The province must pay out $10 million to compensate a company impacted by the construction of the Outer Ring Road.

The case dates back to the mid-1990s when the province expropriated land to get the highway done.

City Sand and Gravel was compensated for its contribution, but it was future blasting at their nearby quarry they were worried about.

Government of the day insisted they had nothing to fear, standing by an expert’s report that said there’d be no impact on the highway or blasting.

But there was, with several incidents of rocks reaching the Outer Ring Road and a new subdivision, and the conclusion that the report was flawed.

It also led to new blasting rules which tripled the company’s costs, eventually making the quarry unprofitable.

All tolled, City Sand and Gravel said they were owed 17 years’ worth of business, or just over $10 million, for loss of the quarry.

They were originally awarded that amount, which the province challenged, and lost, in the Court of Appeal last week.

The government could still appeal the decision to the Supreme Court of Canada.