1194233 Ontario Ltd. - Issuance of a licence to remove over 20,000 tonnes of aggregate annually from a pit or a quarry

This notice was updated on December 6, 2018 to advise the public that this application under the Aggregate Resources Act has been referred by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) for a hearing. Please refer to http://elto.gov.on.ca/tribunals/lpat/e-status/ for information on scheduled hearings of the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal.

Description of instrument

1194233 Ontario Limited has applied for a Category 3, Class ‘A’ Pit Above Water licence, to extract aggregate from a site 20.2 hectares in size with an extraction area of 19.19 hectares. The maximum annual tonnage applied for is 300,000 tonnes per year. The proposed site is located east of the community of Grenfel.

Other information

1194233 Ontario Limited operates an adjacent licensed pit, Licence # 19617 (Eek Pit).

Site plan information is available to view at the MNRF Midhurst District Office at 2284 Nursery Road, Midhurst, ON L9X 1N8. Making an appointment to view the information is recommended to ensure availability of aggregates staff to provide information and answer questions.

Additionally, information related to this proposal is available from the following municipal offices:

Township of Springwater
2231 Nursery Road
Minesing, ON
L9X 1A8
Phone: (705) 728-4784
Fax: (705) 728-6957

The County of Simcoe
Administration Centre
1110 Highway 26
Midhurst, ON
L0L 1X0
Phone: (705) 735-6901
Fax: (705) 719-4626

Comments received through the Environmental Registry should not be construed as an objection under the Aggregate Resources Act in accordance with section 4.0 – Notification and Consultation Standards of the Provincial Standards 1.0 under the ARA. To be considered as a formal objector, individuals need to contact the MNRF person specified on this notice to determine how to submit an objection.

Other public consultation opportunities

Under the Aggregate Resources Act, written notice concerning this application was delivered to landowners within 120 metres of the proposed licensed boundary; an information sign giving notice to the public of this application was erected at the proposed site; and a Notice of Application appeared in the local newspaper, the Barrie Examiner on June 2, 2017. A public information session was held from 7pm to 9pm on June 28, 2017 at the Grenfel Community Hall at 1989 Sunnidale Road, Township of Springwater, County of Simcoe.

Additionally, notification of this application has been forwarded to the Township of Springwater, County of Simcoe, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, and Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority for comment.