Environment Act Proposal Vita Health, 150 Beghin Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba FINAL REPORT Prepared for: Vita Health Products Inc. Prepared by: Stantec Consulting Ltd. 500-311 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, MB R3B 2B9 111474531 June 24, 2019 Sign-off Sheet This document entitled Environment Act Proposal Vita Health, 150 Beghin Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba was prepared by (“Stantec”) for the account of Vita Health Products Inc. (the “Client”) for Manitoba Sustainable Development. Any reliance on this document by any third party is strictly prohibited. The material in it reflects Stantec’s professional judgment in light of the scope, schedule and other limitations stated in the document and in the contract between Stantec and the Client. The opinions in the document are based on conditions and information existing at the time the document was published and do not take into account any subsequent changes. In preparing the document, Stantec did not verify information supplied to it by others. Any use which a third party makes of this document is the responsibility of such third party. Such third party agrees that Stantec shall not be responsible for costs or damages of any kind, if any, suffered by it or any other third party as a result of decisions made or actions taken based on this document. Prepared by (signature) Johanna Theroux, M.Sc. Reviewed by (signature) Stephen Biswanger, P.Eng. Approval to transmit: (signature) Karen Mathers M.Sc., P.Geo. FGC, PMP ENVIRONMENT ACT PROPOSAL VITA HEALTH, 150 BEGHIN AVENUE, WINNIPEG, MANITOBA Table of Contents ENVIRONMENT ACT PROPOSAL FORM ................................................................................... IV EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................... I 1.0 INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................1.1 1.1 PROJECT OVERVIEW ...................................................................................................... 1.1 1.2 THE PROPONENT ............................................................................................................. 1.1 1.3 LAND OWNERSHIP AND PROPERTY RIGHTS ................................................................. 1.2 1.4 PREVIOUS ACTIVITIES/STUDIES ....................................................................................... 1.2 1.5 FUNDING ......................................................................................................................... 1.2 2.0 REGULATORY AND POLICY SETTING ...........................................................................2.1 2.1 FEDERAL APPROVALS .................................................................................................... 2.1 2.2 PROVINCIAL APPROVALS ............................................................................................. 2.1 2.3 MUNICIPAL APPROVALS AND PERMITS ....................................................................... 2.2 2.3.1 Municipal Sewer System ............................................................................. 2.2 2.4 PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ................................................................................................... 2.2 3.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ...............................................................................................3.1 3.1 OVERVIEW ....................................................................................................................... 3.1 3.2 EXISTING DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................................... 3.1 3.2.1 Office Area: .................................................................................................. 3.1 3.2.2 Production: ................................................................................................... 3.2 3.2.3 Outdoor Spaces (Shipping, Receiving, Parking) ..................................... 3.5 3.3 PRODUCTION PROCESS ................................................................................................ 3.6 3.3.1 General ......................................................................................................... 3.6 3.3.2 Packaging process ...................................................................................... 3.8 3.3.3 Laboratory .................................................................................................... 3.9 3.3.4 Hazardous Waste Management ............................................................... 3.9 3.3.5 Wastewater Management ...................................................................... 3.11 3.3.6 Solid Waste Management ....................................................................... 3.11 3.3.7 Chemical Use On-site ............................................................................... 3.12 3.3.8 Water, Electric and Gas Utilities ............................................................... 3.12 3.3.9 Health and Safety ...................................................................................... 3.13 4.0 SCOPE OF THE ASSESSMENT .......................................................................................4.1 4.1 SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL BOUNDARIES ....................................................................... 4.1 5.0 EXISTING ENVIRONMENT IN PROJECT AREA ..............................................................5.1 5.1 BIOPHYSICAL SETTING .................................................................................................... 5.1 5.1.1 Physiography ................................................................................................ 5.1 5.1.2 Climate and Air Quality .............................................................................. 5.1 5.1.3 Hydrogeology and Groundwater ............................................................. 5.2 fl v:\1114\active\111474531\05_report_deliv\deliverables\rpt_eap_final_20190624.docx i ENVIRONMENT ACT PROPOSAL VITA HEALTH, 150 BEGHIN AVENUE, WINNIPEG, MANITOBA 5.1.4 Soils ................................................................................................................ 5.2 5.1.5 Surface Water .............................................................................................. 5.3 5.1.6 Vegetation and Wildlife .............................................................................. 5.3 5.1.7 Aquatic Environment .................................................................................. 5.3 5.1.8 Species of Concern ..................................................................................... 5.3 5.2 SOCIO-ECONOMIC SETTING ........................................................................................ 5.4 5.2.1 Land Use and Property Ownership ........................................................... 5.4 5.2.2 Population and Economy .......................................................................... 5.5 5.2.3 Infrastructure and Services ......................................................................... 5.5 5.2.4 Parks and Protected Areas ........................................................................ 5.6 5.2.5 First Nation Communities ............................................................................ 5.6 5.2.6 Recreation and Resource Use ................................................................... 5.6 5.2.7 Aesthetics and Noise .................................................................................. 5.6 5.2.8 Heritage Resources ..................................................................................... 5.7 6.0 ASSESSMENT APPROACH ............................................................................................6.1 6.1 SELECTION OF PROJECT INTERACTIONS AND VALUED COMPONENTS ................... 6.1 6.2 RESIDUAL EFFECTS DESCRIPTION CRITERIA .................................................................. 6.5 7.0 ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS AND MITIGATION ............................................................7.1 7.1 ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ................................................................... 7.1 7.1.1 Air Quality ..................................................................................................... 7.1 7.1.2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions ......................................................................... 7.2 7.1.3 Human Health .............................................................................................. 7.5 7.1.4 Infrastructure and Services ......................................................................... 7.5 7.1.5 Summary of Mitigation Measures .............................................................. 7.7 7.2 SUMMARY OF RESIDUAL EFFECTS CHARACTERIZATION ............................................. 7.8 7.3 ACCIDENTS AND MALFUNCTIONS ............................................................................. 7.10 7.3.1 Fire/Explosion .............................................................................................. 7.10 7.3.2 Spills .............................................................................................................. 7.10 7.3.3 Transportation Accidents ......................................................................... 7.10 7.3.4 Prevention Measures ................................................................................. 7.11 8.0 SUMMARY CONCLUSIONS ..........................................................................................8.1 9.0