Action Alerts

The Restigouche Naturalists Club is asking for your support to prevent the development of a pozzolan strip mine in the town of Dalhousie. The new municipality of Heron Bay is proposing zoning changes to allow for
“resource development” within the town. The pozzolan deposit was formed from volcanic ash amassed on the north side of Dalhousie Mountain eons ago. It is now understood that pozzolan can be used as an environmentally friendly ingredient in the making of cement. However, the property of the proposed mine is a mere 200 meters from a high school, half a km to a second one and very close to several dozen homes.

The development of this mine so close to our homes and schools has us concerned for our health, our drinking water and our air quality. We worry about the impact of the mining operations on the Restigouche River and the Bay of Chaleur, especially if there is dredging, as the sediments in the Dalhousie harbour were contaminated for decades by the former paper mill.

You can view a letter from the Conservation Council of New Brunswick to the members of the Heron Bay Town Council, encouraging the Town to consider the long term implications of the mine and, if zoning changes are needed the amendments should be designed to protect the local population and our environment for now and into the future here.

We want to send a strong message to the Council. Please join with us in signing this letter. You can email the Restigouche Naturalists Club at [email protected] with your support by Tuesday evening!