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We have amended the Rondeau Provincial Park Management Plan to enable an extension of existing leases for cottage lots in Rondeau Provincial Park for an additional two-year period, until December 31, 2024.

A new Environmental Compliance Approval was issued for the establishment of works for the treatment of sanitary sewage and subsurface disposal of treated effluent from the expanded Residential Accommodations for Refugees, rated at a maximum daily flow of 16,500 litres per day.

We issued ECA to GMS Camps & Catering Inc. as general partner of GMS Camps & Catering Limited Partnership
36 Pic River Rd PO Box 211 Marathon, Ontario P0T 1R0 for installation of a new sewage disposal bed to the existing sewage works.

The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-19-000201 to Dynasty Gold Corp. for early exploration activities near Dryden, Ontario.

The decision is to : Issue

The permit to take water No. P-300-4301315692 v1.0 was issued to Agnico Eagle Mines Limited on April 4, 2025. Water will be taken from one pond for mine dewatering purposes at the Detour Lake Mine, located in Cochrane, Ontario.

The variance is approved.

The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-20-000066 to 7247915 Canada Incorporated for early exploration activities near in the town of Kirkland Lake.

The decision is to Issue.

Approval is granted for a new Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) (waste disposal site) for the use and operation of a waste disposal site for processing of liquid non-hazardous liquid soil.

Pursuant to Section 53 of the Planning Act, provisional consent for a lot addition to correct an encroachment was granted on October 26, 2023, subject to conditions.

An aggregate licence was issued to Dufferin Aggregates to make changes to the conditions of their licence to operate the Flamboro Quarry.  The annual tonnage is 3.5 million tonnes and the licenced site operates in Township of West Flamborough, City of Hamilton.

The Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has issued an overall benefit permit to the Region of Peel for construction activities that will impact Redside Dace, which is a species at risk. The permit includes actions to benefit the species and minimize adverse effects, as well as monitoring and reporting requirements.

Approval was granted to allow Ottawa D-Squared Aggregates Limited, operating in the Township of North Stormont, to increase the maximum number of tonnes of aggregate to be removed from the site annually.

On July 21, 2023 we issued an Environmental Compliance Approval No. 1557-CQ4SUP to manage liquid and solid non-hazardous organic waste at a waste disposal site (transfer/processing), located at 1125 and 1133 Route 900 East in St. Albert, Ontario.

We issued a new Environmental Compliance Approval (Air and Noise) with Limited Operational Flexibility to Polycorp Ltd. to amend Environmental Compliance Approval No. 7193-9VKK37, issued May 13, 2015. Polycorp Ltd., located in Elora, Ontario, manufactures rubber and rubber products.

Pursuant to Section 53 of the Planning Act, provisional consent to create one new lot for agricultural uses was granted on March 16, 2023, subject to conditions.

A decision was made on September 5, 2025, to approve, in part, Norfolk County Official Plan Amendment 163, with modifications, as adopted by By-law 2024-48. Official Plan Amendment 163 updates policies and land use designations to comply with the Planning Act and to be consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement.

The Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has issued an overall benefit permit to CRH Canada Group Inc. for aggregate extraction that may impact two species at risk salamanders. The permit includes actions to minimize adverse effects and benefit the species, and monitoring and reporting requirements.

We have issued an Environmental Compliance Approval No. 2809-C48PUR to 604840 Ontario Inc. for the construction of on-site sewage works serving the operation of an existing seasonal trailer park located at 9 Island Park Road in the Municipality of Trent Hills, Ontario.

We have issued a Renewable Energy Approval to the Town of Petawawa to retrofit an existing water treatment facility to help them turn waste into energy. They will use a process called anaerobic digestion to break down waste and create biogas. This biogas will be used to generate electricity.

The variance is approved.