Update Announcement
This proposal notice was originally posted on September 20, 2023 with a 45-day comment period ending November 4, 2023. The ministry has updated our proposal and has extended the comment period to 60 days.
This consultation was open from:
September 20, 2023
to November 19, 2023
Decision summary
An amendment to Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) No. 8840-BCENZE has been granted to ASSOCIATED PAVING & MATERIALS LTD., a hot-mix asphalt plant and aggregate processing facility located at 850 Syscon Court, Burlington, Ontario.
Location details
Site address
850 Syscon Court
Burlington,
ON
Canada
Site location details
Hot-mix asphalt plant and aggregate processing facility.
Site location map
The location pin reflects the approximate area where environmental activity is taking place.
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ASSOCIATED PAVING & MATERIALS LTD.
5365 Munro Court
Burlington,
ON
L7L 5M7
Canada
Decision details
An amendment to Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) No. 8840-BCENZE has been granted to ASSOCIATED PAVING & MATERIALS LTD., a hot-mix asphalt plant and aggregate processing facility located at 850 Syscon Court, Burlington, Ontario.
This amendment is for the addition of a Hot Mix Asphalt Silo, and a change in process from a batch mix to a drum mix facility, and an increase in facility production.
Contaminant emissions to the air from this facility include:
- particulate matter
- nickel
- silica
- benzo(a)pyrene
- benzene
- naphthalene
- formaldehyde
- nitrogen oxides and other products of combustion
- noise
Effects of consultation
20 comments were received through the Environmental Registry, and one comment was received via email.
The subject of the comments are summarized as follows:
- odour concerns
- dust concerns
- general health concerns
- noise concerns
- lack of public engagement
All comments were considered during the Technical Review of the Environmental Compliance Approval Application. The application has demonstrated compliance with Ontario Regulation 419/05 and Ministry Guideline NPC-300. Sound level limits were established as per Ministry guidelines and procedures. To address the comments/concerns raised by the local community, the following conditions have been included in the Environmental Compliance Approval for this facility:
- creation of a public engagement plan
- fugitive odour and dust best management practices plan requirements
- comprehensive complaint response procedure
- preparation of a technical benchmarking report to assist in identifying ways to further reduce off-property odour impacts
- restrictions to specific operations during the day, evening and night to limit noise emissions
- requirement to install noise mitigation
- requirement to conduct an acoustic audit to verify noise mitigation performance
Supporting materials
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Some supporting materials may not be available online. If this is the case, you can request to view the materials in person.
Get in touch with the office listed below to find out if materials are available.
135 St. Clair Avenue West
Floor 1
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
4145 North Service Road, Suite 300
Burlington,
ON
L7L 6A3
Canada
How to Appeal
This instrument decision can be appealed. You have 15 days from April 3, 2025 to begin the appeal process.
Carefully review the information below to learn more about the appeal process.
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Start the process to appeal
If you’re an Ontario resident, you can start the process to appeal this instrument decision.
First, you’ll need to seek leave (i.e. get permission) from the relevant appellate body to appeal the decision.
If the appellate body grants leave, the appeal itself will follow.
Seek leave to appeal
To seek leave to appeal, you need to do these three things:
- prepare your application
- provide notice to the minister
- mail your application to three parties
1. Prepare your application
You’ll need to prepare an application. You may wish to include the following things in your application:
- A document that includes:
- your name, phone number, fax number (if any), and/or email address
- the ERO number and ministry reference number (located on this page)
- a statement about whether you are a resident in Ontario
- your interest in the decision, and any facts you want taken into account in deciding whether you have an interest in the decision
- the parts of the instrument that you’re challenging
- whether the decision could result in significant harm to the environment
- the reason(s) why you believe that no reasonable person – having regard to the relevant law and to any government policies developed to guide decisions of that kind – could have made the decision
- the grounds (facts) you’ll be using to appeal
- the outcome you’d like to see
- A copy of the instrument (approval, permit, order) that you you are seeking leave to appeal. You’ll find this in the decision notice on the Environmental Registry
- Copies of all supporting documents, facts and evidence that you’ll be using to appeal
What is considered
The appeal body will consider the following two questions in deciding whether to grant you leave to appeal:
- is there is good reason to believe that no reasonable person, with respect to the relevant law and to any government policies developed to guide decisions of that kind, could have made the decision?
- could the decision you wish to appeal result in significant harm to the environment?
2. Provide your notice
You’ll need to provide notice to the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks that you’re seeking leave to appeal.
In your notice, please include a brief description of the:
- decision that you wish to appeal
- grounds for granting leave to appeal
You can provide notice by email at minister.mecp@ontario.ca or by mail at:
College Park 5th Floor, 777 Bay St.
Toronto, ON
M7A 2J3
3. Mail your application
You’ll need to mail your application that you prepared in step #1 to each of these three parties:
- appellate body
- issuing authority (the ministry official who issued the instrument)
- proponent (the company or individual to whom the instrument was issued)
ASSOCIATED PAVING & MATERIALS LTD.
5365 Munro Court
Burlington,
ON
L7L 5M7
Canada
Registrar, Ontario Land Tribunal
655 Bay Street, Suite 1500
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1E5
(416) 212-6349
(866) 448-2248
OLT.Registrar@ontario.ca
Include the following:
This is not legal advice. Please refer to the Environmental Bill of Rights for exact legal requirements. Consult a lawyer if you need help with the appeal process.
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Client Services and Permissions Branch
135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
Original proposal
Proposal details
This proposal is to amend the Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) No. 8840-BCENZE for ASSOCIATED PAVING & MATERIALS LTD., a hot-mix asphalt plant and aggregate processing facility located at 850 Syscon Court, Burlington, Ontario.
This amendment will reflect the current operations at the facility and includes the following:
- the addition of addition of a Hot Mix Asphalt Silo
- a change in process from a batch mix to a drum mix facility
- an increase in annual production from 300,000 tonnes per year to 400,000 tonnes per year
Contaminant emissions to the air from this facility include:
- particulate matter
- nickel
- silica
- benzo(a)pyrene
- benzene
- naphthalene
- formaldehyde
- nitrogen oxides and other products of combustion
- noise
Supporting materials
View materials in person
Some supporting materials may not be available online. If this is the case, you can request to view the materials in person.
Get in touch with the office listed below to find out if materials are available.
135 St. Clair Avenue West
Floor 1
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
Comment
Commenting is now closed.
This consultation was open from September 20, 2023
to November 19, 2023
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Contact
Client Services and Permissions Branch
135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
Comments received
Through the registry
20By email
1By mail
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