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Appendix E Cultural Heritage Overview Report Appendix E Cultural Heritage Overview Report DRAFT Appendix E Appendix REPORT: Cultural Heritage Overview Report Town of Perth Landfill Letourneau Heritage Consulting Inc. 347 McEwen Drive DRAFTKingston, Ontario K7M 3W4 Phone: 613-331-0988 Fax: 613-546-9451 E-mail: [email protected] September 9, 2016 Letourneau Heritage Consulting Inc. Project # LHC0038 Letourneau Heritage Consulting Inc. Project # LHC0038 DRAFT This page has been left blank deliberately i Letourneau Heritage Consulting Inc. Project # LHC0038 Report prepared for: Lyle Parsons, B.E.S., VP Environment, R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited Report prepared by: Christienne Uchiyama, M.A. Marcus Létourneau, PhD, MCIP, RPP, CAHP Reviewed by: Marcus Létourneau, PhD, MCIP, RPP, CAHP DRAFT ii Letourneau Heritage Consulting Inc. Project # LHC0038 Table of Contents 1.0 STATEMENT OF PROJECT ........................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Project Background ........................................................................................................................................................ 1 2.0 DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS .............................................................................................................................................. 2 3.0 PROJECT LOCATION AND CONTEXT ............................................................................................................................................. 4 3.1 Project Location .............................................................................................................................................................. 4 3.2 General Historical Background ....................................................................................................................................... 6 3.2.1 Land Use History ............................................................................................................................................................ 8 4.0 CONSULTATION AND SITE VISITS ................................................................................................................................................ 13 5.0 POLICY AND LEGISLATION CONTEXT ......................................................................................................................................... 14 5.1 Provincial Acts, Regulations, Plans, and Guidelines .................................................................................................... 14 5.1.1 Planning Act ................................................................................................................................................................. 14 5.1.1.1 Provincial Policy Statement (PPS, 2014) ................................................................................................................... 14 5.1.2 Ontario Heritage Act ..................................................................................................................................................... 15 5.1.2.1 Regulation 9/06 Criteria for Determining Cultural Heritage Value or Interest ............................................................ 15 5.1.2.2 Evaluation against Regulation 9/06 ........................................................................................................................... 16 5.1.3 Environmental Assessment Act .................................................................................................................................... 16 5.1.4 Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act ................................................................................................................. 16 5.1.4.1 Regulation 30/11 General .......................................................................................................................................... 16 5.2 Local Planning Context ................................................................................................................................................. 17 5.2.1 Lanark County .............................................................................................................................................................. 17 5.2.1.1 Lanark County Community Vision and County Strategic Plan (2005) ....................................................................... 17 5.2.1.2 Lanark County Sustainable Communities Official Plan (2013) .................................................................................. 17 5.2.1.3 Other Lanark County Documents .............................................................................................................................. 18 5.2.2 Town of Perth ............................................................................................................................................................... 19 5.2.2.1 Town of Perth Strategic Plan 2022 Update (May 26, 2015) ...................................................................................... 19 5.2.2.2 Town of Perth Official Plan (2000) ............................................................................................................................. 19 5.2.2.3 Other Town of Perth Documents ............................................................................................................................... 20 5.2.3 Township of Drummond/ North Elmsley ....................................................................................................................... 21 5.2.3.1 Official Plan of the TownshipDRAFT of Drummond North Elmsley (2012) ............................................................................ 21 5.2.3.2 Other Township of Drummond/ North Elmsley Documents ....................................................................................... 21 6.0 IDENTIFICATION OF RECOGNIZED AND POTENTIAL CULTURAL HERITAGE RESOURCES ................................................. 22 6.1 Recognized Cultural Heritage Resources .................................................................................................................... 22 6.1.1 Rideau Canal Waterway ............................................................................................................................................... 22 6.1.1.1 UNESCO Statement of Outstanding Universal Value................................................................................................ 23 6.1.1.2 Rideau Canal National Historic Site of Canada Commemorative Integrity Statement............................................... 23 6.1.1.3 Rideau Waterway Canadian Heritage River Designation Statement. ........................................................................ 24 6.1.2 Locally Recognized Cultural Heritage Resources ........................................................................................................ 24 6.2 Potential Cultural Heritage Resources ......................................................................................................................... 25 7.0 IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL IMPACTS ................................................................................................................................. 27 iii Letourneau Heritage Consulting Inc. Project # LHC0038 8.0 SUMMARY, RECOMMENDATIONS AND NEXT STEPS ................................................................................................................ 29 9.0 IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND LIMITATIONS OF THIS REPORT ........................................................................................... 30 10.0 SOURCES ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 31 DRAFT iv Letourneau Heritage Consulting Inc. Project # LHC0038 DRAFT This page has been left blank deliberately v Letourneau Heritage Consulting Inc. Project # LHC0038 1.0 STATEMENT OF PROJECT Letourneau Heritage Consulting Inc. (LHC) was retained by Lyle Parsons, VP Environment, R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited on behalf of their client, the Town of Perth (the Town), to prepare a Cultural Heritage Overview Report (CHOR) for the Town of Perth Landfill Site, located in Perth, Ontario. The purpose of this CHOR is to identify any known or potential cultural heritage resources with the Study Area, per the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport’s 2015 Guideline document for Environmental Assessments (EAs). 1.1 Project Background The Town’s existing landfill, located on part of Lots 27 and 28 Concession 10 in the Town of Perth, Ontario, has reached its approved capacity and is operating under an interim Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA). The landfill currently serves as the sole waste disposal facility for the Town’s residents, business and industry. It has been a key component of the Town’s infrastructure since its establishment in 1968.1 In order to allow for continued operation, the Town is required to obtain approval to expand the landfill. The Town is currently studying options to expand its landfill under Ontario Regulation (O.Reg.) 101/07, known as the Waste Management Projects Regulation under the Environmental Assessment Act. An Individual Environmental Assessment (EA) was initiated by the Town in 2013 to address its future solid waste disposal needs. Based on guidance provided by the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) the Town now
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