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Approval was granted for a site plan amendment to allow St. Marys Cement Inc. (Canada) to increase the tonnage condition for the Neubauer Pit to 1,000,000 tonnes, in combination with the adjacent Mast Pit operating in the Township of Puslinch.

Approval was granted for a site plan amendment to allow Glencore Canada Corporation to allow for the reduction in the excavation setback area that will allow excavation in the location within 100 metres of a mine hazard, as defined in the Provincial Policy Statement, in the Sudbury Region.

We are moving forward with changes to the Ontario Water Resources Act to require water bottling companies to have the support of their local host municipality for a new or increased groundwater taking in their community.

Approval was granted for a site plan amendment to Lafarge Canada Inc. to amend the current site plan to allow additional extraction to occur below the groundwater table. 

The Endangered Species Act, 2007 was amended as part of the More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019 to better enable positive outcomes for species at risk while streamlining processes.

An increase in the annual number of tonnes of aggregate to be removed from licence No. 5489 was approved.

Ontario has finalized changes to O. Reg. 153/04 (Records of Site Condition) to allow qualified engineers and geoscientists to exercise professional judgment, in limited circumstances, to determine the need for ground water sampling prior to redeveloping on former commercial or industrial lands, also known as brownfields.

Approval was granted for a site plan amendment to allow Walker Aggregates Inc. to allow importation of 5,975,000 cubic metres of excess soil in the Town of Fort Erie.

Approval was granted for a site plan amendment to allow Zorra Farms Ltd. to change the final depth of extraction from above the water table to below the water table for a pit operating in the Township of East-Zorra Tavistock.

We are extending the current moratorium on new permits and permits that authorize increases to take groundwater to produce bottled water for nine months, ending October 1, 2020.

We made changes to a regulation under the Endangered Species Act to selectively extend existing conditional exemptions to eligible activities that may impact species newly classified as threatened or endangered in 2018 and 2022.

Approval was granted for a site plan amendment to allow Bruce Tait Construction Ltd. to amend the current site plan to allow a new entrance on the east side of the site in the Township of Secord.

Approval was granted for a site plan amendment to allow Waterford Sand & Gravel Limited to reduce the western licence boundary setback from 30m to 0m. 

A decision was made on March 16, 2026, to modify and approve, the Town of Whitby Official Plan Amendment 138. The approved Official Plan Amendment 138 delineates and plans for the Whitby GO Protected Major Transit Station Area.   

Approval was granted for a site plan amendment to allow AAROC Aggregates Ltd. to remove aggregate from below the water table in a pit located in the Municipality of Thames Centre.

Approval was granted for a site plan amendment to allow St. Marys Cement Inc. (Canada) a combined tonnage increase of 100,000 tonnes to licence 624927 and 5489, in the Township of North Dumfries.

Approval was granted for St. Marys Cement Inc. (Canada) to amend the current licence condition to allow a combined tonnage increase of 100,000 tonnes for licence 5489 and 624927, in the Township of North Dumfries.