Notice of approval – terms of reference

Proponent: City of Temiskaming Shores
Environmental assessment (EA) file number: EA-03-08-02

As provided for by subsection 6(4) of the Environmental Assessment Act, Terms of Reference, as submitted for approval to the Ministry of the Environment on June 1, 2012, to govern the preparation of an environmental assessment for the above-noted undertaking, is hereby approved with the following amendment:

  1. The Terms of Reference shall be amended to include as part of the Terms of Reference the errata letter submitted to the Ministry of the Environment and dated July 9, 2012. The errata letter shall form part of the Amended Terms of Reference.

Pursuant to subsection 6.1(1) of the Environmental Assessment Act, any environmental assessment for the above-noted undertaking, submitted to the Ministry of the Environment pursuant to subsection 6.2(1) of the Environmental Assessment Act, must be prepared in accordance with the Terms of Reference as hereby approved.

Reasons

I am satisfied that an environmental assessment prepared in accordance with the Terms of Reference will be consistent with the purpose of the Environmental Assessment Act and the public interest for the following reasons:

  1. The Terms of Reference ensures that the environmental assessment will be completed using a public, Aboriginal and government agency consultation process that is open and transparent
  2. The Terms of Reference ensures that the completed environmental assessment will contain a sufficient level of detail to accurately assess the environmental effects of a reasonable range of alternatives and the proposed undertaking
  3. The Terms of Reference sets out a planning process that will ensure the completed environmental assessment will be consistent with the purpose of the Environmental Assessment Act and the public interest
  4. There are no outstanding issues that have not adequately been addressed in the Terms of Reference or that cannot be addressed during the preparation of the Environmental Assessment

Dated the 28th day of November 2012 at Toronto.

Original signed by
Minister of the Environment
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Toronto, Ontario
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