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Agency and Public Consultation

The Individual EA process requires that opportunities for public and stakeholder participation be provided throughout the planning stages of a project.

The Individual EA process requires that opportunities for public and stakeholder participation be provided throughout the planning stages of a project. Consultation will be coordinated by the TRCA. A summary of the various consultation venues for this project include:

  • A Technical Advisory Committee comprised of stakeholders, technical representatives of all pertinent regulating agencies, and key community leaders;
  • A Community Liaison Committee comprised of appointed representatives from community groups with an interest in the future of the lower Don River;
  • Several public events to provide opportunities for input and feedback from the general community during the Terms of Reference Stage and the EA Stage; and
  • Regular newsletter and website project updates.

Technical Advisory Committee

The Technical Advisory Committee consists of representatives from the following organizations, community groups and government agencies:

  • Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
  • Canadian National Railway
  • Canadian Pacific Railway
  • Citizenship and Immigration Canada
  • City of Toronto
    • City Planning
    • Facilities and Real Estate
    • Parks, Forestry and Recreation
    • Policy, Planning, Finance & Administration
    • Public Health
    • Technical Services
    • Toronto Water
    • Transportation Services
    • Waterfront Secretariat
  • Cityscape
  • Environment Canada
  • Fisheries and Oceans Canada
  • GO Transit
  • Health Canada
  • Home Depot Canada
  • Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
  • Hydro One Networks Inc.
  • Korex Don Valley Canada
  • Ministry of Culture
  • Ministry of Environment
  • Ministry of Natural Resources
  • Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal
  • National Energy Board
  • Ontario Realty Corporation
  • Ontario Secretariat of Aboriginal Affairs
  • Queen Broadview BIA (South Riverdale Community)
  • Task Force to Bring Back the Don
  • Tate & Lyle North America Sugars Limited
  • Toronto Economic Development Corporation
  • Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
  • Toronto Police - Marine Unit
  • Toronto Port Authority
  • Toronto Terminals Railway
  • Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation
  • Transport Canada
  • UMA Engineering Limited
  • Unilever Canada
  • Via Rail
  • West Don Lands Committee

The TAC's role is primarily to provide advice and streamline the development of the Environmental Assessments by providing a forum for agency consultation. The TAC reviews Request for Proposal documents, consultant team proposals and other technical reports, and provides technical advice to TRCA staff and the consultant team during the EA process. While the TAC will assist with agency comment and participation on the project, additional formal comments from agencies will be accepted and required as part of the overall consultation process. All formal public consultations will be handled outside of the TAC.

Community Liaison Committee

The Community Liaison Committee (CLC) consists of representatives from the following organizations and community groups:

  • Don Watershed Regeneration Council
  • Gooderham & Worts Neighbourhood Association
  • Mississaugas of the New Credit
  • Miziwe Biik
  • Port Lands Action Committee
  • Riverside Area Residents Association
  • St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association
  • Southeast Downtown Economic Redevelopment Initiative
  • Task Force to Bring Back the Don
  • Toronto Bay Initiative
  • Toronto Cycling Committee
  • Waterfront Action
  • West Donlands Committee
  • Woodgreen Community Services

In addition, the Toronto City Councillor, MP and MPP for each of the following wards or ridings participate in the CLC process:

  • Councillor, Ward 28
  • Councillor, Ward 30
  • MPP, Broadview-Greenwood
  • MPP, Toronto Centre-Rosedale
  • MP, Broadview-Greenwood
  • MP, Toronto Centre-Rosedale

The functions of the CLC include:

  • Providing input in defining the project objectives, range of alternatives and alternative methods, and evaluation criteria as part of the Environmental Assessment Terms of Reference process;
  • Identifying items of public concern and interest with regard to the impact and design of the proposed alternatives;
  • Providing direct input on the proposed alternatives to the Conservation Authority throughout the planning and design process;
  • Assisting in the design of the public consultation framework;
  • Attending and assisting at public meetings organized by the Authority to facilitate the resolution of concerns relating to the proposed project; and
  • Disseminating information through group meetings, newsletters and/or email distribution lists.