This consultation was open from:
March 7, 2019
to April 8, 2019
Decision summary
Approval was granted for a licence amendment to allow Fowler Construction Company Ltd. to vary the number of tonnes of aggregate to be removed annually for Licence No. 3581, operating in the Township of Ramara, County of Simcoe.
Location details
Site location details
Part Lots 38 and 39, Concession Broken Front, Geographic Township of Rama, Township of Ramara, County of Simcoe. The site is located approximately 3 kilometers south of the community of Washago on Rama Road. The site is Aggregate Resources Act (ARA) licence #3581.
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Fowler Construction Company Ltd.
1206 Rosewarne Drive
Bracebridge,
ON
P1L 1T9
Canada
Decision details
A change to ARA Licence No. 3581 was approved by the Director and on November 23, 2023
The approval allows Fowler Construction Company Ltd. to combine the number of tonnes of aggregate that may be removed in a calendar year with the Fleming Quarry Extension (Licence #626271). This will allow a maximum of 300,000 tonnes of aggregate to be removed from the two sites combined in any calendar year.
A copy of the approved site plan for this licenced site can be obtained from the Contact identified below
Effects of consultation
44 comments were received in response to the Environmental Registry notice.
186 comments were received through the ARA consultation process.
The concerns were related to:
- Notification/ Consultation process
- Natural heritage features
- Hydrogeological Impacts
- Groundwater monitoring
- Noise
- Dust
- Location of extraction setbacks and berms
- Blast impact vibrations
- Hours of operations
- Natural Environment
- Quality of life
- Progressive and final rehabilitation
- Air quality
- Technical reports
- Available aggregate resources elsewhere
The concerns were addressed by revisions to the final approved copy of the site plan and by providing additional information.
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300 Water Street, 4th Floor, South tower
Peterborough,
ON
K9J 3C7
Canada
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Uche Eje
300 Water Street, 4th Floor, South tower
Peterborough,
ON
K9J 3C7
Canada
Original proposal
Proposal details
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.
Proposal updates
This notice was updated on March 31, 2021 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 Fowler Construction Company Ltd. to vary a condition of the current licence to be in combination with the proposed licence application for the Fleming Quarry Extension (if approved) to allow a maximum of 300,000 tonnes of aggregate to be removed from the two sites combined in any calendar year
In addition, the combined tonnage condition is requested to be rescinded from the licence schedule and implemented on the site plan, instead of the licence.
Other information
Fowler Construction Company Limited operates this site under the authority of licence #3581 under the Aggregate Resources Act.
In addition to varying and rescinding the licence conditions, Fowler Construction Company Limited has also made application for a major site plan amendment to approve revisions to the site plan for licence #3581.
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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 March 7, 2019
to April 8, 2019
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Devin Turner
300 Water Street, 4th Floor, South tower
Peterborough,
ON
K9J 3C7
Canada
Comments received
Through the registry
44By email
0By mail
186