North Dundas waste management plan

Project summary

The Township of North Dundas has been granted approval under the Environmental Assessment Act to add disposal capacity of approximately 417,700 cubic metres of waste over a 25-year period, from 2024 to 2048 resulting in a total capacity of 1,060,750 cubic metres. The waste will include:

• residential, non-hazardous waste
• industrial, commercial and institutional waste

Learn more on the North Dundas waste management plan website.

Proponent

Township of North Dundas

Location

Township of North Dundas in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, approximately 40 kilometres southwest of Ottawa.

Type

Waste management

Reference number

18056

Contact

Jordan Hughes, Environmental Assessment Branch
Tel: 437-770-6953
Toll-free: 1-800-461-6290

Project history

Environmental assessment: approved
Date submitted: January 23, 2023
Expiry of public comment period for ministry review: November 24, 2023
Decision date: March 21, 2024

Terms of reference: approved
Date submitted: August 2, 2019
Expiry of public comment period: September 4, 2019
Decision date: July 1, 2020

Environmental assessment

The Township of North Dundas submitted its final environmental assessment for the North Dundas Waste Management Plan project to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks for review and decision under the Environmental Assessment Act in January 2023.

The assessment:

• evaluated long-term solid waste management options
• On July 1, 2020, the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks approved the terms of reference for this project.
• identified increased diversion and expansion of the existing Boyne Road Landfill as the preferred alternative

An 8-week Indigenous community, public and agency comment period concluded on March 24, 2023.

On October 20, 2023, we published the ministry review of the environmental assessment for Indigenous community, public and agency comment.  A 5-week comment period for the review concluded on November 24, 2023.

After considering the environmental assessment, comments received and the Township’s proposed environmental protection measures, the minister, with cabinet concurrence, approved the undertaking as described in the environmental assessment for the North Dundas waste management plan on March 21, 2024.

The Township may now proceed with implementing the project, subject to the conditions in the Notice of Approval and any other permits and approvals that may be required.

onditions of approval include standard conditions related to compliance monitoring, preparing a complaints protocol for construction, and a project approval timeframe for construction.

Read the Order in Council and Notice of approval.
 

Terms of reference

On July 1, 2020, the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks approved the terms of reference for this project.

The terms of reference identifies the waste management alternatives that will be assessed during the preparation of an environmental assessment.

Notice of approval

Environmental Assessment Act subsection 6(4) approval of terms of reference for the preparation of an environmental assessment.

Proponent: Township of North Dundas
Terms of reference: Waste management plan environmental assessment
Environmental assessment file number: 18056

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, Conservation and Parks on August 2, 2019, is hereby approved.

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, Conservation and Parks 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 provides that the environmental assessment will include an identification and evaluation of a reasonable range of alternative methods and that these alternative methods will be assessed during the environmental assessment process.
2. The terms of reference requires the proponent to implement a comprehensive consultation plan during the preparation of the environmental assessment. In addition, the Environmental Assessment Act requires consultation and documentation of the consultation during the preparation of the environmental assessment. As well, there will be additional opportunities for public, government agency and Indigenous community consultation when the environmental assessment is submitted to the ministry.
3. The terms of reference provides that the environmental assessment will be prepared using a comprehensive public, Indigenous community and government agency consultation process that is open and transparent and in particular will include consultation on the selection and evaluation of alternative methods during the environmental assessment.
4. The terms of reference requires that the proponent meet the intent of the Environmental Assessment Act by providing for the identification of issues and concerns, and the preferred means of addressing them with due regard to adoption of environmental management, protection and mitigation measures.
5. There are no outstanding issues that have not been incorporated into the terms of reference or that cannot be addressed during the preparation of the environmental assessment.

Dated the 1^st day of July, 2020 at Toronto.

Original signed by:

Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
777 Bay Street, College Park, 5^th floor
Toronto, Ontario
M7A 2J3