This consultation was open from:
October 15, 2024
to November 14, 2024
Decision summary
Approval was granted for a site plan amendment to allow St. Mary’s Cement Inc. (Canada) to increase the tonnage limit to 2,000,000 tonnes per year in the Municipality of Grey Highlands, County of Grey.
Location details
Site location details
Municipality of Grey Highlands, Grey County.
Lot 21, Part Lots 20 and 22, Concession A, Geographic Township of Osprey.
The site is located approximately 3.5 kilometres north of the Village of Singhamton.
The site is ARA licence No. 608061.
This site has coordinates at Latitude 44.38744° N Longitude 80.26703° W.
The site is to the west of ARA Licence No. 607841.
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St. Marys Cement Inc. (Canada)
55 Industrial Street
Toronto,
ON
M4G 3W9
Canada
Decision details
The changes to the site plan for ARA Licence No. 608061 were approved by the Director on July 24,2025.
The approval allows St. Mary’s Cement Inc. (Canada) to increase the number of tonnes of aggregate that may be removed in a calendar year from 1,000,000 tonnes annually to 2,000,000 tonnes annually. This increase addresses the higher demand for aggregates in the area.
A copy of the approved site plan for this licenced site can be obtained from the contact identified below.
Effects of consultation
No comments were received in response to the Environmental Registry notice.
3 comments were received through the ARA consultation process.
The comments were related to:
- Traffic Assessment for Grey Road 31
- Lifespan of the Quarry
- Rehabilitation of the Quarry
- Noise mitigation
- Site plan wording
The concerns were addressed by providing additional information and revisions to the site plan.
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300 Water Street
ARAApprovals@ontario.ca
Peterborough,
ON
K9J 3C7
Canada
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Jason McLay
4th Floor S, 300 Water Street
Peterborough,
ON
K9J 3C7
Canada
Original proposal
Proposal details
St Marys Cement Inc. (Canada) has applied to amend the site plan for the license to increase the annual tonnage limit for the Osprey Quarry to 2,000,000 tonnes. The current annual tonnage limit for this site, as stated on the site plan, is 1,000,000 tonnes.
Public consultation opportunities
The proposal request for this licence is being circulated within the Ministry of Natural Resources. Additionally, notification of this application has been forwarded to the Municipality of Grey Highlands, Grey County, the Township of Clearview, Simcoe County, and any landowners within 120 metres of the licence boundary.
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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 October 15, 2024
to November 14, 2024
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David Marriott
300 Water Street, 4th Floor, South tower
Peterborough,
ON
K9J 3C7
Canada
Comments received
Through the registry
0By email
0By mail
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