1621185 Ontario Inc. - Issuance of a licence to remove over 20,000 tonnes of aggregate annually from a pit or a quarry

Instrument type: Issuance of a licence to remove over 20,000 tonnes of aggregate annually from a pit or a quarry

ERO number
013-1758
Ministry reference number
MNRF INST 69/17
Notice type
Instrument
Act
Aggregate Resources Act, R.S.O. 1990
Posted by
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Comment period
December 13, 2017 - January 27, 2018 (45 days) Closed
Last updated

This consultation was open from:
December 13, 2017
to January 27, 2018

Decision summary

1621185 Ontario Inc. was issued a licence to extract aggregate from a quarry in the Town of South Bruce Peninsula.

Location details

Site location details

Part Lot 41, Concession 2 NCDR, Geographic Township of Amabel. Town of South Bruce Peninsula, County of Bruce.

This site is located west of the community of Clavering.

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Proponent(s)

1621185 Ontario Inc.
884 The Bury Road
Rural Route Delivery R.R. 1
Lion's Head, ON
N0H 1W0
Canada

Decision details

Aggregate Resources Act (ARA) Licence #626216 was issued to 1621185 Ontario Inc. on July 15, 2024, subject to conditions specified on Schedule A & B for a Class A licence.

The licensed area is 6.06 hectares in size with an extraction area of 5.50 hectares and allows for the operation of a quarry below the water table. A maximum of 100,000 tonnes of aggregate may be removed from the site in any calendar year.

A copy of the licence can be obtained by contacting the Ministry office and contact identified below.

Comments received

Through the registry

1

By email

15

By mail

4
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Effects of consultation

One (1) comment was received in response to the Environmental Registry of Ontario consultation process.

Number (19) comments were received in response to the ARA consultation process.

The comments were related to:

  • Noise
  • Dust
  • Blasting
  • Impacts to ground water
  • Water discharge
  • Traffic
  • Haul route
  • Natural environment impacts
  • Impact on personal enjoyment
  • Impacts to adjacent businesses
  • Impacts to property values
  • Consultation process

The applicant worked to address the comments by providing additional information, amending technical studies, and revising the site plan. There were Nine (9) outstanding objections to the application at the conclusion of the process and the application was referred to the Ontario Land Tribunal for a decision. On March 5, 2024, the Tribunal directed the Minister to issue licence #626216 (OLT-22-002049).

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MNRF - ROD - DDB - Aggregates Section
Address

300 Water Street, 4th Floor, South tower
Peterborough, ON
K9J 3C7
Canada

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MNRF - ROD - DDB - Aggregates Section
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300 Water Street, 4th Floor, South tower
Peterborough, ON
K9J 3C7
Canada

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Original proposal

ERO number
013-1758
Ministry reference number
MNRF INST 69/17
Notice type
Instrument
Act
Aggregate Resources Act, R.S.O. 1990
Posted by
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Proposal posted

Comment period

December 13, 2017 - January 27, 2018 (45 days)

Proposal details

Proposal update

This notice was updated on February 13, 2023, 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 January 13, 2021 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 December 27, 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

1621185 Ontario Inc. has applied for a Class “A” licence (Category 2 – Quarry Below Water) to excavate aggregate from a quarry 6.06 hectares (ha) in size, with an extraction area of 5.5 hectares. The proposed site is currently licenced to 1621185 Ontario Inc. as a Class “A” pit operating under ARA licence #5042. 1621185 Ontario Inc. wishes to extract bedrock within the same licenced boundaries as the existing licence. The proposed quarry would have a tonnage limit of no more than 100,000 tonnes per calendar year.

Other information

Site plan information is available to view at the MNRF Owen Sound 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:

Town of South Bruce Peninsula

315 George Street, P.O. Box 310
Wiarton, Ontario
N0H 2T0

County of Bruce

Box 129, 578 Brown Street
Wiarton, Ontario
N0H 2T0

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 of Application appeared in the local paper, the Owen Sound Sun Times on September 9, 2017. A public information session was held on October 5, 2017 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion Hall located at 9 Legion Road, Hepworth, Ontario, N0H 1P0.

All comments will be considered as part of the decision-making by the Ministry if they:

  • are submitted in writing
  • reference the EBR Registry number; and
  • are received by the Contact person within the specified comment period

No acknowledgement or individual response will be provided to those who comment. All comments & submissions received will become part of the public record.

The application for this proposal is being circulated within the MNRF Midhurst District Office. Additionally, notification of this application has been forwarded to the Town of South Bruce Peninsula, the County of Bruce and the Grey Sauble Conservation Authority for comment.

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Get in touch with the office listed below to find out if materials are available.

MNRF - ROD - DDB - Aggregates Section
Address

300 Water Street, 4th Floor, South tower
Peterborough, ON
K9J 3C7
Canada

Comment

Commenting is now closed.

This consultation was open from December 13, 2017
to January 27, 2018

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Jeff Schosser

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MNRF - ROD - DDB - Aggregates Section
Address

300 Water Street, 4th Floor, South tower
Peterborough, ON
K9J 3C7
Canada