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Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says ‘clear areas of federal concern’ about species at risk have helped convince him to examine whether a full federal impact assessment of the $6-billion Highway 413 project is required
iPolitics By iPolitics. Published on May 4, 2021 12:39pm
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The federal government will take over the environmental assessment (EA) of the proposed Highway 413 project in Ontario, Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson announced Monday, in response to the pleas of several environmental groups to do so. Highway 413, also known as the GTA West corridor, would extend 59 km west of Toronto.
“The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada and other federal departments have identified clear areas of federal concern related to this project,” Wilkinson said in a statement. “My decision is based on their finding that this project may cause adverse direct or incidental effects on federally listed species at risk, and the uncertainty that officials have brought to my attention … whether those effects can be mitigated through project design or existing mechanisms.”