James Dick Construction 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 December 27, 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.

This notice was updated on August 6, 2019 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

James Dick Construction Limited has applied for a Class “A” licence (pit below water) to remove aggregate from below the established water table. The proposed licenced area is 125 hectares (ha) in size, with an extraction area of 112 ha. The maximum annual tonnage applied for is 1,800,000 tonnes per year (a proposed combined tonnage limit with existing licence #5602). The application proposes that the site will operate as an extension to the adjacent pit, licence #5602, known as the “James Dick Erin Pit”, also owned by the applicant. The proposed site is located approximately 1km west of the village of Belfountain.

Other information

Site plan information is available to view at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) Aurora 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(s):

Town of Caledon
6311 Old Church Road
Caledon, ON
L7C 1J6
Phone: (905) 584-2272

Regional Municipality of Peel
10 Peel Centre Drive
Suite A and B
Brampton, ON
L6T 4B9
Phone: (905) 791-7800

Town of Erin
5684 Trafalgar Road
Hillsburg, ON
N0B 1Z0
Phone: (519) 855-4404

County of Wellington
74 Woolwich Street
Guelph, ON
N1H 3T9
Phone: (519) 837-2600

Comments received through 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 contact person specified on this notice to determine how to submit an objection.

Other public consultation opportunities

Under 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 Caledon Enterprise on July 6, 2017. A public information session was held on July 27, 2017 between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. at the Erin Community Centre located at 14 Boland Drive, Erin ON.

The application for this proposal is being circulated within the Aurora District MNRF office. Additionally, notification of this application has been forwarded to the Town of Caledon, Town of Erin, Regional Municipality of Peel, County of Wellington, Credit Valley Conservation Authority, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Niagara Escarpment Commission, and the Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs for comment.

All comments will be considered as part of the decision-making by the Ministry if they:

1. are submitted in writing;
2. reference the EBR Registry number; and
3. are received by the Contact person within the specified comment period

** No acknowledgement or individual response will be provided to those who comment.
All comments & submissions received will become part of the public record. **