Nelson Aggregate Co.

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Don't Try This at Home!!!!
The Burlington Fire Department scales new heights at the Nelson quarry. Burlington Fire Department visited the Nelson quarry to practice rescue at heights.(April,2008)
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Nelson Aggregate Second Annual Community Clean-up Day
Nelson employees pitch in to help spruce-up the Mount Nemo neighbourhood. Nelson employees and their families pitched in once again to help pickup refuse along Colling Road and No. 2 Sideroad (April,2008)
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Canadian Pollination Initiative
Nelson makes a BEE-Line to help Pollinators Nelson Aggregate Co. partners with CANPOLIN (Canadian Pollination Initiative) and the University of Guelph by providing quarry sites for pilot studies. (March,2008)
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Frigid Waters Make For a Good Burlington Fire Department Training Exercise
Burlington Fire Fighters practice their cold water rescue skills at Nelson Quarry. Nelson Aggregate Co. is always pleased to help our community serivices whenever we can. (Feb, 2008)
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Nelson Aggregate Gets Government Approval for Species at Risk Stewardship Proposal
Nelson promotes the habitat for imperiled & threatened wildlife. Nelson Aggregate Co. announces that it has received approval from the Ministry of Natural Resources for an important species at risk stewardship proposal. (Sep,2007)
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Safety Recognition Awards
The Ontario Stone Sand and Gravel Association (OSSGA) presents safety awards to Nelson's 4 operations. All 4 of Nelson's operating sites (Burlington, Orillia, Lincoln and Cambridge) received the awards which recognize operating for the year 2007 without any lost time injuries in the workforce. (Feb, 2008)
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Steeltown to Greentown
Quarries take their environmental responsibility seriously Excerpt from Biz Hamilton+Halton Magazine* (Summer 207, Volume 24, Issue 2), (Nov, 2007)
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The 3 R's at Nelson Aggregate Co.
Our Burlington Quarry Reduces, Reuses and Recycles In the last 4 years, Nelson Aggregate Co. has diverted over 800,000 metric tons (tonnes) of used materials (Nov,2007)
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Burlington Quarry Extension Contributes More to the Local Tax Base
Community Benefits The proposed extension of our Burlington quarry will generate an additional $200,000 of annual tax revenue for Burlington.(July,2007)
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Lincoln Quarry Host TOARC Meeting
The Ontario Aggregate Resouces Corpaoration meeting Toarc (The Ontario Aggregate Resouces Corpaoration) is welcomed at the Nelson Aggregate Co., Lincoln Quarry.(Sept,2007)
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Nelson/BruceTrail Safe Route
Making the Bruce Trail a little safer. Nelson Aggregate Co. is providing public access to 1.5 kilometers of its Burlington Quarry land along side Colling Road to make a safe route for trail hikers.(June2007)
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Ontario Stone, Sand & Gravel Association
Three of Nelson's properties earned Safety Awards for working without a loss-time incident. Operations, Health & Safety and environment Seminar (Posted April,2007)
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The Middle East Conflict comes to our Lincoln Quarry!
Lincoln Quarry is the back drop for a movie What do camels and lions and US and Iraqi troops have to do with Lincoln Quarry? (July,2007)
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Bell/Chairmam's Breakfast on the Environment
Nelson Sponsors another Enviromental event. A scholarship was awarded to Shannon Fernandez for demonstrating environmental initiatives (Posted April,2007)
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Close to Market - Promotes Recycling Efforts
Growth Plan encourages the adoption of a ~Culture of Conservation~ Aggregate operations that are located close to the market provide the most efficient, cost-effective way to receive and reprocess waste construction materials.(Posted Jan2007)
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Nelson supports The Carpenter Hospice
Hot Havana Nights We encourage the citizens of the Burlington community to continue their support of The Carpenter Hospice (Posted Feb,2007)
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Nelson's Earth Day Activity
Nelson Promots a Cleaner Neighbourhood with Community Participation Nelson Aggregate Co. sponsored it's first ever Community Clean Up and cleaned up on two Tonnes of Fun.(Posted April 2007)
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Environmental Benefits of - Close to Market
Close to Market The location of aggregate sources close to the GTA benefits both the environment and people of Ontario and for this reason having fewer heavy trucks traveling fewer kilometers is the Provincial goal.(Posted Jan,2007)
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Close to Market - Makes Good Economic Sense
Ontario Provincial Policy Statement 2005 As much of the mineral aggregate resources as is realistically possible shall be made available as close to markets as possible.(Posted Jan2007)
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School Tours
Touring the Quarry Nelson Aggregate Co. and Waynco Limited. open their gates from September to May every year, and welcome schools from all over southern and central Ontario.(Posted Nov,2006)
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Nelson Aggregate Co. is an Aggregate Mining and Construction Materials Supply Company. We are involved in the extraction, manufacturing, and distribution of Crushed Limestone, Sand and Gravel, and Asphalt Products, required in the Construction Industry. Our locations are strategically situated in the areas of central, southwestern, and the Niagara area of Ontario, Canada, encompassing extensive and major transportation routes, that provides us a wide and competitive service area.

 

This allows us to bring to the construction market quality aggregate materials at competitive cost, in an environmentally and favourable manner.

Please use this site to learn more about our market and products as well as our operation and our activities within and around our locations and the communities that support us. We have tried to keep the site technical enough to meet demands of industry but also light enough to be enjoyed by all.