Warden Avenue Environmental Assessment Study

The Regional Municipality of York has completed a Schedule ‘C’ Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Study for the proposed improvements to Warden Avenue from Major Mackenzie Drive and Elgin Mills Road in the City of Markham.

The study reviewed the growth within the Markham Future Urban Area (FUA) and identified infrastructure improvements to accommodate the future transportation needs of this area as part of the Regional road network. The recommended improvements include widening Warden Avenue to four lanes with a narrow-marked median and adding a boulevard to accommodate pedestrians and cyclists.

York Region has prepared an Environmental Study Report (ESR) documenting the study process, consultation efforts and the recommended plan. This Notice of Completion places the ESR on the public record for a 30-day review period, beginning Friday, October 13, 2023. The ESR can be reviewed and downloaded at york.ca/WardenKennedyStudy

To provide comments on the project, or if you require alternative accommodations to view the ESR, please contact York Region before 4:30 p.m. Saturday, November 11, 2023:

We invite you to read the report and submit any written comments or outstanding concerns by 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 11, 2023, to:

York Region Capital Infrastructure Services, Public Works
Edward Chiu, P.Eng., Senior Project Manager
Phone: 1-877-464-9675 ext. 75000
TTY: 1-866-512-6228
Email: [email protected]

To better assist you, please quote Warden Avenue EA Study in your inquiry.

In addition, a request may be made to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks or Director of the Environmental Assessment Branch for an order requiring a higher level of study or that conditions be imposed before an EA study proceeds, only on the grounds that the requested order may prevent, mitigate or remedy adverse impacts on constitutionally protected Indigenous and treaty rights.

Requests should include the requester's contact information and full name, specify what kind of order is being requested (request of conditions or a request for an individual/comprehensive environmental assessment), how an order may prevent, mitigate, or remedy potential adverse impacts on Indigenous and treaty rights and any additional supporting information. This will ensure the Ministry is able to efficiently begin reviewing the request. Requests on other grounds will not be considered. The order request must be provided in writing and received by the Ministry no later than Saturday, November 11, 2023.

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

Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks
777 Bay Street, 5th Floor
Toronto, ON M7A 2J3
Email: [email protected]

AND

The Regional Municipality of York
Regional Clerk
17250 Yonge Street
Newmarket, ON L3Y 6Z1
Email: [email protected]

Copies of any order request must also be sent to:

Director, Environmental Assessment Branch
Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks
135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1st Floor
Toronto, ON M4V 1P5
Email: [email protected]
Please visit the ministry’s website for more information on requests for orders under section 16 of the Environmental Assessment Act.

This study is being conducted in accordance with Schedule ‘C’ of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment document (October 2000, as amended in 2007, 2011, 2015, 2023). Personal information submitted (e.g. name, address and phone number) is collected, maintained and disclosed under the authority of the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act and the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act for transparency and consultation purposes. Personal information you submit will become part of the public record that is available to the general public, unless you request that your personal information remain confidential.

An accessible version of this notice is available upon request. This Notice was first issued on Thursday, October 5, 2023.

General Inquiries:

York Region Transportation, Public Works
Phone: 1-877-464-9675 ext. 75000
TTY: 1-866-512-6228
Email: [email protected]

After-hours emergency: 1-877-464-9675 ext. 75200