Sarah Harmer winning allies in Burlington quarry fight
The Hamilton Spectator
Graham Rockingham
| Sarah Harmer has gained the support of Burlington Mayor Cam Jackson and world renowned architect Douglas Cardinal in her fight against a quarry proposal on Mt. Nemo in north Burlington.
Cardinal, designer of the $340 million Canadian Museum of Civilization, spoke at a public meeting Thursday night, organized by the group co-founded by Harmer to oppose the application by Nelson Aggregates. Cardinal, introduced at the meeting by the Burlington mayor, told the audience of about 50 people that the community should be working toward a new cultural and natural heritage vision for the ecologically sensitive Niagara escarpment lands. At one point, Cardinal said it would be “insanity” to dig a quarry in an area that is a major source of water for several escarpment creek systems. |
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Harmer, a Juno-winning singer-songwriter, was raised on Mt. Nemo, where her parents still live.
Tomorrow afternoon, Harmer is holding a benefit concert with Feist, Bruce Cockburn and Derek Miller at a private farm atop Mt. Nemo, near the site of the proposed quarry.
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