1537763 Ontario Inc. - Issuance of a licence to remove over 20,000 tonnes of aggregate annually from a pit or a quarry

Proposal updates

This notice was updated on March 4, 2020 to advise the public that this application is still with the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal.  Please refer to http://elto.gov.on.ca/tribunals/lpat/e-status/ for information on scheduled hearings of the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal.

This notice was updated on May 18, 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 further information on the status of the matter at the LPAT.

This notice was updated on January 27, 2016 to advise the public that there has been no change to the status of this proposal and it is still being considered. No additional opportunity for comment is being provided for at this time.

Description of instrument

1537763 Ontario Inc. has applied for a Class “A” licence Pit Below Water to excavate aggregate from a pit 24.3 hectares in size. This application is for the establishment of a new pit. The annual tonnage condition applied for is 200,000 tonnes per calendar year.

Other information

Site plan information is available to view at the MNR Guelph District Office. Making an appointment to view the information is recommended to ensure aggregate staff will be available to provide information and answer questions.

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

Corporation of the County of Perth
Courthouse
1 Huron Street
Stratford, Ontario
N5A 5S4

The Corporation of the Township of Perth South
3191 Road 122
St. Pauls, Ontario
N0K 1V0

Comments received through the Environmental Registry should not be construed as an objection under the Aggregate Resources Act (ARA) 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 MNR person specified on this notice to determine how to submit an objection.

Other public consultation opportunities

As specified in the Aggregate Resources Act, written notice concerning this application was delivered to landowners within 120 metres of the proposed licenced 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 paper, St Mary’s Journal Argus September 26, 2012. A public information session was held on October 19, 2012 commencing at 10:00am at the Pyramid Recreation Centre (Multi-purpose room, Friendship Centre Side), 317 James St. South, St. Mary’s, Ontario.

The application for this proposal is being circulated within the MNRF Guelph District office. Additionally, notification of this application has been forwarded to the Township of South Perth, Perth County and the Upper Thames Valley Conservation Authority for comment.