ProgressIVE Rehabilitation Award
The Progressive Rehabilitation Award recognizes the ongoing efforts of individual operators to progressively rehabilitate their sites in accordance with their site plans.
Walker Aggregates Inc.
Municipality of Meaford
building wetlands
The goal of Meaford Quarry’s rehabilitation is to convert the land into a wetland complex at the request of the property owner. This year, crews completed 5.75 hectares along portions of the site’s north and south faces, as well as the quarry floor. Both faces were sloped to grades between 3:1 and 4:1 and covered with 175,000 cubic metres of overburden and 5,700 cubic metres of topsoil.
Promoting biodiversity
Parts of the north and south faces were left sheer to promote biodiversity at the site (e.g., bird nesting) and create a more aesthetically pleasing final look. Rehabilitation efforts at Meaford Quarry began a decade ago and are expected to wrap up in approximately five years.