Mansteel New Liskeard Inc. - Order for financial assurance

Instrument type: Order for financial assurance

ERO number
019-9073
Ministry reference number
1-207234986
Notice type
Instrument
Act
Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990
Posted by
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Notice stage
Exception
Exception posted
Last updated

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Exception summary

On July 11, 2024, the director issued an order under section 136 of the Environmental Protection Act to the Parties. The order authorizes the Crown to use financial assurance for the performance of environmental measures which include overall site management and the completion of the Environmental Compliance Approval amendment application process.

Location details

Site address

1107 Lakeshore Road South
City of Temiskaming Shores, ON
P0J 1K0
Canada

Site location details

1107 Lakeshore Road South
City of Temiskaming Shores, ON, P0J 1K0
Part of the north half of broken Lot 10, Concession 5 and part of the south half of Lot 9, Concession 5, Township of Bucke, Temiskaming Shores, District of Timiskaming

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Proponent details

Mansteel New Liskeard Inc.
15 West Pearce St., 1
Richmond Hill, ON
L4B 1E3
Canada

The Estate of Arash Missaghi
15 West Pearce St., 1
Richmond Hill, ON
L4B 1E3
Canada

Why consultation isn't required

The ministry responded to an urgent and unforeseen need to access funds held by the Crown to address the critical requirement to operate the leachate pumping station and prevent overflows of toxic leachate to the environment.

Cessation of operations at the site would have resulted in the pumps being turned off and the uncontrolled discharge of toxic leachate into the environment. In order to prevent the discharge of untreated, toxic leachate from the site to the natural environment, the ministry needed to take immediate action as there were no immediate sources of funding available from the company following the death of the company's sole director, no directing mind. 

Exception details

Mansteel is the current owner of the Site and the person to whom Amended Environmental Compliance Approval Number 5377-9CXPXG (“ECA”) was issued on April 29, 2014. Condition 11 of the ECA requires the provision of the financial assurance to pay for any incurred or potential expenditure by the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (“Ministry”) to carry out any environmental measure, including any obligation of the owner in connection with the Works, as defined in the ECA, which is imposed by any other provision of the ECA, any order, or the Environmental Protection Act (“EPA”), Ontario Water Resources Act (“OWRA”) or any regulations made thereunder.

Following the death of the company's sole director on June 17, 2024, the Ministry was advised by the company's lawyer that there were no funds for the continued operation of the site. 

On July 11, 2024, the Director issued an order under section 136(1) of the Environmental Protection Act, to allow the use financial assurance  currently being held by Ontario. The funds will allow the ministry ensure the continued management and operation of the leachate management system at the site.

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Timmins District Office - North Bay Area Office
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191 Booth Road
North Bay, ON
P1A 4K3
Canada

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