The future of Asessippi Resort and surrounding villages and businesses, if the proposed gravel pit is approved, was revealed in an article in the Calgary Herald this week entitled “Judge certifies class action lawsuit against Lafarge's Exshaw cement plant, alleging health hazards.”
Cited in the statement of claim by 700 residents near the pit was “huge quantities of harmful and destructive fine powder, excessive noise and exposure to carcinogenic dust, resulting in damage to homes, values of residences and quality of life”.
It is not too late to prevent the apocalyptic destruction of this beautiful unique valley and continued pressure on the approval committee to reject this application is the only way to show our stewardship of this God given resource. Please add your voice to those of us demanding moral accountability from TriRoads; a lawsuit after the fact does not reverse the destruction of this ecosystem.
Ron Witzke