HGIS: Aggregate Resource Projects: Greater Toronto Area

Aggregate Resources, Engineering and Terrain Geology

December, 2001

Aggregate Resources
Representative Assignments
Greater Toronto Area

Project Location Client Description

Oak Ridges Moraine Region of Peel, York
and Durham Ministry of
Natural
Resources Evaluation and hydrogeological review of aggregate pit operations as part of the comprehensive Oak Ridges Moraine hydrogeological study.

Quarry Strategy Regional Municipalities
of Peel, Halton and
Hamilton-Wentworth and
County of Wellington
Ontario Warren Paving
and Materials
Group Ltd. Comprehensive environmental GIS databases were prepared in support of new quarry site selection and the aggregate planning process, including preparation of evidence for possible future Board hearings. These databases provide information for evaluation of existing licences reserve depletions and for selection and assessment of potential new aggregate extraction sites for licensing.

Niagara Escarpment Commission Plan and Aggregate Resource Planning Regional Municipalities
of Halton and
Hamilton-Wentwoth
and County of Wellington
Ontario Warren Paving
and Materials
Group Ltd. Attendance at Niagara Escarpment Commission (NEC) Board hearings for the introduction of an updated NEC planning document. Presentations made by aggregate producers operating within the Niagara Escarpment planning area and by the Aggregate Producers Association of Ontario regarding existing and future resource protection.

Official Plan and Aggregate Resource Planning Puslinch Twp.
Ontario Warren Paving
and Materials
Group Ltd. Monitoring of "Puslinch" Ontario Municipal Board Hearing and Site Plan extraction applications by University of Guelph (Dufferin Aggregates), TCG Materials, Capitol Paving Inc. and Preston Sand and Gravel Inc.

Class "A" License Application
(MacMillan Pit) Puslinch Twp.,
County of Wellington
Ontario Warren Paving
and Materials
Group Ltd. Preparation of Class "A" Licence Report and site plans, including operation and rehabilitation planning. Aggregate resource evaluation, hydrogeological investigation and impact assessment. Licence obtained without a Board Hearing.

Class "A" License Application
(Bauman Pit) Pilkington Twp.
County of Wellington
Ontario Henry and Erla Bauman and N.S. Bauman Estate Preparation of Class "A" Licence Report and Site Plans. Aggregate resource evaluation, land use evaluation, market analysis, and hydrogeological investigation and impact assessment. Operation planning, particularly with respect to sensitive land use, and rehabilitation planning. Consultation with County and Township Planning Departments, Ministry of Natural Resources, Grand River Conservation Authority and other review agencies. Public Meeting presentations.

Environmental Review Evaluation
(Gormley Pit) Town of Caledon
Peel Region
Ontario Town of Caledon Review of Official Plan amendment and Rezoning Application and compatibility with Official Plan. Evaluation of impacts on groundwater quality and water well interference, environmental assessment of dust and noise, operation plan, rehabilitation and recommendations.

Cheltenham Brickworks Redevelopment Town of Caledon
Peel Region
Ontario Town of Caledon Site Plan review for an Application for a Development Permit under the Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act. Evaluation and assessment of environmental and hydrogeological impacts of proposed redevelopment of brickworks. Preparation of Revised Site Plans (concept) for quarry extraction and on-site shale processing for brick manufacturing.

Class "A" License Application
(Regan-Graham Pit) Town of Caledon
Peel Region
Ontario Town of Caledon Environmental and hydrogeological review. Advisement, preparation of technical evidence and expert witness testimony at Ontario Municipal Board Hearing.

Class "A" License Application
(Franceschini Presswood/Petch Pit) Town of Caledon
Peel Region
Ontario Town of Caledon Environmental and hydrogeological review. Advisement, preparation of technical evidence and expert witness testimony at Ontario Municipal Board Hearing.

MOEE Permit to Take Water Application
(Presswood/Petch Pit) Town of Caledon
Peel Region
Ontario Franceschini Bros. Aggregates Ltd. Water table monitoring, water balance and well interference analysis, extraction limit and withdrawal recommendations. MOEE Permit To Take Water obtained.

Site Plan (Update) Preparation
(Franceschini Pits 1, 2 and 3) Town of Caledon
Peel Region
Ontario Franceschini Bros. Aggregates Ltd. Preparation of site plan updates in accordance with the Aggregate Resources Act, 1989.

Hydro-geological Review
(Caledon Sand and Gravel Inc.) Town of Caledon
Peel Region
Ontario Town of Caledon and Region of Peel Evaluation and hydrogeological review of existing and proposed expansion Site Plan adjacent and within the Niagara Escarpment. Evaluation of potential extraction impacts on groundwater levels and quality. Environmental assessment of wetlands and water balance. Resource evaluation, geological/hydrogeological cross-section preparation, compilation and analysis of monitoring, map and water well static levels. Monitoring and operation recommendations. Preparation of technical evidence, resulting in modifications of existing and expansion site plans.

Environmental Review
(Pinchin Pit - Armbro Inc.) Town of Caledon
Peel Region
Ontario RBA Planning Consultants and the Town of Caledon Environmental and hydrogeological review of extraction application documents and Site Plans. Groundwater quality analysis, groundwater flow and particle track modeling. Preparation of alternative rehabilitation plan concepts. Community and agency liaison.

Osprey Valley Golf Course Town of Caledon
Peel Region
Ontario Town of Caledon Environmental and hydrogeological analysis of a golf course constructed in former (rehabilitated) gravel pit.

Geological Review Brampton
Peel Region
Ontario Franceschini Bros. Aggregates Ltd Geological information review and aerial photography.

Gravel Pit Extraction and Fill History Brampton
Ontario
(Heart Lake) Paul Theil Assoc. Ltd. (with Peto MacCallum) Assembly of historical aerial photographs and mapping of granular extraction and backfill zones within the Brampton Esker. Identification of hazards to urban residential development.

Gravel Search Melancthon Township
Ontario Township of Melancthon Determination of the extent and potential of existing natural granular resources. Recommendations for acquisition of granular resources strategically located to the Township road network.

Project	Location	Client	Description
Oak Ridges Moraine	Region of Peel, York and Durham	Ministry of Natural Resources	Evaluation and hydrogeological review of aggregate pit operations as part of the comprehensive Oak Ridges Moraine hydrogeological study.

Quarry Strategy	Regional Municipalities of Peel, Halton and Hamilton-Wentworth and County of Wellington Ontario	Warren Paving and Materials Group Ltd.	Comprehensive environmental GIS databases were prepared in support of new quarry site selection and the aggregate planning process, including preparation of evidence for possible future Board hearings. These databases provide information for evaluation of existing licences reserve depletions and for selection and assessment of potential new aggregate extraction sites for licensing.

Niagara Escarpment Commission Plan and Aggregate Resource Planning	Regional Municipalities of Halton and Hamilton-Wentwoth and County of Wellington Ontario	Warren Paving and Materials Group Ltd.	Attendance at Niagara Escarpment Commission (NEC) Board hearings for the introduction of an updated NEC planning document. Presentations made by aggregate producers operating within the Niagara Escarpment planning area and by the Aggregate Producers Association of Ontario regarding existing and future resource protection.

Official Plan and Aggregate Resource Planning	Puslinch Twp. Ontario	Warren Paving and Materials Group Ltd.	Monitoring of "Puslinch" Ontario Municipal Board Hearing and Site Plan extraction applications by University of Guelph (Dufferin Aggregates), TCG Materials, Capitol Paving Inc. and Preston Sand and Gravel Inc.

Class "A" License Application (MacMillan Pit)	Puslinch Twp., County of Wellington Ontario	Warren Paving and Materials Group Ltd.	Preparation of Class "A" Licence Report and site plans, including operation and rehabilitation planning. Aggregate resource evaluation, hydrogeological investigation and impact assessment. Licence obtained without a Board Hearing.

Class "A" License Application (Bauman Pit)	Pilkington Twp. County of Wellington Ontario	Henry and Erla Bauman and N.S. Bauman Estate	Preparation of Class "A" Licence Report and Site Plans. Aggregate resource evaluation, land use evaluation, market analysis, and hydrogeological investigation and impact assessment. Operation planning, particularly with respect to sensitive land use, and rehabilitation planning. Consultation with County and Township Planning Departments, Ministry of Natural Resources, Grand River Conservation Authority and other review agencies. Public Meeting presentations.

Environmental Review Evaluation (Gormley Pit)	Town of Caledon Peel Region Ontario	Town of Caledon	Review of Official Plan amendment and Rezoning Application and compatibility with Official Plan. Evaluation of impacts on groundwater quality and water well interference, environmental assessment of dust and noise, operation plan, rehabilitation and recommendations.

Cheltenham Brickworks Redevelopment	Town of Caledon Peel Region Ontario	Town of Caledon	Site Plan review for an Application for a Development Permit under the Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act. Evaluation and assessment of environmental and hydrogeological impacts of proposed redevelopment of brickworks. Preparation of Revised Site Plans (concept) for quarry extraction and on-site shale processing for brick manufacturing.

Class "A" License Application (Regan-Graham Pit)	Town of Caledon Peel Region Ontario	Town of Caledon	Environmental and hydrogeological review. Advisement, preparation of technical evidence and expert witness testimony at Ontario Municipal Board Hearing.

Class "A" License Application (Franceschini Presswood/Petch Pit)	Town of Caledon Peel Region Ontario	Town of Caledon	Environmental and hydrogeological review. Advisement, preparation of technical evidence and expert witness testimony at Ontario Municipal Board Hearing.

MOEE Permit to Take Water Application (Presswood/Petch Pit)	Town of Caledon Peel Region Ontario	Franceschini Bros. Aggregates Ltd.	Water table monitoring, water balance and well interference analysis, extraction limit and withdrawal recommendations. MOEE Permit To Take Water obtained.

Site Plan (Update) Preparation (Franceschini Pits 1, 2 and 3)	Town of Caledon Peel Region Ontario	Franceschini Bros. Aggregates Ltd.	Preparation of site plan updates in accordance with the Aggregate Resources Act, 1989.

Hydro-geological Review (Caledon Sand and Gravel Inc.)	Town of Caledon Peel Region Ontario	Town of Caledon and Region of Peel	Evaluation and hydrogeological review of existing and proposed expansion Site Plan adjacent and within the Niagara Escarpment. Evaluation of potential extraction impacts on groundwater levels and quality. Environmental assessment of wetlands and water balance. Resource evaluation, geological/hydrogeological cross-section preparation, compilation and analysis of monitoring, map and water well static levels. Monitoring and operation recommendations. Preparation of technical evidence, resulting in modifications of existing and expansion site plans.

Environmental Review (Pinchin Pit - Armbro Inc.)	Town of Caledon Peel Region Ontario	RBA Planning Consultants and the Town of Caledon	Environmental and hydrogeological review of extraction application documents and Site Plans. Groundwater quality analysis, groundwater flow and particle track modeling. Preparation of alternative rehabilitation plan concepts. Community and agency liaison.

Osprey Valley Golf Course	Town of Caledon Peel Region Ontario	Town of Caledon	Environmental and hydrogeological analysis of a golf course constructed in former (rehabilitated) gravel pit.

Geological Review	Brampton Peel Region Ontario	Franceschini Bros. Aggregates Ltd	Geological information review and aerial photography.

Gravel Pit Extraction and Fill History	Brampton Ontario (Heart Lake)	Paul Theil Assoc. Ltd. (with Peto MacCallum)	Assembly of historical aerial photographs and mapping of granular extraction and backfill zones within the Brampton Esker. Identification of hazards to urban residential development.

Gravel Search	Melancthon Township Ontario	Township of Melancthon	Determination of the extent and potential of existing natural granular resources. Recommendations for acquisition of granular resources strategically located to the Township road network.