Below is a list of active Amendments under review at the Niagara Escarpment Commission. Please click on the tab to obtain more information about a particular active amendment.
To amend the Niagara Escarpment Plan (NEP) designation of Escarpment Rural Area to Mineral Resource Extraction Area to permit mineral aggregate resource extraction both above and below the water table within a 26-hectare area on a 40.5-hectare property located at Part Lot 12, Concession 2 East of Hurontario Street, Town of Caledon, Region of Peel.
Please click on the links below to download supporting documentation:
An amendment to the Niagara Escarpment Plan to add site-specific policies that would apply to Sideroad 26/27 in the Township of Clearview, County of Simcoe that would allow the Township to improve the existing road to make it suitable for year-round use and make other road improvements notwithstanding policies in the Niagara Escarpment Plan which require the consideration of alternatives to the development of infrastructure in wetlands, key natural heritage features and Escarpment Natural Areas. This application relates to Development Permit application ST/2013-2104/9152 that is under appeal.
Update 07/12/2021: The hearing regarding the proposed Plan Amendment and related Development Permit has been adjourned pending a decision by the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks regarding the requirement for a Class Environmental Assessment.
Please click on the links below to download supporting documentation:
- Bat Habitat report
- Planning Report
- Geotechnical report
- Environmental Impact Study
- Visual Impact Assessment
- Engineering drawing
- Planning Justification Report
Public Meeting: May 8, 2019
- NEC Presentation
- Presentation by Michael Wynia and display boards
- Presentation for Open House
- Display Board 1
- Display Board 2
- Powerpoint presentation (including additional display boards)
The Niagara Escarpment Commission received an application from Columbia Northcliffe Campus Inc. to amend the Niagara Escarpment Plan to permit the use of the former convent of the Sisters of St. Joseph as a day use private school with up to 1000 students and 80 staff. The application also proposes to upgrade the existing septic system and build an addition to the convent for a gymnasium. A Development Permit application has also been submitted for the proposed development. A decision on the Plan amendment and Development Permit has not been made.
The subject property is located at 154 and 574 Northcliffe Avenue in the City of Hamilton. The property is in the Niagara Escarpment Plan Area and is now in the Area of Development Control (Pleasant View Survey).
Please select the links below to download the information report and corresponding appendices:
Appendix 1 (Initial Staff Report – Columbia International College)
Appendix 2 (Summary Public Comment Table – 574 Northcliffe Avenue, City of Hamilton)
To access the site plan, select the link below:
To access the latest information submitted by Columbia College for their applications, visit the following link: https://ibigroup-574northcliffeavedundas.ca, or contact Amaraine Laven, Senior Strategic Advisor at Amaraine.Laven@Ontario.ca.
Columbia International College hosted a Neighbourhood Open House on April 27th, 2022. A video recording of the Neighbourhood Open House can be found here: Northcliffe Rezoning – YouTube.
Special Commission Meeting: On November 16, 2022, the NEC provided the public with an opportunity for further comments on the proposed land use change. View Special Meeting Minutes.
The Niagara Escarpment Commission has received an application on behalf of Nelson Aggregates Co, to amend the Niagara Escarpment Plan to expand the existing Nelson Aggregate Co. operations at the Burlington Quarry in both a southern direction and in a contiguous western direction. The proposed expansion lands are designated Escarpment Rural Area and are proposed to be redesignated to Mineral Resource Extraction Area through this application. The application also seeks to apply a special policy to the current extraction site that will permit the continued use of existing aggregate extraction infrastructure.
The proposed expansion lands are estimated to contain ±30 million tonnes of mineral aggregate resource; Nelson Aggregate Co. is applying for a maximum tonnage limit of 2 million tonnes per year with the expectation to extract, on average, 1 million tonnes per year.
Please click on the links below to download supporting documentation:
Technical Studies
Burlington Nelson Quarry Extension
To amend the Niagara Escarpment Plan (NEP) to allow for a site specific change to the Land Use Designation from Mineral Resource Extraction Area to Escarpment Natural Area and Escarpment Protection Area on the subject property located at Part Lot 5, Concession 5, in the Town of Milton, Region of Halton; as it relates to the surrender of the Aggregate Resource Act (ARA) licence (# 5478), on the former gravel pit operated by Campbellville Sand and Gravel.
To amend the Niagara Escarpment Plan (NEP) to allow for a site specific change to the Land Use Designation from Mineral Resource Extraction Area to Escarpment Protection Area on the subject property located at Part Lot 6, Concession 4 in the Town of Milton, Region of Halton; as it relates to the surrender of the Aggregate Resource Act (ARA) licence (# 5479), on the former gravel pit operated by Campbellville Sand and Gravel.
To re-designate approximately 48.8 ha portion of the former Pinchin Pit lands located on Part Lots 13 14 Concession 5 WHS, Town of Caledon, Region of Peel from Mineral Resource Extraction Area (MREA) to a combination of Escarpment Rural Area and Escarpment Natural Area, and to include the lands owned by the Credit Valley Conservation Authority (CVC) in the Niagara Escarpment Parks and Open Space System (NEPOSS).
To amend the Niagara Escarpment Plan (NEP) to redesignate approximately 30.6 ha (75.6 ac) of lands described as Part Lots 11, 12 & 13, Concession 1 (former geographic Township of Esquesing), Town of Halton Hills, Region of Halton, from Escarpment Rural Area to Mineral Resource Extraction Area, and;
To apply a special policy under NEP Part 1.9.3 (Permitted Uses) that applies to the subject properties described as Part Lots 8-10, 13 and 14, Concession 1 (former geographic Township of Esquesing), Town of Hilton Hills, Region of Halton and Part of Lots 8-14, Concession 7 (former geographic Township of Nassagaweya), Town of Milton, Region of Halton, that would permit the continued use of an office and maintenance buildings, facilities for washing, processing and stockpiling of aggregate, truck washing facility, recycling facilities and the entrance, for the purpose of supporting the extraction of aggregate on the lands proposed to be re-designated to Mineral Resource Extraction Area, and only while the two sites are actively operated by a single license, as an integrated operation.
Please click on the links below to download the supporting information.
Technical Studies – https://www.dufferinaggregates.com/community-information/#tab-id-5
Comments may be submitted to the Niagara Escarpment Commission by October 31, 2022.