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On April 13, 2010, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing issued Minister's Zoning Order freezing the use of the lands proposed for the Limestone Quarry for uses lawfully permitted on the day of the passing of the Order 64KB. Minister’s Zoning Orders have been used on a limited basis in the past but never for an aggregate use. Both the City of Hamilton and the Ministry of Natural Resources have advised the Region that they will no longer be processing the Aggregate Resources Act and the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications, in accordance with the direction provided in the Minister’s Zoning Order.
Under Section 47 of the Planning Act R.S.O. 1990, St. Marys has the right to ask the Minister to refer this decision to the OMB for a hearing. On June 2, 2010, St. Marys submitted the required documentation and the Minister subsequently granted the request. A Prehearing Conference before the OMB has been scheduled for April 1, 2011 (156KB) to initiate the process before the Board.
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Stirling Todd, Senior Planner Planning Tel: 905-825-6000 Ext. 7186 Planning Fax: 905-825-8822 Toll-free Tel: 1-866-4HALTON (1-866-442-5866) TTY: 905-827-9833 E-mail: Stirling.Todd@halton.ca
Notification Period under the Aggregate Resources Act - April 3 to May 21, 2009
St. Mary's Cement Inc. (Canada) is initiating the “notification period” under the Aggregate Resources Act. St. Mary's is required to inform the public of this through a newspaper notice and mailings to adjacent landowners. While Halton Region is not directly involved in this part of the process, we want to be sure that people are aware of upcoming milestones, should they wish to respond.
St. Mary's is proposing a new quarry north-west of the intersection of Concession 11 and Milburough Line in the City of Hamilton, just west of the Halton Region and Town of Milton border. A number of approvals are required to permit a new quarry, and the notification period referred to is specifically for the application under the Aggregate Resources Act (ARA).
The notification period runs from April 3, 2009 to May 21, 2009. During this time, anyone with objections to the proposed quarry must provide the applicant (St. Mary's) and the District Manager of the Ministry of Natural Resources, with written notice of their objections and the reason(s) for objecting. Written objections must be delivered in person or by registered mail and received within the 45 day period.
On April 27, 2009, St. Mary's Cement Inc. (Canada) will host a public information session, required by the Ministry of Natural Resources as part of the Aggregate Resources Act licencing process. This meeting will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Waterdown Legion Hall, 79 Hamilton Street North, Waterdown Ontario. St. Mary's staff and consultants will be on hand to present information on the proposed quarry and respond to questions.
St. Mary's Cement Inc. (Canada) has submitted a new set of technical documents in support of their application and these are available for public review at:
St. Mary's Cement Group (formerly Mountsberg Quarry) is proposing a limestone quarry has been proposed on 154 hectares (380 acres) of land on Lots 1, 2 & 3, Concession XI, City of Hamilton (Former Township of East Flamborough). The quarry, referred to as St. Mary's Flamborough Quarry, is proposed to produce three million tonnes of dolostone a year for the next 25 to 30 years. This site is located across the Milburough (Town) Line just outside of Halton Region.
Amendments to the former Township of Flamborough Official Plan and zoning by-law and a Class A License under the Aggregate Resources Act are required. The owners have applied to the City of Hamilton for the official plan amendment and rezoning. Full information on the application, supporting studies, planning reports and planning process is available on the City of Hamilton website. The owners have not yet applied for the quarry license under the Aggregate Resources Act. The technical reports supporting the quarry application are available for public reference in the Halton Citizen Reference Library adjacent to the Regional Council Chambers at Halton's Main Office, 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, during normal business hours.
Halton Region, Town of Milton, City of Burlington and Conservation Halton staff are reviewing the quarry application and the supporting technical studies in detail, exchanging information and making submissions to the City of Hamilton, the approval authority for the official plan amendment and rezoning applications. We will also comment directly to the Ministry of Natural Resources, the approval authority on the aggregate license application.
Halton Region's concerns include impact of the quarry on groundwater, natural features and traffic.
Detailed information on the Aggregate Resources Act process is available from the Ministry of Natural Resources' website.