Proposed Resource Extraction Pits

Pre-Application

The applications listed above are currently under review. Other applications have either been submitted (see below), approved, or withdrawn. Withdrawn applications must undergo the full application process again, including all required public engagement activities such as open houses.

Submitted

SIL Industrial Minerals – Pit 77 (Appeal Period Expires November 28)
  • Location: SE 33-56-22-W4
  • Operator: Sil Industrial Minerals
  • Years active: –
  • Permit approval date: November 7, 2025
  • Hours of operation
    • Extraction: Weekdays from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.; weekends and holidays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    • Hauling: Weekdays from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.; weekends and holidays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Reclamation plan: Grassland (54%), Wetland (24%), Waterbody (6%), Undisturbed (16%)
  • Contact:
    Ron Dorton
    780-497-7309
    feedback@sil.ab.ca
Villeneuve Gravel JV Ltd. – Chadi Pit
  • Location: NW-17-54-26-4
  • Operator: Villeneuve Gravel JV Ltd.
  • District: Resource Extraction Direct Control (RE-DC)
  • Engagement opportunities: First reading at Sturgeon County Council is scheduled to proceed on November 25, 2025. Residents will be notified of the public hearing once a date has been confirmed, likely early in 2026. The operator held a pre-application open house on February 5, 2024, at Villeneuve Community Hall.
  • Contact:
    Darlene Christopher
  • 780-570-5818
  • Darlene@cppenv.ca

Related Pages

Budget 2026 was approved by Council on November 27, 2025. 

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