April 2011
17 posts
7 tags
CBC interview with Ian Tamblyn →
Willisville Mountain saved
Willisville Mountain is now safe. Vale announced it is giving up its mining rights to the famous landmark. We spoke to Ian Tamblyn about the announcement. He was involved in the preservation effort to save Willisville Mountain.
The Manitoulin Expositor - April 20, 2011 →
Political action saves Willisville Mountain from wrecker’s ball
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Mid North Monitor Espanola April 20, 2011 →
Vale cedes rights to Willisville Mountain
Vale Surrenders Willisville Mountain →
On what was described as a “historic day for Canada,” mining giant Vale announced it has formally ceded Willisville Mountain and other sensitive parcels of land surrounding it from an aggregate license associated with the company’s nearby Lawson Quarry. The announcement, attended by Ontario Minister of Natural Resources Linda Jeffrey, comes less than a year after local resident...
Northern Ontario Business - April 19, 2011 →
Vale gives up land rights in Willisville
Mid North Monitor Espanola April 16, 2011 →
Vale cedes rights to Willisville Mountain
Release of portion of aggregate license lauded as historical event
The Sudbury Star, April 16, 2011 →
Preservationists laud decision as ‘historic’
Northern Life- Sudbury, April 15, 2011 →
Vale should be “sincerely congratulated” for voluntarily surrendering portions of its aggregate licence near Willisville, Ont., according to the president of the La Cloche Mountains Preservation Society.
Globe and Mail, Friday, April 15, 2011 →
POWER TO THE PEOPLE
Multinational mining company surrenders land rights to area which inspired Group of Seven
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Willisville Mountain Saved For Future Generations
I am very pleased to be able to tell you that we have succeeded in our quest to ‘Save Willisville Mountain’.
Vale has responded favourably to the petition presented by the Village of Willisville and the La Cloche Mountains Preservation Society. Vale has removed Willisville Mountain, and the areas north named B, C and D, from their aggregate licence #20568.
Willisville Mountain will now be...
August 2010
3 posts
Sault Star, Friday, August 13, 2010 →
Artists fight for mountain
Over the past year the works of 45 artists have been circulating throughout Northern Ontario to serve as a voice for a landscape that may have otherwise had none. This project is known as the Willisville Mountain Project.
Tamblyn honours Willisville Mountain Concert this... →
Over the past year the works of 45 artists have been circulating throughout Northern Ontario to serve as a voice for a landscape that may have otherwise had none. This project is known as the Willisville Mountain Project.
Mid North Monitor, Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Mid North Monitor- July 28, 2010 →
When a mountain speaks, do you listen?
This has been a question circulating the North Shore for well over two years. And, while this query has been left in the hands of artists to find answers, it really is a public concern.
July 2010
4 posts
Sudbury Star - July 20, 2010 →
Community trying to save Willisville Mountain
A petition is circulating the Internet and community calling on Vale to agree to a formal motion to remove Willisville Mountain from the terms of a quarry operation licence.
Mid North Monitor- July 13, 2010 →
Willisville group launches petition to protect mountain
Petition to 'Save Willisville Mountain' →
Sign this petition to help save the beautiful and historically significant Willisville Mountain from any future mining activity by VALE.
Thank you!
June 2010
23 posts
Willisville Mountain Project opens in Sheguiandah
Forty five artists….one mountain.
July 1 to August 7
Centennial Museum of Sheguiandah
June 24, 2010 - The Willisville Mountain Project, a Northern Ontario multi-disciplinary art project, is a unique exhibit that should not be missed.
“We are very excited to host this beautiful exhibit at the Centennial Museum and would like to thank the artists and project coordinators for allowing us to...
Google Map of Willisville Mountain Area →
Here is a Google map of the area showing the present Lawson Quarry (started in 1942) and the surrounding area. The VALE areas B,C & D that have been requested to be surrendered run from Lawson Quarry north to Lang Lake which is just above Widgawa Lodge Road. The area is east of Highway 6.
Timmins Daily Press, June 10, 2010 →
Concerned citizens want mountain removed from quarry licence
UR Espanola →
Site of the new proposed aggregate quarry at Willisville
Posted By willisvillewilly
Mid North Monitor - June 1, 2010 →
The untouchable mountain
Vale plans open house to discuss aggregate operation
Posted By Rosalind Raby
Sudbury Star - June 8, 2010 →
Concerned citizens want mountain removed from quarry licence
’ In Touch’ Moose 94.1 FM CKNR Kori...
Northern Life - June 8, 2010 →
Vale considers Willisville citizens’ request
Globe and Mail, June 8, 2010 →
Mining company unnerves residents of Killarney Provincial Park village
Mid North Monitor - June 4, 2010 →
Vale quarry meeting draws 75
Motion Presented To Vale and MNR - June 2, 2010
‘As the current Lawson Quarry will meet VALE’s needs for the next 80 years, a period of time longer than the life of the company’s current estimated ore reserves in the Sudbury Basin, we request areas B,C and D from the aggregate license #20568 be surrendered by VALE so there will be no future mining or quarry operations’ This motion was presented to VALE and the MNR at the...
The Sudbury Star - June 1, 2010 →
VALE TO MEET WITH WILLISVILLE RESIDENTS
The Sudbury Star - May 28, 2010 →
No plans to damage Willisville Mountain
CBC Sudbury - May 27, 2010 →
A visit to the peak of Willisville Mountain.
The Mid North Monitor - May 27, 2010 →
Endangered Willisville Mountain?
Vale Inco looks at expansion, residents not informed
The Sault Star - May 24, 2010 →
Willisville Mountain at risk because of new Vale Inco aggregate quarry
The Sudbury Star - May 22, 2010
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Willisville Mountain at risk
VALE INCO
Posted 15 days ago
Willisville Mountain, the subject of an Ian Tamblyn song and inspiration for a 45-artist art project in 2009, is at risk of being lost due to a new Vale Inco aggregate quarry and crusher operation, according to a member of the La Cloche Mountains Preservation Society.
“It was a big wakeup call for us: we were not even...