As part of the agreement with Strada, questions from the community about the project will be received, reviewed, answered and eventually posted to this page for all to view.
As stated in the Melancthon Township's official filing notice, you can direct your concerns in writing to Strada with a copy to MNRF at the following addresses:
If email is not available, mail your letter to Mr Richards at:
Strada Aggregates Inc.
30 Floral Parkway, Concord On, L4K 4R1
MNRF
ARAapprovals@ontario.ca
If email is not available, mail your letter to:
Integrated Aggregate Operations Section,
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry,
300 Water Street, Peterborough ON K9J 3C7.
The official commenting period started on Thursday September 11, 2025. The last day that MNRF will receive comments will be: Monday November 10, 2025.
As per ARA requirements, information about the application will be provided at a an in-person Public Information Session hosted by Strada Aggregates Inc:
Thursday, October 9, 2025
from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
at the Horning’s Mills Community Hall
(14 Mill St, Melancthon, ON L9V 3G6)
Strada filed their Application for a License to extract below the water-table with the Ministry of Natural Resources on Friday January 31, 2025. This is the first step in the Aggregate Resources Act - Application Process. In this step the Ministry reviews the materials filed and confirms whether the Application is "Complete".
The following is Strada's Letter explaining why they filed "early"