LEHIGH HANSON
Scott Property
Lehigh Hanson Materials Limited is planning for an aggregate extraction operation at its Scott Property.
A summary report for the second round of public engagement is now available. Please visit the 'Updates and Resources' tab to view it.
Overview of the Project
Located in the community of Bearspaw (Section 5, Township 26, Range 2, W5M) on the north side of Burma Road, the site is located on a significant gravel deposit and could produce aggregate resources for up to 25 years depending on the final development plan.
Aggregate is a scarce, non-renewable resource found in specific locations. Calgary and Rocky View County have local, high-quality supplies of gravel, however they are depleting and large deposits for future supply are limited and rare. Locally produced aggregate means reduced community and infrastructure impacts, reduced travel costs and greenhouse gas emissions, and significant benefit to the economy, local tax base and quality of life to those in Rocky View County, Calgary and throughout the province.
An aggregate conveyor system is proposed to transport material from the site to Lehigh’s existing processing facilities in Spy Hill. This investment will eliminate the need to put haul trucks on the road, resulting in minimal impacts to local roads and adjacent residents while also supporting overall emission reductions for the project.
The lands will be reclaimed to agricultural, or another favourable end land use could be accommodated, including residential or non-residential uses, public amenities, parks, trails, community features, or infrastructure facilities.
The project will contribute millions of dollars through the CAP levy, transportation levy, application fees, property taxes and other benefits such as regional and local employment.
A consistent supply of aggregate in the region preserves low sale costs of sand and gravel resources, reduces the need for tax dollars to support infrastructure projects and lessens potential for gravel shortages.
Lehigh acknowledges the time invested by the local community on previous applications for the Scott Property. We continue to pursue an operation at this site because of regional need and the significant, high-quality volume of close to market aggregate reserves. Lehigh is committed to a performance-standard approach to inform the application and the cumulative impacts management. Lehigh will also continue to refer to previous engagement results to inform the application.
About Lehigh Hanson Materials Limited
Lehigh Hanson provides aggregates to customers in the construction business throughout Western Canada, including lower mainland British Columbia and locations in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Lehigh has operated in the Calgary region since the 1950s as a major supplier of all types of screened, crushed, and washed aggregate products. Lehigh’s sand and gravel is used in ready-mix concrete, precast concrete production, road and building construction, landscaping, and a variety of specialty aggregates applications. With award winning reclamation and public amenity projects across North America and Canada, including the Sechelt Mine and Granville Island concrete plant in British Columbia, Lehigh has significant experience operating its facilities in harmony with its neighbors.
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