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Halton Municipalities Regional Municipality of Halton Corporation of the City of Burlington Corporation of the Town of Halton Hills Corporation of the Town of Milton Corporation of the Town of Oakville CEAA Panel Review of the CN Milton Logistics Hub Project CEAA Registry No. 80100 Presenters: Welcome and Statement from Mayor Gordon Krantz General Session Presentation Barbara Koopmans – Commissioner, Planning & Development, June 20, 2019 Milton Curt Benson – Director of Planning Services and Chief Planning Official, Halton Region Presentation Overview Part One Welcome and Mayor’s Statement Part Two Proposed Location – Context in the Town of Milton Key Municipal Issues: Issue #1: Potential Impacts to Residents Part Three Issue #2: Impacts to Employment Growth, Jobs & Financial Sustainability Issue #3: Accountability Key Issues with CN’s Methodology to Assess Significant Adverse Environmental Effects (SAEEs): Issue #1: CN Proposes Mitigation that it Maintains is Not Enforceable Issue #2: CN Assessment of Effects did not Assess Compliance with Part Four Relevant Standards Issue #3: CN Fails to Carry Out any Assessment of Cumulative Effects for Most Effects Issue #4: CN information not Sufficient to Address SAEEs in accordance with EIS Guidelines Halton Municipalities 2 General Session Presentation June 20, 2019 Part One: Welcome & Mayor’s Statement Presenter: Milton Mayor Gordon Krantz Halton Municipalities 3 General Session Presentation June 20, 2019 Welcome & Mayor’s Statement Milton Mayor Gord Krantz Halton Hills Mayor Rick Bonnette Halton Region Chair Gary Carr Oakville Mayor Rob Burton Burlington Mayor Marianne Meed Ward Halton Municipalities 4 General Session Presentation June 20, 2019 Part Two: Proposed Location – Context in the Town of Milton Presenter: Commissioner Barbara Koopmans, Town of Milton Halton Municipalities 5 General Session Presentation June 20, 2019 2.1 The Town of Milton – General Context • Town in Southern Ontario 40 km west of Toronto • Niagara Escarpment to the west • Fastest growing municipality in Canada • Population: • 2016: 110,128 • 2031: 238,000 (Halton’s Best Planning Estimates) • Employment: • 2016: 32,091 (Region’s Annual Employment Survey) • 2031: 114,000 (Region’s Best Planning Estimates) Halton Municipalities 6 General Session Presentation June 20, 2019 2.2 Milton’s Multi-Dimensional Urban Structure • 17 Major Components of Town`s approved urban structure, reflecting Provincial, Regional and Town priorities • Three components of this urban structure are in the vicinity of the CN Project: • Milton Education Village • Complementary MEV Employment Lands • Higher Order Transit Corridor along Britannia Road Halton Municipalities 7 General Session Presentation June 20, 2019 2.3 The Project Location in Milton • Project will add 1,600 truck trips per day on Town and Region roads • Closest route to a 400 series highway is 7 km • CN identified potential haul routes send heavy trucks through sensitive land uses • Britannia Road planned for Multi- Modal Use Note: areas in east Milton within the 1000 m and 300 m buffers of the CN identified haul routes will also be built up by 2031 – these future built up areas are not depicted in this map. Halton Municipalities 8 General Session Presentation June 20, 2019 2.4 Project Neighbourhood • Project Neighborhood: non-CN lands affected by activities taking place on the Project site • Approved residential population within 300 m of site – 10,151 within 1000 m of site – 33,833 • Area within 1000 m of site also includes twelve (12) schools, two (2) long-term care facilities, and a hospital Halton Municipalities 9 General Session Presentation June 20, 2019 Part Three: Key Municipal Issues Presenters: Commissioner Barbara Koopmans, Town of Milton Chief Planner Curt Benson, Halton Region Halton Municipalities 10 General Session Presentation June 20, 2019 Issue #1 – Potential Impacts to Residents There will be > 30,000 residents within 1 km of this project, and there is existing/planned residential development along the potential haul routes. The Project has the potential to have adverse effects on residents, including: 1. Significant health effects, including increased rates of premature death, hospitalization, cancer, asthma, and other illnesses; 2. Significant increases in noise levels from Project site and truck traffic; 3. Significant increases in night-time light effects from Project site; and 4. Significant increases in traffic congestion on Town and Region roadways. Halton Municipalities 11 General Session Presentation June 20, 2019 Issue #2 – Impacts to Employment Growth, Jobs and Financial Sustainability • The Regional Official Plan planned 1,500 jobs for the project lands within the Urban Area. • The Project is proposing 130 direct jobs. Note: Blue zone = designated employment lands Halton Municipalities 12 General Session Presentation June 20, 2019 Issue #3 – Accountability • The Halton Municipalities have an important regulatory role to protect resident health and safety, the environment and visions for growth and economic development • The Proposed Intermodal Hub is a major facility that affects many residents CN claims that the truck-rail hub is a matter of exclusive federal jurisdiction, and that neither the Province nor the Halton Municipalities have any regulatory role with respect to the project • CN does not propose any replacement for the municipal or provincial roles Halton Municipalities 13 General Session Presentation June 20, 2019 Part Four: Key Issues with CN’s Methodology to Assess Significant Adverse Environmental Effects (SAEEs) Presenter: Chief Planner Curt Benson, Halton Region Halton Municipalities 14 General Session Presentation June 20, 2019 SAEE Issue #1: CN Proposes Mitigation that it Maintains is Not Enforceable • Mitigation can only be considered to avoid a significant effect if that mitigation is enforceable by some level of government • CN has taken the position the municipal and provincial legislation/regulation does not apply to the Project Necessarily, only federal regulation applies to any mitigation strategy Halton Municipalities 15 General Session Presentation June 20, 2019 SAEE Issue #2: CN Assessment of Effects did not Assess Compliance with Relevant Standards • Breach of standards is a key indicator of SAEEs • CN failed to apply the majority of relevant standards Halton Municipalities predicts, applying relevant standards (and limiting mitigation to federally enforceable mitigation), it is likely that there will be non-compliance with standards for the majority of 28 VCs. Halton Municipalities 16 General Session Presentation June 20, 2019 SAEE Issue #3: CN Fails to Carry Out any Assessment of Cumulative Effects for Most Effects • Federal EA requires assessment of cumulative effects where Project is likely to cause any “residual” effect on a “valued component” (VC) • A residual effect is an effect that is likely to occur after applying mitigation • Contrary to CN’s conclusions, the Project is likely to have residual effects on the vast majority of valued components (particularly since mitigation is limited to federally- enforced mitigation) • For cumulative effects, applying standards from Region and Milton Official Plans, there is non-conformity for many residual effects Halton Municipalities 17 General Session Presentation June 20, 2019 SAEE Issue #4: CN information not Sufficient to Address SAEEs in accordance with EIS Guidelines In April 2019, Halton Municipalities filed detailed brief on “sufficiency” of CN information on significant adverse environmental effects (SAEEs) for all VCs relevant to municipal interests • Brief organized to assess SAEEs according to guidance provided in July 2015 EIS Guidelines • Brief provides detailed review of all submitted information from CN • Brief provides detailed findings on topics where CN information not sufficient to comply with EIS Guidelines Halton Municipalities 18 General Session Presentation June 20, 2019 Halton Municipalities’ Experts (staff and external) Biophysical Experts Socio-economic Experts • Alvaro Almuina, EllSo Consulting Inc. – Transportation and • Donald R. Davis, Dark Sky Partners, LLC – Light Impacts Municipal Finance • Franco DiGiovanni, Airzone One Limited – Air Quality • Curt Benson, Halton Region – Urban Settings • Dan Dimitriu, Amec Foster Wheeler – Geotechnical • Frank Bercha, Bercha Group – Risk Assessment • Jim Dougan, Dougan and Associates – Migratory Birds and • Matthew Buist, Halton Region – Municipal Finance Species at Risk • Wayne Caldwell, Caldwell Consulting – Agricultural Lands • Ty Garde, Amec Foster Wheeler - Geotechnical • Lisa DeAngelis, Halton Region – Urban Settings and Human • Karl Konze, Dougan and Associates – Migratory Birds and Safety Species at Risk • Gerry Forbes, Intus Road Safety Engineering Inc. – Road • Christian B. Luginbuhl, Dark Sky Partners, LLC – Light Safety Impacts • Ali Hadayeghi, CIMA+ - Road Safety and Traffic Flow • Sarah Mainguy, North-South Environmental, Inc. – Migratory Birds and Species at Risk • Chris Hamel, GM BluePlan – Municipal Finance and Infrastructure • Scott Penton, Novus Environmental Inc. – Noise and Vibrations • Barb Koopmans, Halton Region – Residential Land Use • Cameron Portt, C. Portt and Associates – Fish and Fish • Russell Mathew, Hemson Consulting Ltd. – Employment Habitat Lands • Matt Ruf, Halton Region – Air Quality and Human Health • Lisa Merritt, Archaeological Services Inc. - Archaeology • Ron Scheckenberger, Wood PLC – Surface Water Impacts • Gary Scandlan, Watson & Associates Economists Ltd. – Municipal Finance and Infrastructure • Mirek Sharp, North-South Environmental, Inc. – Migratory Birds and Species at Risk • Hart Solomon, CIMA+ - Road Safety and Traffic Flow • Dr. George Thurston, New York University – Air Quality and • John Vickerman, Vickerman & Associates, LLC – Intermodal Human Health Impacts Transport and Design • Ashraf Zaghal, Matrix Solutions Inc. – Water Impacts • Jill Watson, Town of Milton – Municipal Planning • Anthony Wong, Halton Region – Cultural Heritage Halton Municipalities 19 General Session Presentation June 20, 2019 Thank you Halton Municipalities 20 General Session Presentation June 20, 2019.