• Aggregate extraction…

• Aggregate extraction activities should not have a negative impact on municipal assets (i.e. roads, bridges). Each application should be accompanied by a comprehensive Road and Structure Impact Study completed by a licensed engineer, considering impact of increased heavy truck traffic on designated haul routes. Increased capital requirements identified to ensure road and structure assets are at an appropriate standard to accommodate aggregate operations should be the applicant’s responsibility;
• License applications should also require a traffic impact study and noise study at a minimum, with a goal of reducing impact on neighbouring residents and businesses;
• All applications should demonstrate true need;
• Aggregate haul route agreements between the applicant and the applicable road authority(s) should be a requirement of licenses;
• Licenses should be for a limited term to ensure that rehabilitation is completed, and the property returned to previous use (agricultural) as soon as possible. Aggregate activities are treated as a temporary use from a planning perspective. Strict timelines around extraction and rehabilitation activities would assure that;
• Costs of peer reviews associated with aggregate license consideration should be borne by the applicant;
• Ministry needs to implement and oversee a transparent and efficient complaint process related to aggregate operations. They issue the license; they need to be prepared to address complaints and ensure operations are consistent with approved licenses.