May 12, 2025 - 12:49pm
Type
Public Notices
TAKE NOTICE that the Township of Tiny has completed a Master Plan Class Environmental
Assessment (Master Plan) for the supply of municipal drinking water to existing and future
residents in serviced areas. The Master Plan identifies the preferred solutions to increase the resiliency of the township’s 16 municipal drinking water systems and to accommodate the anticipated growth to the year 2045.
The Master Plan was prepared in accordance with the Master Plan requirements following
Approach No. 1 of the Municipal Engineers Association (MEA) Municipal Class Environmental
Assessment (as amended in 2023). The list of recommended projects with their Class EA
Schedules is shown below.
The Final Draft of the Master Plan is posted for review on the Township of Tiny project
webpage at: www.tiny.ca/WaterMasterPlan. Comments can be submitted by using the online comment form on the project webpage or by email to the contact below. Comments will be accepted until June 13, 2025, and will be taken into consideration and included in the Final Report. Comments and information received during this Class EA are collected in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. All comments will be part of the public record.
Jason Covey
Tatham Engineering Limited
115 Sanford Fleming Drive, Suite 200
Collingwood, Ontario, L9Y 5A6
E: jcovey@tathamen.com
T: 705-444-2565 ext. 2018
Jean-François Robitaille
Township of Tiny
130 Balm Beach Road West
Tiny, Ontario, L0L 2J0
E: jrobitaille@tiny.ca
T: 705-526-4204
If concerns that this Class EA Update may have potential adverse impacts on protected
Aboriginal and treaty rights that cannot be resolved in discussions with the Township of Tiny, a person or party may request the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) issue an order for a project to comply with Part II of the Environmental Assessment Act (Section 16(6)) or meet further conditions. Section 16(6) Order requests must be sent to the Minister and to the Director of Environmental Assessment Branch at the addresses below. A copy of the request must also be sent to the contacts above.
Minister, MECP
777 Bay Street, 5th Floor
Toronto, Ontario, M7A 2J3
Minister.mecp@ontario.ca
Director, Environmental Assessment Branch, MECP
135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1st Floor
Toronto, Ontario, M4V 1P5
EABDirctort@ontario.ca
If there is no Section 16(6) Order request received by June 13, 2025, the Township intends to
proceed to further Class EA, design and implementation of the recommended projects as per the Final Master Plan Report, and subject to planning, priorities and Council approval.
| Project Description | Class EA Schedule | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Short Term Projects | ||
| Replace wells at Georgian Bay Estates PH 19 | Exempt | Public advised prior to implementation |
| Connect Georgian Bay Estates and Sawlog Bay distribution systems | Exempt | Public advised prior to implementation |
| Construct standby well in Lafontaine DWS | Exempt | Public advised prior to implementation |
| Construct standby well at Rayko PH 6 | Exempt | Public advised prior to implementation |
| Increase standby well supply at Perkinsfield PH 26 | Exempt | Public advised prior to implementation |
| Add standby power at Perkinsfield PH 22 | Exempt | Public advised prior to implementation |
| Add standby power at Bluewater PH 8 | Exempt | Public advised prior to implementation |
| Add standby power at Wyevale BPS 24 | Exempt | Public advised prior to implementation |
| Long Term Projects | ||
| Construct standby well at Bluewater PH 8 | Exempt | Public advised prior to implementation |
| Expand Bluewater PH 18 reservoir (for fire protection) | Exempt | Public advised prior to implementation |
| Replace Cook’s Lake Well 12-2 with higher capacity well | Exempt | Public advised prior to implementation |
| Construct new well and PH at Tee Pee Point | Sch. B | Class EA study to be completed |
| Expand reservoir and upsize high lift pumps at Wyevale BPS 24 (for fire protection) | Exempt | Public advised prior to implementation |
| Construct standby well at Castle Cove PH 4 | Exempt | Public advised prior to implementation |
| Add watermain loops in Georgian Bay Estates DWS | Exempt | Public advised prior to implementation |