December 24, 2021 - February 7, 2022 (45 days) Closed
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A new Environmental Compliance Approval was issued for private sewage treatment works serving a proposed residential and commercial development located in the Municipality of West Elgin, County of Elgin, Ontario.
December 9, 2019 - January 13, 2020 (35 days) Closed
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Ontario has finalized changes to O. Reg. 153/04 (Records of Site Condition) to allow qualified engineers and geoscientists to exercise professional judgment, in limited circumstances, to determine the need for ground water sampling prior to redeveloping on former commercial or industrial lands, also known as brownfields.
Instrument type:
Changes to the conditions of a licence to operate a pit or quarry
ERO number
019-8572
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
April 25, 2024 - May 25, 2024 (32 days) Closed
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Approval was granted for a licence amendment to allow OCL Custom Crushing and Quarrying Ltd. to increase the number of tonnes of aggregate to be removed annually for Licence No. 600421, operating in the City of Greater Sudbury, District of Sudbury.
November 3, 2023 - December 3, 2023 (30 days) Closed
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Certificate of Property Use No. 5681-CW2GXG was issued to the Corporation of the City of Mississauga on December 11, 2023 for the continued use of the property as a channelized creek.
We are proposing to expand the boundary of Bigwind Lake Provincial Park, located approximately 20 kilometres east of Bracebridge. Expanding this park would provide long-term protection and enhanced opportunities for recreational activities, such as hiking and backcountry camping.
October 25, 2022 - December 9, 2022 (45 days) Closed
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The province is proposing new legislation that, if passed, would require the expansion of crucial wastewater treatment services for York Region and the construction of a phosphorus reduction facility to remove phosphorus from drainage water that flows into Lake Simcoe. The ministry is seeking comments on the proposed legislation.
We are seeking feedback on a proposal for a regulation(s) under the Planning Act that would identify the only information and material that planning authorities could require as part of a complete application, to provide more certainty and predictability for applicants and support faster planning approvals.
The ministry is releasing a combined 2024 Minister’s Annual Report and 15-Year Progress Report on Lake Simcoe, which is about the collective efforts and progress made to protect and restore Lake Simcoe and its watershed by implementing the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan.
The Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines is ready to proceed with the rehabilitation of the former Long Lake Gold Mine site. Project planning was carried out in accordance with the Class Environmental Assessment for Activities of the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines under the Mining Act (Class Environmental Assessment).
The Minister has updated mapping for the Downtown Burlington Urban Growth Centre, the Downtown Milton Urban Growth Centre, and Midtown Oakville Urban Growth Centre contained in the 2008 policy document “Size and Location of Urban Growth Centres in the Greater Golden Horseshoe”. This notice is related to ERO #019-4071.
July 28, 2017 - September 26, 2017 (60 days) Closed
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We have changed when facilities have to review their toxic reduction plans. This will help to align the first two plan reviews with federal timelines and ensure facilities plan and report on current and relevant toxic substances. We also made a new regulation to provide more options to serve documents making it consistent with other regulations.
Instrument type:
Changes to the site plan for a pit or quarry
ERO number
019-7747
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
December 15, 2023 - January 15, 2024 (31 days) Closed
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Approval was granted for Licence No. 625855 to allow Lafarge Canada Inc. to add a third phasing to the operation and change the final end use to a meadow by filling the pond. Approval was also granted for site plan amendment No. 2079 to change the final rehabilitation plan to allow the creation of a silt berm and remain post surrender.
The Ministry of Mines is ready to proceed with the rehabilitation of the former Long Lake Gold Mine. Project planning is being carried out in accordance with the Class Environmental Assessment for Activities of the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines under the Mining Act (Class Environmental Assessment).
The ministry has accepted the risk assessment and the risk management plan prepared for the City of Thunder Bay as part of the development plans for the proposed Thunder Bay Art Gallery lands located at the waterfront, and the director is considering issuing a Certificate of Property Use ("CPU") in relation to the property.
In an ongoing effort to modernize the Environmental Registry and keep it current, we have identified this as a posting that is no longer pertinent or active.
We reviewed responses received and have implemented our regulation proposals to amend the Mine Development and Closure Regulation, and the Mining Claims Regulation and revoke the Conversion of Legacy Claims Regulation.
December 4, 2018 - January 18, 2019 (45 days) Closed
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A new regulation was made to address transition rules related to the restoration of municipal planning authority resulting from changes made to the Planning Act by the Green Energy Repeal Act, 2018.
November 4, 2022 - December 4, 2022 (30 days) Closed
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The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing has amended the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan (Ontario Regulation 140/02) to redesignate lands in the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan area.
