November 5, 2019 Dear Editor: I write to express my concern with the October 2019 article written by Mayor James Seeley on the aggregate industry published in the Puslinch Today. The article is not an accurate portrayal of the industry…
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I hope this update finds everyone well. Recently the Province of Ontario has proposed changes to the Aggregate Resource Act. These proposed changes have been posted on the Province’s Environmental Registry website also known as “ERO” (Environmental Registry of Ontario)….
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In 2009, the company was granted permits to take up to just over six million litres of water per day at three locations on the property at 7051 Wellington Road 124, but those permits will soon be expiring. Late last…
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On Friday October 19, 2018 at approximately 9:30 a.m. members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a break, enter and theft at a gravel pit located on Concession 2 in the Township of Puslinch….
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by Mike Robinson. Councillors here are joining forces with Wellington County to appeal recent MPAC decisions regarding gravel pits. Following an in-camera meeting on Feb. 15, Puslinch council passed a resolution stating it wishes to appeal decisions of the Municipal…
Continue Reading ...by Mike Robinson. What sort of legacy will MPAC’s appeal settlement with gravel producers leave for municipalities across Ontario? On Jan. 9, Wellington County treasurer Ken DeHart said the change has a major impact on the county and its municipalities….
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Below is a letter sent from Dennis Lever, Mayor of Puslinch, to the Guelph Mayor and Councillors regarding the discussion of water taking permits – specifically that of Nestle Waters Canada. Click on on the letter to see the full…
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by Mike Robinson. Puslinch councillors are not just concerned with water temperatures at CBM’s Roszell Road Pit, but the fact the company is now extracting material below the water table. In June, councillors here received information from Stan Denhoed of…
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This proposed new pit borders the Northwest corner of Puslinch, but is physically located in Guelph-Eramosa Township. Guelph-Eramosa residents living close to the proposed site of a new gravel pit in the southwest corner of the township voiced their opposition…
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via guelphtoday Lafarge Canada recently announced that it plans to extend its aggregate quarrying operations to include a third pit at an operational site just off Highway 124 south near County Rd 32 in Guelph Eramosa and Puslinch Townships. Lafarge…
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Wellington Pit, operated by Capital Paving Inc., in the Town of Puslinch, has received the 2018 Progressive Rehabilitation Award and the Judges Choice Award from the Ontario, Stone, Sand & Gravel Association. From December 2017 to May 2018, Wellington Pit…
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by Mike Robinson. Aggregate fees are set to double as of July 1, says Puslinch Mayor Dennis Lever. Lever noted he had a conference call with Ministry of Natural Resources staff in Peterborough a few prior to the April 5…
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by Mike Robinson ABERFOYLE – Puslinch councillor John Sepulis recently questioned a monitoring report update from a gravel company – considering the well was frozen. On Feb. 1, council reviewed a Jan. 13 report from Dufferin Aggregates regarding its Mill…
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Puslinch, with 14 pits, was hit the hardest with $2.4 million less in tax revenue. Wellington County and its member municipalities have taken a $6 million hit because of changes to how gravel pits are assessed for property taxes –…
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Ellen Schwartzel, the Deputy Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, will be the keynote speaker at Gravel Watch Ontario’s Public Meeting, Sept. 13 at 7pm at the Puslinch Community Centre in Aberfoyle. The timing and content of this presentation should be outstanding….
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I could not understand how rocks this large were leaving the pits and dropping on the road so I decided to call CBM and talk to them about the consistently poor road conditions along Pit Row and what could be done about it.
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by Mike Robinson – ABERFOYLE – Matthew Bulmer has raised concern that perhaps Puslinch council should consider three-dimensional zoning when it comes to gravel extraction. Bulmer’s comments on Oct. 7 arose as part of a proposed aggregate expansion of an…
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