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1 Content Copy Of Original Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Ministère de l Environnement et de l Action en matière de changement climatique Tomlinson Waste Management Inc Power Rd. Ottawa, Ontario K1G 3N4 Site Location: 7722 Springhill Road Lot 31, Concession 6 Ottawa City, K0A 2P0 AMENDED ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE APPROVAL NUMBER A Issue Date: November 17, 2016 You have applied under section 20.2 of Part II.1 of the Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E. 19 (Environmental Protection Act) for approval of: This Notice approves the use of the Site only for the 1.20 hectares of land for a construction and demolition waste processing facility within the hectares of landfilling area that is located within a total landfill site area of 40.5 hectares. The City of Ottawa leased the 1.20 hectares of land to Tomlinson Waste Management Inc. to use and operate a waste processing facility and transfer station for non-hazardous solid construction and demolition waste which may contain: scrap metal, wood, treated wood, cardboard, paper, asphalt materials, masonry, drywall, insulation, rock, soil, glass, porcelain, ceramics, plastic, rubber, textiles, leather, and building materials. For the purpose of this environmental compliance approval, the following definitions apply: "Act" means the Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O c.e-19 as amended; "Approval" means this Environmental Compliance Approval and any Schedules to it, including the application and supporting documentation listed in Schedule "A"; "City" means the City of Ottawa, and its officers, employees, agents or contractors; "Director" means Director, Section 39, Environmental Protection act, R.S , C.E-19 as amended; "District Manager" means the District Manager of the Ottawa District Office, Eastern Region of the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change; "EPA" means the Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, C.E-19 as amended; "Ministry" means the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, Province of Ontario; "Owner" means Tomlinson Waste Management Inc., and its officers, employees, agents or contractors;

2 "OWRA" means the Ontario Water Resource Act, R.S.O 1990, Chapter O.40; Processed Waste means the solid non-hazardous waste as listed in the above preamble that has been screened, sorted, mulched or otherwise handled at the Site to allow the waste to be diverted for reuse at a site where the primary function of the site is not waste management. "Recyclable Waste" means materials as defined under Schedule 1 of O. Regulation 101/94. Residual Waste means waste resulting from the on-site waste processing operations and which is directed for final disposal to a Ministry approved waste disposal site or a site certified by an equivalent jurisdiction to accept such waste. Residual Waste also includes woodwaste destined for use as boiler fuel. "Site" means the Construction and Demolition Waste Processing Facility located on the 1.2 hectare area of land within the hectare landfilling area that is located within a total landfill site area of hectare which is leased from the City of Ottawa as shown on Drawing No. 5 in Item 14 of Schedule "A". "Unprocessed Waste" means solid non-hazardous waste as listed in the above preamble that is received at the Site but has not yet been processed at the Site. You are hereby notified that this environmental compliance approval is issued to you subject to the terms and conditions outlined below: TERMS AND CONDITIONS I. GENERAL 1. Except as otherwise provided by these conditions, the Site shall be designed, developed, used, maintained and operated, and all facilities, equipment and fixtures shall be built and installed, in accordance with the Application for a Approval for a Waste Disposal Site dated January 22, 1998, and supporting documentation, and plans and specifications listed in Schedule "A". 2. The requirements specified in this Approval are the requirements under the Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O The issuance of this Approval in no way abrogates the Owner's legal obligations to take all reasonable steps to avoid violating other applicable provisions of this legislation and other legislation and regulations. 3. The requirements of this Approval are severable. If any requirement of this Approval, or the application of any requirement of this Approval to any circumstance, is held invalid, the application of such requirement to other circumstances and the remainder of this Approval shall not be affected in any way. 4. The Owner shall ensure compliance with all the terms and conditions of this Approval. Any noncompliance constitutes a violation of the Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O and is grounds for enforcement. 5. (a) The Owner shall, forthwith upon request of the Director, District Manager, or Provincial Officer (as defined in the Act), furnish any information requested by such persons with respect to compliance with this Approval, including but not limited to, any records required to be kept under this Approval; and

3 (b) In the event the Owner provides the Ministry with information, records, documentation or notification in accordance with this Approval (for the purposes of this condition referred to as "Information"), (i) the receipt of Information by the Ministry; (ii) the acceptance by the Ministry of the Information's completeness or accuracy; or (iii) the failure of the Ministry to prosecute the Applicant, or to require the Applicant to take any action, under this Approval or any statute or regulation in relation to the Information; shall not be construed as an approval, excuse or justification by the Ministry of any act or omission of the Owner relating to the Information, amounting to non-compliance with this Approval or any statute or regulation. 6. The Owner shall allow Ministry personnel, or a Ministry authorized representative(s), upon presentation of credentials, to: (a) carry out any and all inspections authorized by Section 156, 157 or 158 of the Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, Section 15, 16 or 17 of the Ontario Water Resources Act, R.S.O. 1990, or Section 19 or 20 of the Pesticides Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended from time to time, of any place to which this Approval relates; and, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, to: (b) i. enter upon the premises where the records required by the conditions of this Approval are kept; ii. have access to and copy, at reasonable times, any records required by the conditions of this Approval; iii. inspect at reasonable times any facilities, equipment (including monitoring and control equipment), practices, or operations required by the conditions of this Approval; and iv. sample and monitor at reasonable times for the purposes of assuring compliance with the conditions of this Approval. 7. a) Where there is a conflict between a provision of any document referred to in Schedule A, and the conditions of this Approval, the conditions in this Approval shall take precedence; and b) Where there is a conflict between documents listed in Schedule A, the document bearing the most recent date shall prevail. 8. The Owner shall ensure that all communications/correspondence made pursuant to this Approval includes reference to the Approval number. 9. The Owner shall notify the Director in writing of any of the following changes within thirty (30) days of the change occurring:

4 (a) change of Owner or operator of the Site or both; (b) change of address or address of the new Owner; (c) change of partners where the Owner or operator is or at any time becomes a partnership, and a copy of the most recent declaration filed under the Business Names Act, 1991 shall be included in the notification to the Director; (d) any change of name of the corporation where the Owner or operator is or at any time becomes a corporation, and a copy of the most current "Initial Notice or Notice of Change" (form 1 or 2 of O. Reg. 182, Chapter C-39, R.R.O as amended from time to time), filed under the Corporations Information Act shall be included in the notification to the Director; and (e) change in directors or officers of the corporation where the Owner or operator is or at any time becomes a corporation, and a copy of the most current "Initial Notice or Notice of Change" as referred to in 9(d), supra. 10. In the event of any change in ownership of the Site, the Owner shall notify, in writing, the succeeding owner of the existence of this Approval, and a copy of such notice shall be forwarded to the Director. 11. Any information relating to this Approval and contained in Ministry files may be made available to the public in accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990, C. F All records and monitoring data required by the conditions of this Approval must be kept on the Owner's premises for a minimum period of two (2) years from the date of their creation. II. Operating Conditions Service Area Service Area 13. The processing Site can receive waste from Eastern Ontario and the Outaouais including: City of Ottawa, United Counties of Prescott-Russell, United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, United Counties of Lennox and Addington, Counties of Lanark, Hastings, Frontenac and Renfrew. Site Operations 14. A Sign shall be posted in a prominent location identifying the Owner, hours of operation, and telephone number(s) to call in the event of an emergency or complaint. 15. The Site must be maintained in a secure manner, such that unauthorized person(s) cannot enter the Site. 16. The Site shall be permitted to operate Monday to Saturday 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., throughout the year. 17. The Owner shall maintain on-site a site plan identifying the storage areas and the waste it contains. The Owner shall update the site plan within 72 hours of a change to the storage locations and make the site plan available for inspection upon request by emergency response personnel and/or Provincial Officer(s). 18. In addition to the equipment approved for the facility under Item 2 in Schedule "A". the Owner may also operate the following on-site in accordance with Items 10 to 11 in Schedule "A".

5 i. P10-43HD Portable Wood Grinder 19. The Owner shall inspect all incoming loads to ensure only waste that is approved under this Approval is received at this processing Site. 20. The Owner shall ensure: a) that the Residual Waste for landfill shall be limited to 200 tonnes per day and 32,000 tonnes per year. b) that all waste generated at this processing site is disposed of in accordance with Ontario Regulation 347, R.R.O The Site shall accept a maximum of 80,000 tonnes per year of wastes for transfer/processing and shall not exceed 750 tonnes on any single day. 22. The Owner shall ensure the following: i. Subject to Condition 22(iii) below, waste shall not be stored on this Site in excess of twelve (12) months from the date of receipt; ii. All storage and processing activities at the Site shall be limited to the approved 1.20 hectare footprint. The Unprocessed Waste shall be stored in a pile that has side slopes no steeper than 1 horizontal to 1 vertical. The pile can abut surrounding berms, where present, but must maintain a minimum 1 metre freeboard from the top of the surrounding berms. iii. The total amount of Unprocessed Waste, Processed Waste and Residual Waste stored on- Site at any time shall be limited to 3,200 tonnes. iv. all storage areas and containers are clearly labelled, including the type of the waste stored in the area or container. v. clean wood waste is stored and processed separately from treated wood waste; and vi. treated wood waste is disposed within 3 months of receipt. 23. The Owner shall ensure that the recyclable waste, which degrade when subjected to weathering or materials that contain components that may remobilize either due to wind or precipitation and which have the potential to contaminate groundwater and/or surface water are stored in a covered facility as detailed in Item no. 7 in Schedule "A". 24. Processed Waste such as clean concrete, brick, block, rock and rubble used for construction of any berms, roads, etc. on/off-site shall meet and comply with the definition of Inert Fill as per O.Reg At no time is burning or incineration of any material permitted on the Site. 26. The Owner shall take all reasonable measures to ensure that there are no pests at the Site that

6 may pose a hazard to the health and safety of persons. In the event that the vermin and vector population pose a hazard, a licensed exterminator shall be retained by the Owner at the necessary frequency to bring the problem under control. 27. The Owner shall operate the facility in such a manner to minimize off-site impact of odours at all times. 28. The Owner shall operate the facility in such a manner to minimize noise impact on the natural environment and persons from haulage trucks and operating equipment. Inspections 29. The Owner shall conduct regular inspections of the equipment and the Site to ensure that all equipment is operated in a manner that will not negatively impact the environment and the health and safety of person(s). Any deficiencies detected during these regular inspections must be promptly corrected. A written record shall be maintained at the Site, which includes the following: a) Name and signature of trained personnel conducting the inspection; b) Date and time of the inspection; c) List of equipment inspected and all deficiencies observed; d) Recommendations for mitigative action and remedial action undertaken; e) Date and time of maintenance activity; and f) A detailed description of the maintenance activity. 30. The Owner shall conduct on each operating day, a visual inspection of the following areas to ensure the Site is secure and that negative impacts from vermin, vectors, odours, dust, noise, and traffic do not occur on or off Site which result from the operation of the Site: a) loading/unloading area(s); b) processing/transfer area(s); c) storage area(s); and d) security fence or barriers and property line. Contingency and Emergency Response Plan 31. a) In the event the processing equipment approved under this Approval can not be operated, the Owner shall implement the Contingency Plan(s) in accordance with Items No. 10 to 11 in Schedule "A"; b) In the event Contingency Plan No.2 or 3 is implemented in accordance with Item 10 and 11 in Schedule "A", then the owner shall notify the District Manager, in writing prior to implementing the Contingency Plans; and c) The written notice identified in Condition 31(b) shall include as a minimum the following: i. any equipment being replaced, including the reason(s) for the replacement; ii. specifications of the new equipment, including the power source; iii. the anticipated duration the site will be operated under the Contingency Plan; and iv. additional notice to the District Manager when the original equipment is re-instated and the site resumes operation under the approved conditions.

7 32. The Owner shall ensure a copy of the Contingency Plan for this processing Site is centrally located on-site and is available for inspection by a Provincial Officer(s), emergency response personnel and the local Fire Department. 33. The Owner shall, as a minimum, review the contingency plan on an annual basis, and shall submit to the District Manager and the local Fire Department, any amendment made to the contingency plan within sixty (60) days of making the amendment. 34. The Owner shall ensure staff are trained in the operation and maintenance of the specific equipment which they operate at this Site, including emergency response procedures. Emergency Response 35. An Emergency Response Plan shall be maintained at the Site. The Emergency Response Plan shall address emergencies caused by fire, explosion, spill or flood. The plan shall include, as a minimum: a) A description of the procedures to be used; b) Information about the personnel who will be responsible; c) Description of emergency equipment and emergency communication system; and d) Procedures for notifying the appropriate agencies and other person(s), as necessary and/or required by legislation and co-ordinating operations with them. 36. All spills and upsets shall be immediately reported to the Ministry s Spill Action Centre at (416) or and the property owner (City of Ottawa) and shall be recorded in the log, referred to in Condition 41 of this Approval, as to the nature of the spill or upset and the action taken for clean-up, correction and prevention of future occurrences. Complaint Response 37. If any complaints are received regarding the operation of the Site, the Owner shall respond to these complaints according to the following procedures: a) The Owner shall record each complaint on a formal complaint form entered in a sequentially numbered log book. The information recorded shall include the nature of the complaint, the name, address and the telephone number of the complainant and the time and date of the complaint; b) upon notification of the complaint, the Owner shall initiate appropriate steps to determine all possible causes of the complaint, proceed to take the necessary actions to eliminate the cause of the complaint and forwarded a formal reply to the complainant; and c) The Owner shall retain on-site a report written within one (1) week of the complaint date, listing the actions taken to resolve the complaint and any recommendations for remedial measures and managerial or operational changes to reasonably avoid the re-occurrence of similar incidents. Record Management 38. The Owner shall maintain on-site as a electronic record of all waste received, processed, stored and transferred from the Site. The record shall be in the form of a log, all measurements shall be recorded in consistent metric units of measurement and shall include the following:

8 a) date, quantity, source and type of all waste received at the Site; b) date, quantity and type of waste processed at the Site; c) date, quantity and destination of Processed Waste transferred from the Site; d) date, quantity and destination of Residual Waste disposed to a Ministry approved waste disposal site; and e) the calculated total tonnage of waste remaining on-site at the end of each day. 39. A log book shall be maintained at this Site, of all spills or leaks which occur at this site. The log book must include the type and quantity of material spilled, a description of how the material was cleaned up and stored, and the date and location of final disposal. Annual Reports 40. By June 1, 2017 and every June 1 thereafter, the Owner shall submit to the District Manager an annual report. The report shall cover the previous calendar year and include the following: a) a monthly summary of the tonnage of all waste received, processed and transferred from this Site including waste type, quantity and disposal destination; b) an annual summary of the tonnage of all waste received, processed and transferred from this Site, including waste type, quantity and disposal destination; c) any operational and environmental problems encountered during the operation of the Site and the mitigative actions taken to remediate the problem; d) a statement as to compliance with all the Conditions of this Approval and with the inspection and reporting requirements of the Conditions herein; e) any recommendations to minimize environmental impact from the operation of the Site and to improve the Site operations and monitoring programs in this regard; and f) a review of Financial Assurance pursuant to Condition 44 of this Approval. 41. The Owner shall submit to the District Manager a quarterly report, which shall summarize the tonnage of waste received at and transferred from the Site for three (3) months such as: (a) the origin of the received waste; (b) the amount of waste received at the Site; (c) the balance of Unprocessed Waste, Processed Waste, and Residual Waste stored at the Site at the end of each month; (d) the total amount of waste processed at the Site; (e) the total amount of Unprocessed Waste, Processed Waste, and Residual Waste transferred from the Site ; (f) the amount, destination (including civic address), and final use of all Processed Waste that was transferred to a site where the primary function of the site did not involve waste management; (g) the amount and destination (including civic address, and Environmental Compliance Approval #) of all Residual Waste that was transferred to an approved waste disposal site. Closure Plan 42. a) The Owner shall submit a written Closure Plan for the Site four (4) months prior to closure of the Site to the Director for approval. This plan must include, as a minimum a description of the work that will be done to the facilitate closure of the Site and a schedule for completion of that work; and

9 b) within ten (10) days after closure of the Site, the Owner must notify the Director in writing, that the Site is closed and that the Site Closure Plan has been implemented. Financial Assurance 43. The Owner shall maintain the Financial Assurance, as defined in Section 131 of the Act, in the amount of $220,000. This Financial Assurance shall be in a form acceptable to the Director and shall provide sufficient funds for the analysis, transportation, Site clean-up, monitoring and disposal of all quantities of waste on the Site at any one time. 44. Commencing March 31, 2020 and at intervals of four (4) years thereafter, the Owner shall provide the Director, with copies to the District Manager, a written re-evaluation of the amount of Financial Assurance to facilitate the actions required pursuant to Condition 43. The re-evaluation shall include an assessment based on any new information relating to the environmental conditions of the Site and shall include the costs of additional monitoring and/or implementation of contingency plans required by the Director upon review of the closure plan and annual reports. Should the re-evaluation estimate a higher Financial Assurance amount than that indicated in Condition 43, the difference must be submitted to the Director within twenty (20) days of written acceptance of the re-evaluation by the Director. 45. Commencing on March 31, 2017, the Owner shall prepare and maintain at the Site an updated reevaluation of the amount of Financial Assurance required to implement the actions required under Condition 44 for each of the intervening years in which a re-evaluation is not required to be submitted to the Director under Condition 44. The re-evaluation shall be made available to the Ministry, upon request. 46. The amount of Financial Assurance is subject to review at any time by the Director and may be amended at his/her discretion. If any Financial Assurance is scheduled to expire or notice is received, indicating Financial Assurance will not be renewed, and satisfactory methods have not been made to replace the Financial Assurance at least sixty (60) days before the Financial Assurance terminates, the Financial Assurance shall forthwith be replaced by cash. Schedule "A" 1. An application for Approval to MOE for the construction of demolition waste processing facility, Tomlinson Environmental Services Ltd., prepared by Simmering and Associates, dated January 27, Engineering report entitled: Tomlinson Environmental Services Ltd., Application to MOE for a Construction and Demolition Waste Processing facility Lot 31, Conc. 6, Township of Osgoode, prepared by Simmering and Associates Ltd., dated January Lease agreement between the Corporation of the Township of Osgoode and R.W. Tomlinson Limited trading as Tomlinson Environmental Services, lease made January 23, Minutes of meeting dated August 11, 1998, between MOE and Tomlinson Environmental Services and Simmering and Associates, Item No. 8, ROC diversion rate discussion and future rate consent. 5. Corporation of the Township of Osgoode, Resolution of Council Financial Assurance agreement between Tomlinson Environmental Services, dated September Letter form Simmering & Associates to MOE dated September 21,1998 providing information Waste Storage calculation and providing revised drawing of waste piles.

10 7. Report entitled; "Application to MOE for an amendment to the Certificate of Approval Construction and Demolition Waste Processing Facility, lot 31, con. 6, Township of Osgoode," prepared by Tomlinson Environmental Services, dated March 31, An Application for amendment for approval of a Waste Disposal Site dated April 3, 2000, submitted with report in Item no An Amendment to irrevocable letter of guarantee no. G40006/ provided by Scotiabank dated March 28, 2000, submitted with report in Item no Cover Letter, Application and supporting documentation dated December 10, 2004 to Mr. Ian Parrot requesting an amendment to the Provisional Certificate of Approval to permit the use of additional equipment in the waste processing operation. The supporting documentation included the following: i. Letter to Mr. Steven Burns, District Manager, Ministry of the Environment - Ottawa District Office. ii. Application for amendment for a Provisional Certificate of Approval for a Waste Site signed by Kelly Dechert, Tomlinson Environmental Ltd. dated December 10, iii. Copy of cheque for application fee. iv. Proof of Company; v. Copy of EBR posting. vi. Specifications and descriptions of the proposes equipment vii. Amended Estimation of Yearly Waste Received and Storage Periods. viii. Contingency Plan for Equipment Breakdown or Downtime 11. Letter report to Mr. Dale Gable, Ministry of the Environment from Mr. Domenic Idone, Planning Engineer, Tomlinson Environmental Services Inc. dated April 20, 2005 providing additional information on the proposed equipment to be included in the operation and a drawing showing the site layout. 12. Letter dated February 2, 2005 to Mr. Mike Heeringa, Ministry of the Environment from Mr. Dale McGregor. Tomlinson Environmental Services Inc. providing additional information regarding the amendment application. 13. Report entitled "Certificate of Approval Amendment Application" dated September 15, 2005 submitted by Tomlinson Environmental Services Inc. The report included the following sections: i. Application for a Provisional Certificate of Approval for a Waste Disposal Site requesting an amendment to Condition No. 20. The application was signed by Domenic Idone, R.W. Tomlinson Ltd and dated September 15, ii. Articles of Incorporation; iii. Cover Letter dated September 13, 2005 providing specifications for equipment; iv. Letter dated September 14, 2005 addresses to Mr. Domenic Idone, Tomlinson Environmental Services Inc. from Mr. Mike Heeringa, Ministry of the Environment regarding trial period requirements; and v. Existing Provisional Certificate of Approval No. A "Application to Amend Certificate of Approval A Construction and Demolition Waste

11 Processing Facility Springhill Landfill Site, Ontario" dated March 19, 2010 prepared by Golder Associates. 15. Letter from Michael Walters, Tomlinson Waste Management Inc., dated December 21, 2012 re Financial Assurance re- evaluation from Michael Walters, Tomlinson Waste Management Inc., dated November 26, 2013 re previous equipment trial runs. 17. "Application to Amend ECA#A Construction and Demolition Waste Processing Facility Springhill Landfill Site, Ontario" dated September 2014, prepared by Golder Associates. 18. "Construction & Demolition Recycling Facility Site Plan" dated May 2016, submitted by Tomlinson Waste Management Inc. The reasons for the imposition of these terms and conditions are as follows: 1. The reason for Condition (1) is to ensure that the Site is operated in accordance with the application and supporting documentation submitted by the Company, and not in a manner which the Director has not been asked to consider. 2. The reason for Conditions (2), (3), (4), (5), (8), (9), (10), (11), and (12) is to clarify the legal rights and responsibilities of the owner. 3. The reason for Condition (5) and (6) is to ensure that the appropriate Ministry staff have ready access to information and the operations of the site which are approved under this Approval. Condition (6) is supplementary to the powers of entry afforded a Provincial Officer pursuant to the Environmental Protection Act, the Ontario Water Resources Act, and the Pesticides Act, as amended. 4. The reason for Condition (13) is to ensure the service area for the site is established. 5. The reason for Conditions (14), (15), (16), (17), (19), (23), (24), (25), (26), (27) and (28) is to ensure general operating requirements are established for the site. This is to ensure the long-term health and safety of the public and the environment. 6. The reason for Conditions (18) is to ensure only the equipment identified in the application shall be used in the processing operation. 7. The reason for Conditions (20), (21), and (22) is to ensure the owner accepts, processes and landfills waste accordingly to the application and supporting documentation. This is to ensure the long-term health and safety of the public and the environment. 9. The reason for Conditions (29) and (30) is to ensure the owner performs inspections of the site. This is to ensure the long-term health and safety of the public and environment. 10. The reason for Conditions (31), (32), (33), (34), (35), (36) and (37) is to ensure the owner has an established plan and implementation condition for Contingency Plans, Emergency Responses and Complaint Responses. This is to ensure the long-term health and safety of the public and the environment. 11. The reason for Conditions (38 and (39) is to ensure the owner maintains records for the site. This is to ensure the long term health and safety of the public and the environment.

12 12. The reason for Conditions (40) and (41) is to ensure the owner submits an annual report on the operation of the site. This is to ensure the long-term health and safety of the public and the environment. 13. The reason for Condition (42) is to ensure the owner submits a closure plan for approval. 14. The reason for Conditions (43), (44), (45) and (46) is to ensure that sufficient funds are available to the Ministry to clean up the site in the event that the owner is unable or unwilling to do so. Upon issuance of the environmental compliance approval, I hereby revoke Approval No(s). A issued on January 23, In accordance with Section 139 of the Environmental Protection Act, you may by written Notice served upon me, the Environmental Review Tribunal and in accordance with Section 47 of the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993, S.O. 1993, c. 28 (Environmental Bill of Rights), the Environmental Commissioner, within 15 days after receipt of this Notice, require a hearing by the Tribunal. The Environmental Commissioner will place notice of your appeal on the Environmental Registry. Section 142 of the Environmental Protection Act provides that the Notice requiring the hearing shall state: 1. The portions of the environmental compliance approval or each term or condition in the environmental compliance approval in respect of which the hearing is required, and; 2. The grounds on which you intend to rely at the hearing in relation to each portion appealed. Pursuant to subsection 139(3) of the Environmental Protection Act, a hearing may not be required with respect to any terms and conditions in this environmental compliance approval, if the terms and conditions are substantially the same as those contained in an approval that is amended or revoked by this environmental compliance approval. The Notice should also include: 3. The name of the appellant; 4. The address of the appellant; 5. The environmental compliance approval number; 6. The date of the environmental compliance approval; 7. The name of the Director, and; 8. The municipality or municipalities within which the project is to be engaged in. And the Notice should be signed and dated by the appellant. This Notice must be served upon: The Secretary* Environmental Review Tribunal 655 Bay Street, Suite 1500 Toronto, Ontario M5G 1E5 AND The Environmental Commissioner 1075 Bay Street, Suite 605 Toronto, Ontario M5S 2B1 The Director appointed for the purposes of Part II.1 of the Environmental Protection Act Ministry of the Environment and ANDClimate Change 135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1st Floor Toronto, Ontario M4V 1P5 * Further information on the Environmental Review Tribunal s requirements for an appeal can be obtained directly from the Tribunal at: Tel: (416) , Fax: (416) or

13 This instrument is subject to Section 38 of the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993, that allows residents of Ontario to seek leave to appeal the decision on this instrument. Residents of Ontario may seek leave to appeal within 15 days from the date this decision is placed on the Environmental Registry. By accessing the Environmental Registry at you can determine when the leave to appeal period ends. The above noted activity is approved under s.20.3 of Part II.1 of the Environmental Protection Act. DATED AT TORONTO this 17th day of November, 2016 AT/ c: District Manager, MOECC Ottawa Megan Farnel, P. Eng., Golder Associates Ltd. Dale Gable, P.Eng. Director appointed for the purposes of Part II.1 of the Environmental Protection Act