Stop Lafarge Quarry Expansion
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View from McNeil Rd.
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Lafarge Canada's Pitt River Quarries, located in the Pitt Polder area of northern Pitt Meadows, has applied to the ministry of Energy and Mines to expand their mining of aggregate by 15.8 hectares (39.4 arces) on Sheridan Hill. Thus bringing the final mine crest and new boundary within 15 meters of residential property boundaries (100 meters from the nearest homes) and south to the Menzies rd right of way which is currently undeveloped.
Based on the materials submitted , it is expected that the mining operation's greatest visual impact will be from the west side of Sheridan Hill and will be visible from Harris, McNeil, Richardson road and all of the properties in that area.
Lafarge Canada's Pitt River Quarries, located in the Pitt Polder area of northern Pitt Meadows, has applied to the ministry of Energy and Mines to expand their mining of aggregate by 15.8 hectares (39.4 arces) on Sheridan Hill. Thus bringing the final mine crest and new boundary within 15 meters of residential property boundaries (100 meters from the nearest homes) and south to the Menzies rd right of way which is currently undeveloped.
Based on the materials submitted , it is expected that the mining operation's greatest visual impact will be from the west side of Sheridan Hill and will be visible from Harris, McNeil, Richardson road and all of the properties in that area.
Houses on Sheridan Hill
Although this land is designated rural residential, a municipality cannot regulate mining operations as it can other uses. Courts have determined that the extraction of rock is not considered a land use. Therefore it cannot be regulated through the land use bylaw. Generally, regulating mining activities falls under provincial regulation.
Pitt Meadows city council met on November 3, 2009 at city hall to vote on recommendations regarding this proposed quarry expansion. Council voted unanimously that approval was not recommended. Their concerns have been forwarded to the Ministry of Energy and Mines.
Pitt Meadows city council met on November 3, 2009 at city hall to vote on recommendations regarding this proposed quarry expansion. Council voted unanimously that approval was not recommended. Their concerns have been forwarded to the Ministry of Energy and Mines.
We need you to contact the ministers, MLA's and council members (located on our "Contacts" page) to voice your concern! Please ask our mayor and council members to go to the provincial ministries involved and ask them to stop this expansion on behalf of the people of Pitt Meadows, those from other communities across the lower mainland and those visiting from all over the world who enjoy this special area.
If you would like to receive a copy of the proposed expansion by Lafarge Canada's Pitt River Quarries LTD. please contact Brent Richards at brent@stopquarryexpansion.ca
If you would like to receive a copy of the proposed expansion by Lafarge Canada's Pitt River Quarries LTD. please contact Brent Richards at brent@stopquarryexpansion.ca
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