Glenholme Pit 4 Quarry Expansion Project Environmental Assessment Registration Document (EARD) -

Without examining the viability of having crushing and other process activities inside a facility instead of out in the open, the proponent has not considered a reasonable alternative means of carrying out the project that could reduce impacts to the environment and the community. [...] 43 – This section states that the construction phase “will require the loss of up to 5.4 ha of wetlands.” However on page 86 of the EARD the proponent states that “The Project will result in the direct loss of 2.43 ha of wetland within the PDA.” The EARD should be more clear and consistent in stating and mapping the location and area of wetlands that may be altered, and wetlands that may be comple. [...] 55 – 6.1.6 Summary – “In light of the above, and in consideration of the nature of the Project, its anticipated environmental effects, and the implementation of mitigation and best practices that are known to reduce environmental effects, the residual environmental effects of the Project on the atmospheric environment during all phases of the Project are rated not significant, with a high level of. [...] 85 – 6.5.3 – Potential Environmental Effects – “The construction and operation and maintenance phases of the Project will result in the alteration of approximately 5.4 ha of field-delineated wetlands within the PDA” conflicts with the statement on page 86 that “The Project will result in the direct loss of 2.43 ha of wetland within the PDA.” Which portions of wetlands will be lost versus which por. [...] As such, given this and the fact that the Project represents a continuation of current conditions, the anticipated effects of the Project on property values are described as neutral.” The proponent should do the work and refer to some of the actual research and local data on this topic.