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This decision is for the renewal of Permit To Take Water No. 0806-A5NRWC, issued to Hillway Equipment Limited. Water will be taken from one pond in Oro, Ontario for aggregate washing purposes. Permit No. 8332-BVMM84 was issued on December 17, 2020 for a period of 10 years.

The ministry has issued an amended Environmental Compliance Approval (industrial stormwater management) to 3M Canada Company servicing a respirator manufacturing facility located at 80 California Avenue, adjacent to the existing manufacturing facility located at 60 California Avenue in the City of Brockville, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville.

We have issued a new Environmental Compliance Approval (sewage) to Jeffrey Golightly and Bridget Preston for the establishment of subsurface disposal works to service a residential cottage, located at 73 Third Line Road, in the Township of Centre Wellington, County of Wellington.

The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-20-000334 to Evolution Mining Gold Operations Ltd. for early exploration activities approximately 5 kilometres north of Balmertown, Ontario, District of Kenora, North West Region.

The decision is to issue.

The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the following exploration permit applications: PR-17-11225 to CJP Exploration Incorporated for early exploration activities in Lorrain Township.

The decision is to refuse the permit.

The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the following exploration permit applications: PR-17-11201 to International Explorers and Prospectors Incorporated for early exploration activities in Lackner Lake Township.

The decision is to refuse the permit.

The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the following exploration permit applications: PR-17-11186 to Moneta Porcupine Mines Incorporated for early exploration activities in Cody and Matheson Townships.

The decision is to refuse the permit.

The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the following exploration permit applications: PR-17-11163 to Aunces Incorporated for early exploration activities approximately 2 kilometers northwest of the Town of Kirkland Lake

The decision is to refuse the permit.

The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the following exploration permit applications: PR-17-11046 to Arvo Salo for early exploration activities in Hoyle Township

The decision is to refuse the permit.

The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the following exploration permit applications: PR-16-11024 to Arvo Salo for early exploration activities in Hoyle Township.

The decision is to refuse the permit.

The application for consent for an easement was approved with standard conditions on December 22, 2020. Last date of appeal is January 11, 2021.

The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has posted a new proposal (ERO # 019-2826) which addresses amendments to its Statement of Environmental Values. Therefore a decision has been made not to proceed with this proposal. This notice is to advise that the posting is closed.

The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the following exploration permit applications: PR-17-11098A1 to Julie Selway (Agent for Power Metals Corporation, Orebot Incorporated, Peter Hermeston and Margaret Segouin) for early exploration activities in Case and Steele Townships

The decision is to refuse the permit.

We decided to move ahead with amendments to the Mining Act to improve consistency of some processes, including one process that will also align with the Digital First Strategy which is to have all transactions online.

The proposed amendments to the Mining Act allow the Minister in special circumstances to provide blanket exclusions of time or extensions of time for assessment work and allow for the Minister to annul the forfeiture of a boundary claim.

We have amended several regulations related to excess soil under the Environmental Protection Act, and related documents, in response to delays to infrastructure and development projects as a result of COVID-19, and to support flexible reuse of excess soil.

We have issued an Environmental Compliance Approval with Limited Operational Flexibility to amend all previous Environmental Compliance Approvals (air & noise) for Lafarge Canada Inc., a portland cement manufacturing facility located in (Bath) Loyalist, Ontario.

Permit to Take Water No. 3480-8DURHC for commercial purposes has been issued. Water will be taken from one well and one pond related to golf course irrigation activities, located in the City of Sault Ste. Marie, District of Algoma, Ontario.

On December 18, 2020 the ministry issued an exploration permit located approximately 3 kilometres northwest of McKenzie Island, Ontario, in Dome Township, District of Kenora, North West Region.