Aggregates News                                                          

Aggregate is commonly defined as gravel, sand, clay, earth, shale, stone, limestone, dolostone, sandstone, marble, granite, rock or other prescribed material.  Alternatively, it is described as any combination of sand, gravel, or crushed stone in a natural or processed state.

Learn about aggregates (Government of Ontario).

A pit is an open excavation of aggregate from an existing natural source i.e. sand pit, gravel pit. 

A quarry is an open excavation from which aggregate is obtained through blasting the rock with explosives.  A mega-quarry is defined as having 150 million tonnes of reserves and an annual production capacity of at least 10 million tonnes.  Video:  How a quarry works (UK) (8 mins)

Aggregate in Ontario is regulated under the Aggregate Resources Act (ARA) and the Provincial Policy Statement (PPS).

Ontario published the State of Aggregate Resources in Ontario Study (SAROS) in February 2010.  In effect the report says the ideal solution is a mega-quarry within 75km of Vaughan (Vaughan being the site with the greatest expectation of population growth).  This and the “Golden Horseshoe” (aka greater Toronto area) is the key market that proponents are currently trying to address.

The various levels of government (aka taxpayers) are the largest user of aggregate for roads, bridges, schools, hospitals, etc. so there is incentive and benefit in keeping costs low.  Additionally, aggregate operations can bring much need revenue and jobs into the local economy.

Broad concerns about creating new aggregate operations or expanding existing sites are:  consolidated impacts of local aggregate operations, affect on water quality, direct community impacts, healthcare, loss of long-term jobs, blasting impact (fly rock, accidents, property damage) and explosives transportation/storage (where used), heavy truck traffic, dust, loss of air quality, noise pollution, greenspace impact, wildlife impact, impact on fish, potential to take water, operational life cycle, rehabilitation plan, tax implications and future-use (planning vs reality).

Some of the more well-known operations/proposals are:

Aggregate Operations in Ontario (not a complete list)

Operation	Size	Features	Comment	Opposition / Concerned Groups
Caledon area – consolidated impacts	3,800 acre corridor	licenced pits held by multiple operators extending from Caledon Village west to Belfountain, with a potential of growth to 4,600 acres		People for Responsible Escarpment Development Caledon (REDC) Pitsense
Melancthon mega-quarry (withdrawn)	2,316 acres		Proposal Withdrawn	NDACT
Carmeuse Lime	2,000 acres	Ingersoll, Oxford County	$50mln business incl. $5mln exports (Industry Cda)	www.opalalliance.ca
Lafarge Manitoulin	1,700 acres		ships to Quebec and the USA
Dufferin Aggregates Milton	1,400 acres	Amabel formation	Since 1962
Lafarge Dundas	1,045 acres, 71.93 acres proposed
Dufferin Aggregates Acton Quarry	300+ acres, 124 ha	Amabel formation, quarry below-water-table, 4 million tonnes annually	(article, image)
Dolime, Guelph		Operating for 150+ years
Aldershot Quarries, Burlington		Operating since 1920s	West quarry Centre quarry East quarry (new extraction)	Tyandaga Environmental Coalition @TECburlington / www.tecburlington.com
St. Marys Cement Bowmanville	556 acres		manages 48.5 million litres of water per day (EBR 011-6319)
Walker Niagara Falls	542 acres
Nelson Mount Nemo Burlington	519 acres		expansion proposal rejected in 2012; new proposal launched in 2019	Protecting Escarpment Rural Land (PERL)
Ledge Road, Dewdney Mountain Farms, Peterborough	432 acres & cement plant proposed	Bobcaygeon		Facebook
St. Mary’s Burford	331 acres proposed	1,000,000 tonnes annually
Melville Pit proposal, Caledon	300 acres proposed	Proposed by Olympia Sand and Gravel at 20946 Willoughby Road		Citizens Against Melville Pit (CAMP)
Paris, Watts Pond Road	260 ha /642 acres			Dufferin Aggregates
Cedarhurst Beamish Pit	85.4 ha / 211 acres	Owned by CRH, Dufferin Aggregates	French’s Hill, Tiny Township	Teedon expansion proposed New Sibthorpe proposal
Walker Duntroon	116 acres, 168 acres proposed	Amabel formation	Approved	Clearview Community Coalition
MAQ Duntroon	247 acres	Amabel formation, 60 ft below water table / 1million tonnes annually	approved 24-Aug-2012
Peggs Mountain, Burks Falls	200 acres proposed
St. Mary’s Flamborough	164 acres proposed		proposal rejected in 2013
Luther Marsh Wilson	150 acres proposed	Quarry below water table Impact on Luther Marsh? 1,000,000 tonnes annually
Rockwood, James Dick “Hidden Quarry”	100 acres proposed Guelph-Eramosa Township			CRC
Blueland Farms Ltd McCormick Pit (Heart Lake Road)	111 acres proposed			Pitsense - being acquired by James Dick (2017)?
Jigs Hollow, Woolwich	89 acres proposed	150,000 tonnes annually
Brock Tottenham	80 acres expansion	Proposal to extend below water table		Protect Caledon Inc
Arbour Farms, Airport Road	80 acres proposed
James Dick Reid Road Quarry, Campbellville (Milton)	73 acres proposed	Underwater blasting proposed	(article)	www.reidroadquarry.com
Milton Quarry expansion (Dufferin Aggregates)	proposed		Ontario Environmental Registry No. 019-5928
Braeside	Proposed expansion	McNab/ Braeside	Asphalt plant	Friends Addressing Concerns Together In McNab/Braeside (FACT-MB) (article) (article)
Melrose/Long’s Quarry expansion	64 acres proposed expansion	- Adjacent to Long’s quarry for a combined spread of over 100 acres.	- 300 homes within 2 kms of sites entirely dependent on wells.	www.citizensagainstmelrosequarry.com
Osprey	40 acres
Brampton Brick Ltd. Norval	Proposed 23 acres, 80 feet deep		Information	info@pit-STOP.ca Proposal withdrawn April 2018 (article)
North Dumfries, Puslinch Township	33 extraction operations	Combined 4.4 million tonnes per year (2013)		Concerned Residents Association of North Dumfries (CRAND)
Crain’s Construction Snow Road Station, North Frontenac	Gravel pit		History of illegal crushing, inadequate berms & dust control	Ken Cressey
Eek Gravel Pit Expansion, Barrie	50 acres	- new pit requested adjacent to existing pit		People vs. Pits
Dorset Quarry Proposal, Dorset	53 acres proposed	- construct quarry at existing sand pit		www.nomcclintockquarry.ca
Fowler Construction, Fleming Quarry	43 acres proposed to expand to 60 acres	- new pit requested adjacent to existing pit	70 metres from nearest residences	Ramara Legacy Alliance
Greenwood Aggregates proposal, Town of Mono	Violet Hill	- 1,000,000 tonnes annually over 30 years	- July 15, 2016 proposal

Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources – Pits and Quarries Online system [As at 17-Aug-2019 there are 5,988 active licences in the system.]

Ontario’s Ministry of Environment, Conservation & Parks – Permit to Take Water Online system

Aggregate industry website – Open Aggregates

According to Friends of Rural Communities and the Environment (FORCE), there are 2,800 quarries in Ontario.  According to Canada’s Rock to Road Magazine the Manitoulin “operation is impacted by the fortunes of U.S. economy as a significant percentage of Manitoulin’s output is shipped to U.S. markets on the Great Lakes.”  In other words, the “shortage” of aggregate in Ontario is debatable.

For information on the Quarry Approval Process click here.

For information about the Tax Implications of an aggregate operation click here

NEWS: General Aggregate

Date yyyy-mm-dd	Posted By	Article Link	Comment
2023-02-27	Wellington Advertiser	Divisional Court upholds decision raising assessment on gravel pits in county	Patrick Raftis
2022-03-21	Comment	Caledon Town Council adopts resolution supporting a moratorium on new aggregate operations as proposed by Peel Regional Council	e-mail 27-Apr-2022
2020-08-23	PuslinchToday	Renewed Calls For Fairer Approach To MPAC Property Valuation Of Gravel Pits	Mayor James Seeley
2020-01-07	Orangeville Banner	'We all use aggregate — every day': Ontario aggregate sector reacts to criticism from group that led Melancthon megaquarry fight	Norman Cheesman, OSSGA
2019-12-03	MuskokaRegion.com / Torstar	Muskoka Lakes residents rally against Lippa Quarry as applicant appeals council	Sarah Law - Skeleton Lake, Lambert’s Lake, Mud Lake - Facebook:  Stop Muskoka Pit
2019-11-28	Stop Muskoka Pit	e-mail:  Case Management Conference Outcomes	Tom - Proposed Lippa Pit and Quarry, Muskoka
2019-09-20	Government of Ontario	Lafarge Canada Inc.:  Worker's Fatal Fall Results in $400,000 Fine for Mississauga Company with Record of Convictions	- Lafarge
2019-09-20	Orangeville Today	Hwy 10 Closed at Caledon Village After Dump Truck Crashes into Building
2019-09-19	Observerxtra.com	Maryhill Gravel Pit A Test of Whose Interests New Rules Protect	Steve Kannon
2019-10-09	ElliotLakeToday.com	Algoma Mills Protest Set for Wednesday	Brent Sleightholm
2019-09-03	Aawsat.com / Asharq Al-Awsat	Recycling Building Rubble Saves Mountains, Rivers, Beaches
2019-08-12	GlobeNewsWire.com	Rogue to Acquire Limestone Quarries in Ontario, Ready for Immediate Operation, Debt Financing Arranged, Private Placement Announced	Rogue Resources Inc.
2019-07-25	Orillia Matters	Company appealing decision after Ramara council quashes quarry request	Nathan Taylor - Fowler quarry expansion proposal
2019-06-23	Bloomberg	Cement Produces More Pollution Than All the Trucks in the World	Vanessa Dezem
2019-06-18	Northumberlandnews.com / Brighton Independent	Ogden Point Quarry celebrates 60th year of operation in Cramahe	John Campbell
2019-06-18	CBC News	Crushing silence: Yoga retreat fears quarry's arrival	Stu Mills - Freymond/Fowler quarry in Faraday
2019-06-18	Bancroft This Week	Noise, traffic and peaceful co-existence	Nate Smelle - Freymond/Fowler quarry in Faraday (petition)  (http://noplaceforaquarry.com)
2019-04-22	TheRecord.com	Residents are concerned about the changes coming to laws about gravel pits	Greg Mercer - Temara Brown
2019-04-10	Wellington Advertiser	Deal could allow Halton Crushed Stone gravel pit to expand	Phil Gravelle - EBR 012-7790
2019-04-02	TVO.org	The quarrying industry wants back in to Ontario’s protected land	John Michael McGrath
2019-04-02	Youtube / CRC	Caught in the Act:  The Public Catches Wind of the Secret “Aggregate Summit”	Harold Wilson
2019-04-01	InsideHalton.com	Opinion:  Premier Ford and Minister Yakabuski – There are enough pits and quarries in Ontario	George Minakakis, Chair of the Association of Concerned Residents Together in our Nassagaweya
2019-03-29	Caledon Enterprise	What's going on here? Residents protest at 'secretive' aggregate summit held in Caledon	Karen Martin-Robbins
2019-03-28	Reddit / u/edgar-von-splet	Secret Ford meeting today about gravel pits	u/edgar-von-splet
2019-03-13	Orangevilletoday.ca	NDACT Says the Ontario Aggregate Reform Summit Isn’t Good News for Farm Lands	- Karren Wallace, NDACT Chair
2019-02-28	Shelburne Free Press	Conservative aggregate summit causes concern across province	Marni Walsh
2019-02-25	TheGuardian.com	Concrete: the most destructive material on Earth	Jonathan Watts
2019-02-20	Government of Ontario	Ontario Committed to Promoting Economic Growth in Aggregate Industry - Ontario’s Government for the People Hosting Summit on Aggregate Reform	Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
2019-02-12	London Free Press	Homes, park space envisioned for huge chunk of old Byron gravel pit	Norman de Bono - Bryon gravel pit
2019-02-09	London Free Press	Byron embraces gravel pit development (as long as towers don't get too high)	Norman de Bono - Bryon gravel pit
2019-02-06	MyBancroftNow.com	Freymond Quarry Approved by Faraday Council	Mathew Reisler
2019-01-15	CBC News	Farm to gravel pit application part of a worrisome trend, opponents say	Andrew Lupton - Donelley farm - Middlesex County, Newlife Recycling, 20317 Purple Hill Rd, Thames Centre - AAROC Aggregates
2018-12-21	OrilliaMatters.com	Man dies in industrial accident at Oro Medonte township quarry	(CTV article)
2018-12-18	The Daily Press (Timmons)	Tribunal backs council's decision to not approve gravel pit	Len Gillis - Goulet new gravel pit proposal
2018-11-23	BlackburnNews.com	A-C-W Reeve expects gravel pit appeal	Bob Montgomery - Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh
2018-10-25	BlackburnNews.com	Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh approves proposed gravel pit	Bob Montgomery
2018-09-05	SouthWesternOntario.ca	Howick to strike a road improvement agreement with Hanna & Hamilton	Kelsey Dunbar
2018-07-15	London Free Press	Byron gravel pit sold, city eyes 'recreational opportunities'	Hank Daniszewski - 25 ha listed for $9.9 mln - taxes $35k per year - AO News - Rehabilitation Aggregate Sites
2018-07-12	Tbnewswatch.com	Trout Lake property-owners appeal gravel pit decision	Gary Rinne - Lempiala Sand & Gravel, owned by Bruno's Contracting of Thunder Bay.
2018-07-05	Global News	Illegal swimming in Kingston quarry near Highway 15 causes issues for neighbours	Kraig Krause AO News - Rehabilitation Aggregate Sites
2018-06-27	Madhunt.com	Court upholds OMB ruling in favour of Simcoe County	- precedent-setting (AO – Giofam Sebright Quarry Proposal) - July 24, 2017 decision OMB Decision (.pdf)
2018-05-25	Wellington Advertiser	Erin council defers decision on gravel pit citing outstanding concerns	Olivia Rutt - Halton Crushed Stone gravel pit 150-acre extension application
2018-05-17	MyKawartha.com	Proposed pit expansion near Hwy. 115 subject of May 28 Ontario Municipal Board pre-hearing	Bill Hodgins - VicDom - Oak Ridges Moraine
2018-05-16	SouthWesternOntario.ca	Erin council backs off pit decision	Phil Gravelle
2018-05-02	CBC News (Nova Scotia)	Canada loses bid to overturn NAFTA ruling on rebuffed N.S. quarry	Paul Withers - NAFTA, $443 million damages in lost profit over 50 years, Bilcon
2018-04-24	Globe and Mail	Gravel-pit firm's win bittersweet	Karen Howlett - Campbellville
2018-04-24	Cement Americas	Judge Rules in Favour of Lafarge Alternative Fuel Project	Cement Americas News - burning tires
2018-04-19	Global News	Trent Lakes residents claim victory in battle against mega quarry proposal	Greg Davis - near Bobcaygeon - Dewdney Mountain Farms Ltd.
2018-04-09	TheIFP.ca	'Norval Quarry has been stopped': Residents' group declares victory in 12-year fight	Pam Douglas Brampton Guardian
2018-04-05	Tbnewsatch.com	Controversial gravel pit application moves to next stage	Gary Rinne - Trout Lake - Lempiala Sand & Gravel - owned by Bruno's Contracting of Thunder Bay
2018-04-01	Globe and Mail	Residents, cottagers in Ontario’s Muskoka region fight quarry proposal near unique Skeleton Lake	John Lorinc
2018-03-26	Canada.ConstructConnect.com	Aggregate company fined following worker fatality at Orillia quarry	DCN News Service - Walker Aggregates Inc. Orrillia
2018-03-14	SouthwesternOntario.ca	Changes urged for Erin pit proposal	Phil Gravelle
2018-03-13	Government of Ontario	Company Fined $170,000 After Death of Worker at Orillia Quarry	Walker Aggregates, Orillia
2018-02-26	SouthwesternOntario.ca	Meeting on Erin gravel pit expansion	Phil Gravelle - Halton Crushed Stone gravel pit expansion near Erin
2018-01-30	DeSmog Canada	How a U.S. Company is Suing Canada for Rejecting Quarry in Endangered Whale Nursery	Judith Lavoie - Bay of Fundy - NAFTA
2018-01-10	Blackburnnews.com	Wellington North Studies Gravel Pit Certifications	Campbell Cork
2017-12-08	TimmonsPress.com	Proponent willing to withdraw gravel pit plan	Len Gillis - Goulet gravel pit application - Ogden Township, Timmons
2017-12-07	TimmonsPress.com	Councillors lacked info to make informed decision, OMB told	Len Gillis - Goulet gravel pit application - Ogden Township, Timmons
2017-12-01	TimmonsPress.com	Gravel pit issue headed to OMB hearing	Len Gillis - Goulet gravel pit application - Ogden Township, Timmons
2017-11-01	Orangeville.com	Dufferin County pit operator fined $67K for violating aggregate license	Chris Halliday - AO Fill News
2017-10-25	Northern Ontario Business	Rogue Resources to acquire Massey silica-quartz project
2017-10-20	Orangeville Banner	Ministry, Melancthon settle water protection differences, avoid OMB hearing	Chris Halliday - AO Melancthon "mega quarry"
2017-10-18	Blackburnnews.com	Opposition To Proposed Quarry Near Clavering	Jordan MacKinnon
2017-10-18	Blackburnnews.com	Minto Ready To Sell Old Gravel Pit	Campbell Cork
2017-08-24	Lfpress.com	Walter Nuvoloni: Worker, 47, died after fall at Woodstock-area’s Lafarge Canada workplace Wednesday	Dale Carruthers
2017-08-24	Lfpress.com	A man is fighting for his life after a 30-foot fall at Lafarge near Woodstock on Wednesday	Heather Rivers, Dale Carruthers, QMIAgency
2017-08-18	Orangeville Citizen	NDACT easing concerns over Strada aggregate application	Mike Pickford
2017-07-26	OSSGA.com	OMB Decision on Haul Routes	OMB Decision (.pdf)
2017-07-20	Quintenews.com	Quarry “Rocks” with Donation to Lower Trent Conservation	David Foot
2017-07-18	National Post	Ontario court halts quarry project over lack of consultation with First Nations	- T & P Hayes Ltd. - AO First Nations
2017-06-21	Barrie Examiner	Centre Vespra group opposed to expansion of gravel pit operation	Eek pit (1194233 Ontario Ltd.)
2017-06-08	Bancroft This Week	A glimpse into the future of a quarry in Bancroft	Sarah Sobanski - Fowler Construction’s Fleming Quarry - Moreen Miller, President of Fowler Construction - proposed Freymond Quarry
2017-05-24	Toronto Metro	After finding endangered salamanders, locals fight to stop Ontario quarry project	Liam Casey - Burlington Meridian Brick (formerly Forterra Brick) AO Information – Aldershot Quarries
2017-05-22	Manitoulin Expositor	Cup and Saucer trails closed for now; future of the attraction in jeopardy	Don Eadie Construction - Manitoulin Island
2017-04-18	Simcoe.com / Wasaga Sun	Clearview councillors dig in on gravel pit rezoning	Ian Adams - Lafarge’s proposed Avening pit (extension)
2017-04-11	Southwesternontario.ca	Southgate council finally gives approval to Peyton Pit	Don Crosby
2017-03-28	Southwesternontario.ca	Town will investigate alternative gravel route	Phil Gravelle / Erin Advocate - Town of Erin
2017-03-21	TimminsPress.com	No quick resolution in gravel pit issue	Len Gillis - OMB hearing Dec. 2017 - Laurier & Florence Goulet, Ogden Township
2017-03-20	SouthWesternOntario.ca	Third public meeting held for Peyton Pit	Don Crosby - ENGAGE - Peyton Pit - Flanagan Pit
2017-03-17	SouthWesternOntario.ca	Council considers gravel pit standards	Phil Gravelle / Erin Advocate - Cornerstone Standards Councils (CSC)
2017-03-14	Timmins Press	Change of plans ahead of OMB hearing on controversial gravel pit	Len Gillis - Goulets
2017-02-28	Blackburn News	Wellington North Approves Gravel Pit Location Near Arthur	Campbell Cork - Stack gravel pit, Arthur Twp
2017-02-13	Barrie Examiner	Ontario Municipal Board pre-hearing on Tuesday for proposed gravel pit expansion	Ian McInroy
2017-02-02	Blackburn News	Fewer Objections to Proposed Southgate Gravel Pit	Campbell Cork - Peyton Pit, near Holstein - Flanagan Family
2016-12-29	Simcoe.com / Alliston Herald	OMB pre-hearings set for Tottenham No Frills plaza, gravel pit proposal	Brad Pritchard - Nelson Aggregate 5556 & 5670
2016-12-07	SouthWesternOntario.ca	Wellington North council approves haulage agreement with gravel pit proponents	Kris Svela - Ghent pit
2016-12-05	Chronicle Journal	LTE: Demand for aggregate harming natural areas	Paul Filteau
2016-11-28	Dailymail.co.uk	Businessman and his wife are at war with a quarrying company after the crystal clear spring that has supplied their £400,000 home since 1860 was contaminated, leaving them without water for four years	Matt Hunter - water quality
2016-11-25	Creemore Echo	Lafarge applying to expand Avening quarry	Trina Berlo - Avening Pit
2016-11-17	Orangeville Banner	Dufferin OPP search for dump truck after ‘significant’ gravel spill on Highway 10	Chris Halliday
2016-11-14	TimminsPress.com	OMB hearing set for proposed Baker Lake gravel pit	Len Gillis
2016-11-3	TheWhig.com	Mapping mix-up miffs Mulligan	Paul Schliesmann - Village of Bath “That quarry operation has to be protected first and foremost.”
2016-10-21	London Free Press	Loss of farmland cited by gravel pit opponents	John Miner - Thames Centre
2016-09-20	Yorkregion.com	Stouffville mayor refuses to sign gravel pit amendment into law	Ali Raza - AO Info: Large Scale Fill Operations News
2016-09-20	CBC News Manitoba	Train derails after crash with gravel truck
2016-09-09	Timminspress.com	City faces legal challenge at OMB over gravel pit decision	Len Gillis
2016-09-09	Enterprise Bulletin	Missing signs irks citizen's group	JT McVeigh - Conn Gravel Pit, Town of the Blue Mountains
2016-09-06	Hamilton Spectator / Toronto Star	Quarry quarrel pits Burlington residents against brick company’s expansion plan	Christopher Reynolds - 44 year old dormant licence - Aldershot quarry - Tyandaga Environmental Coalition
2016-08-29	Simcoe.com / Collingwood Connection	Blue Mountain Residents Opposed to Gravel Pit Expansion	Conn Gravel Pit, Town of the Blue Mountains
2016-08-12	BancroftThisWeek.com	Professor worries over quarry	Sarah Sobanski - Sharon Cowling, Freymond quarry proposal (Letter to the Editor)
2016-07-27	Almaguin News	Legal help signs on in Emsdale quarry appeal	Andrew Mendler - Emsdale quarry proposal
2016-07-21	Bancroft This Week	Quarry conversations resume with coming proposal	Sarah Sobanski - Freymond quarry proposal pending
2016-07-01	TimminsPress.com	Proposed gravel pit denied approval from council	Len Gillis
2016-06-22	Barrie.CTVNews.ca	Police search for driver of gravel truck after morning crash on Highway 400
2016-06-03	Global News	26-year-old man killed after pickup truck crashes into Southern Ontario quarry	Adam Miller - Hagersville quarry
2016-05-19	Blackburnnews.com	Southgate Council Hears Opposition To Gravel Pits	Campbell Cork
2016-04-28	TimminsPress.com	Council likely dug into a corner on gravel pit decision	Len Gillis - Timmins
2016-04-28	TimminsPress.com	Baker Lake homeowners dead set against gravel pit	Len Gillis - Timmins
2016-04-07	Caledon Citizen	Residents raise concerns over proposed Limebeeer Pit	Bill Rea
2016-02-25	InsideHalton.com	Milton Quarry wins Community Relations industry award	Steve LeBlanc - OSSGA
2016-02-23	Newswire.ca	First in the World; CRH Canada's Dufferin Aggregates Acton Quarry certified as socially and environmentally responsible
2016-02-12	DurhamRegion.com	SASE Aggregate gravel pit expansion is moving along with Uxbridge council’s approval	Shane MacDonald
2016-01-21	Barrie Examiner	Springwater denies gravel pit expansion	Ian McInroy - Eek, 1194233 Ontario Inc.. at 3568 Barrie Hill Rd.
2016-01-18	Barrie Examiner	Springwater residents opposing gravel pit expansion	Ian McInroy - Eek, 1194233 Ontario Inc.. at 3568 Barrie Hill Rd.
2016-01-12	Beach Metro	Quarry lands plan opposed	Jon Muldoon
2016-01-10	Edmonton Journal	Parkland County residents fight gravel-pit approval close to their houses	Sheila Pratt - Alberta
2016-01-08	CBC News	Gravel pit operators near Thunder Bay to now follow Ontario legislation	- previously exempt for ARA legislation
2016-01-08	Standard-Freeholder.com	Cornwall Gravel quarry expansion will move ahead	Greg Peerenboom - Cornwall Gravel 62-acre expansion
2015-12-21	Almaguin News	Ryerson council using quarry experience to help others	Rebecca Zanussi
2015-12-16	Almaguin News	Loxton Line quarry passes Board approval	Rebecca Zanussi - Powassan
2015-11-03	DurhamRegion.ca / Uxbridge Times Journal	Decision on controversial Uxbridge gravel pit expansion delayed	Moya Dillon - SASE Aggregates Ltd. - 29 ha expansion - Wagg Rd and Conc. 4
2015-09-18	Wellington Advertiser	Residents oppose CBM gravel pit expansion at second public meeting	Olivia Rutt - Hillsburgh St Marys / CBM
2015-09-16	TheRecord.com	Aggregate certification received with skepticism by townships	Paige Desmond
2015-09-11	Journal of Commerce	Crunch coming for gravel reserves in Western Canada	Jean Sorensen
2015-08-27	Simcoe.com / Innisfil Journal	Dump truck bursts into flames after Innisfil collision	Rick Vanderlinde
2015-08-25	CBC News Newfoundland & Labrador	Blasting debris strikes Cape Ray home, narrowly misses teen	- blast from 250m away
2015-08-19	Orangeville Citizen	Commentary:  Still more pits? We're just not ready
2015-08-18	Madhunt.com	Planning report recommends delaying decision on aggregate pit near Everett
2015-07-22	Standard-freeholder.com	Infrastructure Ontario stalling on re-opening access to "Trout Quarry" Crown land near Cornwall	Greg Peerenboom - Trout Quarry, Cornwall - site after-use:  park? recreation?
2015-07-16	MetroNews.ca	Disposal of fracking waste water gets OK	- fracking waste water to be used as coolant for kiln at Lafarge cement plant - evaporation
2015-07-08	North Bay Nipissing News	Loxton quarry set for five-day hearing	Rebecca Zanussi - Proposed Loxton Line quarry going to OMB
2015-06-30	Bancroft this Week	Public gets first look at proposed quarry	Nate Smelle - Freymond proposal, near Bancroft
2015-06-24	CTV News Barrie	Three dead following head-on collision near Shelburne	- collision with gravel truck on highway 89, east of hwy 10
2015-06-15	InsideOttawaValley.com	Braeside garden tour to help defray quarry costs	MB-FACT McNab- Braeside - asphalt
2015-06-20	Change.org	Petition:  STOP the HOT MIX ASPHALT PLANT - Protect the Beaver Valley and Lake Eugenia Watershed	Concerned Residents of Flesherton, ON  - asphalt
2015-06-04	TheRecord.com	Region’s land settlement includes gravel pit deal	Paige Desmond [- encouraging news]
2015-05-28	Durham Region	Stone-carving event could mean new public sculpture in Uxbridge	- Uxbridge Town Hall in brief - Uxbridge is standing with other municipalities, including Trent Lakes and the Town of Halton Hills, as they urge the Province to reconsider existing policy governing aggregate resources.
2015-04-16	Wellington Advertiser	Concerns raised over proposal to extract gravel from below water table	Mike Robinson - Pilkington - Mann Construction (2 licences)
2015-04-14	Niagara Escarpment Views	Halton Hills Calls for Quarries to Demonstrate Need	- Doug Tripp, Concerned Residents Coalition
2015-03-24	CBC News NB	Nova Scotia taxpayers may be on hook for NAFTA defeat	Paul Withers
2015-03-23	InsideHalton.com	NEC endorses Acton Quarry expansion	Independent Free Press
2015-02-25	Muskokaregion.com / Bracebridge Examiner	Landscaping company fined for illegal pit	Mary Beth Hartill
2015-02-02	On-sitemag.com	Holcim, Lafarge assets sold to Irish-based CRH for $7.3B
2015-01-15	Country 107.3	Zorra cracks down on new aggregates	“impact of one tandem trailer fully loaded with aggregate is the equivalent of 65,000 cars driving on the road”
2015-01-14	CTV News Kitchener	Year-long moratorium on expansions in aggregate pit-rich part of Oxford County	The Canadian Press
2014-12-15	London Community News	Gravel pit plan likely moving ahead after brief referral	Sean Meyer
2014-10-17	North Bay Nipissing News	Loring man fined $4,000 for illegal shore line work and aggregate pit operation
2014-09-18	Brantford Expositor	OFA urges getting tougher on trespassers	Michael-Allan Marion - check 2^nd story following feature story re: Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario (CFFO)
2014-09-12	BlackburnNews.com	CFFO Says Farmland Preservation Needed	Steve Sabourin - Nathan Stevens, Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario (CFFO)
2014-08-02	Orangeville Banner	UPDATE: Orangeville hockey dad killed in Highway 10 collision	Chris Halliday - car crossed into oncoming gravel truck
2014-08-20	Caledon Enterprise	Weight compliance issues abound in aggregate industry	Matthew Strader
2014-08-07	Caledon Enterprise	Shocking weight of aggregate truck numbers exposed in MTO study	Matthew Strader
2014-08-05	Canadian Environmental Law Association	Residents' Group Files Legal Challenge Against Ontario's Approval of Quarry Dewatering	-Citizens Against Melrose Quarry (CAMQ) www.citizensagainstmelrosequarry.com -Tyendinaga Township -C.H. Demill Holdings Inc. -Long’s Quarry -below water table extraction
2014-05-15	Orangeville Banner	Aggregate fears mounting in Mono	Chris Halliday
2014-05-09	Wellington Advertiser	TAPMO calls for greater aggregate approach	- TAPMO
2014-05-05	Youtube / SciShow	The Deepest Hole in the World, And What We’ve Learned …	Russia’s Kola superdeep Borehole “there’s water down there” (1:44 mins)
2014-05-12	Owen Sound Sun Times	Opinion: Questions about aggregate storage proposal for Owen Sound harbour	Christy Hempel
2014-04-23	Cornerstone Standards Council	CSC lays the foundation for responsible aggregates – over 2,000 comments received
2014-04-08	Republic of Mining	Holcim-Lafarge cement mega-merger to be felt in Canada	Nicolas Van Praet
2014-04-07	MSN News	Cement makers Holcim, Lafarge to merge
2014-02-07	CBC News	Lack of quarry rule enforcement frustrates northwest landowners	- Lappe Gravel Pit (4:04 mins)
2014-02-05	CBC News Ottawa	Residents petition against Kemptville gravel pit	Proposed 121 acre sand & gravel pit
2014-01-20	Northern Life.ca	Organization seeks higher standards for the aggregates industry	Jonathan Migneault - Cornerstone Standards Council (CSC)
2013-08-15	Orangeville Citizen	Melville pit proposal said bad for Orangeville	Jordan Nunziato
2013-08-19	Ottawa Citizen	Braeside residents celebrate quarry appeal decision (with video)	Gemma Karstens-Smith - asphalt plant - Opponents fight expansion so far for 7 yrs
2013-08-14	Orangeville Banner	Letter: Better legislation needed to govern quarries	Christina Wigle
2013-08-14	Orangeville Banner	Letter:  Is another gravel pit necessary?	Gerard Morrison, Alton
2013-08-14	Caledon Enterprise	CAMP sets up to oppose Melville pit	Matthew Strader
2013-08-14	Tillsonburg News	Company fined for operating pit	- MNR relies on tips to catch violations
2013-07-26	Amusing Planet	The Poisonous Blue Lagoon of Harpur Hill, Buxton, England	Kaushik - despite danger signs poisonous water attracts tourists
2013-07-15	CBC News	Woolwich's 'kissing' bridge landscape spared from gravel pit
2013-07-04	Orangeville Citizen	Area residents unhappy at prospect of 200-acre pit near Melville	Bill Rea
2013-06-26	Ontario Environmental Registry	EBR #011-9462	Yves Roy, Pebble Beach Aggregate Comment by 9-Aug-2013
2013-05-29	Ontario Environmental Registry	EBR-011-9264	622117 Ontario Inc. (Jim Brown & Sons Trucking) Comment by 8-Jul-2013
2013-06-20	Bridgekeepers	OMB Decision re: proposed Aikenville gravel pit (.pdf)	EBR #010-4536 Issue Date:  Jan. 19, 2010 Decision Date:  Jun 20, 2013 Official plan and zoning by-law amendments are not in the public interest
2013-04-08	Citizen Action Monitor	Southern Ontario residents quick to organize in response to “Hidden Quarry” proposal	Concerned Residents Coalition (CRC) - open gravel pit and quarry proposed by James Dick Construction for Rockwood - Township of Guelph-Eramosa [Overview]
2013-03-09	AWARE-Simcoe.ca	Carlisle quarry proposal is dead	Daniel Nolan, Hamilton Spectator
2013-03-08	Wellington Advertiser	Lever elected chair of gravel producing municipalities	Dennis Lever replaces Marolyn Morrison as Chair of Top Aggregate Producing Municipalities in Ontario (TAPMO)
2013-03-01	Wellington Advertiser	Puslinch mayor elected to chair of Ontario's top aggregate municipalities	- Dennis Lever, TAPMO
2012-07-26	Daily Commercial News	Two Ontario aggregate advocacy groups merge	- Aggregate Forum Ontario (AFO) - Socially and Environmentally Responsible Aggregate (SERA) Cornerstone Standards Council (CSC)
2012-06-06	Typex.ca	Blog:  The True Financial Cost Of An Aggregate Pit	Jeff Broomfield

For more information:

Ontario Environmental Registry – www.ero.ontario.ca (formerly www.ebr.gov.on.ca)

For industry information, see these sources: 

Ontario Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (OSSGA)

Ontario Road Builders Association

Cornerstone Standards Council (CSC) – voluntary aggregate standards

The Ontario Aggregate Resources Corporation (TOARC)

Grassroots Associations

· Burlington area - www.tecburlington.com (Tyandaga Environmental Coalition)

· Caledon area – www.pitsense.ca

· Cambridge area – www.CRAND.org (Concerned Residents Association of North Dumfries)

· Melancthon area – www.ndact.ca (North Dufferin Agricultural and Community Taskforce)

· Melville area – www.stopthemelvillepit.com (Citizens Against Melville Pit (CAMP))

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Conversion:     

1 hectare (ha) = 2.47105 acres

1 km² = 100 hectares (ha)

Cdn football field = 150 yards long by 65 yards wide or 9,750 square yards or 87,750 sq ft = 2.01 acres

US football field = 360’ long by 160 wide or 57,600 square feet = 1.32 acres

Why do we need limestone mining? - Calcite and dolomite (a magnesium-rich limestone), when heated and in some cases slurried or combined with salt, are used in making many everyday products such as paper, glass, paint and varnish, soap and detergents, textiles, refractories, baking powder, and pharmaceuticals, including milk of magnesia and bicarbonate of soda. Finely ground, they are used to control coal mine dust, to collect sulfur dioxide from power plant exhaust, to sweeten soils, and as ingredients in fertilizer and stock feeds, to name a few. Limestone is used extensively in Michigan to refine beet sugar.  When burned in a kiln to drive off gases, calcite and dolomite form burnt lime. Among the uses for burnt lime, in addition to steel making, are water and sewage treatment, acid waste neutralization, and road base stabilization. Crushed calcite and dolomite are used in concrete, road construction, building materials, and as a filler in asphalt.  List of limestone mining operations in Canada by Natural Resources Canada.

Concrete: the most destructive material on Earth