I, like the vast majority of…

I, like the vast majority of the residents in the proposed quarry area of Dalton Township are alarmed that our beautiful area could be potentially devastated by this application if approved. Each of the cottagers on Young’s Lake has a large investment in their summer/winter vacation get-a-ways and now there is a potential for that to be destroyed. We continue to ensure the lake and the surrounding environment is treated with respect so that our children and their children can have the same enjoyment and a way of life. It seems to me that only a few will benefit while the majority of us will see NO benefit to this quarry only destruction of the environment. There are a wide range of concerns from noise pollution, silica dust causing air pollution, increased truck traffic on a community road not designed for this type of traffic to what could be the greatest potential for disaster that being the extraction from below the water table. The potential impact on the local drinking water, environmental issues as it relates to nearby watercourses and the impact on the Queen Elizabeth 11 Wildlands Provincial Park and its wild life. These areas of concern are explained in greater detail in the many letters/emails that the MNR have received for the residents. The approval of this quarry will negatively and permanently affect the areas environment for many years to come. There are no benefits only the potential for disaster.