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Project Update
The City of Toronto has now completed a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Bonar Creek Stormwater Management Facility and Extension of Legion Road Study. View Notice of Completion (PDF).
.A copy of the Environmental Study Report (Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4) (PDF) will be available for a 30-day public review period beginning July 29, 2010 at the following locations:
Next Opportunity for Public Input
The Legion Road Extension Municipal Class EA Study is now complete and we will be seeking authority from the City of Torontos Public Works and Infrastructure Committee to approve the project. View Public Notice
(PDF). Members of the public are welcome to attend the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee meeting and address the Committee by making a verbal deputation. Meeting details are as follows:
Date: Tuesday November 3, 2009
Time:: 9:30 a.m.
Location: Committee Room 1,
2 Floor, City Hall,
100 Queen Street West
For more information, view the full Public Notice (PDF).
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The Study
The City of Toronto has initiated a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) study to implement a stormwater management facility and review alternatives for extending Legion Road in the vicinity of Bonar Creek. The Bonar Creek Stormwater Management Facility Project was identified in the 25-year implementation plan of the Wet Weather Flow Master Plan (WWFMP) in order to improve stormwater quality in Mimico Creek to provide an integrated work program for managing wet weather flow.
The extension of Legion Road is identified in the City's Official Plan. It will provide access to and from Lake Shore Boulevard West for existing and proposed development north of the CN Rail corridor and west of Mimico Creek; provide an alternative route for vehicles currently exiting the F. G. Gardiner Expressway at Park Lawn Road and destined to the Lake Shore Boulevard corridor; and, provide an alternative route for vehicles currently traveling eastbound on Lake Shore Boulevard and then northbound on Park Lawn Road.
Map of area
Background
Bonar Creek Swm Facility
Bonar Creek is a branch of Mimico Creek. The creek discharges into Mimico Creek approximately 130 metres north of Lake Shore Boulevard West in the former City of Etobicoke. The Bonar Creek catchment is serviced by separate storm and sanitary sewer systems. The storm sewer catchment area branch to Bonar Creek is a mixture of residential, commercial, industrial, highway and open space areas.
The proposed stormwater management facility will be located on land that was historically marsh at the mouth of Mimico Creek and adjacent to Bonar Creek. The land is bounded by Harbourview Crescent/Legion Road to the west, Mimico Creek to the east, the CN Rail tracks to the north and Lake Shore Boulevard to the south. The northern portion of the land was once the Humber Sewage Dewatering Plant and has since been demolished. The southern portion of the land is currently vacant and was once used as a snow dump site.
Legion Road Extension
Legion Road is located in the south east portion of the former City of Etobicoke, west of Park Lawn Road and Mimico Creek. It is a two lane local road that extends north from Lake Shore Boulevard West to south of the former Humber Sewage Dewatering Plant.
The extension of Legion Road, from its northern limit to the Park Lawn Road exit ramp from the eastbound F.G. Gardiner Expressway, was identified in the City’s Official Plan. The issues identified to support the need of the extension include:
- Satisfying the needs of the area;
- Improving traffic safety; and
- Improving the efficiency of the road network throughout the area
The Process
The study is being planned under Schedule C of the Municipal Class EA. The Class EA process includes public and agency consultation, an evaluation of alternative solutions and design concepts, assessment of the impacts of the proposed solution and identification of measures to mitigate any environmental impacts.
Newsletters
Public Open House #1
A Public Open House was held on Wednesday October 8th, 2008 at Mimico Centennial Library. The purpose of the meeting was to introduce the study, explain the Environmental Assessment process, describe the alternatives that were evaluated and present the preferred solutions for both the Bonar Creek stormwater management controls as well as the extension of Legion Road. Comments are invited and requested by October 22, 2008. View the meeting material:
Public Open House #2
A public open house was held on Wednesday April 15, 2009 at Mimico Centennial Library to present the design options for the preferred solutions, learn about public feedback from the October 2008 public event and the next steps in the process. Comments are invited and requested by April 30, 2009. View the meeting material:
How to stay involved
Public input and comments are welcome and will be considered in the planning of this study. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record. If you would like to be added to the study mailing list, or would like to obtain more information, please contact:
Josie Franch
Public Consultation Co-ordinator
Public Consultation Unit
City of Toronto, Metro Hall, 19th Floor
55 John Street, Toronto, Ontario M5V 3C6
Project phone line: 416-392-3358
Fax: 416-392-2974
TTY: 416-397-0831
Email: bonarlegionroad@toronto.ca
With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record.
