1 of 3 Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport Culture Services Unit Programs and Services Branch 401 Bay Street, Suite 1700 Toronto ON M7A 0A7 Tel. 416 212 7420 Fax: 416 314 7175 Ministère du Tourisme, de la Culture et du Sport Unité des services culturels Direction des programmes et des services 401, rue Bay, Bureau 1700 Toronto ON M7A 0A7 Tél: 416 212 7240 Téléc: 416 314 7175 July 4, 2013 VIA E-MAIL ONLY Michael Troop, P.Eng. M.Eng. Environmental Engineer J.L. Richards & Associates Limited 863 Princess Street, Suite 203 Kingston, ON K7L 5N4 [email protected]Your File No. : 24057 Our File No. : 10EA024 Proponent : Utilities Kingston Project : Cana Waste Water Treatment Plant, Schedule C – Class EA Location : Part of Lot 40, Concession 4 (Cana Blvd) City of Kingston Dear Michael Troop, Thank you for circulating the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport (“MTCS”) on the Notice of Completion of the above-noted Class EA, regarding the Cana Waste Water Treatment Plant (“WWTP”). We have also accessed a copy of the Environmental Study Report and Appendix D (Heritage Impact Assessment) available through Utilities’ Kingston website. MTCS has a mandate, under the Ontario Heritage Act (OHA), to conserve, protect and preserve Ontario’s cultural heritage resources, including: archaeological resources, built heritage resources and cultural heritage landscapes. Based on a review of the Environmental Study Report and the Heritage Impact Assessment, we have the following comments. Environmental Study Report, May 17, 2013 (the “ESR”) Section 4.9.1 Archaeological Assessment The following sentence “In order to ensure that any heritage features of importance are not negatively impacted by the proposed improvements at the Cana WWTP, a Stage 1 Archaeological Assessment was conducted” (emphasis added) should be revised to clarify that the archaeological assessment addressed archaeological resources. The term “heritage resources” could apply to a broader range of above-ground resources that are not intended to be addressed by an archaeological assessment. This section indicates that MTCS has not yet “concurred” that additional archaeological assessment (i.e. Stage 2) needs to be undertaken for the proposed project, but that confirmation “is likely to follow in the near future”. As noted in our letter dated January 4, 2013, the Stage 1 Archaeological Assessment has been entered into the Ontario Public Register of Archaeological Reports without a technical review. Unless specifically requested, MTCS will not
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Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport
Culture Services Unit Programs and Services Branch 401 Bay Street, Suite 1700 Toronto ON M7A 0A7 Tel. 416 212 7420 Fax: 416 314 7175
Ministère du Tourisme, de la Culture et du Sport
Unité des services culturels Direction des programmes et des services 401, rue Bay, Bureau 1700 Toronto ON M7A 0A7 Tél: 416 212 7240 Téléc: 416 314 7175
July 4, 2013 VIA E-MAIL ONLY Michael Troop, P.Eng. M.Eng. Environmental Engineer J.L. Richards & Associates Limited 863 Princess Street, Suite 203 Kingston, ON K7L 5N4 [email protected] Your File No. : 24057 Our File No. : 10EA024 Proponent : Utilities Kingston Project : Cana Waste Water Treatment Plant, Schedule C – Class EA Location : Part of Lot 40, Concession 4 (Cana Blvd) City of Kingston Dear Michael Troop, Thank you for circulating the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport (“MTCS”) on the Notice of Completion of the above-noted Class EA, regarding the Cana Waste Water Treatment Plant (“WWTP”). We have also accessed a copy of the Environmental Study Report and Appendix D (Heritage Impact Assessment) available through Utilities’ Kingston website. MTCS has a mandate, under the Ontario Heritage Act (OHA), to conserve, protect and preserve Ontario’s cultural heritage resources, including: archaeological resources, built heritage resources and cultural heritage landscapes. Based on a review of the Environmental Study Report and the Heritage Impact Assessment, we have the following comments. Environmental Study Report, May 17, 2013 (the “ESR”) Section 4.9.1 Archaeological Assessment The following sentence “In order to ensure that any heritage features of importance are not negatively impacted by the proposed improvements at the Cana WWTP, a Stage 1 Archaeological Assessment was conducted” (emphasis added) should be revised to clarify that the archaeological assessment addressed archaeological resources. The term “heritage resources” could apply to a broader range of above-ground resources that are not intended to be addressed by an archaeological assessment. This section indicates that MTCS has not yet “concurred” that additional archaeological assessment (i.e. Stage 2) needs to be undertaken for the proposed project, but that confirmation “is likely to follow in the near future”. As noted in our letter dated January 4, 2013, the Stage 1 Archaeological Assessment has been entered into the Ontario Public Register of Archaeological Reports without a technical review. Unless specifically requested, MTCS will not
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provide additional comments on this report or the need for further assessment. For questions regarding this process please contact [email protected]. Section 4.9.2 Ecological Assessment This summary of the ecological assessment states that “the area was identified as a cultural landscape”. To distinguish this classification from a cultural heritage landscape, please indicate that “the area was identified as a cultural landscape according to Ecological Land Classification typologies”. This is particularly important, considering the stipulation in the following section 4.9.4 that the area is not considered a cultural heritage landscape. Section 4.9.4 Heritage Impact Assessment This section outlines mitigation measures to ensure that the Rideau Canal UNESCO World Heritage Site is not impacted by the proposed project works. We have concerns with the following mitigation measure:
• Following the completion of construction activities, municipal heritage staff should be notified and inspect the property to ensure no unanticipated impacts on the Rideau Canal have been experienced. (emphasis added)
We recommend including an additional, pro-active, commitment in the Environmental Study Report that municipal heritage staff be engaged during the detail design phase of the project to ensure that the design of the proposed new Cana WWTP is sensitive to the Rideau Canal. We trust that, consistent with the City of Kingston Official Plan policy, that Parks Canada will also be engaged in the detail design phase, to protect the cultural heritage resource significance of the Rideau Canal. Table 6 Potential Effects Caused by Proposed Works and Proposed Mitigation Measures We recommend revising the row under the “Potential Effects” column currently labelled “Heritage Resources” to read “Cultural Heritage Resources”. This broader term is more consistent with current terminology and includes: archaeological resources, built heritage resources and cultural heritage landscapes. Please revise the same row under the “Mitigation Measures” column to read “…The new building enclosure should be designed to incorporate natural colours to minimize the visual impact”, to be consistent with the Heritage Impact Assessment. Please also include the additional mitigation measure recommended above, namely, “During detail design, municipal heritage staff should be provided an opportunity to review and comment on the proposed building and landscape design”. Heritage Impact Assessment, May 2013 (“HIA”) Was the Heritage Impact Assessment sent to the local Municipal Heritage Committee for review? If not, please circulate this document to the Municipal Heritage Committee’s attention prior to EA approval. 1.3 Heritage Resources The report states in this section that “Properties owned or leased by the provincial government and prescribed public bodies (as defined in Regulation 157/10 of the Ontario Heritage Act) were not expressly considered in this report”. MTCS has an interest in whether or not there are provincially owned properties that will be impacted by the proposed project works, as these may be (un-assessed) potential heritage properties. Please clarify whether or not there are any provincially-owned properties that will be impacted by the proposed project works.
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In addition, for information on whether or not provincially-owned properties potentially impacted by the proposed project works are of cultural heritage significance, please contact [email protected]. 4.2 Cultural Heritage Landscape It is unclear in this section why the Town of Caledon’s criteria were applied to evaluate the Cana WWTP site as a cultural heritage landscape, as opposed to simply the criteria in O. Reg. 9/06. On page 38 the HIA states that the Cana WWTP site would be considered a designed landscape, as a suburban development, and as an evolved landscape, to acknowledge ongoing human activities on the site. Are the Town of Caledon’s criteria for evaluating cultural heritage landscapes tailored towards this particular type of landscape? If so, please clarify this point in this section. In addition, a statement is needed in this section to clarify the consistency of the Town of Caledon’s criteria for evaluating cultural heritage landscapes with O. Reg. 9/06. 4.3 Rideau Canal How close is the Cana WWTP to the Rideau Canal? This section does not clarify whether or not the WWTP is within the 30 metre buffer zone required by the City of Kingston Official Plan. 7.2 Implementation and Monitoring As noted above in our comments on the Environmental Study Report, we have concerns with the recommendation that municipal heritage staff inspect the property following the completion of construction activities. We recommend that municipal heritage staff be engaged during the detail design phase of the project activities to assess whether the proposed design has the potential to affect the cultural heritage values of the Rideau Canal. We trust that, consistent with the City of Kingston Official Plan policy, that Parks Canada will also be engaged in the detail design phase, to protect the cultural heritage resource significance of the Rideau Canal Concluding Remarks Thank you for the opportunity to provide comment. We would be pleased to discuss any of our comments and/or provide additional information. We would also appreciate being kept informed regarding the manner in which MTCS’ input has been considered, and wish to remain on the circulation list for this project. Regards, Amy Didrikson, MCIP, RPP Heritage Planner 416-212-7420 [email protected]
Susan Shi - RE: Cana WWTP HIS (Golder File # 13-1122-0061)
Marcus, Thank you for allowing us to review your draft HIS. Heritage staff concur with the recommendations of the report and have no comments to add. If you require anything further from us please feel free to contact me. Thank you again. Ryan Ryan J. Leary MCIP, RPP Senior Planner, Heritage Planning & Development Department Sustainability & Growth City of Kingston 216 Ontario St., Kingston, ON K7L 2Z3 Phone: 613-546-4291 x3233 Fax: 613-542-9965 [email protected]
From: Letourneau, Marcus [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, May 06, 2013 12:51 PM To: Leary,Ryan Cc: Gonyou, Kyle; Susan Shi ([email protected]) Subject: Cana WWTP HIS (Golder File # 13-1122-0061) Good Morning Ryan, I hope you are doing well. Please find attached the draft HIS for the Cana WWTP. As discussed, we wanted to send it to you prior to submission to MOE in order to give you a chance to provide any comments/corrections. As this is the final piece of the MOE submission, your timely comments would be appreciated. If you could let us know when you could provide any comments, it would be greatly appreciated. I have copied in Susan Shi who is coordinating for J L Richards and Utilities Kingston; please copy her in on any correspondence. Regards, Marc Marcus Létourneau (PhD, MCIP, RPP, CAHP) | Senior Cultural Heritage Specialist | Golder Associates Ltd. 683 Innovation Drive, Unit 1, Kingston, Ontario, K7K 7E6 T: +1 (613) 542 0029 ext. 5222 | F: +1 (613) 542 0689 | C: +1 (613) 483 6515 | E: [email protected] | www.golder.com
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Susan Shi - RE: Cana Waste Water Treatment Plant, Kingston
Hello Susan, Thanks for the response sent below. I have no further comments. Regards, Amy Amy Didrikson, MCIP, RPP Heritage Planner Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport Culture Division| Programs and Services Branch| Culture Services Unit T. 416.212.7420| Email: [email protected]
From: Susan Shi [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: July 16, 2013 11:54 AM To: Didrikson, Amy (MTCS) Cc: Michael Troop; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: Cana Waste Water Treatment Plant, Kingston Hello Amy, Please see the attached letter in response to your comments for the above noted project. Please let us know if you have any additional comments. Thank you!
Kind regards, Susan Jingmiao Shi, EIT, M.Eng. Environmental Engineering Intern J.L. Richards & Associates Limited 203-863 Princess St., Kingston, ON, K7L 5N4 Tel: (613) 544-1424 x 2242 Fax: (613) 544-5679 >>> "Didrikson, Amy (MTCS)" <[email protected]> 7/4/2013 1:05 PM >>> Project: Cana Waste Water Treatment Plant Municipal Class EA Location: City of Kingston MTCS File No.: 10EA024 Mr. Troop, Please see the attached response to the notice of completion received regarding the above‐noted Municipal Class EA, based on a review of the associated Environmental Study Report and the Heritage Impact
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Assessment. Regards, Amy Amy Didrikson, MCIP, RPP Heritage Planner Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport Culture Division| Programs and Services Branch| Culture Services Unit T. 416.212.7420| Email: [email protected]
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