CBM St Mary’s Cement - Issuance of a licence to remove over 20,000 tonnes of aggregate annually from a pit or a quarry

Updates

This notice was updated on March 7, 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.

It was updated on March 15, 2017 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 republished on March 5, 2014 to extend the date of comment to March 10, 2014. The remainder of the notice has not been changed.

Description of instrument

CBM St. Mary’s Cement have applied for a Class “A”, Category 1 licence (Pit Below Water) to excavate aggregate from a pit of 62 hectares in size. This application is for an extension to the existing Hillsburgh site licence no. 15343. The annual tonnage condition applied for is 1,000,000 tonnes for both the existing Hillsburgh Pit and proposed extension combined. The current licence for the existing Hillsburgh Pit includes an annual tonnage condition of 750,000 tonnes.

Other information

The extraction area associated with the proposed application is 50 hectares.

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

County of Wellington
74 Woolwich Street
Guelph, ON
N1H 3T9

Township of Erin
5684 Trafalgar Road
Hillsburgh, ON
N0B 1Z0

Comments received through ER 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 Aggregate Resources Act. 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 papers, the Erin Advocate (circulated November 6, 2013) and the Wellington Advertiser (circulated November 8, 2013). A public information session was held on December 4, 2013 between 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at the Hillsburgh Civic Centre, 95 Trafalgar Road, Hillsburgh, ON.

The application for this proposal is being circulated within the MNR Guelph District office. Additionally, notification of this application will be forwarded to the Grand River Conservation Authority, the Ministry of the Environment, The Ministry of Agriculture and Food and The Township of Erin and the County of Wellington.