Notice of Public Information Centre: Pine Creek Erosion Assessment Municipal Class Environmental Assessment

The Study

The City of Pickering is undertaking a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Study (Class EA) to complete the Pine Creek Erosion Assessment, identify and prioritize erosion related risks within the study area, and to develop a list of sites in need of rehabilitation. The Study Area is shown in the Key Map.

The Process

The study is being conducted in accordance with Schedule B projects, as outlined in the Municipal Engineers Association’s, Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (October 2000, amended 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2023). The Study is intended to address the first two phases of the Municipal Class EA process.

Public Information Centre (PIC)

Public input is a key component of the study. The City wants anyone with an interest in the study to have an opportunity to provide input, which will help the Project Team in the decision making process. The PIC will be presented in a drop-in format and an on-line format with material available on the City’s website at pickering.ca/pcea. The drop-in PIC will be held as follows:

Thursday, May 18, 2023 – 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Chestnut Hill Developments Recreation Complex, West Salon
1867 Valley Farm Rd, Pickering, ON L1V 6K7

The PIC will introduce the project, outline the rationale behind it, identify existing conditions, and present the evaluation of alternative solutions. The website will include the information presented at the PIC, as well as a comment sheet and an email address to submit comments.

The Project Team wants to hear from you!

The deadline for the submission of on-line comments following the PIC will be Friday, June 2, 2023.

To provide comments and receive additional study information, please consider adding your name to the study mailing list by contacting either of the following Project Team members:

Irina Marouchko, P.Eng
Senior Water Resources Engineer
City of Pickering
One The Esplanade
Pickering, ON L1V 6K7
T. 905.420.4660 ext. 2072
imarouchko@pickering.ca

OR

Robert Amos, MASc., P.Eng.
Aquafor Beech Ltd.
2600 Skymark Avenue
Building 6, Unit 2
Mississauga, ON L4W 5B2
T. 905.629.0099 ext. 284
Amos.R@Aquaforbeech.com

The information is collected under the authority of the Environmental Assessment Act or is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public as described in s. 37 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Except for personal information, including your name, address and property location, all comments received throughout the study will become part of the public record and included in project documentation.