02-07-2025
N.S. quarry, sand pit receive environmental assessment approval
Nova Scotia's provincial flag flies on a flagpole in Ottawa on June 30, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
A quarry and a sand pit in Nova Scotia are both set to expand after receiving environmental assessment approval from the province on Wednesday.
Spence Aggregates Ltd.'s quarry project near Newport Station and the Shaw Group's sand pit project near Nictaux received the approvals.
The quarry supplies rock, gravel and sand, which are used to build roads and highways, clean energy projects, housing and other infrastructure projects.
Meanwhile, the sand pit supplies commercial sand. The material is used to make concrete and for septic installations.
The province says the expansions will support Nova Scotia's growth, jobs and infrastructure.
'Pits and quarries provide the building blocks for all of the infrastructure Nova Scotians depend on, from roads and highways, homes and other buildings to hospitals and schools,' said Minister of Environment and Climate Change Timothy Halman in a news release.
'These two approvals have stringent terms and conditions to protect the environment, while allowing sustainable and necessary development to take place for the benefit of all Nova Scotians.'
The department adds both approvals have 33 terms and conditions to protect the environment.
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