Hughson Business Space (Water St.) Corporation, C/O Wilson Blanchard Management Inc. - Certificate of property use

Instrument type: Certificate of property use

ERO number
019-1787
Ministry reference number
7203-BNAKKJ
Notice type
Instrument
Act
Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990
Posted by
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Notice stage
Proposal Updated
Proposal posted
Comment period
May 14, 2020 - June 28, 2020 (45 days) Closed
Last updated

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Update Announcement

A decision for this proposal has been published as a Bulletin under ERO 019-1788 on July 6, 2020.

This consultation was open from:

May 14, 2020
to June 28, 2020

Proposal summary

The ministry is considering issuing a Certificate of Property Use for 73 Water Street North in the City of Cambridge, Ontario.

Location details

Site address

73 Water Street North
Cambridge, ON
Canada

Site location details

73 Water Street North, Cambridge

With a Legal Description of:

Lot 42, Plan 444 Cambridge; Lot 11 E/S Water Street N, 12 E/S Water Street N, 13 E/S Water Street N, 2 S/S Colborne Street, 3 S/S Colborne Street, 1 N/S North Street PL 615 Cambridge; Part lot 9, E/S Water Street N, 10 E/S Water Street N, 2 N/S North Street, 3 N/S North Street, 1 S/S Colborne Street Plan 615 Cambridge; PT Colborne Street, Plan 615 Cambridge closed by WS593286 Part 1 & 2 67R-1648 & as in WS664755 except the easement therein; S/T WS605503; S/T WS595392; Cambridge; subject to an easement in gross over Parts 1 & 2 on 58R-18157 as in WR821731.

Being all of PIN: 03815-0016 (LT)

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Proponent(s)

Hughson Business Space (Water St.) Corporation, C/O Wilson Blanchard Management Inc.
701 Main Street West, Suite 101
Hamilton, ON
L8S 1A2
Canada

Why consultation isn't required

On April 1, 2020, the Ontario Government made a temporary regulation to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. Ontario Regulation 115/20 exempts all proposals for policies, acts, regulations and instruments from posting requirements under the EBR until 30 days after the declared emergency is terminated.

Proposal details

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” commercial” and or “community” use as defined by Ontario Regulation 153/04 (the "regulation").

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

  • Risk Assessment: 73 Water Street North, Cambridge, Ontario. Prepared by GHD Limited, dated May 17, 2018
  • Revised Risk Assessment: 73 Water Street North Cambridge, Ontario. Prepared by GHD Limited, dated, November 22, 2018
  • Revised Risk Assessment: 73 Water Street North, Cambridge, Ontario. Prepared by GHD Limited, dated May 2, 2019
  • Email RE: Request for additional information for 73 Water Street North, Cambridge; RA1623-17c; IDS#3162-ARDND9. From April Gowing, GHD Limited, received by TASDB on September 27, 2019, with the following document attached
    • 078596-RPT-4-Risk_Assessment_Hughson_Business_Space_(Water St.) Corporation

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 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. 3162-ARDND9 relating to the property in accordance with s. 168.5 of the act on January 22, 2020.

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 CPU is attached to this notice.

All comments will be considered as part of the decision-making by the ministry if they:

(a) are submitted in writing

(b) reference both the ERO Number and the ministry Instrument Reference

(c) are received by the contact person within the specified comment period

No acknowledgement or individual response will be provided to those who comment.

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The comment period was from May 14, 2020
to June 28, 2020

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