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The Minister has issued an overall benefit permit under the Endangered Species Act, 2007, allowing the City of London to translocate Kentucky Coffee-trees to allow for the rebuild of the Springbank Reservoir.

The permit includes actions to benefit the species and minimize adverse effects, and outlines monitoring and reporting requirements.

We amended Renewable Energy Approval No. 6428-8LGLBH for the Woolwich Bio-En Inc. Anaerobic Digestion Facility, located at 50 Martin’s Lane in the Township of Woolwich, Regional Municipality of Waterloo.

The Minister has issued an overall benefit permit under the Endangered Species Act, 2007 to Branthaven Queen West Inc. to adversely impact Redside Dace habitat so they can construct a residential development. The permit includes actions to minimize adverse effects, actions to benefit the species, and monitoring and reporting requirements.

We are notifying the public a permit has been issued for an activity that will impact Eastern Foxsnake (Carolinian population) and Blanding’s Turtle. The permit includes actions to minimize adverse effects, beneficial actions for the species as well as monitoring and reporting requirements.

We have made a decision to amend the Open Seasons and Hunting regulations under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997 to streamline deer season types and duration across the province.

The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) sought input in 2023 on proposed policies for an integrated province-wide land use planning document. On April 10, 2024, MMAH released an updated proposed Provincial Planning Statement for public input. (ERO# 019-8462)

An Environmental Compliance Approval (waste site) 19-NOR-97288 for Northern Disposal and Sanitation was issued on March 11, 2020 for a hauled sewage site in Emsdale, within the Township of Perry.

A new Permit to Take Water No. 3713-C5BKY7 for Cox Construction Limited was issued on March 3, 2022 for aggregate washing purposes in the Township of Puslinch, Ontario.

Amendments have been made to the Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Act, through Bill 91, to create an authorization process for special projects to test or demonstrate new activities, including carbon storage, and to enhance measures to safeguard people and the environment. Bill 91 received royal assent on June 8, 2023.

We have completed our public consultation on the plain language regulatory proposal relating to excess soil management.

We are modernizing our environmental assessment (EA) program to better serve communities now and in the future. Comments received on the discussion paper have been and will continue to be considered when making decisions on EA modernization initiatives.

We have amended regulations made under the Environmental Protection Act and the Environmental Assessment Act to streamline permissions for combined heat and power (CHP) systems or power only systems. These amendments will align approval requirements with the level of risk, while still ensure environmental protections are in place.

The Highway 413 Act, 2024, received Royal Assent on November 25, 2024. The Act allows the proposed Highway 413 project, a provincial priority highway project, to be built in a more efficient and timely manner, while maintaining appropriate environmental protection.

A new Environmental Compliance Approval was issued to Galibier Materials Inc. for approval of the establishment of works for the collection, transmission, treatment and reuse of up to 9,464 litres/minute of wash water from aggregate washing operations located at the existing Galibier Lewis Pit located in the Springwater Township, County of Simcoe.

We introduced Bill 139 - the Building Better Communities and Conserving Watersheds Act, 2017, on May 30, 2017. The changes identified in the bill respond to the province-wide consultation the government undertook as part of the Ontario Municipal Board Review.