Cruickshank Construction Limited - Changes to the site plan for a pit or quarry

Proposal updates

This notice was updated on April 26, 2022 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 March 31, 2020 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

Application has been made by Cruickshank Construction Limited to amend the current site plan to lower the extraction elevation to 100 metres above sea level in the southern half of the existing licence.

The amendment would also change the final rehabilitation plan for the site to allow for the creation of a lake on the south part and a vegetated landscape with bedrock outcrops on the north part. Sloping is proposed at the required 3:1 ratio above the groundwater table and the natural angle of repose below the groundwater table.

A hydrogeological report has been submitted in support of this amendment application.

Other information

Cruickshank Construction Limited operates this site under the authority of Licence #3976 under the Aggregate Resources Act. Licence #3976 has a licenced area of 16.8 hectares and an annual tonnage limit of 350,000 tonnes.

Site plan information is available to view at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) Kemptville 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 office:

Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands
1233 Prince Street, P.O. Box 280, Lansdowne, ON K0E 1L0
Telephone: 1-(800) 220-2327
Contact: Elaine Mallory

Comments received through the Environmental Registry 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 to Amend the Site Plan for Licence #3976 appeared in the Gananoque Reporter June 9, 2016. A public information session was held on Thursday, July 5, 2016 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Seeley’s Bay United Church Seeley’s Bay, Ontario, K0H 2N0.

The application for this proposal is being circulated within the MNRF Kemptville District office. Additionally, notification of this application has been forwarded to the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, the Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands, Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority, Hydro One Networks and Bell Canada.