See the on-line phone book for MNR: http://www.infogo.gov.on.ca/infogo/mainPage.do
As of January 2010, there has been a re-organization of those in MNR responsible for aggregates (sand, gravel, crushed stone). Up to that time, there was the Aggregate and Petroleum Resources Section, with Mr. Brian Messerschmidt as manager. That Section contained MNR’s policy people for aggregates. That Section has disappeared and Mr. Messerschmidt is retiring.
The people from that Section have been moved elsewhere in the MNR hierarchy. Examples (as of 29 Mar 2010):
Thatcher,
Stuart Senior Policy Adviser, Aggregates - PROGRAM
COORDINATION SECTION
Phone: 705-755-1286 Email: stuart.thatcher@ontario.ca
Hollingsworth,
Brian Project Manager, SAROS - LANDS AND
NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES SECTION
Phone: 705-755-1271 Email: brian.hollingsworth@ontario.ca
VandenHeuvel,
Maria Policy Advisor, Aggregate Resources - LANDS
AND NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES
Phone: 705-755-1375 Email: maria.vandenheuvel@ontario.ca
Look at the official MNR organizational
chart
Besides these people, there are Aggregate Inspectors/Officers responsible for districts that span Ontario. TOARC (The Ontario Aggregate Resources Corporation) has a list of these people at: http://www.toarc.com/contact_mnr_list.asp
The TOARC site also has maps of these districts.
Some of the defacto control of Ontario aggregate pit/quarries has been privatized and handed over to individual pit owners, to TOARC and to MAAP. Both of these last two are owned by OSSGA (previously named APAO) which is the registered lobbyist for the Ontario aggregate industry.
The information given here is from the Telephone Directory
of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and from the TOARC web site.
See also http://www.gravelwatch.org
This page last updated 29 Mar 2010 --- Ric Holt.
Corrections welcome: holt@uwaterloo.ca