This consultation was open from:
March 7, 2018
to April 23, 2018
Decision summary
The Municipality of Tweed was issued a licence to extract aggregate from a pit in the County of Hastings.
Location details
Site location details
Part Lot 6 and 7, Concession 6, Geographic Township of Hungerford, Hastings County.
The site is located 7.6 kilometers south of Tweed, Ontario, on Esker Road.
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Site location map
The location pin reflects the approximate area where environmental activity is taking place.
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Municipality of Tweed
255 Metcalf Street
Postal Bag 279
Tweed,
ON
K0K 3J0
Canada
Decision details
ARA licence No. 626230 was issued to the Municipality of Tweed on April 22, 2022, subject to conditions specified on Schedules A and B.
The licensed area is 21.9 hectares in size and allows extraction of aggregate from a pit above the water table. The tonnage condition allows a maximum of 85,000 tonnes of aggregate to be removed from the site in any calendar year.
A copy of the licence can be obtained by contacting the ministry office and contact identified below.
Effects of consultation
No comments were received in response to the Environmental Registry of Ontario notice.
Three (3) comments were received in response to the ARA consultation process.
Concerns were related to:
- site plan standards
- groundwater table elevation
- impacts to provincially significant wetland
- species at risk
- summary statement details
- prime agriculture lands
- dust
- noise
- well water
- groundwater
- property value
The applicant worked to resolve these comments by providing additional technical information and revisions to the site plan. All concerns have been addressed.
Supporting materials
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300 Water Street, 4th Floor South tower
Peterborough,
ON
K9J 3C7
Canada
How to Appeal
This instrument decision can be appealed. You have 15 days from April 22, 2022 to begin the appeal process.
Carefully review the information below to learn more about the appeal process.
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Appeal process for decisions published before June 1, 2021
If you’re an Ontario resident, you can start the process to appeal this instrument decision.
First, you’ll need to seek leave (i.e. get permission) from the relevant appellate body to appeal the decision.
If the appellate body grants leave, the appeal itself will follow.
Seek leave to appeal
To seek leave to appeal, you need to do these three things:
- prepare your application
- provide notice to the minister
- mail your application to three parties
1. Prepare your application
You’ll need to prepare an application. You may wish to include the following things in your application:
- A document that includes:
- your name, phone number, fax number (if any), and/or email address
- the ERO number and ministry reference number (located on this page)
- a statement about whether you are a resident in Ontario
- your interest in the decision, and any facts you want taken into account in deciding whether you have an interest in the decision
- the parts of the instrument that you’re challenging
- whether the decision could result in significant harm to the environment
- the reason(s) why you believe that no reasonable person – having regard to the relevant law and to any government policies developed to guide decisions of that kind – could have made the decision
- the grounds (facts) you’ll be using to appeal
- the outcome you’d like to see
- A copy of the instrument (approval, permit, order) that you you are seeking leave to appeal. You’ll find this in the decision notice on the Environmental Registry
- Copies of all supporting documents, facts and evidence that you’ll be using to appeal
What is considered
The appeal body will consider the following two questions in deciding whether to grant you leave to appeal:
- is there is good reason to believe that no reasonable person, with respect to the relevant law and to any government policies developed to guide decisions of that kind, could have made the decision?
- could the decision you wish to appeal result in significant harm to the environment?
2. Provide your notice
You’ll need to provide notice to the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks that you’re seeking leave to appeal.
In your notice, please include a brief description of the:
- decision that you wish to appeal
- grounds for granting leave to appeal
You can provide notice by email at minister.mecp@ontario.ca or by mail at:
College Park
5th Floor, 777 Bay St.
Toronto, ON
M7A 2J3
3. Mail your application
You’ll need to mail your application that you prepared in step #1 to each of these three parties:
- appellate body
- issuing authority (the ministry official who issued the instrument)
- proponent (the company or individual to whom the instrument was issued)
Municipality of Tweed
255 Metcalf Street
Postal Bag 279
Tweed,
ON
K0K 3J0
Canada
Local Planning Appeal Tribunal
Formerly Ontario Municipal Board
655 Bay Street, Suite 1500
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1E5
(416) 212-6349
(866) 448-2248
Include the following:
This is not legal advice. Please refer to the Environmental Bill of Rights for exact legal requirements. Consult a lawyer if you need help with the appeal process.
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Calinda Manning
300 Water Street, 4th Floor South tower
Peterborough,
ON
K9J 3C7
Canada
Original proposal
Proposal details
Proposal update
This notice was updated on March 31, 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.
Description of instrument
The Municipality of Tweed has applied for a Class “A” licence (Category 3 - Pit Above Water) to excavate aggregate from a pit of 21.9 hectares in size. This application is for the establishment of a new pit. The annual tonnage condition applied for is 85,000 tonnes.
Other information
The extraction of aggregate from a pit or quarry on private land designated by regulation, in the Province of Ontario, requires the issuance of a licence. The Aggregate Resources of Ontario Provincial Standards Version 1 (Provincial Standards) sets out the application process and requirements.
For each new licence, the applicant must provide information (i.e. site plan, summary statement, technical reports) with respect to the existing features, operation and rehabilitation of the site to demonstrate that the proposed operation will minimize adverse impact on the environment. This information is prepared in accordance with the category being applied for under the Provincial Standards.
For this proposal, the following are available for viewing at the MNRF office listed below:
- Site plan
- Summary Statement
- Natural Environment (Level 1 and 2)
- Cultural Heritage (Stage 1 and 2)
The Site Plan addresses existing features of the pit and/or quarry area (e.g. existing natural features and land use on and surrounding the site within 120 metres); the proposed operation (e.g. shape, dimensions, area and depth to be excavated, method of extraction); and progressive and final rehabilitation.
The Summary Statement includes information on one or more of the following considerations: land use planning, agricultural classification, quality and quantity of aggregate, haul routes, truck traffic and entrance permits, progressive and final rehabilitation, surface water, and elevation of the established groundwater table.
The Natural Environment report determines the presence of significant natural heritage features/areas and fish habitat and ensures that any necessary preventative, mitigative or remedial measures are undertaken for their protection. A Level 1 report identifies if the features are on-site or within 120 metres of the site. If features are identified, then an impact assessment (i.e. Natural Environment Level 2 report) is prepared to determine any negative impacts on the natural features or ecological functions, and any proposed preventative, mitigative or remedial measures.
The purpose of a Cultural Heritage Resources report is to ensure that significant archaeological resources are identified, assessed for their significance, and protected (i.e. preserved or collected).
Comments received through EBR 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.
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 Tweed News on December 13, 2017. A public information session was held on January 10, 2018 between 2:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. at the Lions Hungerford Hall, 65 Victoria Street North, Tweed, Ontario, K0K 3J0.
The application for this licence is being circulated within the MNRF Peterborough District office and Kingston Field office. Additionally, notification of this application has been forwarded to Hastings County, Quinte Conservation Authority, and The Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
Supporting materials
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Some supporting materials may not be available online. If this is the case, you can request to view the materials in person.
Get in touch with the office listed below to find out if materials are available.
51 Heakes Lane
Kingston,
ON
K7M 9B1
Canada
Comment
Commenting is now closed.
This consultation was open from March 7, 2018
to April 23, 2018
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Darren Bonenberg
51 Heakes Lane
Kingston,
ON
K7M 9B1
Canada
Comments received
Through the registry
0By email
0By mail
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