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1 Welcome to the Information Session Project Upate A Union Gas Pipeline Project AECOM Canaa Lt. has been retaine by Union Gas Limite to complete environmental services for the

2 We invite you to view the isplay boars, speak to members of Union Gas or AECOM, view upate Project etails, an learn more about Union Gas, its construction methos an environmental mitigation. Please sign up at the front esk to receive future upates.

Why are we here? The purpose of this information session is to: How can you get involve? Provie an upate for the Stratfor Reinforcement Project (the Project) scheule for construction in 2019.

3 Why are we here? The purpose of this information session is to: How can you get involve? Provie an upate for the Stratfor Reinforcement Project (the Project) scheule for construction in Obtain aitional community feeback on the Preferre Pipeline Route. Discuss Project etails such as pipeline location, potential impacts to resients, environmental mitigation an construction techniques. As you are reviewing the information, we encourage you to ask questions an provie us with your thoughts about the Project. We encourage you to provie us with feeback at any point uring the planning process by contacting us at: We re intereste in what you have to say!

4 111 R 109 R 110 R 7 ay hw Hi g R 112 New Hamburg Stratfor Tavistock Pe r Township of Perth East 13 R th 1 20 Line m Kitchener Woostock Ingersoll Hi g h R M Ro a R Line w ap l e oo i S 59 P e r th or O xf w ay R 114 Township of Perth South Lonon er Township of East Zorra-Tavistock 11 Existing NPS 8 4 m Legen Alternatives Consiere Project Stuy Area Existing Oil an Gas Infrastructure N Beachville Take-Off 11th Existing Pipeline 10 t h Alternative 1 Ca s s i el S er Minor Roas Watercourse Municipal Bounary Zorr 96 Major Roas Highway Wilwoo Lake Alternative 2 Lots a& Ro a Roas Ea s t Zo Wooe Area t ock 25 t h 29 t h L in e 31 s t 33 r 35 t h 37 t h L in e 41 s t avi s rra T 45 t h Alternative 4 43 r Harrington Pon Township of Zorra Waterboy o Ox f Ro a r R oa 8 92 Alternative 3 27 t h 8 Ro a 8 Datum: NAD 83, Zone 17 Source: LIO, Union Gas Ma nk Pv t 23 r Sunova Lake em Br a L in e Trafalger Line/ Dawn Parkway System Ro a ar er S i Kilometres Figure 1 84 This rawing has been prepare for the use of AECOM's client an may not be use, reprouce or relie upon by thir parties, except as agree by AECOM an its client, as require by law or for use by governmental reviewing agencies. AECOM accepts no responsibility, an enies any liability whatsoever, to any party that moifies this rawing without AECOM's express written consent. Project overview The Project inclues the construction of a new twelve (12) inch iameter steel natural gas pipeline that will parallel the existing eight (8) inch iameter steel natural gas pipeline currently in use. The propose pipeline corrior will be up to approximately 11 kilometers (km) in length an is locate within the public roa right-of-way (ROW) along 41st Line from south of Oxfor Roa 88 to Perth Oxfor Roa, in Zorra Township. The propose pipeline will also be locate along the public roa ROW of Perth-Oxfor Roa for approximately 665 m from 41st Line to the tie-in location. Construction of the pipeline is planne for the Spring of 2019 an is expecte to be complete by the Fall of This map ientifies the location of the existing pipeline an the Project Stuy Area.

5 Why is Union Gas unertaking this project? The purpose of this project: Expaning the Union Gas natural gas transmission system in Oxfor County, to ensure the continue reliable elivery of natural gas an help meet future supply nees of the Forest Hensall Goerich System which serves the northern portions of the counties of Lambton an Milesex an the counties of Perth an Huron. The existing pipeline within the area is near capacity an there is a nee to move greater volumes of natural gas to rural communities. Ensure the continue reliable movement of natural gas to Union Gas customers. Pipelines are essential in the movement of natural gas through the pipeline system to supply the nees of homes an businesses across Ontario.

6 Ontario Energy Boar review an approval process The Ontario Energy Boar (OEB) is the boy that regulates the natural gas inustry in Ontario, in the public s interest. Union Gas plans to submit an application for this project to the OEB, whose review an approval is neee before this project can procee. This application will inclue comprehensive information incluing: the nee for the Project, project costs, pipeline esign an construction, environmental effects an mitigation measures, consultation with Inigenous communities, local lanowners, government agencies an other intereste parties that coul be impacte by the project. The OEB will then hol a public hearing to review the project. This will inclue notices in local newspapers, letters to irectly affecte lanowners, the opportunity for the general public an lanowners to submit questions regaring the project, a formal hearing, an a written ecision regaring the project. If after this review the OEB etermines that the project is in the public s interest it will approve construction of the project. The OEB normally attaches conitions to the approval which Union Gas will comply with uring the construction an restoration process. Aitional information about the OEB process an information about how to participate in the OEB hearing process can be foun at:

7 Environmental planning process AECOM has been retaine by Union Gas to prepare an Environmental Report (ER) that assesses the potential environmental an socio-economic effects that may result from the Project. The ER will be prepare in a manner consistent with the Ontario Energy Boar s (OEB) Environmental Guielines an will be inclue in the Leave-to- Construct application that will be submitte to the OEB in the Summer of The ER stuy process is ivie into three main phases, as escribe below: Inventory an review of existing environmental an socio-economic feature Phase 1 involves the ientification of the Project Stuy Area an a review of existing environmental an socioeconomic features that nee to be consiere uring the environmental planning process. Route evaluation an selection process Phase 2 involves the evaluation of potential alternative routes an the selection of the preferre route alternative for the pipeline. Alternative routes are generate base on a consieration of routing objectives an environmental an socio-economic constraints ientifie through Phase 1. Base on the results of this assessment, a preferre route alternative was ientifie an subjecte to a more etaile analysis of potential impacts. Evaluation of potential environmental an socio-economic impacts associate with preferre alternative Phase 3 of the stuy involves relevant surveys of the preferre route, an assessment of potential effects on physical, biophysical an socio-economic features as well as the ientification of mitigation measures an environmental monitoring plans / contingency measures. We are here

8 Evaluating an selecting a Preferre Pipeline Route Routing objectives Routing objectives are general principles that were use to generate alternative routes. The routing objectives use inclue the following: Minimize the length of pipeline require by generating alternatives that have irect paths between enpoints an avois turns / slopes, where possible; Parallel existing routes that house linear infrastructure to reuce environmental impacts to existing lan uses; Use existing lot an property lines where new easements are require to avoi or reuce impacts to unisturbe environmental features, where feasible. Avoi environmental constraints such as wetlans, Areas of Natural an Scientific Interest an woolots, where possible, to avoi environmental impacts; an Avoi social constraints such as cultural features, major transportation corriors an resiential areas to reuce isruption on the local community.

9 Evaluating an selecting a Preferre Pipeline Route At the start of the stuy, the Project Team unertook a winshiel survey to ientify a list of reasonable alternatives that best met the routing objectives for the Project. The alternative routes were selecte to avoi sensitive environmental an socio-economic features, where possible. Four alternatives were ientifie an presente at the first Information Session in October 2015: Alternative Route 1 Locate along 41st Line within the existing municipal ROW. Alternative Route 2 Locate along 43r Line within the existing municipal ROW. Alternative Route 3 Locate along 37th Line within the existing municipal ROW. Alternative Route 4 Locate within an existing Union Gas easement between 37th Line an 41st Line. The Project Team etermine that constructing the new pipeline along 41st Line is most preferre because it is more technically feasible an also provies opportunities to avoi an / or mitigate potential effects to the natural an socio-economic environment. Some of the key benefits with Alternative Route 1 inclue: Shorter route at approximately 11 km which reuces the time require to construct the pipeline. Less effects to Provincially Significant Wetlans an the Brooksale Glacial Complex. Less effects to woolots outsie of the existing public right-of-way (approximately 1.5 hectares [3.7 acres]). Lowest potential effects to property owners affecte by construction. No schools or places of worship within 1.0 km of the route. Less effect to Class 1-3 Agricultural Lan with approximately 9.9 hectares (24 acres) temporarily affecte as a result of construction.

10 109 R 110 R 111 R m Kitchener New Hamburg Stratfor Tavistock Pe r Township of Perth East 13 R th 1 20 Line R 112 Hi g hw ay 7 Preferre Pipeline Route Woostock Ingersoll Hi g h R 9 Line Ro a R 115 le M ap woo i S 59 th Pe r or O xf w ay R 114 Township of Perth South Lonon er Township of East Zorra-Tavistock 11 Existing NPS 8 4 m Legen Preferre Pipeline Route N Project Stuy Area Station Stuy Area Existing Oil an Gas Infrastructure 11th Beachville Take-Off 10 t h Ca s s i el S er Highway Minor Roas Watercourse Zorr a& Municipal Bounary Ea s t Zo Watershe Waterboy t ock Wooe Area 25 t h 29 t h L in e 31 s t 33 r 35 t h 37 t h L in e 41 s t avi s rra T 45 t h Township of Zorra 43 r Harrington Pon Lots Ox f Ro a o oa r R t h Ro a 88 Datum: NAD 83, Zone 17 Source: LIO, Union Gas Ma nk Pv 23 r Sunova Lake t B L in e Trafalger Line/ Dawn Parkway System Ro 4 a 8 ma rae rs r i e Kilometers Figure 2 This rawing has been prepare for the use of AECOM's client an may not be use, reprouce or relie upon by thir parties, except as agree by AECOM an its client, as require by law or for use by governmental reviewing agencies. AECOM accepts no responsibility, an enies any liability whatsoever, to any party that moifies this rawing without AECOM's express written consent. Map location: \\caham1fp001\projects\ \900-work\ (GIS-Graphics)\Design\2018\01_Reports\PIC\MXD PIC_Figure2_PreferrePipeline mx Date Save: 5/3/ :40:57 AM 6 Roas Major Roas Wilwoo Lake 9 Ro a Existing Pipeline

Construction overview Site preparation Staking an surveying, clearing an grubbing. Preparation of construction staging areas.

Pipeline weling, lowering into the trench an backfilling. Hyrostatic testing, purging of air an packing the pipe with natural gas.

Restoration of the municipal roa right-of-way to pre-existing conitions. Re-vegetation an re-seeing of natural areas, where neee.

require. Other potential effects inclue potential alteration of terrestrial an aquatic habitats uring pipeline construction an construction noise, ust an traffic.

11 Construction overview Site preparation Staking an surveying, clearing an grubbing. Preparation of construction staging areas. Pipeline construction Graing an preparation of the construction area. Excavation of the trench for the pipeline. Stringing of pipe on wooe skis near the trench. Pipeline weling, lowering into the trench an backfilling. Hyrostatic testing, purging of air an packing the pipe with natural gas. Clean up an restore site Removal an isposal of all construction materials an temporary facilities. Restoration of the municipal roa right-of-way to pre-existing conitions. Re-vegetation an re-seeing of natural areas, where neee. How we will avoi / reuce impacts The potential effects uring the construction phase will mainly be relate to vegetation removal along the municipal roas, where require. Other potential effects inclue potential alteration of terrestrial an aquatic habitats uring pipeline construction an construction noise, ust an traffic. Impacts to terrestrial an aquatic communities will be mitigate by completing etaile environmental surveys an eveloping habitat specific Environmental Protection Plans. Dust will be mitigate by using best management practices incluing ust suppressants, implementing a spee limit an re-vegetating cleare areas as soon as possible. Noise will be mitigate through ahering to local noise by-law an by keeping all construction equipment in goo repair. Traffic impacts will be mitigate by eveloping a traffic management plan in coorination with the County of Oxfor an Zorra Township. Removal of environmental protection measures (e.g., silt fencing).

Socio-economic consierations Lan within the Project Stuy Area is generally use for agricultural purposes, with resients an existing farm operations locate along 41st Line.

Potential effects Temporary impairment of the use an enjoyment of property. Roa restrictions an closures. Increase construction traffic volumes along busy roas.

12 Socio-economic consierations Lan within the Project Stuy Area is generally use for agricultural purposes, with resients an existing farm operations locate along 41st Line. The County of Oxfor Official Plan (19950) esignates the majority of lan use within the stuy area as Agricultural Reserve, with the remainer esignate as Open Space an Environmental Protection. Potential effects Temporary impairment of the use an enjoyment of property. Roa restrictions an closures. Increase construction traffic volumes along busy roas. Temporary increase in noise, ust, an air emissions. Vegetation clearing along the pipeline route. How we will avoi / reuce impacts: Provie lanowners with access across the construction area to resiences, farm operations an / or livestock uring construction. Provie avance notification of roa restrictions. Avoi iling of vehicles an turn off vehicles an / or equipment when not in use. When possible, restrict construction activities to aylight hours an ahere to any applicable local noise by-laws. Ensure the contractor implements a traffic management plan for all roas affecte by construction activities. Right-of-way on western sie of 41 Line south of Roa 88 Make contact information for a esignate Union Gas representative available prior to an throughout construction activities in orer to aress any questions or concerns. As often as possible, construction will remain within the previously isturbe municipal roa right-of-way. Use of ust suppression systems such as watertrucks to minimize erosion by win. Right-of-way on western sie of 41 Line south of Roa 88

Archaeological assessment Although the construction of 41st Line an other utilities in the area has remove archaeological potential within the majority of the public right-of-way, the surrouning area

How we will avoi / reuce impacts: Heritage resources Shoul lan within the Project Stuy Area be etermine to retain archaeological potential, a Stage 2 archaeological assessment must be conucte for all

13 Archaeological assessment Although the construction of 41st Line an other utilities in the area has remove archaeological potential within the majority of the public right-of-way, the surrouning area is consiere to have high potential for the recovery of archaeological resources. How we will avoi / reuce impacts: Heritage resources Shoul lan within the Project Stuy Area be etermine to retain archaeological potential, a Stage 2 archaeological assessment must be conucte for all lans that will be use for construction or that will be subject to groun isturbance. Shoul previously unocumente archaeological resources be iscovere uring the Stage 2 archaeological assessment, a license consultant archaeologist will etermine the nee for further archaeological work. Shoul previously unocumente archaeological resources be iscovere uring construction, the proponent or person iscovering the archaeological resources must cease alteration of the site immeiately an engage a license consultant archaeologist to carry out require archaeological fielwork. The Heritage Impact Assessment ientifie 23 structures ajacent to the propose route that were etermine to be more than 40 years ol an to have potential cultural heritage value or interest. 13 of these structures were etermine to have some cultural heritage value or interest. These structures inclue 10 barns, an three resiential structures incluing a cottage style farmhouse, a Late Victorian Style farmhouse, an an Italianate style farmhouse. The pipeline evelopment is not anticipate to result in any irect or inirect impacts to the 13 structures with cultural heritage value or interest. Therefore, no mitigation measures are require.

Agricultural resources The Project Stuy Area is ominate by a mixture of crop cultivation an livestock agriculture, which has been mae possible by the installation of rege itches an tile uner-rains to

14 Agricultural resources The Project Stuy Area is ominate by a mixture of crop cultivation an livestock agriculture, which has been mae possible by the installation of rege itches an tile uner-rains to provie satisfactory moisture conitions within the imperfectly raine soils. Accoring to the Soil Survey Report for Oxfor County (Richars an Wicklun, 1961), some of the best agricultural soil series in Southern Ontario are present within the Project Stuy Area. Potential impacts to the environment Reuction in soil capability (quality) from amixing, compaction an rutting risk, an erosion. Reuction in soil thickness an change in soil istribution from win an water erosion an soil hanling. Changes to surface an subsurface rainage patterns from changes to existing tile rainage patterns. How we will avoi / reuce impacts: Store topsoil (where present) from temporary work areas separately from subsoils an be use for reclamation after construction. Keep all equipment within ientifie work areas to minimize isturbance of ajacent soils. Restrict construction equipment to esignate controlle vehicle access routes to minimize the potential for soil compaction. Avoi construction uring high volume rain events (20 mm in 24 hours) an significant snow melts / thaws, where possible, an resume once soils have stabilize to avoi risk of erosion, soil compaction or the potential for seiment release into the surrouning area. If tile rains become amage or severe uring construction, recor an flag their location for repair by a tile rainage contractor immeiately following construction. Lanowners will be invite to inspect an approve the repair of their rains.

Aquatic resources Union Gas unerstans the importance of protecting aquatic resources uring construction an therefore will implement recognize mitigation measures to minimize possible environmental

Potential impacts to the environment Disruption an alteration to aquatic species an habitat an / or nuisance effects associate with construction.

15 Aquatic resources Union Gas unerstans the importance of protecting aquatic resources uring construction an therefore will implement recognize mitigation measures to minimize possible environmental effects. The Project is locate within the Thames River Watershe an is in the jurisiction of the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority. The Preferre Pipeline Route crosses six watercourses. Potential impacts to the environment Disruption an alteration to aquatic species an habitat an / or nuisance effects associate with construction. Increase erosion, seimentation, an turbiity resulting from removal of vegetation. How we will avoi / reuce impacts: Existing conitions of waterboies that may be impacte by construction activities were assesse by a qualifie fisheries biologist to etermine the presence an significance of aquatic habitat an species. Where practical, feasible an groun conitions allow, avoi impacts to the watercourses by installing pipeline using trenchless pipe installation technique, such as horizontal irectional rilling. Where construction activity occurs within 30 m of a waterboy clearly mark the construction area with protective fencing to avoi acciental amage aquatic habitat an species. Follow seiment an erosion control plans enorse by the Department of Fisheries an Oceans Canaa. Clean-up roa repairs, riveways, fences, ispose of ebris an re-see isturbe areas, itch banks an rainage feature crossings. Replace riparian vegetation as soon as weather permits following construction. Implementing Best Management Practices, incluing: Refueling equipment an machinery outsie 30 m of a watercourse, spills kits onsite, Hyro-Vac trucks onsite uring rilling operations in case of spills or inavertent releases.

16 Terrestrial resources Large portions of the route consist of cultural meaows associate with roasie itches an cultivate fiels. Intersperse among the fiels are a series of eciuous woolans an mature Sugar Maple hegerows. In some areas the woolans an hegerows are close enough to the roasie that they may potentially be affecte by open-cut installations. A total of two wetlans were note to have sections within the Project Stuy Area; one wetlan (Lakesie Wilwoo Complex) is consiere to be Provincially Significant by the Ministry of Natural Resources an Forestry. There is one Earth Science Area of Natural an Scientific Interest (ANSI) (Brooksale Glacial Complex) with a significant amount of area locate within the Project Stuy Area. Potential impacts to the environment Possible isturbance, isplacement an / or mortality to local willife, incluing species at risk. How we will avoi / reuce impacts: Limit construction activities within the previously isturbe portion of the roa allowance to the extent feasible. Site infrastructure footprint to avoi wetlans, ANSIs, woolans, willife habitat, an Species at Risk Habitat wherever possible. Where this is not possible, trenchless pipeline installation methos (e.g., horizontal irectional rilling, boring) may be use. Where construction activity occurs ajacent to a sensitive natural features, clearly mark the construction area with protective fencing, such as silt fencing or other barrier, to avoi acciental amage. Prune any tree limbs or roots that are accientally amage by construction activities using proper arboricultural techniques. Minimize sprea of invasive plant species by ensuring equipment an machinery is clean prior to arriving on-site. Conuct vegetation clearing an trimming outsie of the overall bir nesting perio to avoi inciental take an limit isturbance to breeing birs. Impacts to wetlans, ANSIs, woolans, willife habitat an Species at Risk Habitat. Loss, amage an / or egraation of vegetation an ecological communities within or ajacent to the construction area.

17 Project scheule Serving more than 400 communities in Ontario, we consier ourselves strong community partners who believe in an are committe to public consultation. During the planning stages for this Project, we have consulte an will continue to consult with Inigenous communities, local lanowners, government agencies an other intereste parties that coul be impacte by the Project. Key milestones: Spring 2018 Summer 2018 Spring 2019 Fall 2019 Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 Continuation of the Environmental Planning process Completion of Environmental Report (ER) Commence Construction of Pipeline Pipeline in service Post Construction Monitoring an Site Restoration Host Public Information Sessions on Project Upate Finalize Pipeline Design an Construction Plans Submission of ER to Ontario Pipeline Coorinating Committee Complete Ontario Energy Boar Filing

18 Next steps Summarize an respon to information session feeback. Confirm results of backgroun reviews base on comments receive. Finalize Preferre Pipeline Route. Prepare Environmental Report an circulate for review. Prepare the regulatory application. Complete remaining fiel surveys.

Thank you On behalf of the Project Team, thank you for attening this Information Session.

THANK YOU! For regular project upates, please visit: uniongas.

If you have any further comments or questions please contact: We appreciate your attenance an woul

On behalf of the Union Gas team, thank you Jessalyn Oke for attening the Hamilton Milton Project

19 Thank you On behalf of the Project Team, thank you for attening this Information Session. We appreciate your involvement in the consultation process an we woul like to hear from you. THANK YOU! For regular project upates, please visit: uniongas.com/stratfor-reinforcement Please fill out the Exit Questionnaire. If you have any further comments or questions please contact: We appreciate your attenance an woul like to hear from you. On behalf of the Union Gas team, thank you Jessalyn Oke for attening the Hamilton Milton Project Senior Environmental Planner 45 Goerich Roa, Hamilton, ON L8E 4W8 Community Information Session COMMUNITY LIAISON: Susan Cuahy (office) (cell) UNIONGAS.COM/HAMILTON-MILTON

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