The Coalition of Concerned Citizens of Caledon (CCC) was formed in 1997 as a community voice against potentially negative impacts of aggregate operations in the area. Representatives from the CCC executive committee will participate on the Panel, providing years of first hand experience in advancing the concerns of local citizens regarding aggregate extraction.
Panel Representative: Bob Gardner and Penny Richardson
The role of Standards Development Panel representative will be shared by Executive Members of the Coalition of Concerned Citizens of Caledon. CCC will primarily be represented by:
Bob Gardner
Robert (Bob) Gardner grew up in the Laurentian mountains north of Montreal where skiing and golf became a way of life. Upon graduating from Loyola of Montreal with a B. Comm. Bob moved to Toronto in 1971 and began his business career in the automotive aftermarket. In 1984 the family moved to Terra Cotta in Caledon and spent the next 20 years enjoying all the wonders that Caledon offers, to include the ever present skiing and golf. In 2000 Bob left the automotive business and began to consult to small and medium size companies. In 2009 Bob and a partner founded Business Financial Solutions that provides asset based lending to SME’s. In 2005 Bob and his wife bought a 160 year old home in Erin and have embraced all the wonderful amenities that Erin offers. Though skiing is no longer a part of Bob’s regime golf and tennis are very much a part of an active family, business, and social life.
Bob became involved with the Coalition of Concerned Citizens of Caledon (CCC) in 2000 and worked with the CCC to further good land planning, specifically as it related aggregates.
Penny Richardson
As founding president of the Coalition of Concerned Citizens(CCC), Penny led her local community to oppose the land development proposal of Rockfort Quarry in Caledon Hills.
Rockfort Quarry holds unique environmental significance, and along with the CCC, Penny was determined to encourage all levels of government to adopt sound land-use planning and avoid industrial development of the Caledon Hills area. After 14 years, Penny was able to leverage the support of several local organizations and municipalities, realizing unanimous opposition to the Rockfort Quarry development proposal.