This consultation was open from:
December 12, 2016
to January 11, 2017
Decision summary
The ENDM has preformed the required securing of petroleum products, chemicals and waste necessary to minimize impacts to the environment by completing rehabilitation activities at the Cobalt Refinery. (CLOSED)
Location details
Site address
Yukon Refinery
Lorrain,
ON
P0J 1R0
Canada
Site location map
The location pin reflects the approximate area where environmental activity is taking place.
View this location on a map opens link in a new windowProponent(s)
36569 Yukon Inc. - North Cobalt Refinery
Lot: 1, Concession: 12, P.O. Box 158
North Cobalt,
ON
P0J 1R0
Canada
Decision details
A Minister’s Direction was issued to employees of the Ministry to immediately or as soon as reasonably possible to engage one or more competent professional contractor(s) as agents of the Ministry with respect to the prevention, elimination and amelioration of the adverse effects caused or likely to be caused by the Hazards. The said agents of the Ministry accessed the property and retained professional services to divert wastewater to various onsite ponds and/or operated portable or onsite treatment equipment to avoid a spill of contaminated wastewater to the natural environment in accordance with all applicable statutes and regulations. The above-named employees of the Ministry offered such assistance and direction to the said agents of the Ministry as was necessary to facilitate their work with respect to the emergency situation.
Supporting materials
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933 Ramsay Lake Road
Floor B6
Sudbury,
ON
P3E 6B5
Canada
How to Appeal
This instrument decision can be appealed. You have 15 days from March 11, 2021 to begin the appeal process.
Carefully review the information below to learn more about the appeal process.
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Appeal process for decisions published before June 1, 2021
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)
36569 Yukon Inc. - North Cobalt Refinery
Lot: 1, Concession: 12, P.O. Box 158
North Cobalt,
ON
P0J 1R0
Canada
Mining and Lands Tribunal
Formerly Office of the Mining and Lands Commissioner
655 Bay Street, Suite 1500
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1E5
(416) 212-6349
(866) 448-2248
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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Contact
Brent Hagen
933 Ramsey Lake Road
Level B6
Sudbury,
ON
P3E 6B5
Canada
Original proposal
Proposal details
Description of instrument
The Director's Order will be issued to allow the Crown to enter the property to remove petroleum products, chemicals and wastes.
Other information
All comments will be considered as part of the decision-making by the ministry if they:
- are submitted in writing;
- reference the EBR Registry number; and
- are received by the Contact person within the specified period.
** No acknowledgment or individual response will be provided to those who comment. All comments and submissions received will become part of the public record. **
Other public consultation opportunities
No other public consultation is required for this Director’s Order. A Decision Notice will be posted that states how any comments received were considered in making the decision to issue the Order.
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.
933 Ramsay Lake Road
Floor B6
Sudbury,
ON
P3E 6B5
Canada
Comment
Commenting is now closed.
This consultation was open from December 12, 2016
to January 11, 2017
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Contact
Brent Hagen
933 Ramsey Lake Road
Level B6
Sudbury,
ON
P3E 6B5
Canada
Comments received
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