Community Articles (listed by posting date)
General News · 7th May 2026
Mike Moore
For more information regarding the Island United gravel quarry expansion, come to the community meeting tonight, 7pm Mansons Hall.
If you wish to comment on the expansion, the deadline is tomorrow (11:59 pm Friday May 8) to the Ministry of Mineing.
Deals with:
Environmental impacts?, requests for assessments, watersheds, water usage,? contamination/leaching,? downstream water users,? waste water disposal
HOW TO CONTACT
Use the Ministry’s online portal...
https://tinyurl.com/MinMinPortal
This portal may not work with older browsers!
…or
EMAIL: SouthwestMinesDivisiongov.bc.ca
Info you MUST include for your comment to be accepted:
Email Subject: Cortes Island Quarry - Mine #1610452 - for the mining division In body of email:
Formal Objection, Mine File 1610452
Attention: Southwest Mines Division?
Your full name both first and last.
Your address or neighbourhood, as in “East Whaletown”
How the proposed mine expansion affects you. Be clear and concise and use respectful language. You must include information directly relating to the specific permit application.? You can add attachments (photos etc) but nothing larger than 10MB.?
File formats accepted: png, pdf, gif, jpg, jpeg, doc, docx, xls, xls, ppt, rtf, pptx, txt or bmp? Zipfiles are not accepted: attach each file individually
If you would rather send a prepared form letter with or without your own personal comments added, you can find one at https://tinyurl.com/FormLetterIU?
The text found at this link can be copied and pasted into your email message.
If you wish to comment on the expansion, the deadline is tomorrow (11:59 pm Friday May 8) to the Ministry of Mineing.
Deals with:
Environmental impacts?, requests for assessments, watersheds, water usage,? contamination/leaching,? downstream water users,? waste water disposal
HOW TO CONTACT
Use the Ministry’s online portal...
https://tinyurl.com/MinMinPortal
This portal may not work with older browsers!
…or
EMAIL: SouthwestMinesDivisiongov.bc.ca
Info you MUST include for your comment to be accepted:
Email Subject: Cortes Island Quarry - Mine #1610452 - for the mining division In body of email:
Formal Objection, Mine File 1610452
Attention: Southwest Mines Division?
Your full name both first and last.
Your address or neighbourhood, as in “East Whaletown”
How the proposed mine expansion affects you. Be clear and concise and use respectful language. You must include information directly relating to the specific permit application.? You can add attachments (photos etc) but nothing larger than 10MB.?
File formats accepted: png, pdf, gif, jpg, jpeg, doc, docx, xls, xls, ppt, rtf, pptx, txt or bmp? Zipfiles are not accepted: attach each file individually
If you would rather send a prepared form letter with or without your own personal comments added, you can find one at https://tinyurl.com/FormLetterIU?
The text found at this link can be copied and pasted into your email message.