Comments on: Rosario Marchese: Local produce or aggregates?

By: Norma

Norma — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 21:45:02 +0000

Our street is under complete reconstruction – new sewers to replace the stone box made of limestone slabs in the late 18 hundreds,new water pipes & new storm sewers. In places they have to dig out three feet of limestone as the new plastic sewer will be much deeper. Before laying the new pipe,crushed gravel is vibrated into place – An enormous amount of gravel is being used. Fortunately,a lot of what is removed is put back in,but still there are many truck loads of fresh gravel.
And we are not even at the road surface.
What’s the answer?

By: Gene Threndyle

Gene Threndyle — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 03:47:38 +0000

I am completely opposed to this mega quarry but when Rosario Marchese suggests that aggregate does not need to be local then where does he suggest it come from? The condos in Toronto and the building in the sprawl of the GTA unfortunately can’t be built from recycled aggregate alone.
Mr. Marchese also has told me in the past that he is opposed to local municipalities having a say in green energy projects like wind turbines, solar farms and bio-digesters. I can’t help but feel it is a bit of a double standard to say consult with locals on quarries but not on green energy.
This mega quarry must not be allowed to go ahead but glib platitudes and hypocricy will not stop it.

By: marnie

marnie — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 01:13:32 +0000

The choice is obvious. Locally grown produce wins over locally dug gravel!!!!

By: Lauren

Lauren — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 23:58:31 +0000

Yes, yes, yes and yes. Nicely said. I agree 100%. And I work in the new home construction industry.

By: Joyce R. Clark

Joyce R. Clark — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 22:41:17 +0000

Great article I agree. Thank you