This consultation was open from:
August 10, 2017
to September 25, 2017
Decision summary
R.J. Selle and Son Sand and Gravel Ltd. was issued a licence to extract aggregate from a quarry in the Municipality of Bonnechere Valley
Location details
Site location details
Lots 10 & 11, Concession 17, and part of the opened road allowance which runs between Lot 10 & 11, Concession 17, Geographic Township of Grattan.
The site is located approximately 6 kilometers southeast of Eganville. Fourth Chute Road abuts the site on the north and east. Aggregate Resources Act (ARA) License # 623601 is on the west boundary of the site.
Site location map
The location pin reflects the approximate area where environmental activity is taking place.
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R.J. Selle and Son Sand and Gravel Ltd
308 Fourth Chute Road
Rural Route Delivery #2
Douglas,
ON
K0S 1S0
Canada
Decision details
Aggregate Resources Act (ARA) license # 626021 was issued to R.J. Selle and Son Sand and Gravel Ltd. on December 2 2025, subject to conditions specified on Schedule A for a Class A licence.
The licensed area is 6.0 hectares in size with an extraction area of 4.1 hectares and allows for the operation of a quarry above the water table. A maximum of 200,000 tonnes of aggregate may be removed from the site in any calendar year. Amalgamation of adjacent ARA licence 623601 with issued ARA licence 626021, will operate under ARA licence 623601 with a licence area of 14.2 hectares in size and with an extraction area of 11.2.
A copy of the licence can be obtained by contacting the Ministry office and contact identified below.
Effects of consultation
No (0) comments were received in response to the Environmental Registry of Ontario consultation process.
Comments received in response to the ARA consultation process.
The comments were related to:
- Natural environment
- Hydrogeological assessment
- Progressive rehabilitation
- Traffic and haulage
- Blasting
- Site plan standards
The applicant worked to address the comments by providing additional information, amending technical studies, and revising the site plan. All comments were resolved prior to the conclusion of the process.
Supporting materials
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Get in touch with the office listed below to find out if materials are available.
300 Water Street
ARAApprovals@ontario.ca
Peterborough,
ON
K9J 3C7
Canada
How to Appeal
This instrument decision can be appealed. You have 15 days from December 10, 2025 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)
R.J. Selle and Son Sand and Gravel Ltd
308 Fourth Chute Road
Rural Route Delivery #2
Douglas,
ON
K0S 1S0
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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300 Water Street
ARAApprovals@ontario.ca
Peterborough,
ON
K9J 3C7
Canada
Original proposal
Proposal details
Proposal updates
This notice was updated on March 27, 2024 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 October 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 October 10, 2019 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.
Description of instrument
R.J. Selle and Son Sand and Gravel Ltd. has applied for a Class A, Category 4 (quarry above water) licence. The area to be licenced is 6.0 hectares. This application is for an expansion to an established quarry which, if approved, will be amalgamated with the application and operated as one site. The tonnage condition applied for requests a maximum of 200,000 tonnes of aggregate to be removed from the site in any calendar year. Technical reports submitted in support of the application include: Natural Environment Level 1, Stage 2 Property Survey (cultural heritage resources) and Groundwater Level Determination.
Other information
R.J. Selle and Son Sand and Gravel Ltd. currently operates an adjacent site under the authority of Aggregate Resources Act (ARA) Licence # 623601. 8.2 hectares are licenced as a quarry with a tonnage condition permitting a maximum of 200,000 tonnes of aggregate to be removed from the site in any calendar year. If the new licence application is approved it will be amalgamated with the existing licence and operated in accordance with the site plan submitted with the new application.
The public may view site plan information for this site at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) Pembroke District Office, 31 Riverside Drive, Pembroke, Ontario K8A 8R6. Making an appointment to view the information is recommended to ensure aggregate staff will be available to provide information and answer questions.
Comments received through the Environmental Registry should not be construed as an objection under the Aggregate Resources Act (ARA) 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 contact specified on this notice to determine how to submit an objection.
Other public consultation opportunities
As specified in the ARA, written notice of the application was delivered to landowners within 120 metres of the proposed licenced boundary; an information sign giving notice to the public of the application was erected at the proposed site and a Notice of Application appeared in the Eganville Leader on April 20, 2016. A public information session was held on May 13, 2016.
The application for this proposal is being circulated within the MNRF Pembroke District office. Additionally, notification of this application has been forwarded to the Township of Bonnechere Valley, and the County of Renfrew 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 August 10, 2017
to September 25, 2017
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Shane Stuart
300 Water Street, 4th Floor, South tower
Peterborough,
ON
K9J 3C7
Canada
Comments received
Through the registry
0By email
0By mail
0