This consultation was open from:
June 1, 2016
to July 18, 2016
Decision summary
2223117 Ontario Inc. was issued a licence to extract aggregate from a pit in the Township of the Blue Mountains.
Location details
Site location details
Town of the Blue Mountains
Part Lot 6, Concession 4, Geographic Township of Collingwood
This site is located approximately 500m east of the Community of Gibraltar.
This site is adjacent to ARA Licence No. 4945.
This site has coordinates at Latitude 44.43478° N Longitude 80.33439° W.
A link to our mapping tool allows you to locate and view licensed site under the ARA.
Site location map
The location pin reflects the approximate area where environmental activity is taking place.
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2223117 Ontario Inc.
1443 Hurontario Street
Mississauga,
ON
L5G 3H5
Canada
Decision details
Aggregate Resources Act (ARA) licence No. 625996 was issued on December 01, 2021 to 2223117 Ontario Inc., subject to conditions specified on Schedule A and B.
The licensed area is 13.6 hectares in size and allows extraction of aggregate from a pit below the water table. The tonnage condition specifies a maximum of 150,000 tonnes of aggregate to be removed from the site in any calendar year, in combination with the adjacent, established pit operation.
This proposal was processed concurrently with two (2) amendment proposals to integrate the approved site licence No. 625996 with the adjacent licenced pit (ARA licence No. 4945) and to combine the annual tonnage between the two sites.
A copy of the licence can be obtained from the contact identified below.
Effects of consultation
One comment was received in response to the Environmental Registry of Ontario posting which was general in natural regarding aggregate management in Ontario and not specific to the application.
Five (5) objections were received in response to the ARA consultation process. The concerns were related to impacts to woodlands, groundwater, property values, rehabilitation, and endangered species. The application worked to address these concerns by providing additional information and through revisions to the site plan. All objections have been withdrawn.
Supporting materials
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Get in touch with the office listed below to find out if materials are available.
300 Water Street, 4th Floor, South tower
Peterborough,
ON
K9J 3C7
Canada
How to Appeal
This instrument decision can be appealed. You have 15 days from February 14, 2023 to begin the appeal process.
Carefully review the information below to learn more about the appeal process.
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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)
2223117 Ontario Inc.
1443 Hurontario Street
Mississauga,
ON
L5G 3H5
Canada
Registrar, Ontario Land Tribunal
655 Bay Street, Suite 1500
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1E5
(416) 212-6349
(866) 448-2248
OLT.Registrar@ontario.ca
Include the following:
This is not legal advice. Please refer to the Environmental Bill of Rights for exact legal requirements. Consult a lawyer if you need help with the appeal process.
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Katy Field
300 Water Street, 4th Floor, South tower
Peterborough,
ON
K9J 3C7
Canada
Original proposal
Proposal details
Proposal update
This notice was updated on January 13, 2021 to advise the public that there has been no change to the status of the proposal and it is still being considered. No additional opportunity for comment is being provided for at this time.
This notice was updated on January 15, 2019 to advise the public that there has been no change to the status of the proposal and that it is still being considered. No additional opportunity for comment is being provided for at this time.
Description of instrument
2223117 Ontario Inc. has applied for a Class “A” licence (Pit Below Water) to excavate aggregate from a pit 13.6 hectares in size. This application is for an expansion to an established pit. The annual tonnage condition applied for is 150,000 tonnes in combination with the adjacent, established pit operation.
Other information
2223117 Ontario Inc. currently operates a site adjacent to the proposed new licence application under the authority of Aggregate Resources Act Licence #4945.
Site plan information is available to view at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry Midhurst District Office. Making an appointment to view the information is recommended to ensure aggregate staff will be available to provide information and answer questions.
Additionally, information related to this proposal is available from the following municipal offices:
County of Grey
Planning and Development
595 9thAve. East
Owen Sound ON N4K 3E3
Town of the Blue Mountains
32 Mill Street, P.O. Box 310
Thornbury ON N0H 2P0
Comments received through EBR should not be construed as an objection under the Aggregate Resources Act in accordance with section 4.0 – Notification and Consultation Standards of the Provincial Standards 1.0 under the ARA. To be considered as a formal objector, individuals need to contact the MNRF person specified on this notice to determine how to submit an objection.
Other public consultation opportunities
As specified in the Aggregate Resources Act , written notice concerning this application was delivered to landowners within 120 metres of the proposed licenced boundary; an information sign, giving notice to the public of this application, was erected at the proposed site; and a Notice of Application appeared in the local paper, the Collingwood Enterprise on April 1st 2016. A public information session was held on April 26, 2016 between 4:00p.m. and 7:00p.m. at the Ravenna Hall 628299 Grey Rd., Ravenna, Ontario.
Notification of this application is being circulated within the MNRF Midhurst District Office. Additionally, notification of this application has been forwarded to the Town of the Blue Mountains, Grey County, Grey Sauble Conservation Authority and the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change for comment.
Supporting materials
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Some supporting materials may not be available online. If this is the case, you can request to view the materials in person.
Get in touch with the office listed below to find out if materials are available.
300 Water Street
4th Floor, South tower
Peterborough,
ON
K9J 3C7
Canada
Comment
Commenting is now closed.
This consultation was open from June 1, 2016
to July 18, 2016
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Brent Armstrong
300 Water Street
4th Floor, South tower
Peterborough,
ON
K9J 3C7
Canada
Comments received
Through the registry
1By email
5By mail
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