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Tiny waits on clean-water study before endorsing gravel mining moratorium

Tiny waits on clean-water study before endorsing gravel mining moratorium

Tiny is waiting for a study to reveal if and how the water tables have turned. At a recent committee of the whole meeting, Tiny council discussed a previous deputation by David Jeffrey, who represented the Reform Gravel Mining Coalition, in regards to council’s support of a temporary moratorium on further new and expansion of aggregate permits. Last month, Jeffrey shared information and a presentation to Tiny regarding the impacts of gravel mining and its relation to climate change across the province. Part of Jeffery’s research included a look at the online pits and quarries interactive map provided by the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry (NDMNRF).