My name is --personal information-- and I live in --personal information-- My wife and I moved here from --personal information -- several years ago as part of our retirement downsizing. A few years ago I was hospitalized with unstable Angina and was treated at St. Mary’s Hospital in Kitchener. It was shortly after this that I became aware of the Schaman Cardiac and Sports Medicine Clinic and became a patient.
The clinic is unique. I am sure that you are aware of its tranquil setting. It provides a place where people with heart disease can meet together and exercise outdoors and under medical supervision and, after exercising, meet together for medical education and mutual support in the peace and quietness of the natural surroundings. The location was purchased and develop by Dr. Schaman's father because of this tranquillity. The clinic and Dr. Schaman himself have been extremely helpful to thousands of patients, including myself.
It is because of the threat to this tranquility that I am opposed to the development of this gravel pit. I have two reasons for this objection. The first reason is the amount of dust that will be given off from the pit itself-700 meters away. Dust travels. How often have we been intrigued by the smoke in the atmosphere from the forest fires in Alberta and B.C. affecting us. The second reason is the noise and dust from the many trucks that will travel in and out of the pit and on Shantz Road. I am aware that their proposal projects approximately 5 trucks per hour. That would be one truck every ten minutes. I am not a businessman per se, but it seems to me that that is not even a fair return on investment. Compared to other pits, there may well be many more!
A concern I have is not addressed in the proposal. Will the pit be used for recycling? I know that some pits are being used for that. Am I right in thinking that doing so would not require a different licence? Could Capital Paving just start to recycle materials? If they were to do that the number of trucks in and out of the pit could increase significantly.
For these reasons I oppose the development of the Shantz Station Road gravel pit.
I am sure that you have a very full inbox so I have tried to keep this letter short. I appreciate the time you have taken to read it.
Yours sincerely,
D.A.
The clinic is unique. I am sure that you are aware of its tranquil setting. It provides a place where people with heart disease can meet together and exercise outdoors and under medical supervision and, after exercising, meet together for medical education and mutual support in the peace and quietness of the natural surroundings. The location was purchased and develop by Dr. Schaman's father because of this tranquillity. The clinic and Dr. Schaman himself have been extremely helpful to thousands of patients, including myself.
It is because of the threat to this tranquility that I am opposed to the development of this gravel pit. I have two reasons for this objection. The first reason is the amount of dust that will be given off from the pit itself-700 meters away. Dust travels. How often have we been intrigued by the smoke in the atmosphere from the forest fires in Alberta and B.C. affecting us. The second reason is the noise and dust from the many trucks that will travel in and out of the pit and on Shantz Road. I am aware that their proposal projects approximately 5 trucks per hour. That would be one truck every ten minutes. I am not a businessman per se, but it seems to me that that is not even a fair return on investment. Compared to other pits, there may well be many more!
A concern I have is not addressed in the proposal. Will the pit be used for recycling? I know that some pits are being used for that. Am I right in thinking that doing so would not require a different licence? Could Capital Paving just start to recycle materials? If they were to do that the number of trucks in and out of the pit could increase significantly.
For these reasons I oppose the development of the Shantz Station Road gravel pit.
I am sure that you have a very full inbox so I have tried to keep this letter short. I appreciate the time you have taken to read it.
Yours sincerely,
D.A.