Resources
Concerned about a proposed pit or quarry in your community?
Get prepared and get help with our orientation booklet: Defend Your Community from Gravel Mining: An Orientation
Interested in working with your municipality to achieve stronger protections from gravel mining?
Download our Municipal Action Plan, a step-by-step guide for residents to engage their Councillors in strengthening aggregate bylaws.
Get the facts
We debunk aggregate industry myths and provide accurate, evidence-based information about gravel mining in Ontario:
Aggregate Supply and Demand (2024)
Read the Ministry of Natural Resources’s October 2024 study on aggregate supply and demand in the Greater Golden Horseshoe, and download our fact sheet.
Auditor General’s report (2023)
Read the AG’s audit of the management of aggregate resources, and download our fact sheet, statement and press release.
Correcting OSSGA Misinformation (2022)
We correct misinformation sent to municipalities by the Ontario Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (OSSGA).
Campaign materials
Our provincial campaign to pause new pits and quarries and Demand A Moratorium Now (DAMN!) on all new gravel mining approvals is more pertinent than ever.
- Read the campaign overview.
- Read the moratorium statement in English and French.
- Download our printable window poster to advocate for a moratorium in your community.
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.