This consultation was open from:
September 29, 2015
to November 13, 2015
Decision summary
Laverne and Erma Weber application for a Class A licence to extract aggregate from above the water table for the establishment of a new pit has been approved.
Location details
Site location details
Part of Lot 4, Concession 5 in the Township of Arthur,County of Wellington.
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Site location map
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Laverne B. Weber & Erma B. Weber
9513 Concession 6
RR 6
Mount Forest,
ON
N0G 2L0
Canada
Decision details
Licence number 625941 was issued on June 7, 2019.
Effects of consultation
No comments were received in response to the Environmental Registry posting. Eight (8) written comments expressing concerns and objections were received during the Aggregate Resources Act consultation process. The objections were related to truck traffic, noise, dust, health and safety concerns, impacts on groundwater and species at risk, loss of agricultural land, loss of property value and impacts on the enjoyment of property.
The applicant worked to address the objections by providing additional information and revising the site plans. Official plan and zoning by-law amendments were obtained to permit the land use on the site.
Supporting materials
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1 Stone Road West
Guelph,
ON
N1G 4Y2
Canada
How to Appeal
Appeals are not allowed
The application was referred to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) for a hearing due to one unresolved objection. The OMB issued a written decision (MM170069) and directed the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry to issue the licence.
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Seana Richardson
1 Stone Road West
Guelph,
ON
N1G 4Y2
Canada
Original proposal
Proposal details
Updates
This notice was updated on November 9, 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
Laverne and Erma Weber have applied for a Class A licence to extract aggregate from above the water table in a pit that is 13.31 hectares in size. This application is for the establishment of a new pit. The annual tonnage condition applied for is 75,000 tonnes per calendar year.
Other information
Site plan information is available to view at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) 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:
Township of Wellington North
7490 Sideroad 7 W, PO Box 125
Kenilworth, Ontario N0G 2E0
The County of Wellington
74 Woolich St.
Guelph, Ontario N1H 3T9
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 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 Mount Forest Confederate, on September 9, 2015. A public information session will be held on September 30, 2015 at 1:00 pm at 9513 Concession 6N, RR 6, Mount Forest, Ontario.
The application for this proposal will be circulated within the MNRF Guelph District office. Additionally, notification of this application will be forwarded to Wellington County, the Township of Wellington North and the Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority.
MNRF Guelph District will also provide an ARA application update to the Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON) to ensure that they were aware of all applications within their asserted traditional territory.
Supporting materials
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1 Stone Road West
Guelph,
ON
N1G 4Y2
Canada
Comment
Commenting is now closed.
This consultation was open from September 29, 2015
to November 13, 2015
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Seana Richardson
1 Stone Road West
Guelph,
ON
N1G 4Y2
Canada
Comments received
Through the registry
0By email
8By mail
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