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Western Asphalt rep says decision is premature By: Kyle Darbyson Save to Read Later
Minister of Agriculture and Resource Development Blaine Pedersen confirms that Western Asphalt Products’ application to set up surface mining operations south of Rivers has been denied during question period in the Legislature on Wednesday. (Screenshot)
A proposal to kick-start new aggregate mining operations just south of Rivers is dead in the water, according to Minister of Agriculture and Resource Development Blaine Pedersen.
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A proposal to kick-start new aggregate mining operations just south of Rivers is dead in the water, according to Minister of Agriculture and Resource Development Blaine Pedersen.
WINNIPEG A proposed gravel pit on provincial Crown Land near Rivers, Man., is seeing pushback from residents and neighbours in the area. Eleanor Beever has lived on an area of leased Crown land south of Rivers since 1984, and said her husband s family has been living on the land for more than 100 years. Beever is among a number of residents who are opposed to a potential new neighbour moving in. Adam Mahaney, the general manager of Western Asphalt Products, said he received a quarry lease from the Province of Manitoba to open up a gravel pit on a section of Crown land south of Rivers.
Brandon Sun By: Kyle Darbyson
Eleanor and Marlin Beever survey the Crown land that runs adjacent to their own property located just south of Rivers. The farming couple told the Sun on Tuesday afternoon that they’ve fallen in love with this land over the last couple decades and don’t want to see it destroyed by a proposed aggregate mining operation that is being brought forward by Western Asphalt Products. (Kyle Darbyson/The Brandon Sun)
RIVERS The Riverdale Municipality hosted a public hearing Tuesday evening to gauge residents’ reaction to an application for a conditional-use order that would allow Western Asphalt Products to set up aggregate mining operations just south of town.