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Application filed for new aggregate quarry in Dunchurch

Andrew Mendler
By Andrew Mendler

An application has been filed to license a new quarry in Dunchurch.

Officials say the proposed site, located on Highway 124 near Balsam Road, is 17.8 hectares in size.

The application is for a class A license to excavate a maximum of 100,000 tonnes of aggregate per year from above and below the ground water table.

A public information session will be held on Nov. 10 at the Dunchurch Community Centre from 7 to 9 p.m.

Detailed technical reports and the site plan related to the application are available upon request. Contact Geological Investigations at geologicalinvestigations@sympatico.ca for documents.

Andrew Mendler
Andrew Mendler
Andrew is Vista Radio's Cottage Country New Director, who manages news in Haliburton, Muskoka and Parry Sound. He was born in London, raised in Tillsonburg and has lived in Belleville, Huntsville, Midland and Bonnyville, Alberta. He currently resides in Parry Sound with his fiancé, two step kids, dog and two cats. After graduating Loyalist College, Andrew worked as a newspaper reporter for over a decade, before transitioning to broadcasting in 2023. If you have a news tip you'd like to share, email Andrew at amendler@vistaradio.ca.

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