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Click here to learn Twenty things you may not know about the “Kissing Bridge”,
Mennonites, this application, and tourism in Waterloo Region.



Click on any of the claims below to learn more.


1. CLAIM / MYTH: Only a small portion of gravel will be extracted from
below the water table.


2. CLAIM / MYTH:  This pit will be developed in successive phases and the
large majority of the land will be available for farming at all times.


3. CLAIM / MYTH:  The site will be rehabilitated back to full agricultural
use in 7-10 years.


4. CLAIM / MYTH: Capital Paving is a small company.


5. CLAIM / MYTH: Although Letson Drive, the road through the proposed pit, will be rerouted, vehicle and horse-and-buggy traffic will be able to pass as usual.


6. CLAIM / MYTH: The pit isn’t “that close” to the covered bridge.


7. CLAIM / MYTH: The land will be returned to the farmers in better
condition for agriculture than before the excavation.