This consultation was open from:
May 24, 2023
to July 24, 2023
Proposal summary
Smiths Construction Company Arnprior Limited has requested to allow extraction below the water table for a licensed pit located in the Township of Horton.
Location details
Site location details
Township of Horton, Renfrew County.
Part Lot 1, Concession VI, Geographic Township of Horton.
The site is located approximately 8 kilometres east of the Town of Renfrew.
The site is Aggregate Resources Act (ARA) licence No. 14666.
The site is adjacent to the southern boundary of ARA licence No. 14856 and the northern boundary of ARA licence No. 14867.
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Proponent(s)
Smiths Construction Company Arnprior Limited (a Division of Miller Paving Ltd.)
505 Miller Avenue
Markham,
ON
L6G 1B2
Canada
Proposal details
Application has been made by Smiths Construction Company Arnprior Limited to amend the current site plan to allow an established pit to lower the depth of extraction to below the water table. Following extraction and rehabilitation, this proposal will result in the creation of a lake.
Public consultation opportunities
Written notice concerning this application was delivered to landowners within 120 meters of the proposed licensed boundary; an information sign, giving notice to the public of this application, was erected at the proposed site; and a Public Notice of Application appeared in the local paper, The Eganville Leader on May 23, 2023.
A public information session is scheduled for Wednesday, June 7, 2023, from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM, at the Horton Township Community Centre.
The proposal request for this licence is being circulated within the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. Additionally, this application has been forwarded to the Township of Horton, Renfrew County, and the Ministry of Environment, Conservation & Parks for comment.
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Comment
Commenting is now closed.
The comment period was from May 24, 2023
to July 24, 2023