and individuals. We launched the first- ever heavy equipment cold weather testing facility in Timmins, Ont., in 2013, which is now the global gold standard for Kubota, ensuring our machinery consistently lives up to real- life conditions.” The substantial local demand for Kubota products and the associated company growth also led to an investment exceeding $80 million in a new, state-of-the-art 65,000 sq. ft. corporate office and 500,000 sq. ft. warehouse in Pickering, Ont., in 2022. Today, the company directly and by extension employs over 1,500 Canadians, reflecting its sustained growth since 1975 by meeting the equipment needs of Canadians. Montagano further remarked, “We became industry leaders by listening to our customers, addressing their needs and continuously looking towards the future. Fifty years of equipment manufacturing progress with an unwavering commitment to our dealers and the customers they serve is what makes Kubota Canada one of the most respected equipment companies globally today. We prioritize quality and excellence every day so that our customers can focus on feeding and building our world. I am immensely proud of the work that we do here in Canada, and Kubota looks forward to working with a new generation of Canadian customers and businesses for the next 50 years and beyond.” For more information, visit kubota.ca/who-we-are.
Ontario finalizes amendments to Excess Soil Regulation The province of Ontario recently finalized an amendment to O. Reg. 406/19: On-Site and Excess Soil Regulation (“Excess Soil Regulation”). Having taken feedback into consideration on proposed amendments described in ERO 019-9196, Ontario is updating the Excess Soil Regulation to change the in-effect date of a provision preventing the landfilling of cleaner soil by two years and to clarify the exemptions to this provision. These changes will provide more time for industry to learn about and prepare for this provision and respond to concerns that current lack of awareness could result in project delays and illegal soil dumping. More specifically, Ontario made the following amendments to the Excess Soil Regulation: • The in-effect date of the restriction on landfilling excess soil that meets Table 2.1 residential, parkland and institutional standards has been changed from Jan. 1, 2025, to Jan. 1, 2027. • The existing exemptions from the landfilling restriction have been revised to make it clear when this cleaner excess soil may still be taken to a landfill. Clarifications have also been made to the type of information a qualified person would need to provide in a declaration to the landfill owner or operator, indicating why the excess soil should be landfilled. The ministry proposed additional amendments to the Excess Soil Regulation to enable greater reuse of excess soil and avoid it being landfilled, including exempting certain soil management depots from waste approvals, flexibility for reuse of aggregate and stormwater pond sediment, and greater reuse of soil within the project area and between infrastructure projects. They received considerable feedback on these aspects of the proposal. As the landfilling restriction would have come into effect Jan. 1, 2025, they have proceeded with the decision to change that date, and will make a final decision on the remaining proposals following further consideration of the feedback received. More information on the finalized amendments may be found online at ontario.ca/page/handling-excess-soil.
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