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Order in Council 1455/2020

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, by and with the advice and concurrence of the Executive Council of Ontario, orders that:

Whereas

section 9 of the Environmental Assessment Act provides that the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, with the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, may give approval to proceed with an undertaking, give approval to proceed with an undertaking subject to such conditions as the Minister considers necessary, or refuse to give approval to proceed with the undertaking; and

Whereas a Notice of Completion of Ministry Review for the environmental assessment for the Ridge Landfill Expansion (hereafter “the undertaking”) was published on May 22, 2020, and submissions were received from four Indigenous communities, the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, and two members of the general public before the prescribed deadline, one of which requested a hearing but was later withdrawn; and

Whereas , having considered the purpose of the Act , the environmental assessment of the undertaking, the terms of reference, and the submissions received, the undersigned Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks considers that a hearing is unnecessary and is of the opinion that the undertaking should be given approval to proceed, subject to the conditions specified in the attached approval,

Therefore , pursuant to

section 9 of the Environmental Assessment Act , approval to proceed with the undertaking is given in the form attached, subject to the conditions specified therein.

Notice of Approval

Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks

Approved and Ordered:

October 29, 2020

Updated: August 16, 2024

Published: December 18, 2020