Public Information Meeting
Presented by: The Niagara Water Protection Alliance
Reports of several water wells in the area reaching all-time lows! Could YOUR well be impacted?
“NEW IMPORTANT UPDATES” including information that YOU shoul know regarding the threats & potential negative impacts to YOUR WELL and EVERYONE’S WATER!
Date: Friday November 21, 2025
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 56 – Second Floor
67 Clarence St., Port Colborne, ON
In early November (2023), Port Colborne City Council approved the application by Port Colborne Quarries Inc. (aka Rankin Industries) to expand Pit 3 as part of the City’s Official Plan and Bylaws. This will further endanger our aquifer (fresh water source for millions), and the surrounding environment. “The earth does not belong to man; man…
Yes, the Ford Government is changing legislation to make it easier for the ONTARIO SAND, STONE AND, GRAVEL ASSOCIATION to start new quarries! Please read and complete the survey. This survey is related to health risks associated with those operations! Thanks to our friends at the Reform Gravel Mining Coalition for creating this survey in…
The Provincial Government of Ontario is attempting to remove virtually all power of provincial/regional/municipal Conservation Authorities to conserve anything. All under the premise that we need “more housing” (note that the reference never includes the term, “affordable”). Legislative and regulation changes under the Conservation Authorities Act to streamline processes, provide clarity and certainty for development,…
To all Niagara Water Protection Alliance supporters and neighbours of Port Colborne Quarries: Hello everyone: The NWPA remains committed to protecting our water. We believe that clean safe drinking water is a basic human right essential to life. We welcome your support. Our Mandate: To protect our Aquifer. Ontario Land Tribunal Appeals Update / OLT…
Our urgent care and hospital services are important to our community. We have seen changes and there is a risk that we will lose all our hospital services. Working together, we can ensure that Port Colborne gets 24/7 urgent care and the hospital services it needs. Please join us and bring your ideas and concerns! Dear…
Good read about urban sprawl and how it is affecting agricultural land. Did you know that Port Colborne has lost 10% of available agricultural land to development? PCQ (Port Colborne Quarries, Inc. aka Rankin Construction, Inc.) has contributed significantly. The planned expansion of PIT 3 to Miller road will make more of this land extinct!…