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Harmony Creek Sites 2 & 3
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Windfields Connection
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Completed Environmental Assessments

Harmony Creek Sites 2 & 3 – Preliminary Design

The City of Oshawa (the City), through their consultant Palmer Environmental is undertaking a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment to address significant erosion concerns on Harmony Creek, between Rossland Rd. E. and Hillcroft St. in the City of Oshawa. The attached map shows the location of the study site.

The Study will be carried out under Schedule ‘B’ in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Engineers Association (M.E.A.), Municipal Class Environmental Assessment for Municipal Projects. The Study process includes public and stakeholder consultation and identification of measures to mitigate erosion and also the potential adverse impacts. Public consultation is a key component of this study. The Project Team invites public input and comments and will incorporate them into the planning and design of this project. A virtual Public Information Centre (P.I.C.) will be held on September 28 at 6 p.m. as part of the process to provide an opportunity for the public to review and comment on the study findings. Attendees are invited to access the virtual P.I.C. at the following link:

Oshawa.ca/HarmonyCreekMeeting

Study area of Harmony Creek Sites 2 and 3
Study area of Harmony Creek Sites 2 & 3

Resource Documents:

Below are documents related to the Harmony Creek Preliminary Design Project that are available upon request to Engineering Services:

  • Fluvial Geomorphological Assessment of Harmony Creek and Evaluation of Erosion Mitigation Strategies at Prioritized Sites Study prepared by Palmer, dated January 2022
  • Preliminary Design and Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Schedule B Report for Harmony Creek Sites 2 & 3, prepared by Palmer, dated August 19, 2022
  • Harmony Creek Site 2&3 PIC Presentation
  • Harmony Creek Site 2&3 PIC Presentation - Comment Form
Project contacts
City of OshawaPalmer Environmental Consulting Group

Harshad Patel

Water Resources Engineer

City of Oshawa

50 Centre St. S., Oshawa, ON L1H 3Z7

Email: [email protected] 

Robin McKillop

Vice President, Principal Geomorphologist

Palmer Environmental Consulting Group

74 Berkeley St., Toronto, Ontario, M5A 2W7

Email: [email protected] 

 

Windfields Connection

The Corporation of the City of Oshawa has completed an Environmental Assessment (E.A.) Study for the Windfields Connection. The City retained B.T. Engineering Inc. to examine alignment, cross section, intersection and active transportation alternatives and recommend a preferred alternative to address the needs of the Study Area.

The Study

The City of Oshawa has conducted an E.A. Study for a new collector road from Windfields Farm Dr. W. to Winchester Rd. W. known as the Windfields Connection. The E.A. Study examined a range of alternatives, including:

  • roadway alignment
  • cross section alternatives
  • intersection alternatives
  • active transportation alternatives

At the end of the E.A. Study, a Harmonized Project File Report will present the recommended Preferred Alternative to address the needs of the Study Area. The Study will also determine any property acquisition required to implement the project.

Study Process

The Windfields Connection E.A. Study was conducted as a Harmonized: Category B Public Work Class E.A. Study under the Ministry of Infrastructure Public Work Class Environmental Assessment (2012) / Schedule B Municipal Class E.A. Study under the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (2015). The Study completed the phases of both Class E.A.s by establishing the need and justification for the project, considering all reasonable alternatives with acceptable effects on the natural, social and cultural environments, and proactively involving the public, agencies and Indigenous communities.

Public Information Centre

A Public Information Centre (P.I.C.) took place on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at the Delpark Homes Centre. The P.I.C. presented the Study scope and issues, environmental inventories, preliminary design alternatives, Technically Preferred Alternative and asked for resident feedback. 

There is an opportunity at any time during the Harmonized Class E.A. process for interested persons to provide comments. All information will be collected in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (2009). With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record. Persons will be advised of future communication opportunities by electronic notice. 

Notice of Completion – 30-Day Review Period now complete

The finalized Project File Report (P.F.R.) to document the planning, public consultation, and decision-making process for the E.A. Study has been prepared and is being released for Public and Agency review and comment. An electronic copy of the P.F.R. is available for a 30-day review period in the links below. In light of the current state of emergency due to COVID-19, interested parties are strongly encouraged to access the Final P.F.R. online. Should this not be possible, please contact the City of Oshawa EA Coordinator to request a hard copy.

Anyone wishing to provide comments on the Final P.F.R. must submit comments by 4:30 on August 10, 2021, to the Contacts listed below.

Documents

If you require a document in accessible format, please contact City of Oshawa, Engineering Services using the contact information below.

  • Notice of Study Commencement
  • Draft Study Design Report
  • Notice of Public Information Centre No. 1 - Wednesday October 30, 2019
  • Public Information Centre No. 1 Exhibits (available upon request by contacting Engineering Services)
  • Public Information Centre No. 1 Comment Sheet
  • Notice of Completion 
  • Project File Report - Final 
  • Project File Appendices Part 1 | Project File Appendices Part 2 (available upon request by contacting Engineering Services)

Part II Order Request – 30-Day Review Period now complete

If there are outstanding concerns regarding potential adverse impacts to constitutionally protected Aboriginal and treaty rights, a Part II Order can be requested. View the Part II Order Request Form.

To submit your Part II Order Request, you need to do the following:

  • download the Part II Order Request Form
  • complete the form and include the following information:
    • your name and address
    • project name
    • proponent name
    • specific reasons why the request is being made - concerns and issues
    • why a higher level of environmental assessment would address your concerns
    • information about efforts to date to discuss and resolve concerns with the proponent
    • the outcome you are seeking from the minister
    • other matters relevant to the request

In your request, you must:

  • focus on potential environmental effects of the project or the class environmental assessment process
  • not focus on decisions outside the class environmental assessment process (e.g., land-use planning decisions made under the Planning Act or issues related to municipal decision-making about the process)
  • not raise issues unrelated to the project

Unless you state otherwise in your request, any personal information you provide will become part of the public record and will be released, if requested, to any person.

Project contacts
BT Engineering Inc.City of Oshawa

Steve Taylor, P.Eng.
EA Project Manager
BT Engineering Inc.
9040 Leslie St. Unit 218
Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 3M4
905-352-1840
[email protected]

Steven Sharp, P.Eng.
Project Engineer
City of Oshawa
50 Centre St. S.
Oshawa, ON L1H 3Z7
905-436-3311 ext. 2462
[email protected]

 Please use the contact information above for requests to add your name to the study mailing list, or for more information. 

Completed Environmental Assessments

To obtain information about a completed environmental assessment, please contact Engineering Services.

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  • Thornton Rd N. 
  • Ritson Rd. N. and Columbus Rd. E.
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