Smiths Construction Company Arnprior Limited (a Division of Miller Paving Ltd.) - Changes to the site plan for a pit or quarry

Instrument type: Changes to the site plan for a pit or quarry

ERO number
019-7134
Notice type
Instrument
Act
Aggregate Resources Act, R.S.O. 1990
Posted by
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Notice stage
Proposal
Proposal posted
Comment period
May 24, 2023 - July 24, 2023 (61 days) Closed
Last updated

This consultation was open from:

May 24, 2023
to July 24, 2023

Proposal summary

Smiths Construction Company Arnprior Limited has requested to allow extraction below the water table for a licensed pit located in the Township of Horton.

Location details

Site location details

Township of Horton, Renfrew County.

Part Lot 1, Concession VI, Geographic Township of Horton.

The site is located approximately 8 kilometres east of the Town of Renfrew.

The site is Aggregate Resources Act (ARA) licence No. 14666.

The site is adjacent to the southern boundary of ARA licence No. 14856 and the northern boundary of ARA licence No. 14867.

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Proponent(s)

Smiths Construction Company Arnprior Limited (a Division of Miller Paving Ltd.)
505 Miller Avenue
Markham, ON
L6G 1B2
Canada

Proposal details

Application has been made by Smiths Construction Company Arnprior Limited to amend the current site plan to allow an established pit to lower the depth of extraction to below the water table. Following extraction and rehabilitation, this proposal will result in the creation of a lake.

Public consultation opportunities

Written notice concerning this application was delivered to landowners within 120 meters of the proposed licensed boundary; an information sign, giving notice to the public of this application, was erected at the proposed site; and a Public Notice of Application appeared in the local paper, The Eganville Leader on May 23, 2023.

A public information session is scheduled for Wednesday, June 7, 2023, from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM, at the Horton Township Community Centre.

The proposal request for this licence is being circulated within the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. Additionally, this application has been forwarded to the Township of Horton, Renfrew County, and the Ministry of Environment, Conservation & Parks for comment.

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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

Comment

Commenting is now closed.

The comment period was from May 24, 2023
to July 24, 2023

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Peterborough, ON
K9J 3C7
Canada

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