Fall 2006 Grant Recipient
Applicant:
Citizens Concerned for Michipicoten Bay
Mark Z. Leschishin
51 Superior Avenue
Wawa, ON P0S 1K0
Canada
(705) 856-4836
Email: mleschishin@bellnet.ca
Website: www.ccmb.ca
Lake Basin: Lake Superior
Sponsor:
Great Lake United
Bonnie Danni
Cassety Hall – 1300 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14222
USA
(716) 886-0142
Protection of Coastal Habitat on Lake Superior by exercising Citizen Rights through the OMB
Fall Grant Award: $5,500
Project Summary:
A proposed quarry at Michipicoten Bay, within a globally significant section of Lake Superior shoreline, required the proponent to seek an Official Plan Amendment (OPA#4) to the Township of Michipicoten’s Official plan, since the original zoning did not permit the quarry operation as proposed. Citizens Concerned for Michipicoten Bay has appealed the Official Plan Amendment, thus earning the right to a hearing by the Ontario Municipal Board, and independent tribunal, where evidence of the potentially devastating environmental impacts of the operation may be presented.
CCMB has applied to amend the Township’s Official Plan (OPA#6) to increase the scope of the zoning change to cover the proponent’s entire 1,000-acre property (as opposed to the <10% in the current application) so that the longer-term environmental impacts of the proposed quarry can be evaluated.
The legal team will pursue and further develop OMB strategy, communicating with the ministries of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Natural Resources, with the Ministry of the Environment as well as with the municipality, with the proponent, and with the board itself, as necessary.
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