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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.

We finalized species-specific policies (government response statements) outlining actions we intend to lead and support to protect and recover nine species at risk in Ontario: Branched Bartonia, False Rue-anemone, Hoptree Borer, Lake Huron Grasshopper, Proud Globelet, Red Knot rufa ,Round-leaved Greenbrier, Shortnose Cisco and Western Silvery Aster

The province has finalized a Government Response Statement (species-specific policy) that outlines actions to protect and recover Yellow-breasted Chat, a species at risk bird in Ontario.

Species-specific policies (i.e., government response statements) have been finalized outlining actions to protect and recover eight species at risk in Ontario: American Ginseng, Butler’s Gartersnake, Eastern Banded Tigersnail, Golden-eye Lichen, Gray Fox, Purple Twayblade, Small-flowered Lipocarpha and Transverse Lady Beetle.

The ministry is no longer pursuing this proposal. The actions in this proposal, as well as the comments and feedback received were considered in the drafting of the current government’s Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan, which outlines proposed actions and commitments to help strengthen the province’s resilience to the impacts of climate change.

Approval was granted for a site plan amendment to allow Robert E. Young Construction Ltd. to allow extraction below the water table to an elevation of 83.5m

Pursuant to Section 53 of the Planning Act, provisional consent was granted on September 28, 2022 in respect of Application 60-C-217403 for the creation of one new lot for recreational use on lands described as PIN 42180-0835, in unsurveyed Territory, in the District of Kenora. The last day this decision can be appealed is October 18, 2022.

No decision was made on an amendment to the Niagara Escarpment Plan to add site specific policies to allow road improvements notwithstanding policies that require consideration of alternatives for development of infrastructure in wetlands, key natural heritage features and Escarpment Natural Areas.

The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-25-000069 to John Brady for early exploration activities.

The decision is to issue the permit for early exploration activities.

James Dick Construction Ltd. was issued a licence to extract aggregate from a pit and quarry in the Township of Guelph Eramosa

The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-21-000379 to Epica Gold Inc. for early exploration activities near Timmins, Ontario, in Munro and Guibord townships, District of Cochrane, North East Region.

The decision is to : Issue

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.