Notice of approval

Proponent: The Regional Municipality of Niagara
Environmental assessment file number: MU-0586

Take notice that the period for requiring a hearing, provided for in the Notice of Completion of the Review for the above noted undertaking, expired on February 4, 2000. I received one submission before the expiration date. No submissions requested a hearing by the Environmental Assessment Board.

I do not consider it advisable or necessary to hold a hearing. Having considered the purpose of the Act, the Environmental Assessment, the Review and the submission received, I hereby give approval to proceed with the undertaking, subject to conditions set out below.

Reasons

My reasons for giving approval are:

  1. On the basis of the proponent’s Environmental Assessment and the Review, the proponent’s conclusion that, on balance, the advantages of this undertaking outweigh its disadvantages, appears to be valid.
  2. No other beneficial alternative method of implementing the undertaking was identified.
  3. On the basis of the proponent’s Environmental Assessment, the Review and the conditions of approval, the construction, operation and maintenance of the undertaking will be consistent with the purpose of the Act (section 2).
  4. The Government Review Team has indicated no outstanding concerns remain that were not addressed through the Environmental Assessment or which will not be addressed through conditions of a Provisional Certificate of Approval. The public review also did not identify any outstanding concerns.
  5. I am not aware of any outstanding issues with respect to this undertaking which suggest that a hearing should be required.

Conditions

  1. The proponent, The Regional Municipality of Niagara, shall comply with the provisions of the Environmental Assessment, all of which are incorporated herein by reference, except as provided in these conditions and as provided in any Part V Environmental Protection Act Certificate of Approval for the site, and other approvals or permits for the site.
  2. These conditions do not prevent more restrictive conditions being imposed under other statutes.

Dated the 20th day of April, 2000 at Toronto

Original signed by:
Minister of the Environment
135 St. Clair Avenue West, 15th floor
Toronto, Ontario
M4V 1P5