Canadian folk singer Ian Tamblyn performed to a full house on Saturday night celebrating ‘Willisville Mountain. The concert in Whitefish Falls was on the same day Vale announced they were surrendering Willisville Mountain from their aggregate license.“This is a historic day for Canada, the La Cloche area, Willisville Mountain and the village of Willisville,” said Jon Butler, president of the Willisville & La Cloche Mountains Preservation Society. “Vale must be sincerely congratulated for their move to preserve the Willisville Mountain area for our future generations.”Tamblyn was recently named English Songwriter of the Year by the Canadian Folk Music Awards for his 31st album ‘Gyrie’. Tamblyn performed at Sudbury’s first ‘Northern Lights Festival’ and was the second recipient of the ‘Jackie Washington Award’. In 2009 Tamblyn released the ‘Willisville Mountain’ album that has become a La Cloche classic.
Dedicated to the protection of the the natural beauty of Willisville Mountain and the La Cloche Mountains.'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 June 2 public information meeting by the Sudbury Condominium Corporation #5, the governing body of the Village of Willisville, and supported by the La Cloche Mountains Preservation Society.
On April 15, 2011 Vale surrendered areas B, C and D from Aggregate License #20568.
It is a historic day for Canada and Vale must be sincerely congratulated for its decision.
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