City of Temiskaming Shores New Waste Management Capacity
Project information about this environmental assessment.
Current status
On April 1, 2019, the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks approved the environmental assessment for this project.
Project summary
The City of Temiskaming Shores (City) plans to expand the existing New Liskeard landfill site. The proposed expansion will provide 247,000 cubic metres of additional capacity for disposal of municipal non-hazardous solid waste.
The City has two existing landfill sites. The New Liskeard landfill reached its approved capacity in June 2009 and stopped accepting waste. The Haileybury landfill is currently the City’s only operating landfill site. It has been in operation since 1975. It accepts municipal non-hazardous solid waste and is expected to reach its approved capacity of 470,000 cubic metres in 2019.
The City examined of number of options for additional waste management capacity and determined that expanding the New Liskeard landfill was the preferred alternative.
The New Liskeard landfill has a footprint of 6.12 hectares. The proposed expansion will cover an additional 1.8 hectares to the northeast of the existing site.
The City of Temiskaming Shores entered an environmental assessment process for this project. This assessment looked at how the landfill expansion could impact the environment.
Learn more on the City of Temiskaming Shores’ project website.
Proponent
City of Temiskaming Shores
Location
City of Temiskaming Shores and surrounding area
Type
Waste management
Reference number
11125
Contact
Shannon Gauthier, Environmental Assessment and Permissions Branch
Project history
Amended environmental assessment: approved
Date submitted: February 21, 2018
Expiry of public comment period for ministry review: October 19, 2018
Decision date: April 1, 2019
Environmental assessment: submitted
Date submitted: September 2, 2016
Expiry of public comment period: October 21, 2016
Terms of reference: approved
Date submitted: June 1, 2012
Expiry of public comment period: July 3, 2012
Decision date: November 28, 2012
Environmental assessment
On February 21, 2018, the City of Temiskaming Shores submitted an amended environmental assessment (EA) under the Environmental Assessment Act seeking approval for the expansion of the existing New Liskeard landfill.
After taking the environmental assessment, comments received and environmental protection measures into consideration, the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks approved the project, subject to conditions, on April 1, 2019.
Read the Order in Council and notice of approval.
Read the amended environmental assessment.
Notice of completion of ministry review
An invitation to comment on the environmental assessment for the proposed City of Temiskaming Shores new waste management capacity project.
An environmental assessment (EA) has been submitted to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks by the City of Temiskaming Shores for the undertaking, City of Temiskaming Shores New Waste Management Capacity in the City Temiskaming Shores. The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has prepared a review of the EA for public and agency comment. The review of the EA does not make a decision about the EA. That decision is made by the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks after the comment period is over and consideration of all submissions.
You can submit comments on the undertaking, the environmental assessment, and the ministry review. You may also request a hearing by the Environmental Review Tribunal. If you request a hearing you must state in your submission, whether you are requesting a hearing on the whole application or on only specified matters related to the application.
How to get the information you need
You can inspect the EA and the ministry review during normal business hours at the following locations:
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Environmental Assessment and Permissions Branch
135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1st Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M4V 1P5
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
North Bay Area Office
191 Booth Road, Unit 16 & 17
North Bay, Ontario
P1A 4K3
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Sudbury District Office
199 Larch Street Suite 1101
Sudbury, Ontario
P1A 4K3
Copies are also available for viewing at the City of Temiskaming Shores City Hall and Public Libraries:
City Hall
325 Farr Drive
Temiskaming Shores, Ontario
P0J 1K0
Public Library: Haileybury Branch
545 Lakeshore Road South
Temiskaming Shores, Ontario
P0J 1K0
Public Library: New Liskeard Branch
50 Whitewood Avenue
Temiskaming Shores, Ontario
P0J 1K0
Please ensure your written comments are received by October 19, 2018.
Send written comments to:
Director
Environmental Assessment and Permissions Branch
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1st Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M4V 1P5
Attention: Shannon Gauthier, Project Officer
shannon.gauthier@ontario.ca
Tel: 416-314-0897 Toll-free: 1-800-461-6290 Fax: 416-314-8452
Be sure to express your views
If you make a submission or request a hearing before the above date, you will be notified of any decisions about this environmental assessment. Otherwise, the undertaking may proceed without further notice to you.
If no submissions or requests for a hearing are received, the undertaking may be approved with no further public notice. This will allow the undertaking to proceed.
Under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Environmental Assessment Act, unless otherwise stated in the submission, any personal information such as name, address, telephone number and property location included in all submissions become part of the public record files for this matter and can be released, if requested, to any person.
Terms of reference
On November 28, 2012, the Minister of the Environment approved the terms of reference for this project.