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working party has heard 6 approaches wants more so far the working party has re viewed six approaches to the problems caused by the operation of pits and quarries and peoples reaction to such operations these are proposals only the group therefore would welcome your reactions and suggestions do nothing if the existing system with its over lapping regulations and restrictions is maintained supplies of aggregate will dwindle and result in higher prices moreover few new licences are likely to be granted until con flicting jurisdictions are resolved and the licencing procedure is simplified provincial takeover inthis approachthe province would acquire blocks of snd containing large reserves of aggregates and syste matically plan their extraction through direct management or on a leaseback basis larger stocks of reserves would be come available and a high level of provincial control over standards of operation distribution and rehabili- ution would be possible but having removed the competitive discipline ot private enterprise government could not guarantee more efficient manage ment of the industry use other sources importing aggregates from outside the region or the province would end many locai problems but would add to the selling price by increasing transportation costs such a policy would also reduce local self suffici ency and would create uncertain market conditions unless sources of supplies were secure nuisance factors such as transportation would continue and the total environmental impact on the province would be substantially greater dredging lakebeds for supplies might sound attractive but- the environ mental effects led the government to cancel all s h activities recently under the beach protection act such operations produce only sand and add to transportation and storage prob lems substituting slag sulphur fly ash crushed glass and other wastes looked promising until limited supplies and potentially better uses for these materials became apparent underground mining seems to be an attractive alternative until the selling price 10 per ton and the distribu tion problems are considered most of tjw mineral rights in central ontario belong to the surface owners and it may prove almost impossible to acquire a sufficient surface area to obtain adequate reserves provincial control through official plans under this approach present planning constraints would be removed the planning and development act or new legislation would be used to force municipalities to incorporate areas with high aggregate reserves within their official plans licences would be granted on application in areas zoned extractive the niagara escarpment commission is using this method financial incentives would be pro vided to municipalities to make pits and quarries more acceptable this has the advantage of opening up new reserves local supply demand plan municipalities would produce their share of a total projected provincial demand the relationship between the local supply of aggregate and the regional demand for it would have to be established this scheme has the potential for dealing with much of the problem but is not very flexible it would take years to implement and does not make aggregate operations very palatable provincial municipal cooperation both the province and municipalities v would work together to identify and include areas with high aggregate potential in official plans licences following normal procedures would be granted by the province to interested companies in areas zoned extractive furthermore the province would provide financial incentives to municipalities and assist them in asses sing on and offsiteeffects of aggregate operations including their -environ- mental impact this mutual support and exchange of information would open up large areas of reserves quickly and flexibly the cost of the incentives however and the delay in implementing some official plans should be considered open houses come and talk with members of the working party about these issues and how to resolve them caledon area monday april 12 caledon municipal offices highway 10 guelphweluington area tuesday april 27 victoriaroad recreation centre guelph regional municipality of waterloo v- wednesday april 28 kitchener public library 85 queen street north kitchener uxbridge area tuesday may 18 goodwood community hall- highway 47goodwood i from 200 pm to 900 pm- displays maps slide show we are allpart of the problem become part of the solution how does ontario licence aggregate operations opening a new pit or quarry under the pits and quarries act 1971 usually takes a long time objections to licencing such opera tions are generally raised by municipal councils and area ratepayers or other citizens sometimes the intent of an official plan or zoning bylaw is viola ted and this holds up the process an application must contain- a site plan and proposals for environmental protection and rehabilitation which are reviewed by officials of the minis try ofnatural resources the ministry of housing the ministry of the envi ronment the municipality and in some cases the niagara escarpment commission concerned persons may object and the minister has the right to refer the mat- tcr to the ontario municipal board for a hearingthe omb prepares a report including its findings and any recommendations and forwards these to the minister of natural resources he reviews these and decides to issue or refuse a new licence or to revoke an existing licence the minister reviews these and decides to issue a new licence renew and old one or to turn down the application how can i get involved complete and mail the coupon at the bottom of this page writeus a letter with your further ideas and suggestions if your group or organization wishes to prepare a briefwritc or phone us at the address given discuss these issues with friends neighbours and commnitygroups visit one of our open houses where you can studyjnaps of the key fea tures of thearea and talk with mem bers of the working party about the solutions and the problems involved in providing a supply of aggregate to consumers across the province write or phone k miss se yundt executive secretary ontario mineral aggregate working r party ministry of natural resources whitney block room 6508 99 wellesley street west toronto ontario j m7a1w3 t 416 9656371 background information the following reports may be of- interest towards the year 2000 vegetation for the rehabilita tion of pits and quarries site development and rehabili tation of pits andquarries pits and quarries control act 1971 copies of each have been placed in the public libraries in caledon erin bolton orangcville guelph kitchener waterloo cambridge stouffville and uxbridge i other material maybe obtained by contacting regional offices of the minislryof natural resources- j dr l thompson r central region mnr 10670 yonge street richmond hill ontario uc 3c9 j v 4168849203 i v hi h a- tflbtv wvvvy what do you think the working party- wants to know what you think and to them qnly you can give us this information please review the statements below have we left out an0 important which are based on materiaftound aspects of the piubiem if so tell on the pages of this publication us about it in the space provided or j on a separate sheet feef about these problems and the possible approaches are there any other ways to solve the problem which occur to you if so describe them on the coupon v or on another page how important do you feel each problem statement is place 1in the box provided beside what you think is the most important state meht 2 beside the next most irh- portant and so on the problem the way i see it the important aspects of the problem of mineral aggregate supply are d a the rising cost of aggregate to con- d j the operation of wayside pits and sumersf j quarries d b the ugliness of abandoned and ok the slow cumbersome licencing existing pits and quarries j d c the final use of the site after opera- tions have endeel d dthe confusion of legislation and regulations d e noise and vibration v- v q f dust from trucks and operations d g truck traffic on the roads v d h safety hazarcb jc d i the lack of compensation to muni- cipalities l rv z- so we canassenribte responses from different areas and groups please provide the following information name of your community v procedures d i the loss of property rights by those who own land wivreserves ag gregate and who wish to sell it d mthe change in the value of property near pits and quarries dn the damage done to the environ- nienf d o other pleasewrite in possible approaches how do you rate each of these possible approaches described place jn the box beside your first choice 2 beside your second preference and so on v da do nothing d b provincial takeover d c use other sources d provincial control through official plans 7 o e local supplydemand plan d f provincialmunicipal co operation d g other please write in st majl this coupon within 10 days to miss se yundt ministry of natural resources whitney block room 6508 r 99 wellesley street west- toronto ontario m7a 1w3 416 9656371 if you would like to receive a summary of the final veport bf this study please fill in your name and mailing address township youroecupation