Notice of study completion for the Joshua’s Creek Flood Mitigation Opportunities Study

The Town of Oakville has completed the Joshua’s Creek Flood Mitigation Opportunities Study, and the project file is now available for public review. The purpose of the study is to establish recommended municipality-led capital work to reduce flood risks.

There are several different ways properties and buildings can flood. This study focuses on riverine flooding, which is flooding caused when creeks overflow their banks and spill into adjacent low-lying areas during heavy rainfall events.

The recommendations to mitigate flood risk include flood emergency preparedness in the short-term, green infrastructure with future consideration of increasing the regional storm capacity of the Metrolinx railway culvert crossing, and construction of a flood wall. The recommended alternatives were evaluated along with several other alternatives and were selected based on various environmental, social/cultural, and economic considerations.

The study was carried out in accordance with the requirements as described in the Municipal Engineers Association’s Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) document (October 2000, as amended in 2015), which is approved under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act.

Project file now available for public review

The project file has been prepared to document the planning and decision-making process for this study. By this notice, the project file is being placed on the public record for a 30-day review period from and including September 1, 2024, to September 30, 2024. The report will be made available on the town’s website and special accommodations to view hard copies will be determined on an as needed basis.

Interested persons may provide written comments to one of the project team members listed below by September 30, 2024

Diana Michalakos  
Project Leader, Capital Projects     
Town of Oakville        
905.845.6601 ext. 3904
diana.michalakos@oakville.ca    

Sarah Andrew
Project Manager
GHD        
289-245-0572
sarah.andrew@ghd.com

A request may be made to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks for an order requiring a higher level of study (i.e. requiring an individual/comprehensive EA approval before being able to proceed), or that conditions be imposed (e.g. require further studies), only on the grounds that the requested order may prevent, mitigate or remedy adverse impacts on constitutionally protected Aboriginal and treaty rights. Requests on other grounds will not be considered. Requests should include the requester’s contact information and full name for the ministry.

Requests should specify what kind of order is being requested (request for additional conditions or a request for an individual/comprehensive environmental assessment), how an order may prevent, mitigate or remedy those potential adverse impacts, and any information in support of the statements in the request. This will ensure that the ministry is able to efficiently begin reviewing the request.

The request should be sent in writing or by email to:

Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks    
777 Bay Street, 5th Floor    
Toronto, Ontario, M7A 2J3
minister.mecp@ontario.ca    

Director, Environmental Assessment and Permissions Branch, MECP
135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1st Floor
Toronto, Ontario, M4V 1P5
enviropermissions@ontario.ca

Requests should also be sent to the project team members by mail or by e-mail.

Questions about flooding?

Questions about flooding?

Visit the Flooding page to learn more about the impacts of flooding in your neighbourhood, tips to protect your home, and who to contact during a flood.

This notice is issued on August 28, 2024

Information will be collected in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record.