Permitting Update: Ontario, Canada

A Puslinch, Ontario, Canada, aggregate company will be extending hours of operations at one of its pits due to problems with meeting their annual extraction quotas. While they previously rejected an application from Dufferin Aggregates, Puslinch council has conditionally approved the company’s request for an earlier start as long as their concerns about trucks tracking mud and stones into the…

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OSSGA Names Dufferin’s Flamboro Quarry Innovation Award Winner

In 2020, the Ontario Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (OSSGA) introduced the Safety Innovation Award, which recognizes innovative practices, programs and projects in Ontario, Canada’s aggregate industry. The award honors innovations that improve the health and safety of employees, subcontractors and the public in the areas of OHS management systems, health and safety training, wellness programs and culture.

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Reports From Pennsylvania, Utah, New Jersey, Ontario

A company planning to mine for sand and gravel in New Beaver, Pa., is taking court action after the borough denied its application in September, according to the Beaver County Times. New Beaver Council denied New Galilee-based Three Rivers Aggregates’ conditional use request in a 6-1 vote following public opposition and lingering questions. Developers filed the appeal in Lawrence County…

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