Omemee

Omemee Arena, Ice Pad and Facility Upgrades – Design work is ongoing, with Tender for Construction to be issued December 2025. Construction is expected to start on April 1, 2025.

For further information contact:

Christopher Lyons
Supervisor, Capital and Special ProjectsParks and Recreation, City of Kawartha Lakes
Phone: 705-324-9411 extension 2120
clyons@kawarthalakes.ca

Omemee Marina located off Colborne Street North on Pigeon River in Omemee will be undergoing improvements and upgrades to the boat launch, parking lot and shoreline areas. These improvements and uprades are expected to take place in 2025.

The work being done includes:

• Precast concrete sections on a steel sleeper system for in water launching.
• Poured concrete upland approach to aid with accessibility for launching.
• Riprap for shoreline stabilization.
• Armour stone wall with decking for dock.
• New benches.
• New tables.
• Updated landscaping.

For further information contact:

Christopher Lyons
Supervisor, Capital and Special ProjectsParks and Recreation, City of Kawartha Lakes
Phone: 705-324-9411 extension 2120
clyons@kawarthalakes.ca

The City of Kawartha Lakes has completed a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) study to determine the preferred solution to address operational issues with the large sub-surface disposal system (LSSDS) at the Omemee Wastewater Treatment Plant located at 267 Beaver Road. The City intends to operate the existing LSSDS at a reduced capacity and continue to run the existing spray irrigation system during the warm season. This will require process improvements for the lagoon effluent that goes to the LSSDS, including a Dissolved Air Flotation System in order to be reliable.

This study was carried out in accordance with the requirements for a Schedule “C” Municipal Class Environmental Assessment. The planning and decision-making process - including consultation with the public and review agencies, assessment of environmental impacts of alternative solutions, and identification of the preferred solution - has been completed. The project report is available for viewing on-line on the City website or in person during normal business hours at the following location.

• Kawartha Lakes Public Library – Omemee Branch - 24 King St. E. Omemee, ON K0L 2W0

The 30-day public review period will commence on November 10, 2022. For more information or to provide comments please email one of the following project contacts by December 10, 2022:

Marten Leclerc
Senior Engineering Tech
City of Kawartha Lakes
26 Francis Street
Lindsay, ON, K9V 5R8
T: (705) 324 9411 x 1131
Email: mleclerc@kawarthalakes.ca

Tony Guerrera, P. Eng.

The Greer Galloway Group Inc.

1620 Wallbridge Loyalist Road

Belleville, ON. K8N 4Z5

T: (613) 966-3068

tguerrera@greergalloway.com

The public has the ability to request a higher level of assessment on a project if they are concerned about potential adverse impacts to constitutionally protected Aboriginal and treaty rights. In addition, the Minister may issue an order on his or her own initiative within a specified time period. The Director (of the Environmental Assessment Branch) will issue a Notice of Proposed Order to the proponent if the Minister is considering an order for the project within 30 days after the conclusion of the comment period on the Notice of Completion. At this time, the Director may request additional information from the proponent. Once the requested information has been received, the Minister will have 30 days within which to make a decision or impose conditions on your project.

Therefore, the proponent cannot proceed with the project until at least 30 days after the end of the comment period provided for in the Notice of Completion. Further, the proponent may not proceed after this time if:

• a Section 16 Order request has been submitted to the ministry regarding potential adverse impacts to constitutionally protected Aboriginal and treaty rights, or
• the Director has issued a Notice of Proposed order regarding the project.

Members of the public must ensure that concerns are directed to the proponent for a response, and that in the event there are outstanding concerns regarding potential adverse impacts to constitutionally protected Aboriginal and treaty rights, Section 16 Order requests on those matters should be addressed in writing to:

Minister, Ministry of the Environment

Conservation and Parks

777 Bay Street, 5th Floor, 

Toronto ON, M7A 2J3  

minister.mecp@ontario.ca

AND

Director, Environmental Assessment Branch

Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks

135 St. Clair Ave. W, 1st Floor,  

 Toronto ON, M4V 1P5

EABDirector@ontario.ca 

For more information on requests for orders under section 16 of the Environmental Assessment Act visit:

https://www.ontario.ca/page/class-environmental-assessments-section-16-order.

This notice issued November 10, 2022

Under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Environmental Assessment Act, unless otherwise stated in the submission, any personal information such as name, address, telephone number and property location included in a submission will become part of the public record files for this project and will be released, if requested, to any person.

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The first Public Information Centre was held on July 15, 2021.

• Watch the public meeting
• View the presentation materials from July 15

 The second Public Information Centre was held on May 25, 2022.