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A gg re g ates are u sed for road and bu i l d - in g c onstr uc tion , infrastr uc t u re w or k s l i k e w ater and se w er l ines , s ubw a y t u nne l s and air p orts. Some a gg re g ates are u sed for ma k in g gl ass , p aint and some p harma c e u ti - c a l s w hi l e others ma y b e needed for ma k in g stee l, a lu min u m , and pl asti c . C ertain a gg re - g ates , l i k e gyp s u m , ma y b e u sed in ma k in g pl aster , ferti l i z er , and as a mi l d a b rasi v e in some tooth p astes. U sin g a ccu m ul ated data from p ast re - p orts for the c o u nties , the O ntario G eo l o g i - c a l s u r v e y and other so u r c es , in clu din g cu r - rent fi e l d s u r v e y s , the AR I re p ort noted that there are 34 mi ll ion tons of sand and g ra v e l, w ithin a 2. 5- metre extra c tion de p th , ran g- in g from fi rst - to third -l e v e l qu a l it y l o c ated in v ario u s de p osits w ithin the c o u nties a l on g w ith 53 7 mi ll ion tons of u nder g ro u nd b edro ck of fi rst - and se c ond -qu a l it y w ithin a fiv e - metre extra c tion de p th. F a c tors that ma y a ff e c t a cc ess to those de p osits in clu de g ro u nd w ater and p h y si - o l o g i c a l feat u res. W hether or not a de p osit is l o c ated near or w ithin an area of e c o l o g i - c a l or histori c a l interest w o ul d a l so a ff e c t a cc ess. T he o v era ll re p ort w as o p timisti c a b o u t Pres c ott - R u sse ll’ s c onstr uc tion se c tor ha v- in g eno ug h b edro ck a gg re g ates for the f u t u re w itho u t ha v in g to l oo k o u tside the re g ion for s uppl ies. “I t is ex p e c ted that f u t u re ann u a l minera l a gg re g ate p rod uc tion w i ll b e met by b ed - ro ck reso u r c es. E x p e c ted to l ast se v era l de - c ades at the p ro j e c ted p o pul ation g ro w th and c ons u m p tion rates. ” T he amo u nt of sand and g ra v e l a v ai l a bl e , tho ug h , is more l imited b e c a u se of a cc ess restri c tions. T he 34 mi ll ion tons k no w n to exist shrin k s to three mi ll ion tonnes a v ai l- a bl e w ithin cu rrent a gg re g ate p o l i cy re - so u r c e areas. “I t is estimated that a v ai l a bl e g ood qu a l- it y sand and g ra v e l de p osits ma y b e de pl et - ed w ithin the next t w o de c ades. ” Tw o p oints of interest in the re p ort are w here the l ar g est so u r c es of minera l a g-
g re g ates exist in the c o u nties and w hi c h c omm u nities ha v e most need of them for p resent and f u t u re c onstr uc tion. “T he T o w nshi p of C ham pl ain and T he N ation m u ni c i p a l it y w ere identi fi ed as p ri - mar y s upply areas w ith g ood p otentia l for de v e l o p ment of minera l a gg re g ate de p os - its ,” the re p ort stated. “T he T o w nshi p of R u sse ll and the C it y of Cl aren c e - Ro ckl and w ere identi fi ed as p ri - mar y demand areas for the minera l a gg re - g ates p rod uc ed w ith the U nited C o u nties of Pres c ott and R u sse ll . ”
T he re p ort noted that the next ste p for the c o u nties is to de v e l o p an up dated p o l- i cy that w i ll o u t l ine w hat c onditions w i ll a l- l o w desi g nation of an a gg re g ate reso u r c e p o l i cy area s u ita bl e for ex c a v ation. T he p o l i cy w o ul d a ll o w for c onditions or restri c tions b ased on e c o l o g i c a l, ar c haeo - l o g i c a l, and other fa c tors , and a l so c om - p ensation for an y cl ear -cu ttin g that mi g ht a ff e c t the s c eni c v ie w s c a p e. T he up dated AR I p o l i cy w o ul d b e c ome p art of the UC PR ’ s Offic ia l P l an fiv e -y ear - re v ie w p ro c ess.
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L’ORIGNAL | One less worry exists now for the Prescott-Russell region’s construc- tion industry. There is more than enough sand and gravel for building needs in the ground around the two counties for the next half century or so. L o u is Pr év ost , u r b an pl annin g dire c tor for the U nited C o u nties of Pres c ott - R u sse ll (UC PR ), p resented the c o u nties c o u n c i l w ith the fi na l re p ort on the A gg re g ate Re - so u r c es I n v entor y M aster P l an ( AR I) A p ri l 2 4 . An on l ine c o py of the re p ort is a v ai l- a bl e on the c o u nties w e b site at www . p res c ott - r u sse ll .on. c a. “I t is p rett y c om pl ete ,” said Pr év ost , re - g ardin g the 1 29 -p a g e re p ort from Stante c C ons ul tin g L td. T he UC PR b e g an l oo k in g into the state of Pres c ott - R u sse ll a gg re g ate reso u r c es in 200 6, c ommissionin g Stante c for an as - sessment st u d y of the sit u ation. T he g oa l w as to ha v e the st u d y and re p ort c om pl et - ed w ithin t w o y ears after a pp ro v a l of the up dated Offic ia l P l an for the UC PR. T he re p ort w o ul d ser v e a gu ide l ine for c o u n - c i l in settin g p o l i c ies for p rote c tin g and c onser v in g a gg re g ate reso u r c es w ithin Pres c ott - R u sse ll that w o ul d s upp ort c on - tin u ed l o c a l e c onomi c de v e l o p ment. A p o w er -p oint p resentation on the re - p ort noted that a gg re g ates ha v e “ a si g ni fi- c ant ro l e in the e v er y da y l ife of a ll O ntario residents. ” VANKLEEK HILL | High school students in Vankleek Hill helped clean up the town last Wednesday, during Vankleek Hill Collegiate Institute’s Bring Back Spring event. T he b ee sa w a b o u t 36 0 st u dents fan o u t a c ross the to w n in v o lu nteer cl ean -up c re w s to p erform s p rin g y ard w or k . T he e v ent is he l d e v er y y ear as a g ift from the s c hoo l to the c omm u nit y and assists the disa bl ed , seniors , and others w ho need a he lp in g hand. St u dents ra k e g ardens and l a w ns , p i ck up g ar b a g e , re pl a c e g ra v e l that has b een pu shed on to l a w ns and p erform other s p rin g y ard w or k . T he st u dents b a g the g ar b a g e and l ea v e it on the cu r b for m u- ni c i p a l c re w s to c o ll e c t. “T his is another one of the c omm u- nit y p ro j e c ts w e are rea lly b i g on at o u r s c hoo l,” said Prin c i p a l An g e l a G rand y . “I t tea c hes o u r st u dents ho w to b e c ome g ood c omm u nit y c iti z ens and g ets them ta lk in g a b o u t the v a lu e of v o lu nteerin g, as w e ll as c om p ostin g and re cycl in g . ” A tota l of 34 fami l ies as k ed for assis - tan c e this y ear. T he s c hoo l foods p ro g ram a l so assists on the da y, p re p arin g a h ug e lu n c heon for v o lu nteers. VCI helps clean up the town TRIBUNE-EXPRESS NOUVELLES@EAP.ON.CA
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