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•The IFP• H alton H ills, Thursd ay, A p ril 17, 2014 3 CHURCHES &TEMPLES GeorGetown Christian reformed ChurCh welcomes you! Interim Pastor: Tom Van Milligen Youth Paster: Brian DeBoer sunday worship services: 10:00 am & 6:00 pm 11611 trafalgar road (north of Maple Avenue) 905-877-4322 www.gcrc.on.ca www.knoxgeorgetown.ca familyhouseofworship@start.ca Service Dial-in: 905-702-1629 God's Word for Today's World. sundaY worshiP serViCes: 11:00 a.m. Rev. Steven Boose Chair-lift access available. 'Sunday's Cool' youth ministry program for ages 4 & up. 116 Main St. S., Georgetown, ON 905-877-7585 Services EVERY Sunday 16 Adamson Street, South Norval, Halton Hills Services starting at 10am Craig Barrager Sales Representative Buying or Selling. Call today to find out what you need to know! REA L ESTAT E CENTRE INC., BROKERAGE DIRECT 416-704-5211 cbarrager@gmail.com e-mail: hassellsauto@bellnet.ca www.hassellautomotive.com Spring is back, and so is our 8th Annual Super Spring SpecialNOW ON!! - Oil & Filter and complete top to bottom check over (Excludes synthetic Oil) - Installation of summer tires (already on rims) included. - Tim Card - Windshield Washer Fluid EXTRAS Only $4995Call for anAppointment A group of residents in Guelph-Eramosa Township has mounted a challenge to a pro- posal by a construction firm that wants to establish a quarry near the border with Hal- ton Hills. The Concerned Residents Coalition was formed just over a year ago when applica- tions were put forth to the Guelph-Eramosa council and Ministry of Natural Resources by Bolton, Ont.-based James Dick Construc- tion Ltd. to extract aggregate and gravel from a property known as the Hidden Quar- ry. CRC supporters say that the quarry would not only have a negative environmen- tal impact in their backyard, but also for Halton Hills residents, who will be impacted by increased truck traffic on area roads. In response, Georgetown's Wastewise, which was formed in 1991 to primarily re- duce, re-use and recycle waste, this week jumped on board and donated $500 to the CRC and will also procure expert assess- ment of the potential environmental impact of the Hidden Quarry proposal. Wastewise president Mike Foley, a Rock- wood resident, said the organization has now expanded its focus to become involved in environmental sustainability and that the support of the CRC's efforts is the first time that Wastewise has become involved in as- sisting a group that's trying to affect change on an environmental level. "There's going to be a tremendous amount of traffic going through town and it's going to be a constant stream of any- where between 23 and 30-plus trucks an hour through the main street of Acton from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m.," claimed Foley. "You've got a significant chance of some sort of accident happening, not to mention noise pollution and damage to roads. There many things for people in Halton Hills to consider when it comes to this quarry. It might be far away in Guelph-Eramosa, but the trucks will be coming through their neighbourhood." Located just north of Hwy. 7 on the Sixth Line of Eramosa, a few kilometers west of Acton, the proposed quarry also has the CRC concerned that property values will plummet and the water table in the area will be adversely affected. "We're conscious of the fact these things can go on for years as they've done with other applications, so we're in this for the long haul," said CRC member Doug Tripp, a local resident and engineering consulant who snickered when asked about the name Hidden Quarry. "I think that reflects some wishful think- ing on the part of the proponent. It's not go- ing to be hidden any more than any other quarry. There are these ubiquitous berms scattered all over the Niagara Escarpment and you can recognize there's a quarry be- hind it when you look through the berm and there's one row of trees with nothing behind them-- that's how hidden it is. You can't ac- tually see the excavation but they're not fool- ing anybody." St. John's Anglican Church in Rockwood will host and mediate a public forum on the proposed quarry issue on Saturday, May 10 from 2-4 p.m. Wastewise to aid CRC on quarry issue By EAMONN MAHER Staff Writer Mike Foley (left), presi- dent of Wastewise of Halton Hills, presents a cheque to members of the Concerned Resi- dents Coaltion (from left, Bill Hill, Michele Dawe, Doug Tripp), a group largely based in Guelph-Eramosa Town- ship. Photo by Eamonn Maher (905) 877-1490 360 Guelph St., Georgetown Mortgage BrokerBOBWOODS, Not your average mortgage broker FSCO# 10259 BOBWCall