jswizzle3737/ontario_laws_and_regs huggingface dataset:
Having received a request from The Corporation of the City of Toronto that an undertaking, namely: The decommissioning of the former Toronto Refiners and Smelters Ltd. properties in the vicinity of 28 Bathurst Street which will involve: building decontamination (removal of contaminated dust and sludge, and removal of contaminated building surfaces); building demolition and removal including asbestos removal and disposal, PCB removal and storage, underground tank removal, process equipment removal and disposal; and removal and off-site disposal of all contaminated soil and materials at approved sites, be exempt from the application of the Act pursuant to section 29; and
Having been advised by the City of Toronto that if the undertaking is subject to the application of the Act, the following injury, damage or interference with the persons and property indicated will occur: A. Since hazardous materials and soils, including lead, mercury, arsenic and PAH’s, pose a potential hazard to the health of children and residents of the area, there will be a prolonged exposure of these children and residents to the potential hazard. B. The public will become increasingly uneasy over the continuing presence of the hazardous materials and soils in view of its potential hazard to children and residents of the area and the City of Toronto’s requirement to decommission.
The undersigned is of the opinion that it is in the public interest to order and orders that the undertaking is exempt from the application of the Act for the following reasons: A. The presence of hazardous materials and contamination at the site, the blowing of contaminated dust and the potential discharge of contaminated water to the sanitary sewer poses a potential hazard to the residents of the area. Delays which would be engendered by the application of the Act to the removal program will add to the duration of this potential hazard. Therefore, it is in the public interest to immediately decommission the site. B. A Steering Committee with representatives from the local citizens has been established to monitor progress made in the cleanup of the site and off-site disposal of the contaminated waste. C. Based on extensive public participation, there is widespread consensus within and among the community, Steering Committee, Board of Health, local politicians and others that this project should proceed expeditiously. D. A Director’s Order was issued pursuant to section 18 of the Environmental Protection Act, by the Regional Director, Central Region, Ministry of the Environment, to the City of Toronto. The Order required the decommissioning of the site.