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The establishment of industrial process water management to service Coloured Aggregates Inc's Washing Facility via a closed loop settling pond, for the collection and treatment of effluent water from the wash plant to allow this effluent to be continuously recycled and only overflows to be discharged into a culvert within the owners land.

Permit to Take Water 4221-D99QV3 was issued to Thomas Cavanagh Construction Limited to amend PTTW No. 9498-7GLQZZ for the purposes of dust suppression, construction, road building and dewatering at the Pakenham Quarry site located in the township of Pakenham and township of McNab/Braeside, Ontario for 10 years.

Faddis Concrete Products Seaforth Inc. requested to withdraw their application for an Environmental Compliance Approval. The application is considered withdrawn, and no approval was issued.

An Environmental Compliance Approval (waste site) 20-SAR-16891 for Total Septic was issued on June 3, 2020 for a hauled sewage site in Lambton Shores, Ontario.

We have issued a new Permit to Take Water No. 0351-CLVLEP on December 8, 2022, which cancels and replaces permit No. 7382-923RM9, for Capital Paving Inc. for industrial purposes. The permitted water taking will serve the Capital Paving Wellington Pit aggregate operation in the Township of Puslinch, Ontario. The new permit expires December 8, 2032.

We are implementing new regulations to ensure technological changes to reduce sulphur dioxide emissions from Ontario petroleum facilities are made in a timely manner. This will improve how flaring events are managed and strengthen accountability through reporting, monitoring and environmental penalties.

An amendment to an Environmental Compliance Approval (Air) No. 7104-ACWTR8 with Limited Operational Flexibility was granted to Alamos Gold Inc. (formerly Richmont Mines Inc.), an underground gold ore mine and ore processing facility located in the Unorganized Township of Finan, Ontario.

The proponent has informed the ministry of their decision to withdraw the Environmental Compliance Approval application for this proposal.

A new regulation under the Planning Act would support the implementation of the new community benefits charge authority and parkland dedication to ensure that municipalities have the tools necessary to fund services that growing communities need while making the costs of building housing more predictable and increasing housing supply.

An Environmental Compliance Approval for a hauled sewage disposal site has been issued.

An Environmental Compliance Approval (Waste Site) was issued for a hauled sewage site as described in this notice.

We have completed our public consultation originally posted in 2013 and we used the comments we received to further revise the guidance document.

Given the length of time since the previous posting and updates made to the document, we are once again seeking comments (019-2557) to ensure that the updated guidance reflects the need of stakeholders

The 10-year Forest Management Plan (FMP) for the English River Forest has been approved and is available for inspection.

Permit to Take Water No. 4722-B4DGP7 was issued, which cancels and replaces Permit to Take Water No. 6186-7LJRQH. The permit was issued on October 18, 2018 with an expiry date of September 30, 2028.

The Ministry of Mines (the "Ministry") has reviewed the feedback gathered on “Seeking input on opportunities to improve Ontario’s mineral exploration assessment work regime”.  A summary of the feedback received has been outlined herein. 

We have issued an Environmental Compliance Approval No.1633-CQFKS8 to Charles Robert Chapman and Paula Fay Geier, for the on-site sewage treatment system servicing an existing three bedroom residential cottage at Conestogo Lake, Mapleton Township.

We amended the Conservation Authorities Act to ensure that conservation authorities focus on their core mandate and to improve public transparency, consistency, and accountability in conservation authorities’ operations.

Pursuant to Section 53 of the Planning Act, provisional consent for the purpose of a lot addition was granted on October 9, 2025, subject to conditions.