Save Prime Canadian Farm Land - No More Gravel Pits in North Dumfries

50.52 hectares (124.84 acres) of prime Canadian farm land in North Dumfries township is planning on being converted into yet another a gravel pit. Already, North Dumfries township is one of the top most densely concentrated areas for gravel pit extraction in Ontario. Expanding aggregate extraction puts our water, soils, and air at risk while greatly diminishing the quality of life of local residents and destroying our valuable farm land. Currently, our food travels an average of 4497km before it arrives on our dinner table. What will we do when local food is no longer an option and we are forced to import all of our food?

The current government weighs in favour of expanding our aggregate extraction sites and has left virtually no room for input from citizens. Let them know that Canadian citizens believe that our local farm land is invaluable and that this pit should not be given an Aggregate License.

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We hereby urge you to take stock in the concerns of local citizens.

We hereby urge you to respect and preserve the farming culture of Waterloo Region.

We hereby urge you to deny an Aggregate License for the 50.52 hectare Henning gravel pit being proposed in North Dumfries Township.

We hereby urge you to prevent further gravel pit expansion in this area until other pits in this township have been restored back to their original use. We the undersigned believe that our prime Canadian farm land in Waterloo Region is invaluable and should protected from being lost to industry and gravel pits. We believe that farming culture and the importance of the availability of local food is very important. More must be done to conserve and protect our water, soils, and air quality. More must be done to prevent the possibility of contamination due to asphalt and concrete recycling plants.We hereby urge you to take stock in the concerns of local citizens.We hereby urge you to respect and preserve the farming culture of Waterloo Region.We hereby urge you to deny an Aggregate License for the 50.52 hectare Henning gravel pit being proposed in North Dumfries Township.We hereby urge you to prevent further gravel pit expansion in this area until other pits in this township have been restored back to their original use.