{"id":24675,"date":"2022-05-30T21:09:38","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T00:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/?p=24675"},"modified":"2022-06-21T10:18:23","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T13:18:23","slug":"residents-fear-that-a-proposed-quarry-could-destroy-the-tiny-village-of-calhoun-but-its-not-a-done-deal-%ef%bf%bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/residents-fear-that-a-proposed-quarry-could-destroy-the-tiny-village-of-calhoun-but-its-not-a-done-deal-%ef%bf%bc\/","title":{"rendered":"Residents fear that a proposed quarry could destroy the tiny village of Calhoun. But it\u2019s not a done deal.\u00a0\ufffc"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In the village of Calhoun, the fate of an old house and the land where it sits, pictured on May 20, 2022, is generating controversy. Photo: David Gordon Koch. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

An old two-storey house between Moncton and Sackville may soon become the site of a rock quarry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But area residents want the provincial government to overturn a decision that paves the way for the quarry project, which they believe could destroy the rural village of Calhoun. Several quarries are already concentrated in the area near the community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to the audio report that aired on CHMA on May 30, 2022: <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Calhoun is located about 30 kilometres northwest of Sackville. Screenshot: Google Maps. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

People in the community learned about the plans last May, according to Doucet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A public notice stated that the provincial government was considering a rezoning application to allow for \u201cintensive resource development.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A petition opposing the project garnered more than 200 names, and close to 30 people attended a public hearing via Zoom to voice their objections, he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pierre Doucet. Photo: Submitted.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPeople [spoke] about the environment, the increased truck traffic, the dynamite blasting and detrimental effects on our wells,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A month earlier, a staff report signed by planners from the Southeast Regional Services Commission also recommended against the rezoning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Members of a planning committee then unanimously recommended the provincial government deny the application. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the rezoning went ahead, another petition called for the decision to be overturned. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Memramcook-Tantramar Green Party MLA Megan Mitton presented that petition at the New Brunswick legislature earlier this month. She spoke to CHMA about the project last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMinister Allain has approved a quarry in Calhoun even though even the planners and all the residents spoke out against it,\u201d she said. \u201cThat’s not great for democracy [or] local representation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Memramcook-Tantramar Green Party MLA Megan Mitton tabled a petition opposing a proposed quarry in Calhoun on May 10, 2022 in the New Brunswick legislature. Screenshot: legnb.ca<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

CHMA requested an interview with Daniel Allain, Minister of Local Government and Local Governance Reform, but didn\u2019t receive a response by publication time.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the Minister responded to the latest petition in a letter addressed to the Green Party\u2019s Megan Mitton.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Response to Petition – Rock Quarry – May 19 2022<\/a> by David Gordon Koch<\/a> on Scribd<\/p>