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A new aggregate licence was issued to Giofam Investments Inc. to remove aggregate from a quarry below the water table in the Township of Dalton. The licence allows the operator to excavate 200,000 tonnes per calendar year.

This application for an Environmental Compliance Approval has been withdrawn.

Permit to Take Water No. 2403-D48L4F was issued to Lafarge Canada Inc. and Steed & Evans Holdings Inc. operating as Nelson Aggregate Co. on April 18, 2024, to renew Permit to Take Water No. 1763-AWUNA2 for quarry dewatering purposes. Water will be taken from two sources in the Township of Severn, County of Simcoe, Ontario for 10 years.

A new Environmental Compliance Approval (waste site) has been issued for a hauled sewage disposal site as described in this notice.

Approval was granted for a major site plan amendment to allow Dufferin Aggregates to deepen the quarry floor, enhance the rehabilitation plan and reduce the western setback for the Flamboro Quarry.

Approval was granted for a licence amendment to allow Carmeuse Lime (Canada) Limited to amalgamate Licence No. 2129 with Licence No. 2130 and No. 2136 under the reference number of ARA Licence No. 2129. Approval was also granted to vary the tonnage condition for the amalgamated ARA license No. 2129.

Approval was granted for a licence amendment to allow Carmeuse Lime (Canada) Limited to amalgamate Licence No. 2130 with Licence No. 2129 and No. 2136 under the reference number of ARA Licence No. 2129. Approval was also granted to vary the tonnage condition for the amalgamated license No. 2129.

A decision was made to approve a site-specific amendment to remove certain lands in the Town of Oakville from the Parkway Belt West Plan (PBWP) and the associated Minister's Zoning Order (MZO), filed as Ontario Regulation 481/73. 

The PBWP amendment is approved as amendment No. 245 and the MZO amendment is filed as Ontario Regulation 253/25.

We made amendments to make it easier for energy-intensive facilities to substitute coal and petroleum coke with alternative low-carbon fuels and lower greenhouse gas emissions. The use of low-carbon fuels will enable these industries to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels and decrease their carbon footprint.

Proposed regulatory amendments related to the treatment of corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs) were approved and will allow Industrial Conservation Initiative (ICI) participants to reduce their GA charges based on the electricity purchased under the eligible PPA.

The Ministry of Energy and Mines has taken actions to facilitate the development of a critical transmission project to alleviate bottlenecks in the electricity system and support economic growth and electrification, while advancing a shared goal of reconciliation and providing economic and partnership opportunities for Indigenous communities.

We have granted an approval to Boy Scouts of Canada for a new Environmental Compliance Approval (Private Sewage) No. 6731-BHNLSY at Everton Scout Camp, of Scouts Canada Central Ontario, in Guelph, Ontario.

Pursuant to Section 53 of the Planning Act, provisional consent was granted on May 26, 2025 in respect of Application 60-C-221711 for a new lot in the unincorporated Township of Aubrey, District of Kenora. The last day this decision can be appealed is June 15, 2025.

The Minister has issued an overall benefit permit under the Endangered Species Act, 2007 to MP3 Cost Sharing Trustee Inc. for construction activities that may impact Silver Shiner. The permit includes actions to benefit the species and minimize adverse effects, and requires monitoring and reporting.

This file is closed and no decision was made on this application.

Amendment to Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) No. 9716-A5WQQY was issued to Northern Ontario Slag and Cement Inc., a mineral rock processing facility located in Black River-Matheson Township, District of Cochrane, Ontario.

The ministry issued Certificate of Property Use No. 4020-CNKS6U on June 16, 2023 to Veterinary Wholesale Company Inc. for their property located at 509 Queen Street in the Town of St Marys, Ontario.

Approval was granted for a site plan amendment to allow OCL Custom Crushing and Quarrying Ltd. to increase the number of tonnes of aggregate to be removed annually for Licence No. 600421, operating in the City of Greater Sudbury, District of Sudbury.

Certificate of Property Use (CPU) No. 2672-CQCJPB-1 was issued to 2821383 Ontario Inc. as part of the future use of the property located at 75 Mill Street in Windsor, Ontario.

Pursuant to Section 53 of the Planning Act, provisional consent was granted on July 22, 2022 in respect of Application 60-C-213626 for the creation of an easement on the land described as PIN;42058-0006, in the Unincorporated Township of Rugby, District of Kenora. The last day this decision can be appealed is August 11, 2022.