Aggregate News

Dufferin Aggregates – Proposed Watts Pond Road, Paris Pit

Location:  Lot 26, 27, 1,2 & 3, Concession 3, 2, WGR, South Dumfries, County of Brant, ON (Licence 5601)

CRH Canada Group Inc. aka Dufferin Aggregates Ltd, a subsidiary of Holcim, has proposed to start up a 614-acre gravel pit on farmland near Paris based on a 38-year old licence. Since the licence was granted, residential areas have been built and the community of Paris has come to rely on two source water wells (Gilbert and Telfer well fields) close to the proposed site. The local citizens are asking that the gravel pit proposal be considered under today's standards and circumstances, and not simply given approval based on an old never-used licence.

Under the Aggregate Resources Act, aggregate licences do not expire. They can be revoked by Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources or the licenced area can run out of aggregate based on licence conditions, but otherwise the licence has no time limit.

Dufferin Aggregate is working towards having the site operational in late 2014 or early 2015.

EBR 011-8609 Permit to Take Water “aggregate extraction is above the water table at this time”

EBR 012-4127 Environmental Compliance Approval (sewage)

UPDATE: 

Site became operational in 2015.

Locals fighting Permit to Take Water (Jan-2017)

News:  Dufferin Aggregates – Proposed Paris Pit (most recent first)

Date	Source	Title	Comment
2018-02-12	BrantfordExpositor.ca	CCOB appeal is denied	Michael-Allan Marion
2017-11-14	Alternatives Journal	'Celebrate Our Waters - a fundraiser in support of the Paris Pit appeal	David McConnachie
2017-02-23	CBC News	Paris gravel pit water-taking appeal hears final arguments
2017-02-02	CBC	Audio: Residents in Paris, Ont., worried gravel pit could contaminate water supply
2017-01-10	BrantNews.com	CCOB continues Paris pit appeal	Mike Peeling
2017-01-10	CBC	Water-taking permit for Paris, Ont. gravel pit opposed by residents	Dave Beatty
2016-12-12	Brantford Expositor	Tribunal hearing opens on CRH water-taking permit	Michael-Allan Marion
2016-10-25	CCOB.CA	Brant County does about face on Paris Pit Appeal to make weak deal with Dufferin	Concerned Citizens of Brant
2016-09-06	BurlingtonMayor.com	Statement from Mayor Goldring	Mayor Rick Goldring and Ward 1 City and Regional Councillor Rick Craven “Forterra Brick is within its legal rights and that the Province of Ontario, not the City of Burlington, has jurisdiction over this matter”
2016-02-24	Brantford Expositor	Dufferin quarry wins certification	Michael-Allan Marion
2015-11-09	Brantford Expositor	Paris group to appeal Dufferin water-taking permit	Michael-Allan Marion
2015-11-05	Comment	Ministry of Environment and Climate Change contact Concerned Citizens of Brant notifying of approval of Permit to Take Water and Environmental Compliance Approval
2015-11-05	Wellington Advertiser	CRC set to oppose Rockwood quarry at Ontario Municipal Board
2015-11-01	Brantford Expositor	Road rebuilt to handle increased truck traffic	Michael-Allan Marion
2015-04-16	Brant News	Greens support CCOB’s continued opposition to Paris pit	Victoria Gray
2015-03-25	Brantford Expositor	Citizen group gets Brant council support for fight against gravel pit	Michael-Allan Marion AO Aggregate Resources Act
2015-03-23	Brantford Expositor	BRANT COUNTY: Concern over water-taking permit for Dufferin's Paris pit	Michael-Allan Marion
2015-01-16	Brantford Expositor	Brant council recommends Watts Pond Road rebuild	Michael-Allan Marion
2015-01-14	Brant News	Committee supports Watts Pond Road work	Mike Peeling
2014-12-01	Concerned Citizens of Brant (CCOB)	Petition:  Protect Ontario’s Drinking Water Sources	To Glen Murray, Ontario Minister of the Environment & Climate Change
2014-03-20	Brantford Expositor	BRANT COUNTY: Paris pit to go into production in 2015
2013-12-02	Brant News	CCOB learns from mega quarry fight	Sean Allen
2013-11-30	CTV News	Residents unhappy with proposed gravel pit near Paris	Michael-Allan Marion
2013-04-11	Brantford Expositor	Returning the Land	Michael-Allan Marion
2013-04-01	Brantford Expositor	Large turnout in regards to water-taking permit	Michael-Allan Marion EBR #011-8609
2013-01-31	Brant News	Letter:  Assessing the risk of Dufferin’s gravel pit	Nick Greenacre
2013-01-22	Brant News	The science of gravel extraction	Jason Teakle extraction leaves water vulnerable to pesticides – Nick Greenacre
2012-10-17	Brantford Expositor	Minister asked to cancel gravel pit licence	Michael-Allan Marion
2012-06-21	Paris Star Online	Lack of political leadership decried	Michael-Allan Marion
Comment		Lake Erie Source Region Protection Committee's request to include land uses and activities that penetrate into the municipal aquifer and/or increase the vulnerability of wellhead protection areas or intake protection zones, as threats to source water.

For More Information:

Proponent:  Dufferin Aggregates www.dufferinparispit.com

Opposition:  Concerned Citizens of Brant / www.ccob.ca

Who Can You Contact?

Support – www.Gofundme.com/ParisPitAppeal

Paris Pit Tour on Youtube (2013) (note “typex.ca” website no longer exists)

Water Displacement on Youtube (2012)

For other “dormant” quarry issues:

Meridian Brick Quarry expansion

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Disclaimer: This information has been compiled through private amateur research for the purpose of allowing the reader to make an informed and educated decision.  However, while the information is believed to be reliable, accuracy cannot be guaranteed.

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