Municipality of Powassan, Business Park Development - Powassan

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Proposed Authorization Summary

Proponent:	Municipality of Powassan
Project:	Business Park Development - Powassan
Location:	Parry Sound District See location on Google Maps
Species:	Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
Sector:	Renewable energy
Environmental Registry Number:	011-5218
Permit Proposal Status:	Proposal development and review
Authorization Type:	17(2)(c) - Overall Benefit Permit The Endangered Species Act, 2007 (ESA) provides for the protection of endangered, threatened (and in some cases extirpated) species on the Species at Risk in Ontario (SARO) List. The ESA also addresses the protection of habitat for species at risk. The ESA allows some activities to proceed under a clause 17(2)(c) permit with specific conditions if; avoidance and reasonable alternatives have been considered, adverse effects will be minimized and an overall benefit will be achieved for the species. Providing an overall benefit to a protected species under the ESA involves undertaking actions to improve circumstances for the species in Ontario. Overall benefit is more than “no net loss” or an exchange of “like for like”. Overall benefit is grounded in the protection and recovery of the species at risk and must include more than mitigation measures or “replacing” what is lost.

Decision:

There will be no decision on this instrument as the Municipality of Powassan has withdrawn its application for a permit issued under clause 17(2)(c) of the Endangered Species Act, 2007 (ESA). The permit application was specific to Bobolink for the purpose of developing a business park in South Himsworth Township. The Municipality of Powassan has alternatively opted to follow the conditions set out in Ontario Regulation 242/08 (section 23.2) under the ESA.

Comment On This Project

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If you have questions or comments specific to this permit application after the Environmental Registry period is over, please click here Business Park Development - Powassan (ER number: 011-5218) .

Please Note: All comments and submissions received become part of the public record. You will not receive a formal response to your comment, however, relevant comments received as part of the public participation process for this proposal will be considered in the decision making process for the authorization.

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