Why opponents of a rural housing project believe it threatens the entire Niagara Escarpment
Opponents of a planned housing project in Ontario’s Beaver Valley are warning that the proposal opens the door to development across much of the protected Niagara Escarpment.
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![A proposal by the Beaver Valley Development Group would see up to 370 condominium and townhouse units built on land in the central section of this photo, below the defunct Talisman Mountain Resort, near Kimberley, Ont. The property falls within the area covered by the province's Niagara Escarpment Plan. Aerial photo of former Talisman Mountain Resort in Beaver Valley, part of the municipality of Grey Highlands.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7188374.1714416215!/cumulusImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/former-talisman-mountain-resort-aerials.jpg)
Opponents of a planned housing project in Ontario’s Beaver Valley are warning that the proposal opens the door to development across much of the protected Niagara Escarpment.