Under the ARA, licences are issued for private land, and permits are issued for Crown Land. Permit fees are comprised of two components: Royalties and Permit fees.

The OMB has distributed the following invitation for a webinar primer on the new Local Planning Appeal Tribunal which members may be interested in attending. The webinar is free but you must preregister. Note that it says that the new rules will come into effect on April 3rd. At the OSSGA Conference, a presentation was made which included speculation on what the implications of the new system could be, and timelines on transitioning to the new LPAT system. It is available in the members area of the website, and for members' convenience I have attached it here. We will continue to monitor and keep you posted on this issue.

This year’s Top 10 Under 40 will involve anyone who was under the age of 40 as of December 31, 2017. Nominees can come from anyone who is involved in Canada’s rock to road industry, including business owners and management, contractors, equipment operators, technicians, trainers and researchers.

For many years, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry has issued media releases to communicate serious convictions of individuals and corporations for natural resource-related offenses.