Express Dredge Service

Established in 2013, Express Dredge Service has successfully removed over 100,000 tonnes of silty sediment from Puslinch Lake, the largest kettle lake in North America.With the material dredged from the lake, we have transformed it into a pure screened soil called Kettle Lake Soil. In the 2017 season, we focused our dredging efforts at the north shore of the lake behind the big island. We are half way through this giant undertaking and are on track to completion by 2019.Kettle Lake Soil is perfect soil for your landscaping projects. Dredged from the bottom of Puslinch Lake it is pure screened soil with no additives, no contaminants and has not been blended with other materials. It is full of nutrients and organic matter making it ideal for topdressing and garden beds. A percentage of profits from the soil sales will go towards Puslinch Lakes rehabilitation program.

Our Dredging Process

Dredging

Kettle Lake Topsoil is being dredged for a Waterloo Lanscaping project

Nutrient rich organic topsoil is dredged from a Kettle Lake.Kettle lakes, caused by receding glaciers are thousands of years old. Left untouched, they can fill in. Dredging enables the lake to flourish for years to come.

Transporting

topsoil on top of barge after being dredged from the bottom of a Kettle Lake

Kettle Lake topsoil is placed on barge for transportation.Once the organic topsoil is placed on the barge, it is ready to be transported to our screening area.

Screening

natural organic topsoil is screened and ready to be sold

The Screening ProcessThe topsoil is then allowed to dry and then put through a screener to remove any rocks or debris for a suitable texture. The result is organic, nutrient-rich topsoil that is ready to be placed in your garden.

Testimonials

Thank you so much for the excellent service this year. The soil is great. We ordered just the right amount. We will definitely be ordering again. Kindest regards. Louise

I wanted to follow up and thank you. We received our soil Saturday morning and I just wanted to say how great our delivery person was. Very friendly and great service!

Thanks!
Brittany

Last year I used reclaimed Kettle Lake Soil for the foundation of my new lawn just above the garden here. I’m already cutting that grass, well ahead of other grass on my property, without any fertilizer added. Now I’m building this large garden and the boxes are filled with lake soil raring to go! Lorne C. Wallace

Do you know how I can arrange delivery? Last year we picked up, but I’d like a bigger load this year… thanks for your help!

Tabitha

Will you be having a Kettle Lake Soil sale this year?
I love it!

Aleksandra Radovanovic

I planted a vegetable garden in pure Kettle Lake Soil to prove that it was capable of growing vegetation. The seeds that I planted were corn, beets, zucchini, radishes, string beans (yellow and green) and carrots. I have pictures of the harvest beside a measuring ruler to show the size. The carrots, beets and radishes were easy to harvest as they pulled out and shook off, no shovel required.

It was spread on my hay fields with a hydra-push manure spreader and another hay field was planted in the previous dewatering sediment site. The hay grows quickly and lushly.

Al and Doreen Tschanz

We used Kettle Lake Soil and were amazed at how tall and lushes the hay turned out. With our field, we were able to get an extra harvest because of how fertile the lake sediment is!

Doreen Tschanz

We’ve been using Kettle Lake in all sorts of applications, especially with new plantings and new seed/sod. It is so easy to work with and we have had great results!

J. Frieburger