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Approval was granted for a site plan amendment to allow 1302824 Ontario Ltd. to remove aggregate from below the water table in a pit located in the Township of Uxbridge.

Approval was granted for a site plan amendment to allow Fowler Construction Company Ltd. to integrate the operations with the proposed Fleming Quarry “Extension” in the Township of Ramara, County of Simcoe

We are making regulatory changes to Regulation 347: General – Waste Management under the Environmental Protection Act. The changes capture registration and reporting requirements to support electronic service delivery and require the regulated community to provide reporting information to the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority.

Regulation 334 was amended to reflect the transfer of responsibilities for government property to the Minister of Government and Consumer Services and to exempt property disposal or severance under the control of the Minister from the requirements of the Environmental Assessment Act.

The application by Hope Bay Quarry Inc. to authorize an increase in the annual number of tonnes of aggregate to be removed from a quarry operating in the Municipality of South Bruce Peninsula has been approved.

The amendment for C.W. Bierworth and Son Limited to increase the extraction area of a licensed pit located in the Township of Faraday has been approved.

Approval was granted for a site plan amendment to allow Washington Sand and Gravel Ltd. in the Township of Branford-Blenheim to import 700,000 cubic metres of excess soil to backfill the site to the original elevation contours that existed prior to aggregate extraction.

Bill 132, The Better for People, Smarter for Business Act 2019, received Royal Assent on December 10, 2019 and amended the Crown Forest Sustainability Act, the Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Act and the Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act (LRIA).

Ontario Regulation 102/20 Monitoring of Mercury Near Dams under the LRIA was approved on March 30, 2020.

Concurrent with the decision to amalgamate licences No. 2129, No. 2130 and No. 2136, approval was granted to amend the consolidated site plan to create a more cohesive operational and rehabilitation plan for amalgamated licence No. 2129.

Approval was granted for a licence amendment to allow 2170640 Ontario Limited to increase the number of tonnes of aggregate to be removed annually from the Evan Hughes Oak Ridge Quarry operating in the Municipality of Powasson.

We reviewed and considered all feedback received during the comment period for the discussion paper, "Ontario’s Crown Forests: Opportunities to Enhance Carbon Storage?". We will continue to consider options for supporting and enhancing carbon storage in Ontario’s Crown Forests.

Approval was granted for a site plan amendment to allow Telephone City Aggregates Inc., operating in the City of Brantford to import clean fill and change their final rehabilitation prescription.

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.

Approval was granted for an amendment to allow Ross Roth Sand & Gravel Inc. to increase the number of tonnes of aggregate to be removed annually for the Bright Pit #1 operating in the Township of Blandford-Blenheim.

We made changes to the “Procedure for Corrective Actions for Systems not Using Chlorine” to ensure the procedure is up-to-date and easy to follow.

Approval was granted for a site plan amendment to allow Bedard Sand and Gravel Limited to increase the extraction area and amend the seasonal operating restrictions for Licence No. 624854, operating in the City of Kawartha Lakes.

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. 

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 allow Five W Farms Inc to update phasing, extend operating hours for loading, haulage and equipment maintenance, and increase the annual tonnage limit from 500,000 to 1,000,000 tonnes