Penny and the Coalition of Concerned Citizens have engaged community members to oppose the development of Rockfort Quarry.
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.
Penny’s leadership resulted in significant engagement of the community, including interactive meetings, newsletter distribution, the development of a website, facilitating 350 000 volunteer hours, collecting over 2 000 letters of opposition to the Rockfort Quarry proposal and securing a 5 000 member support base.
