Halton Crushed Stone Limited - Issuance of a licence to remove over 20,000 tonnes of aggregate annually from a pit or a quarry

This notice was updated on April 16, 2019 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. 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 August 10, 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

Halton Crushed Stone Ltd. has applied for a Class “A” licence (Pit Above Water) to excavate aggregate from a pit 62.3 hectares in size. This application is for the expansion of an established pit. The annual tonnage condition applied for is 725,600 tonnes per calendar year, in combination with the adjoining licence (#5598).

Other information

Halton Crushed Stone Ltd. operates this site under the authority of Licence #5598 under the Aggregate Resources Act. In total, approximately 102 hectares are licensed.

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:

Town of Erin
5684 Trafalgar Rd
Hillsburgh ON
N0B 1Z0

County of Wellington
74 Woolwich Street
Guelph ON
N1H 3T9

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 Wellington Advertiser, on May 13, 2016. A public information session will be held on June 6, 2016 at 7:00pm at the Erin Community Centre, 14 Boland Drive, Erin, ON.

The application for this proposal will be circulated within the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Guelph District office. Additionally, notification of this application has been forwarded to the County of Wellington, the Town of Erin, and the Credit Valley Conservation Authority.

MNRF Guelph District provides notification to the Mississaugas of New Credit of all ARA complete applications within their asserted Traditional Territory.