Elgin Mills Road Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Study

The City of Markham has completed a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Study on Elgin Mills Road from Woodbine Avenue to McCowan Road.

Notice of Study Completion

As part of the Study, online public engagement has been arranged to allow local residents, agencies and other interested members of the public an opportunity to review and provide input on the Draft Environmental Study Report. Please use the links below to view the draft report.

Interested persons may provide written comments to the project team by February 12, 2024. All comments and concerns should be sent directly to Marina Riad (MRiad@markham.ca) at the City of Markham and Gord Gajich ( gord.gajich@arcadis.com) at Arcadis IBI Group.

In addition, a request may be made to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks for an order requiring a higher level of study (i.e., requiring an individual/comprehensive EA approval before being able to proceed), or that conditions be imposed (e.g., require further studies), only on the grounds that the requested order may prevent, mitigate, or remedy adverse impacts on constitutionally protected Aboriginal and treaty rights. Requests on other grounds will not be considered. Requests should include the requester contact information and full name for the ministry and received by February 12, 2024.

Requests should specify what kind of order is being requested (request for conditions or a request for an individual/comprehensive environmental assessment), how an order may prevent, mitigate or remedy those potential adverse impacts on Aboriginal and treaty rights, and any information in support of the statements in the request. This will ensure that the ministry is able to efficiently begin reviewing the request.

Draft Environmental Study Report:
Draft Environmental Study Report - Elgin Mills Road

Appendices:
Appendix A - Natural Heritage
Appendix B - Investigative Reports
Appendix C - Property 4510 Details
Appendix D - Preferred Design Solution
Appendix E - Project Notifications and Contact List
Appendix F - Communications
Appendix G - PIC Display Boards

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PUBLIC ONLINE ENGAGEMENT #2

As part of the Study, online public engagement has been arranged to allow local residents, agencies and other interested members of the public an opportunity to review and provide input on the project display boards. Please use the link below to view the display boards for Public Online Engagement #2.

Please submit any comments or concerns by using the Comment Form below. Please submit your completed form to the email address indicated on the Comment Form. Input received by November 11, 2021 will be incorporated into the Environmental Study Report, which will be available for public review when the study is completed.

Please use the links below to access documents for Public Online Engagement #2.

Display Boards:
Public Online Engagement #2 Display Boards

Draft Recommended Design Plans*:
Elgin Mills Road East - Woodbine Avenue to Warden Avenue
Elgin Mills Road East - Warden Avenue to Kennedy Road
Elgin Mills Road East - Kennedy Road to McCowan Road

Comments / Questions:
Comment Form
Comment Form (PDF version)

*Draft Recommended Design Plans will be updated and revised as required based on feedback from agencies and the public.

PUBLIC ONLINE ENGAGEMENT #1

As part of the Study, online public engagement has been arranged to allow local residents, agencies and other interested members of the public an opportunity to review and provide input on the project display boards. Please use the link below to view the display boards for Public Online Engagement #1.

Please submit any comments or concerns by using the Comment Form below. Please submit your completed form to the email address indicated on the Comment Form. Input received by March 18, 2021 will be incorporated into the Environmental Study Report, which will be available for public review when the study is completed.


Please use the links below to access documents for Public Online Engagement #1.


Display Boards:
Public Online Engagement #1 Display Boards

Existing Condition Drawings:
Elgin Mills Road East - Woodbine Avenue to Warden Avenue
Elgin Mills Road East - Warden Avenue to Kennedy Road
Elgin Mills Road East - Kennedy Road to McCowan Road

Comments / Questions:
Comment Form
Comment Form (PDF version)

The Study is being conducted in accordance with the planning and design process for Schedule 'C' projects, as outlined in the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (MCEA) process.

As part of the Future Urban Area Conceptual Master Plan, the City has completed Phase 1 (Identify the Problem/Opportunity) and Phase 2 (Identify Alternative Solutions and Establish the Preferred Solution) of the MCEA process for Elgin Mills Road within the Future Urban Area (FUA) boundary. For the study area outside the FUA, York Region completed as part of their Transportation Master Plan (TMP) Phases 1 and 2 of the MCEA process.

The City is now verifying and incorporating the findings of the York Region TMP into the study and carrying out the remaining Phase 3 (Examine Alternative Methods of Implementing the Preferred Solution) and Phase 4 (Prepare an Environmental Study Report) for the entire study area as illustrated on the above figure.

The FUA Conceptual Master Plan (Volume 2 - Transportation, Water and Wastewater Master Plan Class Environmental Assessment Study (Phases 1 and 2)), Final Report, dated October 23, 2018 was received for information by City Council on November 27, 2018 and is currently available on the City's website.

York Region's Transportation Master Plan is currently available on the York Region website.