Notice of Study Completion

Township of Muskoka Lakes

Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Study

Burgess 1 Dam

NOTICE OF COMPLETION

The Township of Muskoka Lakes has completed a Schedule B Class Environmental Assessment in order to identify the preferred alternative for the replacement or rehabilitation of the Burgess 1 Dam Facility located in Bala, Ontario.

Based on the findings of the study, the preferred alternative solution is to rehabilitate the dam and rehabilitate power generating ability of the facility. The study was completed following the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Process. A Virtual Public Information Centre was held between July and September of 2020 on the Engage Muskoka Lakes web page. A Class EA Project File Report documenting the various components of the study and the preferred alternative solution has been prepared and is available on the Engage Muskoka Lakes web page at the highlighted URL below.

www.engagemuskokalakes.ca

Alternatively:

If you are unable to access the online document or do not have access to the Town of Muskoka Lakes website, you may request a hard copy form of the report to be sent via mail to your address for review and comment at the address provided below:

Interested persons should present written comments to the following address by January 16, 2023:

Erik Giles, P. Eng.

Consultant Project Manager
TULLOCH Engineering
80 Main Street West
Huntsville, ON
P1H 1W9
burgess.ea@TULLOCH.ca
Phone (705) 789-7851

If concerns regarding the project cannot be resolved through discussion with the Municipality, you may request the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (in writing) to issue a “Part II Order” under the Environmental Assessment Act to change the status of the project from a Class EA to an individual EA, the Part II Order Request instructions can be found on the MECP website at the link below

https://www.ontario.ca/page/class-environmental-assessments-section-16-order

Requests must be received by the Minister and the Director of Environmental Assessment Branch at the following addresses by January 16, 2023:

A copy of the request must be sent to the Township of Muskoka Lakes. If no request is received by January 9, 2023, the project can proceed to design and construction, as outlined in the Project File Report, when funding is allocated by the Municipality.

Information will be collected in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record