An important component of land stewardship is the progressive and final rehabilitation of a pit or quarry. The Miller Group strives for leading-edge land management techniques, strong technical expertise, and partnerships with landowners, including local farmers.
Rehabilitation Gallery
Since 2021, Miller has rehabilitated more than 160 hectares (about 400 acres) throughout Southern Ontario. Scroll through the gallery below to learn more about the rehabilitation work on some of our sites.
Boyington Pit 3 – Uxbridge
Boyington Pit 3 is about 196 hectares (484 acres) and has been in operation since the 1960s. In 2021, rehabilitation work started in the depleted areas of the pit to return the site to an agricultural land-use – as it was prior to becoming a pit. As of 2025, approximately 31 hectares (77 acres) of the site is rehabilitated and back in agricultural production. As a result, roughly half of the total property is now actively being farmed and about 40% of the previously disturbed lands has been rehabilitated.
Awards: OSSGA Progressive Rehabilitation Award (2021, 2022, 2023, & 2024) and Judge’s Choice Award (2021)
Wridale Pit – West Grey
Located in West Grey, the Wridale pit was first opened in 2010. This 28.7 hectares (71 acres) site was rehabilitatednback to agricultural production between 2021 and 2023. In fall 2024, the ARA Licence for the site was surrendered and the site has been returned to the landowner.
Awards: OSSGA Progressive Rehabilitation Award (2022 & 2023)
Simpson Pit – Elora
Extraction at the Simpson Pit in Elora was completed in 2019. The majority of the rehabilitation work was completed in 2022, returning 12.6 hectares (31 ac) back to agricultural rehabilitation. This licence under the ARA was surrendered in the fall of 2024 and the site has been returned to the landowner.
Awards: OSSGA Progressive Rehabilitation Award (2022)
Devin Pit – Elora
In 2024, rehabilitation work started at the Devin Pit to return the site to agricultural production. After two summers of work, a total of 18 hectares (45 ac) of the pit has been rehabilitated, over 15 hectares (38 ac) of which is being actively farmed already. In the fall of 2025, a partial surrender removed 9 hectares (22 ac) of the rehabilitated farmland out of the licensed area. Rehabilitation work will continue in 2026.
Clinton Pit – Clinton
The Clinton pit is a unique operation having a state-of-the-art Woodland Rehabilitation and Restoration Plan. Execution of this plan started as soon as the site was licensed in 2012 with planting in enhancement areas, before
the start of any extraction. The site operates in phases, requiring the previously extracted areas to reach certain growth targets before extraction is allowed to start in the next phase. Before being licensed, the site included about 19 hectares (27 ac) of natural forest. Upon completion of the rehabilitation plan, 26 hectares (64 ac) of the site will be forested, a 35% increase in coverage compared to pre-extraction conditions.
Awards: OSSGA Progressive Rehabilitation Award and Judge’s Choice Award (2021), OSSGA Community Relations Award (2025)
Neutel Pit – Clinton
The Neutel Pit was first licensed in 1985 and has been operated by Lavis Contracting Co. since 2014 under an extraction agreement. The rehabilitation work at Neutel started in late 2023 is still ongoing. As of 2025, 5.2
hectares (nearly 13 acres) have been rehabilitated back to agricultural production. The rehabilitated area is now actively being farmed by the landowners.
Awards: OSSGA Progressive Rehabilitation Award (2023 & 2025)
Hale Pit – Mount Forest
The Hale Pit, licensed in 2003, is part of the Murphy Complex of pits in Mount Forest that has operated since the 1970s. The majority of the rehabilitation work was completed in 2023, returning 4.6 hectares (11.4 ac) of the pit to
agricultural grasslands, as outlined in the site plans. In 2024, an additional 2 hectares (~5 ac) were reforested as part of the rehabilitation plan. A Tree Planting Day was held at Hale Pit where Miller employees planted 500 trees.
The remainder of the tree planting was completed by professionals.
Awards: OSSGA Progressive Rehabilitation Award (2023)
OSSGA Awards for Work in 2025
The Miller Group was honoured to receive nine OSSGA Industry Recognition Awards for its work in 2025. Through these awards, OSSGA highlights efforts that help promote a progressive image of aggregate producers and the industry. Its goal is to raise industry standards by showcasing strong work, responsible land stewardship, and operations that go beyond legislative requirements.
Miller is proud to receive Progressive Rehabilitation Awards for work at Boyington Pit 1, Neutel Pit and Whitelaw Pit. These awards highlight the efforts of individual operators who progressively rehabilitate their sites in accordance with approved site plans. Boyington Pit 1 also received the Judge’s Choice Rehabilitation Award, recognizing the best submission in the Progressive Rehabilitation category.
Miller earned a Community Relations Award for its work at the Clinton Pit. This award highlights companies that build and maintain strong relationships with the communities surrounding their sites and have earned the respect of nearby residents by consistently making innovative contributions to their communities.
Miller was also recognized with Property Enhancement Awards for work at MRT Havelock Quarry, NFN Quarry, Sydenham Quarry and Winters Pit & Quarry. These awards recognizes aggregate operators who improve the aesthetics and overall appearance of their sites over time in seven key areas including entrance, employee areas, trucks and equipment, plant appearance, signage and more.