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Community Wins Fight Against Huge Quarry

The Highland Companies has been working for years to try to dig a giant quarry in prime agricultural land, in the face of stiff community resistance. Today, the company announced it has withdrawn its application.

By Hamutal Dotan • Photos by Corbin SmithNov. 21st, 11:16 am

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Sunday in the Park with Soupstock

The culinary protest against the Melancthon mega-quarry drew 40,000 to Woodbine Park.

By Jamie Bradburn • Photos by Corbin SmithOct. 22nd, 2:00 pm

Making Soup for a Cause, Part Three

Opponents of the mega-quarry in Melancthon Township bring their cause to Toronto, via broth and ladles.

By Jamie Bradburn • Photos by Corbin SmithOct. 16th, 12:00 pm

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Making Soup for a Cause, Part Two

Opponents of the mega-quarry in Melancthon Township bring their cause to Toronto, via broth and ladles.

By Jamie Bradburn • Photos by Corbin SmithOct. 10th, 10:30 am

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Making Soup for a Cause

Opponents of the mega-quarry in Melancthon Township bring their cause to Toronto, via broth and ladles.

By Jamie Bradburn • Photos by Corbin SmithOct. 4th, 4:30 pm

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Foodstock Takes Us on a Magical Forest Food Adventure

Farmers, chefs, food activists, and food lovers gathered Sunday to celebrate the harvest and raise awareness of a proposed megaquarry in the heart of Ontario farmland.

By Hamutal Dotan • Photos by Corbin SmithOct. 18th, 3:00 pm

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Forget Paving Paradise, Let’s Just Dig a Giant Hole in It

Farmers in Melanchton, Ontario, begin a long fight against a giant limestone quarry—the largest proposed for North America.

By Hamutal Dotan • Photos by Nick KozakNov. 14th, 8:00 pm