PitStop - Stop the Quarry

Goodbye water, goodbye life.

Stop the mega quarry

Help stop a US hedge fund called Baupost LLP from building the biggest open pit mine in Canadian history at the heart of Ontario's headwaters.

the plan - a 2316 Acre hole 200 feet below the water table dug out of the roof of the Niagara Escarpment.

1/3 the size of Toronto and deeper then Niagara Falls

One of only 15 UNESCO world biosphere reserves, sandwiched between protected wetlands.

This will be an environmental, social and cultural catastrophe and put in jeopardy the livelihoods of over one million people.

Visit for more information

http://www.citizensalliance.ca
http://www.NDACT.com

I have no relationship or contact with either NDACT or Cause. I made this film to show what one person can do and because it is something that will directly effect me. This means I am not a part of any "official" resistance to the proposed quarry. In the future I may work with them or I may go at it alone. Feel free to contact me if you like but if you personally want to be involved write you MPP or the to the addresses provided by the NDACT and CAUSE

i would like to add
*** Toronto sits on top of one of the most local and abundant aggregate resources (200m down), mining under a metropolis is a very real and far greener option then this proposed quarry*, one that can provide storage, and development of subterranean infrastructures. We also recycle less then 3% of our aggregates where as development in many other countries can use up to 35%. The real kicker is if the government refuses this Mega Quarry then the likelihood of them getting sued over some NAFTA clause makes this whole project basically a seedy means of printing money off the backs of rural Canadians. We are not tenants of Canada we are citizens and our rights should trump that of corporate interest. Currently there is the plan for an Environmental Assessment, however this does not go far enough and does not have the authority or the mandate most Canadians think and EA should have. ***

* as mentioned in the Niagara Escarpment Plan circa 1971

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• 100mile
• Stop The Quarry
• The Highland Companies
• Headwaters
• Viral
• Mega Quarry
• Dufferin County
• MELANCTHON
• Baupost
• The Escarpment
• Niagara Escarpment
• Mining
• Environment
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• Niagara
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• Dyson Forbes

[dysonforbes]

In response to an invitation to a film festival I was compelled to find a new audio track for this video or "short documentary" available now . I would like to thank Austra for the use of the track "Lose It" and hope everyone can enjoy this new edit, especially those who found the music in my first version "abrasive".

Thanks Dyson

[enbdavies]

guess we aught to go to ndact.com and stop the quarry eh?

[dysonforbes]

@enbdavies yes NDACT.com has a newly minted website and lots of information i believe the links under more info are still active. The ministry of the environment has now stated the the Highland Companies will have to undergo an environmental assessment. One step in the right direction but its not the end of the battle.

[dysonforbes]

Thank you for the positive feedback.

I believe in free speech, i believe it can happen without insults or swearing.

So i removed your insulting language. If you care to articulate your arguments in a constructive manner, or if you would like to make a video to push your agenda I wholly support the idea. If your idea that trolling comment boxes with poorly illustrated points and absurdest comments is acting on your right to freespeech then I assume you know as much about freespeech as this issue

[MsBoon88]

We are a small group of "farmers" in NB who are standing up against one of the largest mining companies in the world whose answer to why our wells went dry is "PROVE IT". Their removal of 7-11 million litres of water a day from underneath our village has nothing to do with it. A beautiful rural community to an industrial park in such a short time:( We now have 40 nat gas wells too so we are no strangers to the fun of fracking either) Keep on fighting!

[TheSuicidelPancake]

@MsBoon88 ok so think about this. your driving on your nicely paved road to your house which the foundation is poured with concrete. if it wasnt for a quarry mining the rock none of it would be possible. and this 7-11 million litres of water per day is bullshit because the canadian goverment has a restriction on how much water you can pull from the earth. ALSO ive been to the site of this mega quarry. its nothing but empty fields. i hate when people protest without looking at the whole picture

[renaissancemann]

There should be a petition against this atrocity available soon - And I hope everyone who cares about this irreversible assault on wildlife and our environment takes a moment to find, sign and share it.. !!

[boonw]

@Fuzzy1924

"I fucking agree they fucked up there land"

America isnt actually much worse than we are. Its not like you cross the border and it all of a sudden becomes nasty/nice.

"NO FUCKING RIGHT TO FUCKING FUCK UP OURS"

Let me ask you a question, is it okay for a canadian company to go down to the states and open a mine? Only an idiot would turn away a company because they are american. You should turn down this project because its in such an important watershed.

[naen49]

For years now the US and Canada have had a softwood lumber war going on in the courts. I say let the Americans use up all of their natural resources before going after ours and then complaining!

[Fuzzy1924]

@babyblugu I fucking agree they fucked up there land so they have NO FUCKING RIGHT TO FUCKING FUCK UP OURS I HATE THE USA/ AND FOR BARAK OBAMA FOR FUCKING AGREEING TO MAKE THIS DAMN THING... JESUS CHRIST PEOPLE THAT R FUCKED IN THE FUCKING HEAD THESE DAYS LOL XDDD

[Wicka1957]

I hope the right people see how wrong this is.

This will not create jobs for the local population as some people think. Nobody who lives in the area has mining experience.

The land will never be returned to farm-able quality as claimed. It will still be a quarry when our children get old.

Someone should send those investors back to Boston with their tails between their legs.

[bw5403]

IN comparison, this is THE biggie. The windmills are really small potatoes in comparison.

What would be more effective eventually would be a documentary similar to what alJazeera did on the oilsands. Hopefully that won't be necessary. There is no will in Ontario for this, and they can't sneak it by us any more.

[GoldenFinchFellow]

KEEP IT PRIME! DON'T MINE THE LIME!

[adteachings]

Thank you for this fantastic information. May I respectfully suggest that your video will get more viewers with a quieter track – or no track at all.