351 MARGARET LIMITED - Certificate of property use

A risk assessment was undertaken for this property to establish the risks that the contaminants identified in the risk assessment may pose to future users and to identify appropriate risk management measures to be implemented to ensure that the property is suitable for the intended use of “commercial”, “community”, “residential” and “institutional” use as defined by Ontario Regulation 153/04.

The ministry’s review of the risk assessment involved the following reports, documents and information /correspondence:

• Pre-Submission Form for 351 Margaret Avenue, Kitchener, ON, report prepared by MTE Consultants and Chung & Vander Doelen Engineering Ltd., dated July 27, 2023.
• Risk Assessment for 351 Margaret Avenue, Kitchener, ON”, report prepared by MTE Consultants and Chung & Vander Doelen Engineering Ltd., dated February 6, 2024.
• Revised Risk Assessment for 351 Margaret Avenue, Kitchener, ON”, report prepared by MTE Consultants and Chung & Vander Doelen Engineering Ltd., dated August 21, 2024; and,
• Email Re: “RE: Request for Additional Information - RA for 351 Margaret Ave., Kitchener, ON [RA2164-23b; IDS#7344-CU6GZN]”, email from Joel Nichols, MTE Consultants Inc., received by TASDB on January 10, 2025, with following document[s] attached:
  • 50914-100_2025-01-10_Response to Request for Additional Information_FINAL.

Based on the documents provided to the ministry as part of the risk assessment report, the reviewers can confirm that the risk assessment has been conducted in accordance with the Environmental Protection Act (the act), Ontario Regulation 153/04 (the regulation), and the associated guidance documents.

The Director provided the proponent with written Notice of the Director’s Decision to accept the risk assessment No. 7344-CU6GZN relating to the property in accordance with s. 168.5 of the act on January 10, 2025.

The Director is considering the issuance of a Certificate of Property Use (CPU) in relation to the site. The proposed CPU incorporates the risk management measures proposed in the risk assessment and additional conditions proposed by the Director. The proposed Certificate of Property Use (CPU) is attached to this notice.