Mega Quarry Threatens Prime Canadian Farmland

In the area of Melancthon Township, 62 miles north of Toronto, exists a unique soil called Honeywood silt loam, a Class 1 soil that is prized in the farming community for its high quality.
Mega Quarry Threatens Prime Canadian Farmland
PROTECTING THE LAND: Mohawk environmental activist Danny Beaton took part in a five-day 'walk to stop the mega quarry,' which started at Ontario's Legislature in Toronto on April 22 and ended in Melancthon Township on April 26. Nick Kozak
Joan Delaney
Joan Delaney
Senior Editor, Canadian Edition
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PROTECTING THE LAND: Mohawk environmental activist Danny Beaton took part in a five-day 'walk to stop the mega quarry,' which started at Ontario's Legislature in Toronto on April 22 and ended in Melancthon Township on April 26. (Nick Kozak)
Joan Delaney
Joan Delaney
Senior Editor, Canadian Edition
Joan Delaney is Senior Editor of the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times based in Toronto. She has been with The Epoch Times in various roles since 2004.
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