The City has received an Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment, for lands between Thorold Townline Road and Beechwood Road, on either side of the Uppers Lane Right of Way (see location map). No decisions for the proposed quarry have been made by City Council.
The applicant, Walker Aggregates Inc., is requesting the amendments to develop a quarry with associated processing and recycling of aggregate material, including asphalt and concrete, and a concrete or asphalt mixing plant on the lands.
The application submissions can be found on the City’s website. An application was made in December 2021. Further submissions, intended to address the agency, peer review and technical comments, were made in August 2023 and April, 2024.
Public engagement is ongoing, and comments are encouraged. Engagement can be done by one of the methods listed below.
In addition to the City applications, the following applications have been submitted:
- A Regional Official Plan Amendment to the Niagara Region under the Planning Act, and
- A Category 2 (Below Water Quarry) – Class A License to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) under the Aggregate Resources Act (ARA).
These are separate processes that require separate approvals.
No decisions have been made by City or Regional Council on the submitted Planning Act applications. The MNRF is the approval authority for the License under the ARA. No decisions have been made by the MNRF.
Various studies have been reviewed by independent peer-review experts retained by the Region and the City. Comments have been released and can be found in the Important Links & Documents section of this page. Final peer review reports will be prepared and will be released to the public prior to the Council meeting.
The City has put together an information sheet to provide some information in response to several areas of concern that residents have identified.
PLANNING ACT MEETINGS
City of Niagara Falls & Niagara Region Open House | Questions & Responses
An Open House Question & Response document has been completed to answer questions not answered during the March 23, 2022, Open House presentation.
AGGREGATE RESOURCES ACT MEETINGS
Public Information Centre (PIC) | Hosted by Walker Aggregates Inc.
Walkers Aggregates Inc. ran a virtual public information session on March 1, 2023.
This meeting was held as part of the ARA permit process. This process is separate from the Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendments being considered by the Niagara Region and the City of Niagara Falls for the proposed quarry.
Have your say, Niagara Falls! Opportunities to provide feedback are listed below.
We encourage you to visit this project page often, as further updates on the progress of the planning application will be posted here as they become available.
