After obtaining approval from Transport Canada, the Ottawa International Airport Authority (OIAA) granted a lease to Thomas Cavanagh Construction Limited to complete an aggregate extraction project.
The OIAA must determine whether the project is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects. To help inform this determination, the OIAA is inviting comments from the public regarding the project.
Proposal Summary
This proposal would permit the establishment of a sand and gravel operation on a federally owned property that is part of the Ottawa International Airport Authority lands. The property is located at 4788 Albion Road, in the geographic Township of Gloucester, City of Ottawa.
The property has an area of 63 hectares, with a proposed extraction area of approximately 33.8 hectares. Sand and gravel would be mined from above the water table, with the proposed annual tonnage limit of 250,000 tonnes. With a total estimated resource volume of 2.9 million tonnes, and based on market demand estimates, the life span of the pit is expected to be approximately 5-10 years.
The pit operations will include stockpiling and processing of aggregates, as well as shipping of aggregate. Processing equipment will include loaders, dump trucks, portable crushing and screening equipment, conveyors, and excavators.
Access to the site will be from Albion Road. The proposed hours of operation are from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Rehabilitation will be undertaken progressively, with the final land use plan to restore the extracted area to natural environment and agricultural after uses. Careful consideration and planning will be integral to the design of the operations and the rehabilitation of the pit, to minimize impacts.
Supporting documents
Appendix A - Level 1 Hydrogeological Review, Ottawa Airport Lands – Parcel C, Ottawa, Ontario (Prepared by Stantec)
Appendix B - Aggregate Pit – Parcel C – Level 1 & 2 Natural Environmental Report (Prepared by Stantec)
Appendix B1 - Ottawa Airport Lands – Parcel C, Ottawa, Ontario Stormwater Management Analysis (Prepared by Stantec)
Appendix C - Stage 1 and 2 Archaeological Assessment: Proposed Ottawa Airport Pit (Prepared by Stantec)
Appendix D - Acoustic Assessment Report for the Cavanagh Ottawa Airport Pit (Prepared by Freefield Ltd.)
Appendix E - Transportation Impact Assessment (Prepared by CGH Transportation)
Planning Justification Report - Ottawa Airport Authority Sand and Gravel Pit (Applications to Remove the Holding Provision on the Existing Zoning By-law) (Prepared by Harrington McAvan Ltd.)
Ottawa Airport Gravel Pit Site Plans (Prepared by Harrington McAvan Ltd.)
Agreement between OIAA and Thomas Cavanagh Construction Ltd. (Prepared by OIAA)
Have your say
All comments received will be considered public. For more information, individuals should consult the Privacy Notice on the Impact Assessment Registry website at www.iaac-aeic.gc.ca/050/evaluations.
Written comments must be submitted by June 22, 2020 to [email protected].