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He would not comment on
what specifically Mountainside
Quarries – the operator of the
site on Quadling Road – had
done to breach the permit.
The permit had not been re-
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birds returned to the nesting Kitt said the issuance of the
site. mine permit and the temporary
Concerns among quarry soil permit were contingent on
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quarry to resume operation.
Mountainside was required to
meet several conditions, includ-
ing creating on-site nest ledges
and establishing new nest boxes
and monitoring them for five
years.
The birds are on the province’s
“red list” for threatened or en-
dangered species, and the pro-
vincial Wildlife Act specifically
protects the nests of peregrine
falcons, along with five other
prominent birds.
Mountainside had obtained
a mine permit in the spring
of 2020, but they required the
wildlife permit before they could
start work.
As well, the City of Abbots-
ford issued a “temporary soil
permit” allowing Mountainside
to conduct “emergency work”
felt that was still too close and must also suspend all drilling
could cause stress to the birds and blasting operations until
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is related to the 50-metre buffer the city has reached out to the MORE
zone, but work was continuing Ministry of Energy to confirm
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He said the birds – who have if there are any potential im-
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Falco – are clearly stressed soil permit.”
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access road to complete required
scaling and site stabilization be-
fore the mining begins.
The emergency work at the
quarry began this month and,
He said he’s concerned that including those who park on
the movement of the crushers the road of access a nearby boat
and excavators on scene will launch.
scare the male and prohibit The company plans to remove
him from leaving to gather 450,000 cubic metres of rock
food and bringing it back to over seven years.
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