St Marys Alternative Low Carbon Fuels

​​​​​​​Background

St. Marys Cement (SMC), a company of Votorantim Cimentos North America (VCNA), is undertaking efforts to use Alternative Low Carbon Fuels (ALCF) as an energy source for their St Marys Cement Plant (the site). This initiative will contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Ontario, while diverting materials from landfills. The Site is located at 585 Water St. S in St Marys, Ontario.

Consultation Report 

​St Marys Cement held two public meetings for this project, Public Meeting #1 on November 18, 2021 and Public Meeting #2 on February 3, 2022, in addition to other consultation undertaken to support this project. SMC has completed a Consultation Report for this project that is now available to interested parties to view​:

 
 

Updates

 
Updates to the ALCF Permit will be shared at the Community Liaison Committee Meetings held quarterly. Meeting minutes can be found on the St Marys Cement – Town of St Marys Community Liaison Committee page. Please see the Town of St Marys Events Calendar for more information.​​

 

Permit Application 

St Marys Cement has submitted the ECA Application to the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks. The application, technical studies, and supplementary reports are as ​follows:  

 

Contact Us 

St Marys Cement values your input on this matter. Please contact our Project Team for more information about this study or to be added to the contact list for future updates:
 
 
Ruben Plaza 
St Marys Cement, 
Environmental Manager, Canada
Phone: 905-243-5841​
Kate Liubansky
Golder Associates Ltd. ​
Environmental Assessment Specialist
Phone: 416-524-1876

Links

Public Meetings

Second Public Meeting – February 3, 2022 – Notice of Meeting Notice-PublicMeeting2.pdf

Second Public Meeting – February 3, 2022 – Presentation VCNA SMC Alt Fuels Public Meeting 2 Feb 3, 2022 Presentation – Final.pdf

First Public Meeting – November 18, 2021- Presentation Boards VCNA SMC Alt Fuels – Public Meeting  – 18Nov21 – Display Boards 

First Public Meeting – November 18, 2021 – Notice of Intent/Meeting – Notice-Intention to Apply-PublicMeeting_04Nov21.pdf

Reports 

2021 Emission Summary Dispersion Model – ​​St Marys Cement 2021 Emission Summary Dispersion Model Executive Summary.pdf

2021 Acoustic Assessment Report – St Marys Cement 2021 Acoustic Assessment Report Executive Summary.pdf

St Marys Cement Plant – ALCF – ​Consultation Report – St Marys Cement Plant – ALCF – Consultation Report – March 24, 2022

Newspaper Articles

St. Marys Cement Looking To Switch To Low Carbon Fuels​​

St. Marys ALCF meeting Feb 2022 Article.pdf

​Links

St Marys Cement Community Liaison Committee ​