Antrim Gypsum Project News Archive
Project Update – 1: Community Liaison Committee (CLC)
CertainTeed continues to seek members to serve on the CLC. Efforts through May and early June such as Public Notices, Project Website postings and direct reach outs to individuals did not yield the preferred number (7 to 9) of volunteers coming forward. CertainTeed will continue to work with local organizations and residents to get enough members so we can host a meeting as soon as possible but likely not until late summer or September. We appreciate all those volunteers that have expressed an interest to date and hope to move forward with the CLC as soon as we can to get this important community feedback mechanism in place.
Project Update – 2: Pre-construction Well Survey
CertainTeed would like to thank all the participants in the private residential well survey. Our consultant completing the work, GHD, is finishing the program this week and were able to get good representative coverage of the wells in the local area. The purpose of the survey was to understand how wells were constructed and current conditions of the wells before the Project is constructed. The data collected will be used to compare future groundwater quantity and quality conditions when the permitting of the project is complete, construction begins and further into operation and reclamation phases.
May 6, 2025
Project Updates – May 2025
- The Antrim Gypsum Project continues to progress through the advanced permitting stage towards operation. Activities over the past few months have included the following:
- Additional geotechnical drilling and test pitting to gather information for detailed mine design
- Continued environment monitoring (wetlands, surface water, groundwater and habitats) to supplement the two years of data already collected
- Advertising for the Community Liaison Committee (CLC) with a plan to have the CLC in place by June 2025
- Funding of an options analysis project being managed by the Musquodoboit Valley Communities Association and completed by Upland/Englobe for a multi-use trail in Middle Musquodoboit
- Upcoming planned activities include:
- Domestic well surveys close to the Project to establish baseline conditions
- Additional geotechnical drilling and well installations for groundwater and wetland monitoring
- Additional targeted surveys for Species At Risk to supplement existing knowledge to help with Management and Monitoring Plan development for the Industrial Approval applications
- Business owner and high school engagement sessions for the multi-use trail project
May 5, 2025
Community Liaison Committee (CLC) Update
The May 1st deadline for submitting an expression of interest for being a member of the CLC has passed. CertainTeed is reviewing candidates and will be reaching out via email or phone to confirm willingness of participants for this important linkage between the Project and local communities and businesses. CertainTeed hopes to be able to announce final members and have a first meeting in late May/early June. Thank you to all community members that expressed an interest in being part of the CLC. Individual circumstances change so there are often opportunities for new members to replace existing members of the CLC as the Project proceeds. CertainTeed will use the CLC and the Project website to communicate openings when they occur.
April 3, 2025
CertainTeed requesting expressions of interest for persons to serve on the Community Liaison Committee (CLC). See documents below for more information.
Call for Community Liasion Committee (CLC) Members
Community Liasion (CLC) Terms of Reference
February 14, 2025
CertainTeed has collaborated with the Musquodoboit Valley Communities Association (MVCA) to develop a Request for Proposals (RFP) for an Active Transportation Path Design. This initiative seeks to get conceptual designs and planning constraints identified for a trail that would provide safe passage from the High School to the town center area in Middle Musquodoboit for residents and visitors to use instead of the shoulder of Route #224. MVCA is the project lead and CertainTeed will assist with funding support. Please reach out via this project website to request further information.
February 12, 2025
During the months of February and March, there will be a continuation of limited activity on site including drilling and sampling for a geotechnical program, and installation of groundwater monitoring wells, as well as ongoing environmental monitoring. These activities include light trucks, a drill rig and field visits by staff to provide information for the permitting and detailed design of the project. If there are any questions or concerns that arise from these activities, please reach out via this project website.
December 2, 2024
Over the winter months, you may see light vehicles and staff with high visibility clothing completing monitoring of groundwater wells and surface water locations. Heavier trucks and a drill rig may be observed as well through December to install more groundwater monitoring wells and collect geotechnical data on soils and bedrock. If there are any questions or concerns that arise from these activities, please reach out via this project website.
November 27, 2024
CertainTeed obtained environmental Assessment Approval on October 25, 2024, for the Antrim Gypsum Project. Many additional permits and approvals are needed before any construction activities occur. We will keep you updated on the permitting progress. Site activities that are allowable and help gather information for environmental management of the site include groundwater and surface water m