October 25, 2022 - December 30, 2022 (66 days) Closed
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In support of Ontario’s Housing Supply Action Plan 3.0 and the government’s commitment to support the construction of 1.5 million new housing units over the next ten years, the province is seeking feedback on the discussion paper entitled Conserving Ontario’s Natural Heritage.
We amended the Renewable Energy Approval for the Pendleton Solar Energy Centre, 830 County Road 19 in Curran, Ontario, to remove the reference in the approval to the main power transformer at the substation as the transformer is no longer required as part of the facility operations.
We are improving the processes associated with land claim settlement and other agreements with Indigenous communities about land by removing duplication between the Environmental Assessment Act requirements and the Ministry of Indigenous Affairs’ current policies and guidelines.
Instrument type:
Issuance of a licence to remove over 20,000 tonnes of aggregate annually from a pit or a quarry
ERO number
011-5886
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
ProposalUpdated
Proposal posted
Comment period
March 7, 2012 - April 6, 2012 (30 days) Closed
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Dewdney Mountain Farms Ltd. (c/o Paul Ritchie) has applied for a Class “A” licence, Category 4 (Quarry above Water) to excavate consolidated aggregate material from a limestone quarry of 175.0 hectares in size. This application is to establish a new quarry. The annual tonnage condition applied for is unlimited tonnage.
October 25, 2022 - November 24, 2022 (30 days) Closed
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In support of Ontario’s Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 and the government’s commitment to support the construction of 1.5 million new housing units over the next ten years, we have updated the Ontario Wetland Evaluation System as proposed and with additional clarifications.
October 3, 2022 - November 17, 2022 (45 days) Closed
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We issued an Environmental Compliance Approval to Best Blasting Mats Inc. for their 500 Salter Street, Sturgeon Falls, Ontario location. This approval amendment the existing tire processing approval to increase daily receiving, on-site storage, storage times, hours of operation and site security.
Instrument type:
Permit for activities to achieve an overall benefit to a species
ERO number
013-4528
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
January 10, 2019 - February 24, 2019 (45 days) Closed
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The Minister has issued an amendment to an overall benefit permit under the Endangered Species Act, 2007 (ESA) for activities which will impact Species at Risk and their habitat, and which was originally issued to Schlegel Urban Development and is now being updated to Schlegel Urban Developments Corp.
Instrument type:
Approval for a consent (subject to conditions) in an area where there is no official plan in place
ERO number
013-5005
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Proposal posted
Comment period
April 1, 2019 - May 1, 2019 (30 days) Closed
Last updated
Pursuant to Section 53 of the Planning Act, provisional consent was granted on June 21, 2019 in respect of Application 54-C-176116 for a lot addition to an adjacent agricultural property in Ingram Township, District of Temiskaming. Retained lands have a residence at 224316 Denomme Road. This decision can be appealed on or before July 12, 2019.
The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, in partnership with other municipal, provincial and federal government agencies, and the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne have implemented the Cornwall Sediment Strategy - Administrative Controls Protocol.
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-20-000215 to Dan Brunne and David Brunne for early exploration activities near Webbwood, Ontario.
The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-24-000111 to Gossan Resources Limited for early exploration activities.
The decision is to: issue the mineral exploration permit.
We finalized recovery strategies for five species at risk in Ontario. We are starting pre-consultation on government response statements through surveys. The surveys close on October 6, 2022.
We amended Renewable Energy Approval No. 4623-9W7K5Q for the Whitesand First Nation Cogeneration and Pellet Mill Project, located in an unorganized territory of the Thunder Bay District, near Whitesand First Nation and the community of Armstrong, to extend the expiry date of the approval.
Instrument type:
Changes to the site plan for a pit or quarry
ERO number
019-2796
Notice type
Instrument
Notice stage
ProposalUpdated
Proposal posted
Comment period
December 3, 2020 - January 4, 2021 (32 days) Closed
Last updated
Robert E. Young Construction Ltd. has applied for a site plan amendment to change the final extraction depth of Aggregate Resources Act Licence No. 3491 to permit below watertable extraction. The applicant is also seeking to make several other minor amendments.
October 25, 2022 - December 30, 2022 (66 days) Closed
Last updated
A decision was made to move ahead with regulatory changes under the Conservation Authorities Act to make associated regulatory changes to support streamlined, timely and consistent conservation authority permitting decisions and ensure permit decisions are focused on natural hazard considerations.
Government response statements have been finalized outlining actions to lead and support the protection and recovery of nine species at risk in Ontario: Blanding’s Turtle, Eastern Whip-poor-will, Northern Bobwhite, Spiny Softshell, Spotted Turtle, Little Brown Myotis, Northern Myotis, Tri-colored Bat, and White Wood Aster.
