Benefits of the Project

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 RVC, Calgary, and throughout the province.

Scott Property will contribute a net community benefit in the following ways:

COMMUNITY AMENITIES

Aggregate is a temporary disturbance on the land and the end-uses can create community amenities and benefits including residential / non-residential uses, parks, trails, future housing, and infrastructure facilities.

REDUCED GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND TRUCK TRAFFIC CONCERNS

The conveyor system eliminates the need to put haul trucks on the road, resulting in overall emission reductions.

RAISING THE STANDARD OF INDUSTRY MITIGATION MEASURES

Lehigh is committed to exploring solutions to potential cumulative impacts and is open to working with other companies, regulators and the municipality to achieve this.

ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE AGGREGATE PRODUCTS

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.

RVC FISCAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

The project will contribute millions of dollars through the CAP levy, transportation levy, application fees, property taxes and other indirect benefits.

LAND USE CERTAINTY

The site contains a significant source of quality aggregate and has been subject to multiple applications and land use uncertainty for years. Accepting aggregate extraction at this site will allow for short term temporary use, and a desirable long-term end use.

PRESERVATION OF A PUBLIC ASSET TO SUPPORT PROJECTED REGIONAL GROWTH

According to the CMRB, demand for aggregate is expected to double over the next 50 years. Scott Property provides certain access to local aggregates for future decades.

Local and Regional Value

Aggregate is a scarce, non-renewable resource found in specific locations. Calgary and Rocky View County have local, high-quality supplies of gravel, but they are depleting and large deposits for future supply are limited.

Demand for aggregate is directly related to population, meaning the higher the population, the higher the demand for aggregate. The Calgary Metropolitan Region Board (CMRB) has recently updated regional population forecasts and results show that the population is expected to reach 3 million by the year 2076, almost doubling the current population over 58 years. Recent studies have shown that annual aggregate demand varies from around 10 – 15 tonnes per capita / year within the Calgary Metropolitan Region, meaning:

Estimated annual demand (2019) as much as

22 million

TONNES PER YEAR

Forecast estimated annual demand (2076) as much as

45 million

TONNES PER YEAR

Total estimated cumulative demand over next 58 years is

850 million

TONNES

It is estimated that the existing approved supply of aggregates within the Calgary Metropolitan Region will be depleted within 15 years, meaning new near-market aggregate supplies are important.

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