Reeves Construction Limited - 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 14, 2023 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 October 29, 2020 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 August 14, 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

Reeves Construction Limited has applied for a Class “A” licence (Pit Above Water) to excavate aggregate from a pit 29.8 hectares in size. This application is for the establishment of a new pit. The annual tonnage condition applied for is 100,000 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 Southgate
185667 Grey County Road 9, RR1
Dundalk ON N0C 1B0

County of Grey
595 9th Ave East
Owen Sound ON N4K 3E3

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 two local papers, the Mount Forest Confederate on Wednesday April 27, 2016 and the Mount Forest Independent Plus on Thursday April 28, 2016. A public information session will be held on May 18, 2016 at 10:00am at the Egremont Optimist Hall, 392137 Grey Road 109, Holstein ON.

Notification of this application will be circulated within the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry Midhurst District Office. Additionally, notification of this application will be forwarded to the County of Grey, the Township of Southgate, and the Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority.

MNRF Midhurst District provides notification to the Saugeen Ojibway Nation of all complete ARA applications within their asserted Traditional Territory. The notification for this application was sent to SON on April 19, 2016.