Protect Ontario from unnecessary gravel mining

Our campaigns

DAMN! Campaign

Our inaugural campaign to Demand A Moratorium Now (DAMN!) advocates for a provincial pause on new gravel mining approvals.

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Municipal Action Plan

We partner with municipalities to temporarily pause new aggregate approvals, modernize outdated policies, and strengthen protections for residents.

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All Eyes on Mount Nemo

As the Ontario Land Tribunal hears evidence about a proposed mega-quarry expansion, we're standing up to protect this vital part of the Escarpment.

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Mount Nemo in the spotlight

In an interview with CBC, the RGMC Co-chair and 2025 JUNO Humanitarian Award winner discussed the importance of defending Mount Nemo and the Niagara Escarpment.

4.6 billion

How many litres of water approved by the province for daily consumption by the gravel mining industry

5,000

How many acres of land gravel mining consumes on average each year in Ontario

13x

How much more gravel is licensed for extraction by the province each year compared to annual consumption

6,000

The number of approved gravel mining sites currently in Ontario

Our webinars

Get tools to defend your community from harmful gravel mining and explore a more just and sustainable approach to managing aggregate.

Is there a pit or quarry near me?

Use this interactive mapping tool to locate and view info about aggregate pits and quarries in Ontario.

We acknowledge that we work on the Treaty and traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, Treaty 13 and the Williams Treaties, the Treaty and traditional territory of Williams Treaty Nations (Alderville, Hiawatha, Curve Lake, Hiawatha and Scugog Island, Beausoleil, Georgina Island and Rama Island First Nations). Ancestrally this territory was home to other First Nations including the Wendat, Haudenosaunee, and the Pentun peoples. Today, this land is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. In addition, our work takes place nationwide, across all the Treaty and unceded lands of Turtle Island. We recognize, respect and strive to reconcile the inherent Aboriginal and Treaty rights of all the Indigenous peoples as upheld within the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Constitution of Canada.