Harvey Lake Should be Included

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 Education. In making the announcement Minister Rickford stated that it was to "help us to protect and enjoy our waterways and freshwater ecosystems."

Huntsville Doppler - Opposition to Muskoka Area Quarries Garners National Attention

Resident opposition in two quarries in the Muskoka area has caught the attention of national media.

National Observer Article: Harvey Lake: Nature's Quiet to be Lost to the Noisy Business of Quarry?

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 vacation with their two daughters, Emma and Tessa.

Letter to the Editor, Huntsville Forester: Just Say No to McClintock Quarry

Letter to Editor re: McClintock Rd., Algonquin Highlands quarry application Why would Algonquin Highlands want an aggregate quarry on Crown land within 400 metres of pristine Harvey Lake?

Press Release - Dorset Quarry is Unnecessary Too Big, Too Close and Too Loud

Dorset, ON - January 18, 2017: A group of residents in the Harvey Lake Area (HLAR) remain opposed to the now 35-acre proposed Jon Bacher Construction quarry, which extends to only 400 metres away form the shoreline and cottages of Harvey Lake with potential crushing all summer long and have submitted a second round of formal objections

HLAR Response to Applicant Comments

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 response.

'My Haliburton Now' News Article

Algonquin Highlands is rescinding its request for a pavement design review for the McClintock Quarry. Council decided to waive the review after John Bacher Construction Limited reduced its extraction limit of the quarry. Mayor Carol Moffatt says the significant reduction in the company’s extraction limit made council more comfortable.

HLAR Filled Objections to Proposed Mega Quarry

Quarry plan only 200 meters from cottages, violates Township's Official Plan, and in close proximity to sensitive wetlands.

Minden Times - Meeting on Proposed Quarry Incites Discussion

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 a public meeting held by representatives of John Bacher Construction Limited.