Donegan’s Haulage Limited - Issuance of a licence to remove over 20,000 tonnes of aggregate annually from a pit or a quarry

Proposal update

This notice was updated on January 13, 2021 to advise the public that there has been no change to the status of the proposal and it is still being considered.  No additional opportunity for comment is being provided for at this time.

This notice was updated on December 6, 2018 to advise the public that there has been no change to the status of the proposal and it is still being considered. No additional opportunity for comment is being provided for at this time.

Description of instrument

Donegan’s Haulage Limited has applied for a Class A licence to extract aggregate from above the water table in a pit that is 39.6 hectares in size. This application is for the establishment of a new pit. The annual tonnage condition applied for is 400,000 tonnes per calendar year.

Other information

Site plan information is available to view at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry 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

Township of Howick
44816 Harriston Road
Gorrie, ON N0G 1X0

County of Huron
1 Courthouse Square
Goderich, ON N7A 1M2

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  

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, the Listowel Banner, on July 13, 2016. A public information session was held on August 3, 2016 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm at the proposed pit location on Johnston Line which is the municipal road that has access to the property.

The application for this proposal will be circulated within the MNRF Guelph District office. Additionally, notification of this application will be forwarded to the County of Huron, Township of Howick, and Maitland Valley Conservation Authority.

MNRF Guelph District provides notification to the Saugeen Ojibway Nation of all Aggregate Resources Act complete applications within their asserted Traditional Territory.