Environmental Assessment Act Section 7.1 Notice of Completion of Ministry Review
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ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ACT SECTION 7.1 NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF MINISTRY REVIEW AN INVITATION TO COMMENT ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE PROPOSED CITY OF OTTAWA NORTH-SOUTH CORRIDOR LRT PROJECT An environmental assessment (EA) was submitted to the Ministry of the Environment by the City of Ottawa to construct and implement a 31 km twin-track, electrically powered Light Rail Transit (LRT) service between downtown Ottawa near the Rideau Centre to the southern terminus in the future Barrhaven Town Centre. The proposed undertaking also includes: - access to 34 stops/stations; - four new Park and Ride lots; - a rail yard for storage and maintenance; - seventeen electric substations to power the trains; and - provision for integration of bus transit services. The Ministry of the Environment has prepared a Review of the EA for review and comment by the public, agencies and aboriginal peoples. The Review does not determine whether the project should be approved. This decision is made by the Minister of the Environment following the five week comment period and the consideration of all submissions. You can now submit comments on the undertaking, the environmental assessment, and the ministry Review. You may also request that the Minister refer the application to the Environmental Review Tribunal for a hearing. If you request a hearing you must state in your submission whether you are requesting a hearing on the whole application or on only specified matters related to the proposed undertaking. HOW TO GET THE INFORMATION YOU NEED You can inspect the EA and the ministry Review during normal business hours at the following locations: - 2 - City of Ottawa Client Service Centres Kanata Client Service Centre 80 Terry Fox Drive, Ottawa ON K2L 4C2 Ben Franklin Place Client Service Centre 101 Centrepointe Drive, Nepean ON K2G 5K7 Orléans Client Service Centre 255 Centrum Blvd., Ste. 100, Ottawa ON K1E 3V8 Kinburn Client Service Centre 5670 Carp Road, Kinburn ON K0A 2H0 North Gower Client Service Centre 2155 Roger Stevens Drive, North Gower ON K0A 2T0 Metcalfe Client Service Centre 8243 Victoria Street, Metcalfe ON K0A 2P0 City Hall Client Service Centre 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa ON K1P 1J1 Ottawa Public Libraries Alta Vista Branch 2516 Alta Vista Drive, Ottawa ON K1V 7T1 Blossom Park Branch 2950 Bank Street, Ottawa ON K1T 1N8 Greely Branch 7008 Parkway Road, Ottawa ON K4P 1A7 Manotick Branch 5499 South River Drive, Ottawa ON K4M 1A4 Main Branch, Ottawa Room 120 Metcalfe Street, Ottawa ON K1P 5M2 Nepean Centrepointe Branch 101 Centrepointe Drive, Ottawa ON K2G 5K7 Rideau Branch 377 Rideau Street, Ottawa ON K1N 5Y6 - 3 - Rosemount Branch 18 Rosemount Avenue, Ottawa ON K1Y 1P4 Ruth E. Dickinson Branch 100 Malvern Drive, Ottawa ON K2J 2G5 Sunnyside Branch 1049 Bank Street, Ottawa ON K1S 3W9 College & University Libraries University of Ottawa Library Morisset Hall, 65 University Private, Ottawa ON K1N 6N5 Carleton University Library 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa ON K1S 5B6 Algonquin College Library 1385 Woodroffe Avenue, Ottawa ON K2G 1V8 Ministry of the Environment Environmental Assessment & Approvals Branch 2 St. Clair Avenue West, Floor 12A Toronto, ON M4V 1L5 Ottawa District Office 2430 Don Reid Drive, Ottawa ON K1H 1E1 Please ensure your written comments are received by: February 3, 2006. SEND WRITTEN COMMENTS TO: James O’Mara, Director Environmental Assessment & Approvals Branch Ministry of the Environment 2 St. Clair Avenue West, Floor 12A Toronto, Ontario M4V 1L5 Attention: Michael Harrison, Special Project Officer Phone: (416) 314-8221 or 1-800-461-6290 Fax: (416) 314-8452 - 4 - BE SURE TO EXPRESS YOUR VIEWS If you make a submission or request a hearing before the above date, you will be notified of any decisions about this environmental assessment. Otherwise, the undertaking may proceed without further notice to you. If no submissions or requests for a hearing are received, the undertaking may be approved with no further public notice. This will allow the undertaking to proceed. Director Environmental Assessment & Approvals Branch Ministry of the Environment Under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Environmental Assessment Act, unless otherwise stated in the submission, any personal information such as name, address, telephone number and property location included in all submissions become part of the public record files for this matter and can be released, if requested, to any person. .