Hustonville Sand & Gravel Limited - 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 31, 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 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. 

Description of instrument

Hustonville Sand & Gravel Limited has applied for a Class “A” licence (Pit Above Water) to excavate aggregate from a pit 55.3 hectares in size. This application is for the establishment of a new pit. The annual tonnage condition applied for is 250,000 tonnes per calendar year.

Other information

Site plan information is available to view at the Ministry of Natural Resources 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 Grey
Planning and Development
595 9^th Ave East
Owen Sound, ON
N4K 3E3

Township of Southgate
185667 Grey Road 9
RR#1
Dundalk, ON
N0C 1B0

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 will be delivered to landowners within 120 metres of the proposed licenced boundary; an information sign, giving notice to the public of this application, has been erected at the proposed site; and a Notice of Application appeared in the local paper, Mount Forest Confederate on May 14^th, 2014. A public information session will be held on June 11^th, 2014 from 2:00p.m.- 4:00p.m at the Egremont Optimist Hall, 392-137 Grey Road 109, Holstein.

The application for this proposal is being circulated within the MNR Midhurst and Guelph District offices. Additionally, notification of this application has been forwarded to the Township of Southgate, County of Grey and the Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority for comment.