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The Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act has been updated to remove the requirement to publish notices of proposed amendments to the Niagara Escarpment Plan and associated hearings in newspapers, enables broader exemptions for low-risk activities, and broadens the range of compliance tools for the Niagara Escarpment Commission.

We have issued an amendment to Environmental Compliance Approval No. 5131-CADPL5 for De Beers Canada Inc. for the proposed greywater treatment system servicing the closure of Victor Diamond Mine, located in the Unorganized District of Kenora, Ontario.

We have issued Permit to Take Water No. 5177-CWAPJ2 for industrial cooling water purposes. Water will be taken from one well located in Clarence-Rockland, Ontario. The new permit expired on July 8, 2032.

We have issued Permit to Take Water No. P-300-9195513510 on December 18, 2023, for Miller Group Inc. in Horton, Ontario for industrial purposes. The new permit expires on December 1, 2032.

The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-23-000307 to Gravel Ridge Resources Ltd. for early exploration activities.

The decision is to: issue the mineral exploration permit.

The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-23-000305 to Root Lake Resources Ltd. for early exploration activities.

The decision is to: issue the mineral exploration permit

The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-23-000306 to Perry English for early exploration activities.

The decision is to: issue the mineral exploration permit.

The Greenbelt Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023 that includes Schedule 1 - the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve Act ,2023 (DRAPA, 2023), came into effect on December 6, 2023. DRAPA, 2023 reinstates the legal protections of the easements and covenants applicable to the lands within the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve.

A decision has been made to enact the Planning Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023, which would help ensure that official plan decisions support our goal of building at least 1.5 million homes in a manner that maintains and reinforces public trust.

The government has made changes that restore all 15 areas of land that were redesignated or removed from the Greenbelt in December 2022.

The government has made changes that restore all 15 areas of land that were redesignated or removed from the Greenbelt in December 2022.

The government has changed the process for amending the Greenbelt through the Greenbelt Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023. Adding any future Urban River Valleys to the Greenbelt would require a legislative change.

The government has made changes that restore the 15 areas of land that were redesignated or removed from the Greenbelt in December 2022. The Greenbelt Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023 also ensures that any future changes to the Greenbelt boundary can only be made through legislation.

Approval is granted for a new Environmental Compliance Approval for Maple Grove Resort Inc. for stormwater management works serving the Maple Grove RV Resort, located at 1488 Gore Road in Hamilton, Ontario.

Certificate of Property Use No. 6187-CVELUT for 2 Cooper Street, 15 Freeland Street, and 33 Freeland Street, Toronto, was issued to Menkes 55 Lakeshore Inc. as part of their development plans for the site.

A Certificate of Property Use was issued to 77 James Hamilton Incorporated for the property located at 77 James Street North, Hamilton.

This approval is for an amendment to Environmental Compliance Approval No. 0978-7ZEQTY (air & noise) for ABC Technologies Inc. for the operation of a custom compounder of plastic materials, located in the City of Toronto, Ontario.

Certificate of Property Use No. 2336-CS5K3V for 2650 and 2672 St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto, was issued to 1386073 Ontario Inc. as part of their development plans for the site.

We have amended the Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) No. 3056-7T9QDR for Aecon Construction Ontario East Limited, a quarry and batch mix asphalt plant located in Ottawa, Ontario.