Mega quarry crumbles

Highland Companies withdraws its proposal; president John Lowndes resigns.

by Scott Dunn

OWEN SOUND — A controversial limestone "mega quarry" project proposed for southern Ontario has crumbled. The Highland Companies announced Wednesday it had withdrawn its proposal in the face of opposition to the project, which was to be developed on farmland in Melancthon Township, about 100 km north of Toronto.

"While we believe that the quarry would have brought significant economic benefit to Melancthon Township and served Ontario's well-documented need for aggregate, we acknowledge that the application does not have sufficient support from the community and government to justify proceeding with the approval process," John Scherer, of the Highland Companies, said in a statement.

Highland also announced John Lowndes has resigned as president and has no further involvement with the company…

 

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