Landfill Expansion - Environmental Assessment

Landfill Expansion – Environmental Assessment

Notice of submission of Environmental Assessment 

TOWN OF BLIND RIVER MUNICIPAL LANDFILL SITE
MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN 

The Town of Blind River has completed the Municipal Waste Management Plan for the landfill site. As required under section 6.2(1) of the Environmental Assessment Act and according to the terms of reference approved by the Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks in July of 2008, the Town of Blind River has submitted its environmental assessment to the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks for review and approval. 

The Town of Blind River initiated the Environmental Assessment (EA) process under the Environmental Assessment Act to address the declining capacity at the Town’s landfill site. The municipal waste management plan will ensure that sufficient waste management capacity is available for the approximately 3,500 residents of the Town of Blind River for the next 25 to 40 years. Kresin Engineering Corporation was retained by the Town of Blind River to develop the Municipal Waste Management Plan for the landfill site. 

The Town of Blind River Landfill Site has been in operation since the 1970s and is licensed under Certificate of Approval Number A713870. The site is situated on 2 hectares of approved land and is licensed to receive domestic, commercial, and nonhazardous solid industrial wastes, scrap wood and brush, and iron sludge produced by the water treatment plant at Cameco Corporation.

As required under the Environmental Assessment Act, the environmental assessment will be available for public review and comment from August 30, 2024 to October 18, 2024. 

You may review the environmental assessment during normal business hours at the following locations: 

 Anyone wishing to provide comments on the environmental assessment must submit their comments to the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks by October 18, 2024. All comments must be submitted to: 

A copy of all comments will be forwarded to the proponent for its consideration. 

If you have any questions or need further information about this project, please contact: 

All personal information included in a submission – such as name, address, telephone number and property location – is collected, maintained and disclosed by the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks for the purpose of transparency and consultation. The information is collected under the authority of the Environmental Assessment Act or is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public as described in s. 37 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Personal information you submit will become part of a public record that is available to the general public unless you request that your personal information remain confidential. For more information, please contact the Project Officer or the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks’ Freedom of Information and Privacy Coordinator at 416-327-1434.  

Follow the link to view the ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PLAN