This consultation closes at 11:59 p.m. on:
October 13, 2026
Proposal summary
V. B. SAND & GRAVEL LTD. seeks to authorize extraction below the water table in a licensed pit located in the Municipality of Lambton Shores
Location details
Site location details
Municipality of Lambton Shores, County of Lambton.
Part Lot 2, South Boundary Concession, Geographic Township of Bosanquet.
The site is located approximately 1.36 kilometres northeast of Arkona.
This site has coordinates at Latitude 43.07620° N Longitude 81.81767° W.
The site is ARA licence No. 600921.
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V. B. SAND & GRAVEL LTD.
7074 Nauvoo Road
Township of Warwick,
ON
N0N 1J4
Canada
Proposal details
Application has been made by V. B. SAND & GRAVEL LTD. to amend the current site plan to allow an established pit to lower the depth of extraction to below the water table. Following extraction and rehabilitation, this proposal will result in the creation of a pond and wetland area measuring approximately 6.1 ha.
Public consultation opportunities
Written notice concerning this application was delivered to landowners within 120 meters of the proposed licensed boundary; an information sign, giving notice to the public of this application, was erected at the proposed site; and a Public Notice of Application appeared in the local paper, the Exeter Lakeshore Times Advance on August 5, 2026.
The information submitted in support of this application can be viewed by contacting info@esherplanning.com.
A virtual information session to present the details of the proposed new licence is scheduled for Tuesday, August 25, 2026, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. To participate in this session, please contact info@esherplanning.com for an invitation.
The proposed request for this licence is being circulated within the Ministry of Natural Resources. Additionally, notification of this application has been forwarded to the Municipality of Lambton Shores, the County of Lambton, the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks, and the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority, for comment.
Other Information
V. B. SAND & GRAVEL LTD. has applied for a Class A licence, Pit Below Water, to excavate aggregate from a pit of 9.7 hectares in size with an extraction area of 8.4 hectares. The proposed licence is adjacent to the southern boundary of the Bingo West Pit. The proposed rehabilitation will result in a pond that extends between the new licence and the existing Bingo West Pit.
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4th Floor S, 300 Water Street
Peterborough,
ON
K9J 3C7
Canada
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300 Water Street
ARAApprovals@ontario.ca
Peterborough,
ON
K9J 3C7
Canada
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ARA Contact
300 Water Street
ARAApprovals@ontario.ca
Peterborough, ON
K9J 3C7
Canada