ALAMOS GOLD INC - Approval for variance from the Liquid Fuels Handling Code

Instrument type: Approval for variance from the Liquid Fuels Handling Code

ERO number
025-0260
Ministry reference number
WO 14576859
Notice type
Instrument
Act
Technical Standards & Safety Act, 2000
Posted by
Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA)
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Comment period
March 12, 2025 - April 11, 2025 (30 days) Closed
Last updated

This consultation was open from:
March 12, 2025
to April 11, 2025

Decision summary

The variance is approved.

Location details

Site address

15 GOUDREAU RD
DUBREUILVILLE, ON
P0S 1B0
Canada

Site location details

Bulk plant at mining site

Proponent(s)

ALAMOS GOLD INC
161 AV PRINCIPALE
ROUYN-NORANDA, QC
J9X 4P6
Canada

Decision details

ALAMOS GOLD INC may operate a bulk plant without an oil/water separator until December 31, 2025.

Comments received

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Supporting materials

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Technical Standards and Safety Authority
Address

345 Carlingview Drive
Toronto, ON
M9W 6N9
Canada

Office phone number

How to Appeal

This instrument decision can be appealed. You have 15 days from April 15, 2025 to begin the appeal process.

Carefully review the information below to learn more about the appeal process.

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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:

  1. prepare your application
  2. provide notice to the minister
  3. 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:

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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:

  1. 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?
  2. 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)


Proponent(s)

ALAMOS GOLD INC
161 AV PRINCIPALE
ROUYN-NORANDA, QC
J9X 4P6
Canada


Appellate body

The Registrar
Divisional Court (Toronto Region)
130 Queen Street West
Osgoode Hall - Room 174
Toronto 
M5H 2N5 
Phone: (416) 327-5100 
Fax: (416) 327-5549


Include the following:

ERO number
025-0260
Ministry reference number
WO 14576859

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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Technical Standards and Safety Authority
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Toronto, ON
M9W 6N9
Canada

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Original proposal

ERO number
025-0260
Ministry reference number
WO 14576859
Notice type
Instrument
Act
Technical Standards & Safety Act, 2000
Posted by
Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA)
Proposal posted

Comment period

March 12, 2025 - April 11, 2025 (30 days)

Proposal details

Liquid Fuels Handling Code (LFHC) Requirements that Would Not be Met:

5.6.1.10.

All bulk plants shall be designed with an oil/water separator, acceptable to the

Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change.

 

Safety Assessment

Several features and risk mitigation measures exist to ensure that the refuelling of the mobile

tankers can be performed safely without an oil-water separator. These features are outlined below:

 

1. During fueling the operator remains within approximately 2 meters of the fuel connection and

emergency stop device. This allows for an immediate operator response in the event of a concern. Even in the unlikely event of a component failure, operator response will be very rapid to avoid a significant spill.

 

2. The refuelling connection is a double dry-break connection so that upon disconnect, the

contents from the truck and the fueling couplings are contained. It is a standard operating

requirement that the operator places a containment pan under the fuel connection during the

connection, fueling process, and disconnection of the truck. Any minor drips or spills during the

connection process will be captured.

 

3. Fuel tanker overfill prevention will be ensured using a Scully Intellitrol system which is

interlocked to ensure that the vehicle cannot be inadvertently overfilled. This equipment is the

same as and meets the safety standards of fuel transfer equipment at major distribution terminals.

 

4. The fuel facility is equipped with numerous global emergency stop devices (situated at all

fueling locations) to immediately stop the flow of ALL fuel in the event of a leak or spill. During

the tanker refueling process, the operator procedure requires that the driver remain in attendance

at the fuel connection point which is within approximately 2 meters of an emergency stop device.

This proximity will help ensure that the equipment can be shut down to prevent any significant spill during the tanker refuelling process.

 

5. The fuel facility is equipped with a large readily accessible spill containment kit in the

event of a leak or spill. This kit includes spill booms, spill mats, absorbent materials, collection

drums, and spill/drip trays. These materials are stored on site.

 

6. The bulk fuel tanker will be positioned inside a spill containment “lane” when it is

being loaded. A fuel-resistant liner will be buried below the truck loading area and covered

with a granular cap. The ends of the lane will be closed off with spill containment

socks/booms to provide containment.

TSSA assesses that there is likely to be no environmental impact should this variance be granted.

Supporting materials

View materials in person

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.

Technical Standards and Safety Authority
Address

345 Carlingview Drive
Toronto, ON
M9W 6N9
Canada

Office phone number

Comment

Commenting is now closed.

This consultation was open from March 12, 2025
to April 11, 2025

Connect with us

Contact

Marek Kulik

Phone number
Email address
Office
Technical Standards and Safety Authority
Address

345 Carlingview Drive
Toronto, ON
M9W 6N9
Canada

Office phone number