Snapshot

Another open pit mine is threatening the farmland and water of communities in the Region of Waterloo, Ontario. The protection of the environment, farmland, and water supply in this changing climate is paramount. You can take action to stop the Hallman pit from destroying these precious resources. Please donate today.

Shingletown, ON (in the Region of Waterloo), Canada

Stop the Hallman Pit

$16,825 Raised
51 Donors
24 Days Left
Raised:
21.03%
Goal: $80,000
Minimum amount is $10 Maximum amount is $
$
Samantha Lernout
1 Campaigns | 0 Loved campaigns

Story

In an area protected by the Clean Water Act, an application has been submitted for a new aggregate licence at 1824-1922 Witmer Road.

Waterloo Region is in a position to lose approximately 150 acres of prime farmland to another open pit mine. The Hallman pit application is to extract up to 750,000 tonnes of aggregate annually, as well as asphalt recycling, concrete recycling, and 5 wash ponds. The aggregate will be extracted to within 1.5 metres of the water table.

The operation of a gravel pit has the potential to use an immense amount of water and removes the very sand and gravel that cleans and filters the water below. Approximately 40% of said property encompasses a “recharge area” for municipal wellheads which serve as 7% of the Region of Waterloo’s drinking water source. The cities and towns of Cambridge, Elmira, Kitchener, St. Jacobs, Lloyd Brown, Waterloo, St. Agatha, Baden, New Hamburg, Mannheim and Shingletown all use this Integrated Urban System.

1824-1922 Witmer Road is a part of this local sustainable food system AND vital to providing clean, naturally filtered water to the Region for generations to come.

Help us stop the Hallman pit and protect farmland and water for our vibrant communities today and tomorrow. Please donate today.

Not convinced? Listen to Vice President of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, Mark Reusser, speak about his experience as a farmer and why this land is so important.

Name Donation Date
Jan Hallman $200 April 25, 2023 1:33 pm
Anonymous $25 April 25, 2023 1:28 pm
Anonymous $60 April 19, 2023 3:30 am
Claudia Espindola $53 April 18, 2023 8:40 pm
Peggy Lucas $25 March 30, 2023 2:55 pm
Anonymous $25 March 30, 2023 12:37 pm
Anonymous $1,000 March 27, 2023 2:06 pm
Matthias Sonder $50 March 3, 2023 9:30 pm
RALPH SCHROEDER $200 February 21, 2023 8:47 pm
Dorothy Wilson $200 February 2, 2023 1:07 am
Anonymous $100 February 1, 2023 12:02 pm
Tim Harnack $2,000 January 30, 2023 9:28 pm
Anonymous $100 January 25, 2023 4:08 am
Anonymous $50 January 13, 2023 7:49 pm
Kate Smith $25 January 13, 2023 1:33 am
Linda Laepple $2,000 January 12, 2023 3:43 pm
Brittany Schmidt $500 January 11, 2023 5:36 pm
Anonymous $30 December 28, 2022 7:55 pm
Anonymous $15 December 22, 2022 4:58 pm
Anonymous $200 December 18, 2022 11:30 pm
Elizabeth Fedorkow $50 December 9, 2022 10:59 pm
CLAUDIA Espindola $102 November 8, 2022 8:08 pm
Jerry Zisters Sales & Services Limited $1,500 November 4, 2022 2:54 pm
Priscilla Da Costa $1,000 November 2, 2022 5:08 pm
Primus Property Management Inc. $1,000 October 20, 2022 3:12 pm
Laurel Grace $500 October 11, 2022 2:08 pm
Dorothy Wilson $205 October 11, 2022 1:27 am
Jeff Trimm $15 October 6, 2022 12:41 pm
Lori Trimm $10 October 6, 2022 12:40 pm
Bray Sandra $50 October 4, 2022 4:24 pm
Shannon Purves-Smith $75 October 4, 2022 1:37 pm
Anonymous $500 October 3, 2022 2:24 pm
Karen Rathwell $100 October 1, 2022 11:03 pm
Stephen Campos $1,005 October 1, 2022 10:54 pm
Jan Hallman $300 October 1, 2022 1:30 pm
David Prong $750 October 1, 2022 12:47 pm
Ingrid Kern $30 September 29, 2022 4:12 pm
CLAUDIA ESPINDOLA $52 September 26, 2022 12:15 pm
Mary Rennie $105 September 22, 2022 5:22 pm
Graeme Stover $50 September 22, 2022 4:47 pm
Donna Evans $50 September 22, 2022 1:48 pm
Anonymous $76 September 21, 2022 2:46 am
Ronald Sauve $25 September 20, 2022 11:05 pm
Yvonne Zyma $100 September 20, 2022 1:13 pm
Anonymous $25 September 20, 2022 12:57 pm
Marilyn Hay $105 September 20, 2022 12:42 pm
Anonymous $1,005 September 20, 2022 11:50 am
CLAUDIA ESPINDOLA $53 September 12, 2022 12:32 pm
Anonymous $1,000 September 12, 2022 2:24 am
Louisette Lanteigne $30 September 9, 2022 1:22 am
Paula Brown $150 September 9, 2022 12:54 am