A complex and thoroughsurvey of the OrangevillePolice Service (OPS) hasrevealed what many have sus-pected for a long time. Moralein the force is critically low.

Released on Tuesday, the120-page product of the surveyconducted by OPS padre DaveKennedy indicates the forcesuffers from a lack of confi-dence in the command struc-ture. As well, there appears tobe confusion in the ranks con-cerning the proper proceduresto be followed.

An intricate formula wasapplied to determine the“morale index” within theOPS. The padre wrote in hisreport that an organizationwith a healthy morale wouldscore around 75 per cent. TheOPS results, however, werejust 33.9 per cent.

The survey was completedby 64 of the 66 eligible partic-ipants in the OPS.

Meanwhile, Chief JoeTomei has expressed his beliefthat Padre Kennedy’s report,entitled “A Fresh Perspective,”will provide a foundation forhealing the rifts in the OPS andallowing the force to move for-ward.

“I specifically asked PadreKennedy to ask the hard andtough questions,” the chiefsaid in an interview Tuesday.

“What I can tell you today isthat we have already begun thework that is required to

improve the morale of theservice. I am working with theexecutive (of the PoliceAssociation) to put together aworking group to address therecommendations.”

In his report, PadreKennedy mentioned that clear-ly defined policies and proce-dures, consistently appliedwithout bias or favoritism, “arethe bedrock of the organizationand without which, the effec-tiveness of the service willcontinue to decline.

“This reality has created aclimate of uncertainty amongthe officers, who feel that theynever know when they aregoing to be criticized of chas-tised for the manner in whichthey have handled a particularcall.”

An example of the turmoilin this regard is currently sus-pended OPS Sergeant CurtisRutt, a seasoned training offi-cer who has faced back-to-back suspensions for allegedlyfailing to conduct police busi-ness within the framework ofOPS procedures.

On March 17, a hearingcleared Sgt. Rutt of anywrongdoing in regards to hisactions during a domestic dis-turbance call in February,2009. But the previous day hewas kept under paid suspen-sion concerning another inci-dent that occurred in April,2010.

Participants in the surveywere asked to give their opin-ions of a number of statementsby checking one of four cate-

gories. They were ‘’All theTime’, ‘Usually’,‘Occasionally’, or ‘Are YouKidding?’

To check the first two wasessentially to compliment theforce and its procedures, whileto check the latter two was tobe critical of them.

The most damning responsecame to the statement: “Highemployee morale is presentthroughout the organization. Itcan be felt.”

None of the respondentschecked ‘All the Time’; justone ‘Usually’, while 16checked ‘Occasionally’ and 47‘Are You Kidding?’

The response more or lessechoed that in another surveyconducted in December, 2009.

Of the respondents to thatsurvey, 88% said morale waslow, 10% said it was fair andonly 2% said it was high.

While acknowledging theresults of the earlier mail-insurvey, Chief Tomei felt it waspotentially inaccurate due to itsnature and construct. He alsonoted that the survey was con-ducted while prolonged con-tract negotiations between theTown and the local policeassociation were under way, anissue that could influence theparticipants’ response.

Last October, Chief Tomeiand Inspector Mike Robinsonapproached Padre Kennedywith a proposal for a new one.

Despite the depth of the newsurvey and subsequent report,Padre Kennedy wrote that themorale index is of little true

value until a second “moraleaudit” is undertaken sixmonths from now to “provideindication of morale trends

The controversial quarryapplication filed last month byThe Highland Companies ledto both sides of the fight overthe future of 2,316 acres ofMelancthon farmlands comingface to face again at theHornings Mills CommunityHall Tuesday evening.

The North DufferinAgricultural and CommunityTaskforce (NDACT) andmembers of the com-munity opposed tothe quarry camebearing signagereading ‘Stop thequarry!’ ‘Limestonedust is death to asth-matics’ and ‘don’t behijacked byHighland’ to articu-late clearly where theystood on the matter.

Horning Mills saw aturnout of more than200 people at the openhouse meeting.Spokespeople forHighland were present toanswer any questions thatwere posed by communitymembers of the issues sur-rounding the quarry.

In the immediateMelancthon area the concernssurrounding the quarry arenumerous.

Last November, when anapplication for a plan amend-ment seeking specialty cropstatus was filed for theHoneywood silt loam in theproposed quarry area, the lossof good agricultural land cameto the forefront of the concerns

surrounding the quarry. “The very simple point is

there are only about 10,000 or15,000 acres of Honeywoodsilt loam anywhere. It’s impor-tant enough to have it’s ownsoil classification in theCanadian soil register, theyown 8000 acres of it, can we asa society afford to lose any ofit?” said Carl Cosack, NDACTVice Chair.

Highland spokespersonMichael Daniher

respond-ed that potatoes are not a

specialty crop, currently beingthe province’s fourth-largestcrop, and the Honeywood siltloam is found elsewhere inOntario.

Another concern brought upon Tuesday was the waterresources, with Hornings Millsas near the headwaters of fivemajor rivers.

Highland plans on using a

recharge system in theMelancthon quarry similar tothe one currently operatingsuccessfully in Milton. Theybelieve that water managementsystems, which are common insoil and rock excavations, willfunction properly in this loca-tion as well.

In an open letter to the com-munity, Highland says no onewill be affected in any way by

the water managementplan. The firm willensure that no waterbeyond the propertyline will be affectedand that the quarrywill not haveadverse effects.

“We will bepumping thatwater out of thequarry, to theedges of the quar-ry. We’re goingto put that waterback into thequarry throughwhat we callr e c h a r g ewells,” saidGary Hendy,Director ofEnvironment

with Genivar Inc., hired byHighland. “We’re going to cre-ate a sink, a bowl in the quarry,but on the outside we’re goingto keep the ground water levelsclose to or at their natural lev-els.”

He stated that predictions ofwhat is going to happen withthis system would be moni-tored to verify the outcome andto adapt to it what the results

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require. “Our expectation is the

system shouldn’t change,”he said. “My understand-ing is the same qualitywater going back andforth. “

He said that once thequarrying has ended theestablishment of financialassurances will continuethe long-term maintenanceand operation of the watermanagement.

As far as the increase intruck traffic is concerned,Mr. Daniher said Highlandconducted an independentstudy that concludedDufferin Road 124 canaccommodate theincreased traffic. Therehas been a conditional saleof the Orangeville-Brampton Railway rail-way to the HighlandCompany, and the sale iscurrently in its due dili-gence phase withHighland wanting toacquire the former CPRright-of-way to OwenSound from its presentowners, Dufferin and Greycounties.

Opponents to the exten-sion say that with a spur tothe quarry the increasedrail traffic will causedelays in road traffic ontop of the additional trucktraffic the quarry willrequire.

Highland says it plansto rehabilitate the landover a period of time witha loss of just 1.3% of class1-3 agricultural soil thatcannot be restored.

NDACT and theCitizens Alliance for aSustainable Environment(CAUSE) do not believethat what Highland wantsto do to the land isreversible, which is at theforefront of their argumentagainst the quarry.

“Table and applicationthat balances betweenmeeting provincial stateddemand for aggregate,respecting the environ-ment and maintainingagriculture is an importantpart of our business mix,”said Mr. Daniher.“Application reports areall public and subject tothorough review.”

He said Highland hasno plans to increase thesize of the quarry in thefuture, and does plan tokeep blasting to betweenthe hours of 10 a.m. and 4p.m. Monday to Saturdayexcept on statutory holi-days.

Acknowledging thisdoes not help concernsregarding wildlife reloca-tion or death due to blast-ing, he said it does keepany unnecessary noise anddisturbance during regularwork hours.

There was a policepresence to deal with traf-fic flow and the safety ofthe people coming andgoing from the meeting.There were a lot of volun-teers from the oppositionas well as spokespeoplefrom Highland filling upthe Community Hall andthe property around it. Theturnout demonstrated theconcern of community

members in findinganswers to their questions.

Even as The HighlandCompanies presented itscase for the 2,316-acrequarry and the means ofrehabilitation at Horning’sMills, Nottawasaga ValleyConservation Authoritywas continuing its scien-tific determination of sur-face and ground watermovement across water-sheds.

NVCA representativeWayne Wilson confirmedWednesday that theNVCA study goes beyondwater and into otherimpacts, and that at leastwith respect to water, it isbeing co-ordinated withGrand River ConservationAuthority.

At the GRCA, spokes-man Dave Schultz saidMonday that its hydroge-ologist had submitted hisreport to the NVCA.However, the results ofthat report were not madeavailable.

Mr. Wilson had spokento Amaranth Council lastWednesday about servicesprovided by NVCA.Inevitably, several coun-cillors questioned himabout the Authority’s posi-tion on the quarry.

He said NVCA staff aretaking a totally profession-al approach to the studies.“The Board might take aposition, (but the role ofthe staff is to present thescience),” he responded inpart.

Water is a critical issuethat isn’t about to go away.Either Highland’s conser-

vation and recharge designis effective, or it is not.Either Highland is correctin saying, in effect, theproposed quarry arearecharges only the PineRiver, or the opponents arecorrect in portraying it assupplying drinking waterto a million people; ormaybe the facts are some-where in between.

Garry Hunter, the pro-fessional engineer repre-senting quarry opponents,is concerned about thefuture of water: “Highlandonly presents its very bestoperational scenario witha highly engineeredperimeter groundwaterrecirculation systemwhich they undertake canbe operated throughouttime to perpetuity (mywords) and not impact thegroundwater flow sys-tems,” he said in anemailed response to ques-tions about his impres-sions of the technicalinformation presentedTuesday.

“Perpetual water man-agement is requiredbecause of the natural 165ft (50 m) water table ele-vation drop (gradient)across the proposed quarrySite Plan area.

“Highland says thequarry is within the sur-face watershed of the Pineexcept for a few acres inthe Grand River watershed(immaterial).

“My conclusion is thatthe quarry footprint iswithin the Pine Rivergroundwater catchmentwhich extends westerly

under the easterly overlap-ping Grand River surfacewatershed by about a kilo-meter. In other words weboth agree the quarry foot-print is in the Pine Riverwatershed.

“In my opinion thedirect cause of all the citi-zen watershed speculationissues is Highlands ongo-ing strategy of not disclos-ing the ‘worst case draw-down impact scenario’ ofthe failure and or non sus-tainable abandonment ofthe highly engineeredgroundwater recirculationsystem,” Mr. Hunter said.

He says that the worstcase would be abandon-ment of the water manage-ment system, and accusesHighland of not disclosinga “worst case scenario.”

“The engineering solu-tions must be comprehen-sive, successful and per-petual to avoid irreversibledrawdown impacts. TheApplicant has not provid-ed the worst case scenarioof quarry abandonment inhis groundwater model-ling analyses. TheApplicant has not provid-ed the long-term costs ofoperational sustainability.

“Highland’s refusal todisclose leaves the doorwide open to assumptionsabout watershed impactextension. Highland is notbeing transparent andtherefore is not trusted.They are authors of theirown misery,” Mr. Hunterconcludes.

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Dufferin-Caledon MPPSylvia Jones has asked theMinister of NaturalResources to extend thedeadline for comments onthe Highland Companiesquarry application.

She said the currentdeadline of Tuesday, April26, does not give theTownship of Melancthonenough time to prepare acomprehensive submissionto the Ministry, as theTownship found it difficultto assemble a team ofexperts to assist them withsuch a large application.

The Township has askedthat the deadline be extend-ed for 120 days, to August26.

“This is an issue of greatimportance not only to thepeople of Melancthon, butto many residents of thesurrounding communities,”said Ms. Jones. “The sheernumber of municipalitiesthat have passed or are con-sidering resolutions regard-ing this matter speaks toimportance of this issue.”

As of today, all munici-palities in Dufferin Countyhave passed resolutions in

support of an extension.The Township ofSouthgate in Grey Countyand Clearview Township inSimcoe County havepassed similar resolutions.

She observed that theNotice of Application forthis project has notappeared in the DundalkHerald, a publication thatcovers the northern part ofMelancthon; which wouldensure residents are awareof the commenting perioddeadline.

“If this application isapproved, it will be the

largest quarry in Canada,”she said. “The Township ofMelancthon deserves tohave the additional time toprepare their submission,and to ensure that all resi-dents have proper notifica-tion of the quarry applica-tion.”

During Question Period,the Minister would notcommit to an extension,saying “groups or individu-als have 45 days, or untilApril 26, to register con-cerns or objections to theproposal through the envi-ronmental website.”

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