A decade ago, musician Sarah Harmer and a group of neighbours fought an application to expand a quarry on Ontario s Mount Nemo plateau. That bid was denied, but now, the company is making another attempt. Photo by Emma McIntosh
A decade ago, Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah Harmer and neighbours fought a proposal to dig more aggregate out of the Niagara Escarpment on Mount Nemo near a haven for hikers and rock climbers.
The group argued the escarpment, a UNESCO biosphere reserve, was not a good place for another quarry. That application was denied, but now, the company that mines the rocks and stone to feed the Greater Toronto Area’s insatiable demand for concrete is trying again.