Municipal Action Plan
We created step-by-step plan for residents to engage their Councillors in strengthening protections for health and the environment from gravel mining. “The High Road: A Municipal Action Plan to Win a New Standard for Gravel Mining in Ontario” includes resources like talking points, draft resolutions, worksheets, case studies, and more.
The main tactic outlined in the handbook is to press pause on new gravel mining approvals using a planning tool called an Interim Control Bylaw (ICBL). The goal of this pause is for municipalities to work with residents to review and strengthen bylaws on aggregate extraction.
RGMC supports residents’ groups and municipal leaders who would like to consider an ICBL in order to strengthen protections from gravel mining in their communities. If you are interested, please contact our team.