Greenwood Aggregates Company Ltd. - Issuance of a licence to remove over 20,000 tonnes of aggregate annually from a pit or a quarry

Proposal update

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 August 10, 2018 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 (LPAT) for a hearing. Please refer to http://elto.gov.on.ca/tribunals/lpat/e-status/  for further information on the status of the matter at the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal.

Description of instrument

Greenwood Aggregates Company Ltd. has applied for a Class “A” licence (Pit Above Water) to excavate aggregate from a pit 146.5 hectares in size. This application is for the establishment of a new pit. The annual tonnage condition applied for is 1,000,000 tonnes.

Other information

Site plan information is available to view at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry Guelph or Midhurst District Offices. 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 Mono
347209 Mono Centre Road (Dufferin County Road #8)
Mono, ON
L9W 6S3

County of Dufferin
55 Zina Street
Orangeville, ON
L9W 1E5

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 Orangeville Citizen and the Shelburne Free Press on September 29, 2016. A public information session was held on October 26, 2016 at 2:00pm at the Mono Community Centre, 483 Mono Centre Road, Mono, ON.

The application for this proposal will be circulated within the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry Midhurst District office. Additionally, notification of this application will be forwarded to the Town of Mono, County of Dufferin, Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Niagara Escarpment Commission and the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority.

MNRF Midhurst District provides notification to the Saugeen Ojibway Nation of all ARA complete applications within their asserted Traditional Territory.