Woolwich is in the top five for Kraft Hockeyville, and the Hockeyville / Hockey Night in Check out these links;
http://www.woolwichhockeyville.ca/
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/hockeyville/communities/DanSnyderMemorialArena.html
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Let's Make Woolwich Kraft Hockeyville!!
Woolwich is in the top five for Kraft Hockeyville, and the Hockeyville / Hockey Night in Check out these links;
http://www.woolwichhockeyville.ca/
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Ya Gotta Get Gravel Somewhere
We, the members of BridgeKeepers, often hear the phrase, "Ya gotta get gravel somewhere."
Even ignoring the grammar, that comment doesn't resonate with great intelligence. OBVIOUSLY we have to get gravel somewhere. We have no issue with that idea. No matter how much we reduce, recycle, re-use... no mater how diligent we are in trying to use LESS gravel, we all still need gravel.
The question is not whether or not we need to get gravel; the question is WHERE is it appropriate to "get it" and where is it inappropriate to "get it"?
Would it be appropriate to put a gravel pit next to the parliament buildings in Ottawa? How about cutting out the left side of George Washington's head on Mount Rushmore to supply limestone for a tourist information centre? Maybe taking a few million tonnes of stone out of the Horseshoe Falls in Niagara Falls? Probably not, huh? Those seem like obvious "no-no's".
Why is it MORE appropriate to put a four million square foot gravel pit, complete with crushers and washers, just 180 metres from a 128 year old covered bridge - the only such bridge left in Ontario and one of the major tourist attractions in Waterloo Region?
Is it because there is no other source of gravel nearby? No, almost the entire Grand River Valley through Woolwich Township is rich with aggregate deposits. A kilometre up the river there is... gravel. A kilometre down the river... you guessed it... gravel.
The only compelling reason for wanting to put a pit near the Kissing Bridge is that some company made a "good deal" with a landowner to buy their gravel at a good price. A good price for them, but at a high cost and potential risk to many of the other stakeholders of the West Montrose "covered bridge experience" - tourists, residents, wildlife on land and in the river, the river itself, the wetlands, the safety of the Mennonites, the heritage of the area...
You could move that pit a kilometre or two in almost any direction and have much better scenario for all of those stakeholders. Get the pit away from the bridge... away from the quaint little village the tourists love so much... away from the wildlife habitats and the pristine waters of the Grand... get the haul route away from the Mennnite school and the horses and buggies... it's not that big a challenge to find a better spot.
Yes, ya gotta get gravel somewhere. But ya don't gotta get it here!
Even ignoring the grammar, that comment doesn't resonate with great intelligence. OBVIOUSLY we have to get gravel somewhere. We have no issue with that idea. No matter how much we reduce, recycle, re-use... no mater how diligent we are in trying to use LESS gravel, we all still need gravel.
The question is not whether or not we need to get gravel; the question is WHERE is it appropriate to "get it" and where is it inappropriate to "get it"?
Would it be appropriate to put a gravel pit next to the parliament buildings in Ottawa? How about cutting out the left side of George Washington's head on Mount Rushmore to supply limestone for a tourist information centre? Maybe taking a few million tonnes of stone out of the Horseshoe Falls in Niagara Falls? Probably not, huh? Those seem like obvious "no-no's".
Why is it MORE appropriate to put a four million square foot gravel pit, complete with crushers and washers, just 180 metres from a 128 year old covered bridge - the only such bridge left in Ontario and one of the major tourist attractions in Waterloo Region?
Is it because there is no other source of gravel nearby? No, almost the entire Grand River Valley through Woolwich Township is rich with aggregate deposits. A kilometre up the river there is... gravel. A kilometre down the river... you guessed it... gravel.
The only compelling reason for wanting to put a pit near the Kissing Bridge is that some company made a "good deal" with a landowner to buy their gravel at a good price. A good price for them, but at a high cost and potential risk to many of the other stakeholders of the West Montrose "covered bridge experience" - tourists, residents, wildlife on land and in the river, the river itself, the wetlands, the safety of the Mennonites, the heritage of the area...
You could move that pit a kilometre or two in almost any direction and have much better scenario for all of those stakeholders. Get the pit away from the bridge... away from the quaint little village the tourists love so much... away from the wildlife habitats and the pristine waters of the Grand... get the haul route away from the Mennnite school and the horses and buggies... it's not that big a challenge to find a better spot.
Yes, ya gotta get gravel somewhere. But ya don't gotta get it here!
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