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McGuinty Government Risks $275 Million In Taxpayer Money Under St Marys Nafta Challenge, Sept 16, 2011

St Marys VCNA, LLC has submitted its claim to NAFTA Chapter Eleven Arbitration alleging the McGuinty government was so politically motivated to secure a Hamilton-area provincial seat and to benefit Liberal political insiders that it used a Minister’s Zoning Order and Declaration of Provincial interest – for the first time ever in a quarry application – to kill the Flamborough Quarry.

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Statement By St Marys On Flamborough Quarry, May 19, 2011

St Marys is initiating an Application for Judicial Review to the Divisional Court of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice seeking orders quashing both the Minister’s Zoning Order of April 2010 and the Provincial Declaration of Interest of April 2011.

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St Marys to Pursue Judicial Review if Mcguinty Government Continues to Ignore Appeal, October 29, 2010

Toronto, 29 October, 2010 – St Marys CBM officially notified the McGuinty government today that if the government doesn't immediately process St Marys' appeal of the Minister Zoning Order, St Marys will seek a judicial review of the matter.

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Appeal Of Minister's Zoning Order Filed By St Marys

Toronto, ON, May 10, 2010 –St Marys Cement Inc. (St Marys) is challenging the issuance of a Minister's Zoning Order for the proposed Flamborough Quarry.

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St Marys Application For Aggregate License Deemed Complete Under Aggregate Resources Act

Company will begin notification and consultation phase
Toronto, ON, March 3, 2009 – St Marys Cement Inc. (St Marys) today announced that the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) has deemed its Aggregate License Application for the proposed Flamborough Quarry complete under the Aggregate Resources Act (ARA). St. Marys will now proceed to the notification and consultation phase of the project.
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St Marys Permit To Take Water Application Approved By Moe

Toronto, ON, July 14, 2008 – On July, 8 2008 the Ontario Ministry of the Environment (MOE) approved St Marys Cement Inc.'s (St Marys) application for a Permit to Take Water to carry out a pumping test on its property located at Lot 3, Concession 11, East Flamborough, City of Hamilton. The information collected during the test will provide a better understanding of the groundwater and surface water resources in the area, and will allow the MOE and the City of Hamilton to evaluate if the proposed quarry could have any potential impacts on local water resources. The Permit will expire on June 30, 2009.
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St Marys Pledges to Following
Best Practices for Flamborough Quarry

Toronto, ON, February 20, 2006: St Marys CBM is taking steps to ensure that all contractors hired by the Company are operating with the proper permits in place after a series of road borehole tests, conducted by consulting engineers, Shaheen & Peaker Limited, occurred without a permit.
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