Dewdney Mountain Farms Ltd - 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 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 March 27, 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.

The proposal notice for this application was updated on January 26, 2016 to advise the public that this application under the Aggregate Resources Act has been referred by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) for a hearing.

Description of instrument

Dewdney Mountain Farms Ltd. (c/o Paul Ritchie) has applied for a Class “A” licence, Category 4 (Quarry above Water) to excavate consolidated aggregate material from a limestone quarry of 175.0 hectares in size. This application is to establish a new quarry. The annual tonnage condition applied for is unlimited tonnage.

Other information

Site plan information is available to view at the Ministry of Natural Resources, Peterborough 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 office

Clerk’s Office
Township of Galway, Cavendish & Harvey
P.O. Box 820, R.R. #3, 701 County Road 36
Bobcaygeon, Ontario, K0M 1A0
(1-705 738-3800)

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 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, the Kawartha Lakes This Week newspaper on January 26, 2012. A public information session was held on February16, 2012 between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. at the Lakehurst Hall, 979 Lakehurst Circle Road, Lakehurst, Ontario.

The application for this proposal is being circulated within the MNR Minden Area, Bancroft District office. Additionally, notification of this application has been forwarded to the Township of Galway, Cavendish & Harvey, the County of Peterborough, and the local Kawartha Conservation Authority.