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Phase One Environmental Site Assessment 2421 and 2431 New Street, Burlington, Ontario Client TRG (New-Guelph) Inc. 2100 Old Lakeshore Road Burlington, ON L7R 1A3 Attn: Mr. Charles Mady Project Number HAM-00801287-A0 Prepared By EXP Services Inc. 80 Bancroft Street Hamilton, ON L8E 2W5 Date Submitted January 10, 2018 TRG (New-Guelph) Inc. Phase One Environmental Site Assessment 2421 and 2431 New Street, Burlington, Ontario HAM-00801287-A0 January 10, 2018 Executive Summary EXP Services Inc. (EXP) was retained by TRG (New-Guelph) Inc. to complete a Phase One Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) of the properties located at 2421 and 2431 New Street, in Burlington, Ontario (hereinafter referred to as the 'Site'). The objective of the investigation was to support the filing of a Record of Site Condition (RSC) in accordance with Ontario Regulation 153/04, as amended (O.Reg.153/04). The Site is located on the north side of New Street in Burlington, Ontario (Figures 1 and 2). The Site measures approximately 0.7 hectares (1.7 acres) in area. The Site is currently occupied by a multi-unit retail commercial plaza including three (3) stand-alone buildings. The building situated along the western portion of the Site is a multi-unit single storey commercial building (Building A). Two (2) additional single storey standalone buildings are situated near the northern boundary (Building B) and at the southeast corner of the Site (Building C). Based on the historical review, the buildings were constructed in the early 1970s. A review of the historical records indicated that the Site was first developed for residential land use along the southern boundary of the Site since at least 1934. A Phase One ESA is a systematic qualitative process to assess the environmental condition of a site based on its historical and current uses. This Phase One ESA was conducted in accordance with the Phase One ESA standard as defined by O.Reg.153/04, and in accordance with generally accepted professional practices. Subject to this standard of care, EXP makes no express or implied warranties regarding its services and no third party beneficiaries are intended. Limitation of liability, scope of report and third party reliance are outlined in Appendix A. Please note that general environmental management and housekeeping practices were reviewed as part of this assessment insofar as they could impact the environmental condition of the property. However, a detailed review of regulatory compliance issues was beyond the scope of our investigation. This Phase One ESA does not constitute an audit of environmental management practices, indicate geotechnical conditions or identify geologic hazards. Based on the Phase One ESA findings, the following information is provided in Table 1-1 in support of the Phase One Qualified Person’s (QP’s) conclusion: EXEC i TRG (New-Guelph) Inc. Phase One Environmental Site Assessment 2421 and 2431 New Street, Burlington, Ontario HAM-00801287-A0 January 10, 2018 Table 1-1: Areas of Potential Environmental Concern Area of Location Location of Media Potentially Potential of APEC Potentially Contaminants of PCA (on- Impacted Environmental on Phase Contaminating Potential Site or off- (Groundwater, soil Concern One Activity (PCA)(2) Concern(3) Site) and/or sediment) (APEC)(1) Property APEC 1A: Entire Site Not listed- On-Site VOCs Soil and Exceedances of Exceedances for Groundwater cVOCs in soil cVOCs in soil and groundwater and groundwater APEC 1B: Entire Site Not listed- use of salt On-Site Electrical Soil and Use of salt for for de-icing purposes Conductivity, Groundwater de-icing Sodium Adsorption purposes Ratio (soil), Sodium and Chloride (groundwater) APEC 2A: Near Not listed- On-Site PHCs including Groundwater Exceedances of northeast Exceedances for BTEX PHC in property PHC groundwater groundwater boundary APEC 2B: Near 28- Gasoline and Off-Site PHCs including Groundwater Former auto northeast Associate Products BTEX service station property Storage in Fixed with UST on boundary Tank property east of Site 27- Garages and (2439 New Maintenance and Street / 448 Repair of Railcars, Guelph Line, Marine Vehicles and now 458 Guelph Aviation Vehicles Line) APEC 2C: Near 28- Gasoline and Off-Site PHCs including Groundwater Former/current northeast Associate Products BTEX service station property Storage in Fixed with UST and boundary Tank spill incident east of Site 27- Garages and (458 Guelph Maintenance and Line) Repair of Railcars, Marine Vehicles and Aviation Vehicles Not listed- Spill incident APEC 2D: Near 27- Garages and Off-Site PHCs including Groundwater Former/current northeast Maintenance and BTEX service station property Repair of Railcars, northeast of Site boundary Marine Vehicles and (458 Guelph Aviation Vehicles Line) EXEC ii TRG (New-Guelph) Inc. Phase One Environmental Site Assessment 2421 and 2431 New Street, Burlington, Ontario HAM-00801287-A0 January 10, 2018 Area of Location Location of Media Potentially Potential of APEC Potentially Contaminants of PCA (on- Impacted Environmental on Phase Contaminating Potential Site or off- (Groundwater, soil Concern One Activity (PCA)(2) Concern(3) Site) and/or sediment) (APEC)(1) Property APEC 3A: Near 37- Operation of Dry Off-Site VOCs Groundwater Former dry northeast Cleaning Equipment cleaner property (where chemicals are northeast of Site boundary used) (480 Guelph Line) APEC 3B: Near Not listed – Generator of Off-Site VOCs Groundwater Generator of northeast hazardous wastes halogenated property solvents (466 boundary Guelph Line) (1) Potentially contaminating activity means a use or activity set out in Column A of Table 2 of Schedule D (O.Reg.153/04, as amended) that is occurring or has occurred in a phase one Study area. Based on the findings of the Phase One ESA and conclusions, a Phase Two ESA is required to assess the soil and groundwater conditions at the Site prior to submitting a RSC. This executive summary is a brief synopsis of the report and should not be read in lieu of reading the report in its entirety. EXEC iii TRG (New-Guelph) Inc. Phase One Environmental Site Assessment 2421 and 2431 New Street, Burlington, Ontario HAM-00801287-A0 January 10, 2018 Table of Contents Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................... i 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Phase One Property Information ......................................................................................... 1 2. Scope of Investigation ................................................................................................................ 2 3. Records Review........................................................................................................................... 3 3.1 General ................................................................................................................................ 3 3.1.1 Phase One Study Area Determination ................................................................. 3 3.1.2 First Developed Use Determination ..................................................................... 3 3.1.3 Fire Insurance Plans (FIPs) ................................................................................. 3 3.1.4 Chain of Title ........................................................................................................ 5 3.1.5 Environmental Reports ........................................................................................ 5 3.2 Environmental Source Information ...................................................................................... 8 3.2.1 Federal and Provincial Database Search ............................................................ 8 3.2.2 Municipal Records ............................................................................................. 12 3.2.3 Ontario Ministry of the Environment Records .................................................... 14 3.2.4 Technical Standards and Safety Authority......................................................... 15 3.3 Physical Setting Sources ................................................................................................... 15 3.3.1 Aerial Photographs ............................................................................................ 15 3.3.2 Topography, Hydrology and Geology ................................................................ 16 3.3.3 Fill Materials ....................................................................................................... 17 3.3.4 Water Bodies and Areas of Natural Significance ............................................... 17 3.3.5 Well Records ...................................................................................................... 17 3.4 Site Operating Records ..................................................................................................... 17 4. Interviews ................................................................................................................................... 19 5. Site Reconnaissance ................................................................................................................ 20 5.1 General Requirements ...................................................................................................... 20 5.2 Specific Observations at Phase One ESA Property .........................................................