Update Announcement
This proposal notice has been updated on August 10, 2026 to advise the public that this application is still under active review. The ministry is reviewing the comments it has received to date. The original proposal date and comment period have not been altered.
Cette consultation a eu lieu :
du 10 juillet 2025
au 24 août 2025
Résumé de la décision
The ministry has issued a new Environmental Compliance Approval to Walker Aggregates Inc. for industrial sewage works servicing Redford Pit located at 381769 Concession 4, in the Town of Hanover, Ontario.
Détails de l'emplacement
Adresse du site
381769 Concession 4
Hanover,
ON
Canada
Carte de l'emplacement du site
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Walker Aggregates Inc.
2800 Thorold Townline Road
Thorold,
ON
L2V 3Y8
Canada
Détails de la décision
The ministry has issued a new Environmental Compliance Approval to Walker Aggregates Inc. for industrial sewage works servicing Redford Pit located at 381769 Concession 4, in the Town of Hanover, Ontario.
The approval is for the collection, transmission, treatment and reuse of aggregate wash water in a proposed recirculation configuration. Water is taken from the wash pond and, after use in the washing operation, the water is discharged into two settling ponds for treatment before being released back into the wash pond for re-use.
Effets de la consultation
Comments relevant to the proposed activity were considered as part of the Ministry’s review of the application. The main concerns raised related to the following:
- potential for effects on groundwater or surface water quality due to wash-plant operations
Ministry staff have determined that no impacts to groundwater or surface water quality are anticipated. The source and settling ponds are located within the existing sand and gravel deposit from which the aggregate is extracted; no off-site discharge is proposed and fine sediments will settle within the ponds. The material to be washed is the same that comprises the existing sand and gravel aquifer, and therefore operation of a wash plant does not itself introduce any contaminants nor does it pose a risk to groundwater quality.
The ECA will require the applicant to comply with several terms and conditions related to monitoring, operation and maintenance and reporting requirements.
Documents justificatifs
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40 St. Clair Avenue West
Floor 2
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1M2
Canada
How to Appeal
Cet avis de décision peut être porté en appel. Vous avez jusqu’à 15 jours à partir du 30 octobre 2026 pour entamer le processus d’appel.
Veuillez lire les renseignements suivants attentivement pour en savoir plus sur le processus d’appel.
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Start the process to appeal
If you’re an Ontario resident, you can start the process to appeal this instrument decision.
First, you’ll need to seek leave (i.e. get permission) from the relevant appellate body to appeal the decision.
If the appellate body grants leave, the appeal itself will follow.
Seek leave to appeal
To seek leave to appeal, you need to do these three things:
- prepare your application
- provide notice to the minister
- mail your application to three parties
1. Prepare your application
You’ll need to prepare an application. You may wish to include the following things in your application:
- A document that includes:
- your name, phone number, fax number (if any), and/or email address
- the ERO number and ministry reference number (located on this page)
- a statement about whether you are a resident in Ontario
- your interest in the decision, and any facts you want taken into account in deciding whether you have an interest in the decision
- the parts of the instrument that you’re challenging
- whether the decision could result in significant harm to the environment
- the reason(s) why you believe that no reasonable person – having regard to the relevant law and to any government policies developed to guide decisions of that kind – could have made the decision
- the grounds (facts) you’ll be using to appeal
- the outcome you’d like to see
- A copy of the instrument (approval, permit, order) that you you are seeking leave to appeal. You’ll find this in the decision notice on the Environmental Registry
- Copies of all supporting documents, facts and evidence that you’ll be using to appeal
What is considered
The appeal body will consider the following two questions in deciding whether to grant you leave to appeal:
- is there is good reason to believe that no reasonable person, with respect to the relevant law and to any government policies developed to guide decisions of that kind, could have made the decision?
- could the decision you wish to appeal result in significant harm to the environment?
2. Provide your notice
You’ll need to provide notice to the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks that you’re seeking leave to appeal.
In your notice, please include a brief description of the:
- decision that you wish to appeal
- grounds for granting leave to appeal
You can provide notice by email at minister.mecp@ontario.ca or by mail at:
College Park 5th Floor, 777 Bay St.
Toronto, ON
M7A 2J3
3. Mail your application
You’ll need to mail your application that you prepared in step #1 to each of these three parties:
- appellate body
- issuing authority (the ministry official who issued the instrument)
- proponent (the company or individual to whom the instrument was issued)
Walker Aggregates Inc.
2800 Thorold Townline Road
Thorold,
ON
L2V 3Y8
Canada
Registrar, Ontario Land Tribunal
655 Bay Street, Suite 1500
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1E5
(416) 212-6349
(866) 448-2248
OLT.Registrar@ontario.ca
Inclure les éléments suivants:
Il ne s'agit pas d'un avis juridique. Veuillez vous reporter à la Charte des droits environnementaux de 1993 pour connaître les exigences exactes prévues par la loi. Consultez un avocat si vous avez besoin d'aide avec le processus d'appel.
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Client Services and Permissions Branch
40 St. Clair Avenue West
Floor 2
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1M2
Canada
Proposition initiale
Détails de la proposition
This proposal is for a new Environmental Compliance Approval (industrial sewage) for Walker Aggregates Inc.,located at 381769 Concession 4, in the Town of Hanover, Ontario.
This application is for the collection, transmission, treatment and disposal of washwater from an aggregate washing plant and stormwater run-off. The washing operation is a standard re-circulating system in which water is withdrawn from the freshwater pond, used within the washing operation, discharged into a series of two settling ponds for treatment, and released back into the freshwater pond for re-use. The three cell pond system is a closed-loop system and there will be no discharge.
Documents justificatifs
Consulter les documents en personne
Certains documents justificatifs peuvent ne pas être accessibles en ligne. Si tel est le cas, vous pouvez demander à consulter les documents en personne.
Veuillez communiquer avec le bureau mentionné ci-dessous pour savoir si les documents sont accessibles.
40 St. Clair Avenue West
Floor 2
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1M2
Canada
Commentaire
La consultation est maintenant terminée.
Cette consultation a eu lieu 10 juillet 2025
au 24 août 2025
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Client Services and Permissions Branch
40 St. Clair Avenue West
Floor 2
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1M2
Canada
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