This consultation was open from:
April 24, 2013
to June 10, 2013
Decision summary
An aggregate licence was issued to Greenwood Construction Company Limited to remove more than 20,000 tonnes of aggregate annually from a pit.
Location details
Site location details
West ½ Lot 2 Concession 17
County of Dufferin.
Township of East Garafraxa.
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Greenwood Construction Ltd.
Rural Route Delivery 2
Orangevile,
ON
L9W 2Y9
Canada
Decision details
Aggregate Resources Act Licence #625615 was approved on August 18, 2020 to Greenwood Construction Company Limited subject to conditions specified on Schedule A & B (Prescribed Conditions).
The licence area is 40.2 hectares, with the area to be extracted 35.5 hectares in size. The annual tonnage is limited to no more than 2,000,000 tonnes of aggregate removed from the site in any calendar year combined with Licences #625616, 80956, and 10606, issued to the same company.
A copy of the licence can be obtained by contacting the Ministry office and contact identified below.
Effects of consultation
No comments were received in response to the Environmental Registry notice.
Three (3) letters of objection were received in response to the Aggregate Resources Act consultation process. Objections were related to hydrogeological concerns, endangered species, and appropriate zoning not being in place.
The applicant addressed some of the objections by providing additional technical information, however at the conclusion of the process one outstanding objection remained. The application was referred to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal for a decision. On January 2, 2020 the LPAT issued a decision (Case nos. PL151041 & PL151043) directing the Minister to issue the licence.
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300 Water Street
4th Floor, South tower
Peterborough,
ON
K9J 3C7
Canada
How to Appeal
Appeals are not allowed
There is no appeal mechanism when the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal’s makes the decision.
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Brent Armstrong
300 Water Street
4th Floor, South tower
Peterborough,
ON
K9J 3C7
Canada
Original proposal
Proposal details
Updates
This notice was updated on March 7, 2019 to advise the public that this application under the Aggregate Resources Act has been referred by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal. Please refer to http://elto.gov.on.ca/tribunals/lpat/e-status/ for information on scheduled hearings of the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal.
This notice was updated on January 26, 2016 to advise the public that there has been no change to the status of this proposal and it is still being considered. No additional opportunity for comment is being provided for at this time.
This notice was originally published on April 24, 2013. It was updated on March 20, 2017 to advise the public that this application under the Aggregate Resources Act has been referred by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry to the Ontario Municipal Board for a hearing. Please refer to http://elto.gov.on.ca/omb/ for further information on the status of the matter at the Ontario Municipal Board.
Description of instrument
Greenwood Construction Ltd. has applied for a Class “A” licence Pit Above the water table to excavate aggregate from a pit and quarry 40.4 hectares in size. This application is for the establishment of a new pit and quarry. The annual tonnage condition applied for is 1,000,000 tonnes per calendar year.
Other information
Site plan information is available to view at the MNR Guelph 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 Dufferin
Planning and Development Department
55 Zina Street,
Orangeville ON
L9W 1E5
Township of East Garafraxa
191282 13th Line
East Garafraxa ON
L9W 7B4
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 MNR 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, Orangeville Citizen April 7, 2013. A public information session was held on April 27, 2013 commencing at 10:00am at Marsville Township Hall, 191282 13th Line, Marsville, Ontario.
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1 Stone Road West
Guelph,
ON
N1G 4Y2
Canada
Comment
Commenting is now closed.
This consultation was open from April 24, 2013
to June 10, 2013
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Seana Richardson
1 Stone Road West
Guelph,
ON
N1G 4Y2
Canada
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