Public meeting before request
 34. (1) Subject to subsection (1.1), a person making a request under section 32 shall, before making the request, hold a public meeting on the proposed request.  O. Reg. 282/11, s. 8 (1). (1.1) A person making a request under section 32 may make the request without holding a public meeting or without complying with subsections (2) to (4) if the Director has ever set a site-specific standard under section 35 for the same contaminant in respect of the same facility, even if the site-specific standard was for a different averaging period.  O. Reg. 282/11, s. 8 (1). (2) The person making a request under section 32 shall, at least 15 days before the public meeting required by subsection (1), (a) publish a notice in a newspaper having general circulation in the area where the source of contaminant is located, setting out the name, address and telephone number of the person and informing the public of the person’s intention to make the proposed request, the purpose of the request and the date, time and place of the meeting; and (b) ensure that all of the information contained in the notice referred to in clause (a) is given in writing to, (i) the owners and occupants of, (A) every property that adjoins or is within 500 metres of the property on which the source of contaminant is located, and (B) every property where, according to an approved dispersion model, there is a point of impingement where, as a result of discharges of the contaminant that is the subject of the request, the concentration of the contaminant may exceed the standard set out in Schedule 3 for the contaminant for the averaging period specified under paragraph 0.1 of subsection 33 (1), (ii) the medical officer of health for the health unit in which the source of contaminant is located and the medical officer of health for each health unit in which a property described in subclause (i) is located, (iii) the Ministry, and (iv) each municipality in which the source of contaminant is located and every other municipality that is within 500 metres of the property on which the source of contaminant is located.  O. Reg. 507/09, s. 32 (1); O. Reg. 282/11, s. 8 (2, 3). (3) The person making a request under section 32 shall, at the public meeting required by subsection (1), (a) make available, without charge, to everyone in attendance, (i) a written copy of the executive summary of the report required by paragraph 1 of subsection 33 (1), and (ii) a written explanation, written in language that can be understood by persons without specialized scientific training, of the proposed request, including the materials that are to be included under subsections 33 (1), (2) and (4); (b) offer to provide, without charge, a complete written copy of a draft of the proposed request, including the materials that are to be included under subsections 33 (1), (2) and (4), to every person in attendance who asks for a copy; (c) provide the copies requested under clause (b), or make arrangements to provide those copies as soon as practicable after the meeting; (d) explain the proposed request; (e) explain how the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993 will apply to the proposed request; and (f) provide a reasonable opportunity for those in attendance to ask questions of the person making the request under section 32 and to comment on the proposed request.  O. Reg. 507/09, s. 32 (1); O. Reg. 282/11, s. 8 (4, 5). (4) The person making a request under section 32 shall provide, without charge, written material referred to in clause (3) (a) or (b) as soon as practicable to any person who makes a request for the material within 30 days after the public meeting required by subsection (1).  O. Reg. 507/09, s. 32 (1); O. Reg. 282/11, s. 8 (6).