\u201cWhen we\u2019re talking about the environment, it\u2019s the ministry\u2019s responsibility,\u201d said Mayor Pierre Leroux of Russell Township. \u201cThe whole issue we had in the past was a planning issue. It wasn\u2019t about the environment. So I have no problem whatsoever supporting Champlain Township in sending a letter asking the ministry to do their studies, review the information to make sure the residents are well-covered.\u201d <\/p>\n
Mayor Leroux was the first to declare support during the October 27 session of the United Counties of Prescott-Russell council (UCPR) for Champlain Township\u2019s letter to the provincial environment ministry for a review and new assessment of the environmental impact of Colacem Canada\u2019s proposed cement plant project near L\u2019Orignal. The township argues that the original assessment does not consider the impact of both the existing quarry operation on the site and planned cement plant. <\/p>\n
Russell Township\u2019s mayor referred to the UCPR taking an opposing position to Champlain Township on Colacem Canada\u2019s planning applications for amendments to both the local zoning category of the proposed cement plant site and its classification in the Official Plan (OP) for land use in Prescott-Russell. Champlain Township rejected the company\u2019s request for a zoning change while the UCPR approved, by a registered majority vote, approval for the OP change application. The issue went to appeal before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal, which ruled in favour of Colacem Canada. <\/p>\n
Most of the other mayors agreed with Leroux\u2019s argument that supporting a request for an environmental assessment review of the proposed cement plant project differs from supporting a land use application. UCPR council voted, by a registered majority, to support Champlain Township\u2019s request to the ministry. Champlain Township Mayor Normand Riopel abstained from the vote according to policy. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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