GUIDING SOLUTIONS IN THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT Environmental Impact Assessment Glen Abbey Golf Club Redevelopment Town of Oakville, Ontario Prepared For: ClubLink Corporation ULC and ClubLink Holdings Limited Prepared By: Beacon Environmental Limited Date: Project: October 2016 215131 337 W O O L W I C H S TREET , G U E L P H O N T A R I O C ANADA N 1 H 3 W 4 Tel: (519) 826 - 0 4 1 9 Fax: (519) 826 - 9 3 0 6 October 2016 Glen Abbey Redevelopment Environmental Impact Assessment Town of Oakville Table of Contents p a g e 1. Introduction .................................................................................................. 1 2. Policy Framework ........................................................................................ 1 2.1 Federal Fisheries Act (1985)......................................................................................... 1 2.2 Provincial Policy Statement (2014) ............................................................................... 3 2.3 Regional Municipality of Halton Official Plan (September 2015) ................................... 5 2.4 Liveable Oakville Plan (2009) ....................................................................................... 6 2.5 Conservation Halton and the Conservation Authorities Act ........................................... 7 2.6 Provincial Endangered Species Act .............................................................................. 7 3. Methodology ................................................................................................ 8 3.1 Field Investigations ....................................................................................................... 8 3.2 Aquatic Resources ....................................................................................................... 9 3.3 Vegetation Inventory and Ecological Land Classification .............................................. 9 3.4 Breeding Bird Surveys ................................................................................................ 10 3.5 Amphibian Surveys ..................................................................................................... 10 3.6 Odonata and Butterfly Surveys ................................................................................... 10 3.7 Incidental Wildlife Observations .................................................................................. 10 4. Existing Conditions ................................................................................... 11 4.1 Aquatic Resources ..................................................................................................... 11 4.1.1 Sixteen Mile Creek ..................................................................................................... 11 4.1.2 Glen Oak Tributary ..................................................................................................... 12 4.1.3 Headwater Drainage Feature Assessment ................................................................. 13 4.1.4 Golf Course Features/Irrigation Ponds........................................................................ 14 4.1.5 Fish Community ......................................................................................................... 14 4.1.6 Species at Risk .......................................................................................................... 14 4.2 Ecological Land Classification and Flora .................................................................... 15 4.2.1 Flora .......................................................................................................................... 25 4.2.2 Regionally Rare and Uncommon Species................................................................... 25 4.2.3 Species at Risk .......................................................................................................... 26 4.2.4 Amphibians ................................................................................................................ 27 4.2.5 Turtles and Snakes .................................................................................................... 28 4.2.6 Mammals ................................................................................................................... 29 4.2.7 Breeding Birds ........................................................................................................... 29 4.2.8 Butterflies and Odonates ............................................................................................ 30 4.3 Endangered and Threatened Species ........................................................................ 33 4.4 Landscape Connectivity.............................................................................................. 34 5. Proposed Development ............................................................................ 35 6. Key Natural Heritage Features and Functions ....................................... 35 7. Potential Effects and Mitigation ............................................................... 37 October 2016 Glen Abbey Redevelopment Environmental Impact Assessment Town of Oakville 7.1 Effects Assessment .................................................................................................... 38 7.2 Recommended Mitigation Measures........................................................................... 40 7.3 Net Effects .................................................................................................................. 48 8. Policy Conformity ...................................................................................... 48 8.1 Federal Fisheries Act .................................................................................................. 48 8.2 Provincial Policy Statement ........................................................................................ 49 8.3 Regional Municipality of Halton Official Plan (September 2015) ................................. 50 8.4 Liveable Oakville Plan (2009) ..................................................................................... 50 8.5 Conservation Halton and the Conservation Authorities Act ......................................... 50 8.6 Endangered Species Act ............................................................................................ 51 9. Review of Recommendations .................................................................. 51 10. Conclusion ................................................................................................. 52 11. References ................................................................................................. 53 F i g u r e s Figure 1. Site Location ...................................................................................................... after page 2 Figure 2. Existing Conditions .......................................................................................... after page 12 Figure 3. Staked Features .............................................................................................. after page 38 Figure 4. Proposed Development .................................................................................... after page 40 T a b l e s Table 1. Field Study Timetable ........................................................................................................... 8 Table 2. Regionally Rare and Uncommon Vascular Plant Species ................................................... 25 Table 3. Preliminary Results of Butternut Health Assessment .......................................................... 27 Table 4. Amphibian Calling Count Results ........................................................................................ 28 Table 5. Butterfly and Odonate Survey Details ................................................................................. 31 Table 6. Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) Recorded on the Subject Property ......................... 31 Table 7. Butterflies Recorded on the Subject Property ...................................................................... 32 Table 8. Summary of Key Natural Heritage Features and Functions ................................................. 36 A p p e n d i c e s A. Breeding Birds B. Vascular Plant Species List C. MNRF SAR Letter October 2016 Glen Abbey Redevelopment Environmental Impact Assessment Town of Oakville 1. Introduction Beacon Environmental Limited (Beacon) was retained in early 2015 by ClubLink Corporation ULC and ClubLink Holdings Limited (ClubLink) to prepare an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the property generally known as the Glen Abbey Golf Club. The subject property (Figure 1), approximately 93 ha in area, is located in the southeast quadrant of Upper Middle Road and Dorval Drive in the Town of Oakville, Ontario. In general terms, it includes an operating golf course, RayDor Estate, Sixteen Mile Creek and associated valleylands as well as some areas of tableland woodland, one of which includes a shallow seasonal pond. ClubLink is proposing a redevelopment of the property to include residential and commercial development, as well as the protection of various natural features. An EIA is required as the subject property includes several key natural heritage and key hydrological features that trigger official plan and conservation authority policies and regulations. 2. Policy Framework This section provides an overview of key federal, provincial, and local environmental policies, legislation, and regulations