APPENDIX C CONSULTATION DURING THE PRE-SUBMISSION REVIEW OF THE TOR Teston Road TOR - Keele Street to Bathurst Street Comment Tracking Table Note: Comments are reproduced verbatim including typos and/or grammatical errors Comment Last First Number Address Date/ Comment Received Action/ Response Name Name Type Agency / Indigenous Communities / Interested Persons Draft IEA ToR Review Indigenous Communities Correspondence 1. Picard Maxime Nation Huronne- Feb. 26, Hi John, Response provided March 22, 2018: Wendat 2018/ EM Thanks for your letter and update on the Teston Road IEA Project. Hi Maxime 255 Place Chef- Michel-Laveau As York Region is already aware our concerns toward this project We are currently at the Terms of Reference (ToR) stage of the Teston Rd are mainly on archaeology and the protection of our heritage. IEA. We have to receive approval from MOECC on the ToR before we can Wendake, QC, proceed to the IEA phase. The Stage 2 field work will be done during the G0A 4V0 We would like to insist again to stay engaged and updated on the IEA phase and it is expected sometime in 2019 pending approval of the archaeological aspect of this project. ToR. We will be in touch with you before we proceed to the IEA, to understand your requirements for the field work. There is no further As the study area contains a high huron-wendat heritage potential archaeological work being done at the ToR phase. we ask for a huron-wendat monitor being present for all the archaeological fieldwork of this project Regards So at this point we have no other precise comments on the Praveen John, P.Eng. | Sr. Project Manager, Engineering document you provided us. Best regards, Maxime Picard Follow up email received March 22, 2018: Hi John, As the archaeology for Teston Road IEA has started, the Huron- Wendat Nation would like to initiate the discussion for the Action Plan between our Nation and the Region. At this point, ARA expects us to provide some comments on the Draft Stage 1. Before doing so, it is important for us that we agree on a framework on how to proceed for the consultation of our Nation. 1 Teston Road TOR - Keele Street to Bathurst Street Comment Tracking Table Note: Comments are reproduced verbatim including typos and/or grammatical errors Comment Last First Number Address Date/ Comment Received Action/ Response Name Name Type We will provide you with a draft Action Plan for comments in the next few days. Best regards, Maxime Picard Agency Correspondence 2. Wajmer Nicole Fisheries Feb. 23, Dear Mr. Ahmed, Protection Biologist 2018/ EM The Fisheries Act requires that projects avoid causing serious harm Fisheries and to fish unless authorized by the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Oceans Canada Canada. This applies to work being conducted in or near waterbodies that support fish that are part of, or that support a commercial, recreational or Aboriginal fishery. Following the measures to avoid harm will help you comply with the Act. We request that you visit our website at www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/pnw- ppe/index-eng.html and undertake a Self-Assessment to determine if DFO needs to review your project. If your project IS NOT in one of the listed waterbody types, and its activities ARE NOT listed, nor does it meet the associated criteria (if applicable), you may submit a Request for Review to DFO before proceeding further. If you are UNSURE about whether your project requires DFO review, you can seek support from a qualified environmental professional familiar with measures to avoid impacts to fish and fish habitat (www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/pnw-ppe/env-pro-eng.html). Yours sincerely, Nicole Wajmer Fisheries Protection Biologist Fisheries and Oceans Canada 2 Teston Road TOR - Keele Street to Bathurst Street Comment Tracking Table Note: Comments are reproduced verbatim including typos and/or grammatical errors Comment Last First Number Address Date/ Comment Received Action/ Response Name Name Type 3. Lye Alex Infrastructure Feb. 26, Hello Mr. Praveen: Response from Praveen John (York Region), March 6, 2018: Ontario 2018/ EM Do you know if this project requires provincially-owned land, or if Hi Alex Environmental the project area is adjacent to provincially-owned land? Specialist The project is currently at the Terms of Reference (ToR) stage. The corridor Tel: 416-326-0483 Regards and the alignment will be identified and evaluated during the Individual Alex.Lye@infrastru Alex Lye Environmental Assessment (IEA) study, which will follow the approval of the Environmental Specialist ToR by MOECC. At this point we have not identified the land requirements. ctureontario.ca Infrastructure Ontario We will keep all the stakeholders informed during the development and Tel: 416-326-0483 selection of the alternatives during the IEA process. Regards Praveen John, P.Eng. | Sr. Project Manager, Engineering 4. Floyd Laurel Executive Mar. 08, Good afternoon Neil, Response from Neil Ahmed (WSP), March 13, 2018: Assistant to Duane 2018/ EM E. Aubie, P.Eng., Just a quick question, how do I go about signing up Duane E. Thanks for your enquiry. We will add Duane to our mailing list as per request Vice President & Aubie ([email protected]) to ensure he receives below. COO notifications and updates on the Individual Environmental Regards, York Major Assessment (IEA) Terms of Reference - Teston Road (City of Holdings Inc. Vaughan)? Neil Ahmed, P. Eng. Eagles Nest Golf Kindly advise. Senior Project Manager, Transportation Planning Club Inc. | Turnberry Golf Laurel Floyd Club Inc. Executive Assistant to Duane E. Aubie, P.Eng., Vice President & 10,000 Dufferin COO Street, PO Box 403, Maple, ON L6A 1S3 t 905.653.2001 f 905.417.0525 c 416.300.3965 3 Teston Road TOR - Keele Street to Bathurst Street Comment Tracking Table Note: Comments are reproduced verbatim including typos and/or grammatical errors Comment Last First Number Address Date/ Comment Received Action/ Response Name Name Type 5. Hatcher Laura MTCS Apr. 05, Dear Mr. Ahmed and Mr. John, 2018/ EM Heritage Planner Thank you for sharing the Draft Terms of Reference for the above Heritage Program | mentioned project with the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport. Programs and Please find attached a table with our comments on the ToR. Services Branch | Ministry of Please let me know if you have any questions or would like to Tourism, Culture discuss our comments. and Sport Sincerely, 401 Bay Street Suite 1700 Toronto Laura ON M7A 0A7 *Comments attached in PDF* Tel. 416.314.3108 | email: laura.e.hatcher@o ntario.ca 6. Roias Marta City of Vaughan Apr. 05, Greetings, 2018/ EM 905-832-8585, On behalf of City of Vaughan staff, please see attached tabled ext. 8026 comments. marta.roias@vaug han.ca Regards, Infrastructure Marta Roias, RPP Planning and Corporate Asset Management 2141 Major Mackenzie Dr., Vaughan, ON L6A 1T1 7. Haley Kevin Environmental Apr. 05, Hi Praveen, Email from Praveen John, March 15, 2018: Health Specialist 2018/ EM kevin.haley@york. Thank you for the opportunity for providing comments on the draft Hi Kevin ca TOR for the Teston Road IEA. As discussed attached is a copy of the Draft terms of Reference document for your review and comment. We are expecting the comments back by April York Region Public Health is pleased to see that air quality and climate change impacts will be considered as part of the IEA. For 4 Teston Road TOR - Keele Street to Bathurst Street Comment Tracking Table Note: Comments are reproduced verbatim including typos and/or grammatical errors Comment Last First Number Address Date/ Comment Received Action/ Response Name Name Type The Regional example, Section 4.7 of TOR identifies Types of Potential 5th, Thursday. If you need more details on the project please let me know. Municipality of Environmental Effects: There also more information at the project website under Teston Rd IEA York -Climate change and cumulative effects will be integrated into the Regards 17250 Yonge St, assessment of alternatives. Extreme weather and rainfall will be Newmarket, ON Praveen L3Y 6Z1 assessed as part of the assessment. -Air quality impacts; greenhouse gas emissions associated with climate change; short-term construction related effects (i.e. dust, noise, fumes etc.) as well as source water impacts will be assessed. It is also great to see that the TOR includes criteria relating to air quality in their comparisons of alternatives as noted on page 36 (Table 5-1: Proposed Factors and Criteria for Assessing Alternatives To the Undertaking). York Region Public Health is also supportive of including improved livability and health as part of the principles for transportation planning when developing the specific alternatives to consider as noted on page 32. We added specific comments on the Appendix to the Teston Road TOR table that you sent to us (see attached). York Region Public Health is requesting to be included in Teston Road IEA email distribution list. Please add Asim Qasim [email protected] and Kevin Haley [email protected] to the email distribution list. Thank you Kevin 5 Teston Road TOR - Keele Street to Bathurst Street Comment Tracking Table Note: Comments are reproduced verbatim including typos and/or grammatical errors Comment Last First Number Address Date/ Comment Received Action/ Response Name Name Type 8. Smith Scott TRCA Apr. 06, Praveen, 2018/ EM 5 Shoreham Drive, Toronto, ON, M3N Please find attached our comment table from our review of the draft 1S4 Terms of Reference for Teston Road. The first comment is being drafted now - hopefully I'll have it ready prior to our meeting 416-661-6600 ext. Wednesday. The final letter may take another week as it is being 5758 sent up to our CAO for review; however, I don't anticipate any [email protected] changes to the table attached, only the cover letter.