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Having received a request from The Corporation of the City of Brantford (Brantford) that an undertaking, namely: the activity of carrying out the planning, design and rehabilitation of Mohawk Lake and the planning, design, rehabilitation and construction of Mohawk Park, in the City of Brantford, be exempt from the application of the Act pursuant to section 29; and
Having been advised by Brantford 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. Brantford will be subject to delay and expense if it is required to prepare an environmental assessment for the undertaking. B. Brantford has provincial funds available to assist it with the development of the Mohawk Lake area. These funds may be lost if the project is not completed in an expeditious fashion.
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. It is the intention of Brantford that a Mohawk Lake Master Plan be prepared using the planning requirements of the Ministry of Natural Resources Class Environmental Assessment for Small Scale MNR Projects and the Municipal Engineers Association Class Environmental Assessment For Municipal Water and Wastewater Projects and Municipal Road Projects. B. Brantford will consider alternatives, determine environmental impacts and mitigation and consult the public and Government agencies. C. The area has been the subject of numerous studies that have examined the concept of the rehabilitation of Mohawk Lake. Further, a committee was struck in 1990 to examine reports and prepare recommendations on possible options for the rehabilitation of Mohawk Lake and the surrounding areas.