Neighbourhood Meeting Update
In accordance with the public consultation requirements of the Aggregate Resources Act, the applicant is required to host a public information session in advance of the Statutory Public Meeting under the Planning Act. A Neighbourhood Meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 11th, 2026, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the North Dumfries Community Centre, in the Dumfries Room.
The meeting will be held in a drop-in format and is intended to provide information about the proposed aggregate operation and to allow members of the public to ask questions directly to the applicant and their project team. Comments received as part of this session may inform refinements to the proposal prior to the Township’s consideration of the Zoning By-law Amendment Application.
The Township of North Dumfries has received a Zoning By-law Amendment application for the property municipally addressed as 1830 Wrigley Road, located east of the community of Ayr. The subject lands are legally described as Part of Lot 32, Concession 8, Township of North Dumfries.
The subject property is located on the north side of Wrigley Road, just east of the community of Ayr. The lands are currently used for agricultural purposes, with natural heritage features including woodland and wetland areas located in the northern portions of the property, outside of the proposed limits of extraction.
The applicant is seeking approval of a Zoning By-law Amendment to amend Township of North Dumfries Zoning By-law No. 689-83 to rezone the subject lands from Z.1 – Agriculture to Z.14 – Mineral Aggregates with site-specific provisions to permit the establishment of a new mineral aggregate (sand and gravel) pit. A related application under the Aggregate Resources Act has also been submitted to the Ministry of Natural Resources for a Class A, Category 3 pit above the water table.
The subject lands have a total area of approximately 39.6 hectares, with approximately 29.9 hectares proposed for extraction. The proposed pit would operate with a maximum annual extraction rate of up to one (1) million tonnes and would involve extraction above the water table, with a minimum separation of 1.5 metres from the maximum predicted high-water table. On-site processing activities including screening and crushing are proposed, with processing equipment to be generally located on the pit floor. Aggregate materials would be transported by truck off-site via Wrigley Road.
The proposed hours of operation are 7am-7pm during the regular workweek, 7am to 12pm on Saturdays, with no operations proposed on Sundays or statutory holidays.
Setbacks are proposed from surrounding lands, including a minimum 30-metre setback from Wrigley Road and a minimum 15-metre setback from the western property boundary. A zero-metre setback is proposed along the eastern property boundary pursuant to a common boundary agreement with the adjacent licensed pit. Vegetated berms, buffering, and other mitigation measures are proposed to address potential noise, dust, visual, and environmental impacts, as informed by the supporting technical studies.
The proposal includes progressive and final rehabilitation of the site as an agricultural after-use. Rehabilitation would occur in phases to allow portions of the lands to remain in agricultural production for as long as possible during pit operations.
The subject lands are designated Rural Area and Protected Countryside in both the Regional and Township Official Plans. The property is also identified as a Mineral Aggregate Resource Area in both the Township and Regional Official Plans. No Official Plan Amendment is proposed or required as part of this application.
A hybrid Public Meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 24th, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. Interested members of the Public have the option of either attending the Meeting in-person or alternatively to connect to the meeting through a virtual electronic platform. Please contact the Township Municipal Office for information on how to register and participate in the meeting. Any person may provide written comments on the proposal, attend the meeting, and/or may make verbal representation at the time of the meeting.
The purpose of the meeting is to present background information and to receive feedback on the proposal, which will inform Council’s Decision on the application. Any person may provide written comments on the proposal, attend the meeting, and/or may make verbal representation at the time of the meeting.
For more information about this matter, including information about your appeal rights, please contact Michael Campos at (519) 632-8800 ext. 132 or by email at mcampos@northdumfries.ca.
A planning report completed by Township Staff will be available on the Township website prior to the Public Meeting.