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Meeting - June 26, 2000
| Location: |
1 Duncan Avenue, Boardroom |
| Time: |
7:00 p.m. |
| Present: |
Robert MacDonald - Chair
Chris Rutherford
Sandy Dal Pai
Tracey McLeod
Ken Gibson - MOE
Daryl Firlotte - MOE
Murray Greenfield - BEI
Flavio Campagnaro - BEI
Carey Letts - BEI |
| Regrets: |
Tom Obradovich
Tony Robles |
Agenda:
- Introduction
- Draft Terms of Reference
Introduction
- members of the Ministry of the Environment were introduced to the Committee
- Sue Gamble had to resign from the CAC Committee due to personal obligations, Sue sent Robert official resignation and she is confident with the full EA process occurring, she wishes the Committee the best and enjoyed the time she spent as a member
- Robert expressed concern over her replacement, are there EA regulations that we must comply with when considering a replacement
- the Ministry will look at the Committee, its representatives, see if it falls within guidelines of EA, they will contact the Project Coordinator from the Ministry (Ariane Heisey) for the guidelines
- Ministry of the Environment will have their internal comments by end of this week, way ahead of July deadline
Draft Terms of Reference
Comments and Concerns Regarding Draft Terms of Reference:
Sandy Section 1 and 2.1, page 2
-Negative pressure should be mentioned in this section, BEI agreed that this was a good comment and it will be added.
MOE Section 2.3, page 6
-There is a present freeze on hazardous waste importation into Ontario, originating source cannot be from outside Ontario, MOE concluded with brief history of TCI's situation with regards to importing PCBs. This freeze is subject to change. MOE will address this issue to Ariane, whether years down the road if regulations change, how will this effect the BEI proposal, again it is important to check with her first regarding issues such as this.
MOE Page 3
-Change Ministry of Natural Resources to Ministry of Northern Development and Mines.
MOE
-Is the address 233 Archer Drive the official site address? BEI said yes as they were able to basically pick any of odd number we wanted.
MOE Page 12
-What has BEI done in regard to noise?
-BEI has done description of noise in EA format.
-MOE stressed that when it comes to the noise issue pay particular attention to history of noise issues on Archer Drive, area residents will become vocal, remember to address noise issue on both ends of Archer Drive.
-BEI has hired "Hatch & Associates" to deal with the noise issue, can readdress in EPA design stage.
Robert Page 13
-Do you have to identify each species, how do you measure effects?
-BEI will hire biologists to deal with these issues.
-MOE stated that Ministry of Natural Resource should be contacted, the resident biologist is Peter Davis.
-BEI is also hiring archaeologist from New Liskeard to perform an archaeological survey.
MOE
-Beaverhouse, Matachewan, Wahgoshig should be contacted ASAP to set up a meeting in regards to the proposal.
-Also hired IndEco to help define study areas, numerous experiences in EA, base mapping, social and cultural features.
Sandy
-Is there mention of concentration of contaminants, there should be mention of it at some point
-BEI started out very comprehensive, then went back to Health Risk Assessment.
-Cantox = go to no impact level then work back
BEI concerned about starting exclusive list of hazardous materials, cannot list all 16 million
-Will have to develop a protocol for chemical concentration.
Robert
-Will chemicals always be in soil?
-BEI stated that use "Slump Test", MOE uses this test for definition of solid material
-MOE stated that it is important for BEi to know the soils that would pass Slump Test, therefore should examine MOE definition of soil.
Chris
-Commented that individuals from the CAC visited the selected site but the committee did not go as a whole.
Daryl
-Mentioned that he did vote on the site, but the decision was unanimous so his vote should not make a difference.
Robert
-After tonight where do we go from here?
-Minutes from previous meetings will be made available to the public, have to record and make note of all comments, questions and answers (5 week comment period).
-Have to be very careful what included in EA as final report is legal and binding.
-Reports can be viewed on website, Town Hall, Library, College and the Bennett Office
-MOE suggested that the CBC be contacted for public announcements
-CAC to continue to give comments over the 5 week period
-It is hoped that the CAC will attend the Open House on Wednesday June 28.
Next Meeting:
-To Be Announced.
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