HIP Abstract GP Inc. - 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 mixed commercial, community, residential, and institutional use as defined by O. Reg. 153/04.

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

• pre-submission form for 659-667 King Street West, Kitchener, Ontario. Prepared by MTE Consultants Inc. and Chung & Vander Doelen Engineering Ltd., dated March 8, 2022;
• risk assessment for 659-667 King Street West, Kitchener, Ontario. Prepared by MTE Consultants Inc. and Chung & Vander Doelen Engineering Ltd., dated October 17, 2022; and
• revised risk assessment for 659-667 King Street West, Kitchener, Ontario. Prepared by MTE Consultants Inc. and Chung & Vander Doelen Engineering Ltd., dated January 24, 2023.

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. 4752-CCCP99 relating to the property in accordance with section 168.5 of the act on March 13, 2023.

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) no. 1177-CRMQAB is attached.