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TIMMINS – City council unanimously approved the site plan agreement for the Hollinger Project on Monday, giving Goldcorp formal permission to proceed with the open pit mining operation that was first proposed back in 2007.
The decision did come after Bill Hughes, owner of the Senator Place apartments, and Rick Dubeau of the Hollinger Project Community Advisory Committee (HPCAC) expressed concerns they said are still being raised by the public.
Hughes, representing reportedly close to 250 people living at the Senator apartments and other locations within 300 metres of the pit, said that there are still many questions left unanswered about the project, despite the many reports and committees that have raised concerns.
“The plan of action should be to step back, consider what (HPCAC) has said, what I have said, what engineers have said, what environment lawyers have said,” expressed Hughes, when asked what he thought the proper course should be.
He asked, “Are we there or are we not there?”, expressing confusion as to whether any action was being taken despite the city’s comments that the public was being fully engaged in the process.