Superior Aggregates submits new aggregate licence application (updated)
November 19, 2006As expected following withdrawal of its previous licence application, Superior Aggregates has submitted a new application, this time for a Category 1 and Category 2 licence, which would allow them to quarry below the water table. The public now has 45 days to review the application and to file objections to the company and MNR by the end of the public review period. Details regarding the public consultation process can be found on Ontario Environmental Bill of Rights registry here: http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/envregistry/028704ei.htm
Please note that the public is also permitted to submit concerns via the Environmental Bill of Rights registry, however, comments submitted in this fashion do not constitute "objections" under the context of the Aggregate Resources Act. As stated in the EBR Notice in the link above, "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."
Why the new application? SAC was essentially forced to submit a new application once it had been determined that their original estimates of the groudwater table depths at the proposed site were grossly inaccurate. In order to recover the same tonnage they had originally envisioned, SAC had to apply for a new licence category. The intended rate of excavation is unlimited tonnes annually.
The public has until November 27, 2006 to submit their concerns and objections regarding the application to SAC and MNR.
Individuals wishing to object to the application must do so in writing, with reasons for their objection, and submit their objection to both SAC and the MNR at the following addresses:
Superior Aggregates Company
Box 3, Michipicoten Harbour
Wawa, Ontario P0S 1K0
Attn: B. Staines
Box 3, Michipicoten Harbour
Wawa, Ontario P0S 1K0
Attn: B. Staines
FAX: 705-856-9783
Ministry of Natural Resources
64 Church Street
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6A 3H3
Attn: T. Woods, District Manager
64 Church Street
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6A 3H3
Attn: T. Woods, District Manager
FAX: 705-949-6450
Individuals wishing to submit comments may want to consider sending them by fax to ensure that your response arrives by the deadline.
Individuals wishing to submit comments may want to consider sending them by fax to ensure that your response arrives by the deadline.
A detailed site plan and reports for the proposal are available for public examination (during business hours) at the MNR's Wawa District Office, MNR's Sault Ste. Marie District Office, and at the Township of Michipicoten Office.
To individuals in Southern Ontario: In response to lobbying efforts by CCMB, a copy of the site plan is also being made available at the MNR Guelph District Office (1 Stone Road West in Guelph; telephone 519-826-4955)
To individuals in Southern Ontario: In response to lobbying efforts by CCMB, a copy of the site plan is also being made available at the MNR Guelph District Office (1 Stone Road West in Guelph; telephone 519-826-4955)