This consultation was open from:
June 29, 2021
to July 29, 2021
Decision summary
The application by Greenwood Aggregates Company Limited to authorize an increase in the annual number of tonnes of aggregate to be removed from a pit operating in the Township of East Garafraxa, Dufferin County has been approved.
Location details
Site location details
Township of East Garafraxa, Dufferin County.
East ½ Lot 1, W ½ Lot 2, and Part E Lot 1, Concession 19, Geographic Township of Garafraxa.
The site is located approximately 4.5 kilometres south west of Orangeville, on the north side of the Caladeon East Garafraxa Townline just west of 19th Line.
The site is adjacent to the north-west boundary of Aggregate Resources Act (ARA) licence No. 3685 and north-east boundary of ARA licence No. 625880.
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Proponent(s)
Greenwood Aggregates Company Limited
205467 County Road 109
Amaranth,
ON
L9W 0V1
Canada
Decision details
A varied condition of ARA licence No. 3634 was approved by the Regional Director on October 14, 2021.
The current licence condition allows for the removal of a maximum of 22,675 tonnes of material annually. The licensee has requested that the tonnage limit be increased to 250,000 tonnes annually.
Greenwood Construction Company Limited currently operates five adjacent sites under the authority of ARA Licence numbers 3685,10606, 80956, 625615 and 625616. As part of the application, a combined tonnage limit was approved, for a total of no more than 2,000,000 tonnes to be removed annually from ARA licence numbers 3634, 3685, 10606, 80956, 625615 and 625616 combined.
Effects of consultation
No comments were received in response to the Environmental Registry comment period.
One (1) comment was received in response to the ARA consultation process. The public comment was resolved when additional information was provided by the applicant.
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300 Water Street, 4th Floor South tower
Peterborough,
ON
K9J 3C7
Canada
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Seana Richardson
300 Water Street, 4th Floor South tower
Peterborough,
ON
K9J 3C7
Canada
Original proposal
Proposal details
Greenwood Aggregates Company Limited has applied to vary a condition of the current licence to authorize an increase in the number of tonnes of aggregate to be removed in a calendar year. The current licence condition allows for the removal of a maximum of 22,675 tonnes of material annually. The licensee has requested that the tonnage limit be increased to 250,000 tonnes annually.
Greenwood Construction Company Limited currently operates four adjacent sites under the authority of ARA licence numbers 10606, 80956, 625615 and 625616. As part of the application, a combined tonnage limit is proposed, for a total of no more than 2,000,000 tonnes to be removed annually from ARA licence numbers 3634, 10606, 80956, 625615 and 625616 combined.
Public consultation opportunities
The proposal request for this licence is being circulated within the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. Additionally, notification of this application has been forwarded to the Township of East Garafraxa, Dufferin County and landowners within 120m of the licensed boundary for comment.
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300 Water Street
4th Floor, South tower
Peterborough,
ON
K9J 3C7
Canada
Comment
Commenting is now closed.
This consultation was open from June 29, 2021
to July 29, 2021
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James Bakker
300 Water Street
4th Floor, South tower
Peterborough,
ON
K9J 3C7
Canada
Comments received
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