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We made amendments to make it easier for energy-intensive facilities to substitute coal and petroleum coke with alternative low-carbon fuels and lower greenhouse gas emissions. The use of low-carbon fuels will enable these industries to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels and decrease their carbon footprint.

This decision is to renew Permit to Take Water No. 4362-8MJLSY for 162665 Canada Limited. Water will be taken from one well for communal water supply purposes, located in the Township of Tay, County of Simcoe, Ontario. Permit to Take Water No. 2048-C8ZSJ3 was issued December 3, 2021.

CSH-HCN (Regent Park) Inc. (formerly originally submitted by Daniels HR Corporation) was granted a site specific Environmental Compliance Approval Sewage Works for a groundwater treatment system located at 146 Sumach Street, Toronto, ON, (the site) to treat groundwater prior to discharge into Toronto Water storm sewer.

An Environmental Compliance Approval with Limited Operational Flexibility (air & noise) has been granted to First Quantum Minerals Ltd., for all emissions from the re-development of the past-producing Winston Lake Mine, as part of the Superior Lake Project located approximately 20 kilometres northwest of the Township of Schreiber, Ontario.

We have issued a new Permit to Take Water No. 0636-BBCJ6M on November 19, 2021, which cancels and replaces Permit to Take Water No. 0063-8EDMH6, for Colacem Canada Inc. located in the Township of Champlain, United Counties of Prescott and Russell.

The new Permit to Take Water has an expiry date of November 19, 2031.

The ministry has issued a new Environmental Compliance Approval (sewage) to Shell Canada Limited for the approval of stormwater management works to serve the proposed commercial development located at 5 Orchid Drive in the City of Ottawa.

We are moving forward with regulatory changes to allow the ministry and owners and operators of wastewater facilities to act quickly to help ensure that waterways in Ontario are protected during an emergency, including by providing wastewater facility owners with temporary staffing options and extending operator licences.

We are moving forward with regulatory changes to allow the ministry and drinking water systems to act quickly to help ensure that drinking water in Ontario is protected during an emergency, including by providing systems with temporary staffing options, and operators with temporary relief from training and certification requirements.

On October 19, 2021, Yonge Park Plaza Inc. requested to formally withdraw their application for a Permit to Take Water.

The application is considered withdrawn and no permit was issued. The ministry closed the file on October 22, 2021.

We have updated the Director’s Technical Rules for assessing source water protection vulnerability and risk under the Clean Water Act, 2006 to ensure that the quality of Ontario’s sources of drinking water continues to be protected and that source protection efforts are supported by current science.

Pursuant to Section 53 of the Planning Act, provisional consent was granted on December 2, 2021 in respect of Application 54-C-195426 to sever land from PIN 61286-0020 to be consolidated with an adjacent lot for agriculture, in Robillard unincorporated township, Timiskaming District. The last day this decision can be appealed is December 22, 2021.

This decision is for a new Permit to Take Water for 140 Yorkville Corporation for dewatering purposes. Water will be taken from one well related to construction activities, located in the City of Toronto, Ontario. Permit To Take Water 6104-C99LBA issued on December 1, 2021.

This decision is for a new Permit to Take Water for dewatering and remediation purposes for Earlglen Investments Inc. Water will be taken from six wells related to construction activities, located in the City of Richmond Hill, Ontario. Permit To Take Water 4044-C6EJH8 issued on September 16, 2021.

This decision is to renew Permit To Take Water No. 0512-8SFQ5W for Clublink Corporation ULC. Water will be taken from two wells for golf course irrigation at the Rolling Hills Golf Club, located in the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario. Permit To Take Water 5217-C8DNQ3 issued on November 19, 2021.

This decision is to renew Permit To Take Water No. 0682-8SENJL for Clublink Corporation ULC. Water will be taken from two wells for golf course irrigation purposes in Gormley, Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario. Permit To Take Water 8127-C8STQH issued on November 19, 2021.

A new Permit to Take Water No. 2743-C93RXF for Hallman Construction Limited was issued on November 30, 2021 for construction dewatering purposes for a project located at City of Cambridge, Ontario.

The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-20-000279 to Jubilee Gold Exploration Ltd. for early exploration activities near Beardmore.

The decision is to : Issue

The Director of Exploration has made a decision on the exploration permit application PR-20-000340 to New Origin Gold Corp. for early exploration activities due west of Mishkeegogamang First Nation, Ontario, Ochig Lake Area; Matapesatakun Lake Area, District of Kenora, North West Region.

The decision is to Issue