The Wellington Advertiser reports, “The formal response to the Melancthon quarry...by...the Ministry of the Environment (MOE)...[was] recently...posted publicly...” ...“Minister of the Environment and Perth-Wellington MPP John Wilkinson...cited the MOE’s role in protecting human health and the environment...‘In regard to the proposed Highland quarry project in Melancthon; the Ministry of the Environment has raised serious concerns with the Ministry of Natural Resources concerning water,’ Wilkinson stated...The Highland Companies, backed by a Boston-based multi-billion dollar hedge fund, the Baupost Group, is proposing a massive 2,316-acre open pit limestone mega quarry in Melancthon Township...It would destroy productive farmland, pollute the air...and threaten the area’s water.