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    A 5-day walk is taking place from April 22 to April 26 to protest a proposed mega quarry in Melancthon, Ontario. Natives, citizens, farmers, activists and politicians will walk from Queen's Park to draw attention to the environmental and community impacts of the quarry, which would be one of the largest in North America. The quarry is opposed because it would destroy rare soil, require huge amounts of water pumping, and be situated near important watersheds and a UNESCO biosphere reserve. Media inquiries during the walk should be directed to contacts provided.

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    A 5-day walk is taking place from April 22 to April 26 to protest a proposed mega quarry in Melancthon, Ontario. Natives, citizens, farmers, activists and politicians will walk from Queen's Park to draw attention to the environmental and community impacts of the quarry, which would be one of the largest in North America. The quarry is opposed because it would destroy rare soil, require huge amounts of water pumping, and be situated near important watersheds and a UNESCO biosphere reserve. Media inquiries during the walk should be directed to contacts provided.

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    Noon Friday Quarry Walk Alert

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    A 5-day walk is taking place from April 22 to April 26 to protest a proposed mega quarry in Melancthon, Ontario. Natives, citizens, farmers, activists and politicians will walk from Queen's Park to draw attention to the environmental and community impacts of the quarry, which would be one of the largest in North America. The quarry is opposed because it would destroy rare soil, require huge amounts of water pumping, and be situated near important watersheds and a UNESCO biosphere reserve. Media inquiries during the walk should be directed to contacts provided.

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    Media Alert

    For further information:


    Carl Michener
    Outwrite Communications
    416 476 7484
    carl@outwrite.ca

    Natives, citizens embark on 5-day walk to stop the


    Melancthon mega-quarry
    22 April 2011

    WHAT: A 5-day walk to protest the U.S. hedge fund-backed Melancthon mega quarry. Starting at
    Queen’s Park with native drumming and speeches

    WHEN: Beginning at 12:00 today, ending on Tuesday April 26th

    WHO: Walkers will include community members from Melancthon, farmers, activists, politicians
    and First Nations representatives.

    WHY: The proposed 2,316-acre mega quarry would:


    - be ¼ the size of Toronto
    - be 1.5 times deeper than Niagara Falls
    - be the second-largest quarry in North America
    - blast down 200 feet below the water table
    - require the company to pump 600 million litres of water per day forever!
    - be situated amongst headwaters supplying approximately 1 million Ontarians
    - destroy huge amounts of “Honeywood Loam”- a rare, highly productive soil
    - be right on the edge of the Niagara Escarpment, an officially declared UNESCO
    Biosphere Reserve

    To contact the walkers directly, Fri. 4/22 to Tues. 4/26 call Brian Danniels at 647 862 3596.

    For more information:


    http://www.citizensalliance.ca
    www.ndact.com
    http://canadians.org/action/2011/mega-quarry.html
    http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=217379224946300#!/group.php?gid=98096578979

    For specific media inquiries, please contact:


    Mark Calzavara, Council of Canadians 416 319-6524
    Carl Michener, Outwrite Communications 416 476 7484

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