This consultation was open from:
February 27, 2026
to April 13, 2026
Decision summary
Certificate of Property Use No. 6700-DJ2J4M was issued to Oxford Green Riverside Developments Inc. for the intended mixed commercial and residential use of the property at 19 East Mill Street and 19 Mill Street East in the Village of Elora, Township of Centre Wellington.
Location details
Site address
19 Mill Street East and 19 East Mill Street
Township of Elora,
ON
Canada
Site location details
19 East Mill Street and 19 Mill Street East, Village of Elora, Township of Centre Wellington, Ontario.
Legally described as:
FIRSTLY: LOT 11 EAST SIDE GEDDES STREET PLAN 181 ELORA; PART LOT 11 WEST SIDE PRINCESS STREET PLAN 181 ELORA AS IN RS5739;
SECONDLY: LOT 12 EAST SIDE GEDDES STREET PLAN 181 ELORA; PART LOT 12 WEST SIDE PRINCESS STREET PLAN 181 ELORA; PART LOT 13 WEST SIDE PRINCESS STREET PLAN 181 ELORA AS IN RO728116; TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON
Being ALL of PIN: 71411-0473 (LT)
Site location map
The location pin reflects the approximate area where environmental activity is taking place.
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Oxford Green Riverside Developments Inc.
7136 Wellington Road 18
Elora,
ON
N0B 1S0
Canada
Decision details
Certificate of Property Use (CPU) No. 6700-DJ2J4M was issued to Oxford Green Riverside Developments Inc. on April 22, 2026.
For this Certificate of Property Use (CPU), several Risk Management Measures were identified to be required because of the risk assessment for the intended commercial and residential use as defined in O. Reg. 153/04 of the Property. Briefly, the key Risk Management Measures for the Property include, but not limited to, the following:
- Inspecting and maintaining any Existing Hard Cap Barriers on the Property and installing, inspecting, and maintaining any new Hard Cap and Fill Cap Barriers on the Property or portions of the Property as detailed sections 4.3 to 4.8 of the CPU
- Implementing a soil management plan during any Intrusive Activities undertaken on the Property potentially in contact with Contaminants of Concern (COCs) in soil that exceed the Applicable Site Condition Standards (ASCS) as detailed in section 4.9 of the CPU
- Implementing a health and safety plan during any Intrusive Activities undertaken on the Property potentially in contact with COCs in soil that exceed the ASCS as detailed in section 4.10 of the CPU
- Prohibiting the planting of fruit and vegetables for consumption, other than those planted in above ground containers such that they are isolated from the subsurface conditions as per section 5.1 of the CPU; and,
- Registering a certificate on the Property title in accordance with section 197 of the Environmental Protection Act and that before dealing with the Property in any way, a copy of the CPU is to be given to any person who will acquire an interest in the Property as per Part 7 of this CPU
No changes to the CPU were made by the Director, apart from correcting two minor typographical errors, prior to it being finalized. A copy of the CPU has been attached to this notice.
Effects of consultation
Written notice was also provided by the Ministry to the Township of Centre Wellington and no comments were received because of the consultation process.
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1 Stone Road West
Floor 4
Guelph,
ON
N1G 4Y2
Canada
How to Appeal
This instrument decision can be appealed. You have 15 days from April 24, 2026 to begin the appeal process.
Carefully review the information below to learn more about the appeal process.
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Start the process to appeal
If you’re an Ontario resident, you can start the process to appeal this instrument decision.
First, you’ll need to seek leave (i.e. get permission) from the relevant appellate body to appeal the decision.
If the appellate body grants leave, the appeal itself will follow.
Seek leave to appeal
To seek leave to appeal, you need to do these three things:
- prepare your application
- provide notice to the minister
- mail your application to three parties
1. Prepare your application
You’ll need to prepare an application. You may wish to include the following things in your application:
- A document that includes:
- your name, phone number, fax number (if any), and/or email address
- the ERO number and ministry reference number (located on this page)
- a statement about whether you are a resident in Ontario
- your interest in the decision, and any facts you want taken into account in deciding whether you have an interest in the decision
- the parts of the instrument that you’re challenging
- whether the decision could result in significant harm to the environment
- the reason(s) why you believe that no reasonable person – having regard to the relevant law and to any government policies developed to guide decisions of that kind – could have made the decision
- the grounds (facts) you’ll be using to appeal
- the outcome you’d like to see
- A copy of the instrument (approval, permit, order) that you you are seeking leave to appeal. You’ll find this in the decision notice on the Environmental Registry
- Copies of all supporting documents, facts and evidence that you’ll be using to appeal
What is considered
The appeal body will consider the following two questions in deciding whether to grant you leave to appeal:
- is there is good reason to believe that no reasonable person, with respect to the relevant law and to any government policies developed to guide decisions of that kind, could have made the decision?
- could the decision you wish to appeal result in significant harm to the environment?
2. Provide your notice
You’ll need to provide notice to the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks that you’re seeking leave to appeal.
In your notice, please include a brief description of the:
- decision that you wish to appeal
- grounds for granting leave to appeal
You can provide notice by email at minister.mecp@ontario.ca or by mail at:
College Park 5th Floor, 777 Bay St.
Toronto, ON
M7A 2J3
3. Mail your application
You’ll need to mail your application that you prepared in step #1 to each of these three parties:
- appellate body
- issuing authority (the ministry official who issued the instrument)
- proponent (the company or individual to whom the instrument was issued)
Oxford Green Riverside Developments Inc.
7136 Wellington Road 18
Elora,
ON
N0B 1S0
Canada
Registrar, Ontario Land Tribunal
655 Bay Street, Suite 1500
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1E5
(416) 212-6349
(866) 448-2248
OLT.Registrar@ontario.ca
Include the following:
This is not legal advice. Please refer to the Environmental Bill of Rights for exact legal requirements. Consult a lawyer if you need help with the appeal process.
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Aaron Todd
1 Stone Road West
Guelph,
ON
N1G 4Y2
Canada
Original proposal
Proposal details
A risk assessment was undertaken for this property to establish the risks that the contaminants identified in the risk assessment may pose to future users and to identify appropriate risk management measures to be implemented to ensure that the property is suitable for the intended use of “commercial”, and “residential” as defined by Ontario Regulation 153/04.
The ministry’s review of the risk assessment involved the following reports, documents and information /correspondence:
- 19 East Mill Street, Elora, Ontario, risk assessment. Prepared by MTE Consultants and Chung and Vander Doelen Engineering Ltd., dated May 6, 2024; and
- 19 East Mill Street, Elora, Ontario, revised risk assessment. Prepared by MTE Consultants and Chung and Vander Doelen Engineering Ltd., dated February 28, 2025
Based on the documents provided to the ministry as part of the risk assessment report, the reviewers can confirm that the risk assessment has been conducted in accordance with the Environmental Protection Act (the act), Ontario Regulation 153/04 (the regulation), and the associated guidance documents.
The Director provided the proponent with written Notice of the Director’s Decision to accept the risk assessment No. 7148-CU3HX8 relating to the property in accordance with section 168.5 of the act on June 24, 2025.
The Director is considering the issuance of a Certificate of Property Use (CPU) in relation to the site. The proposed CPU incorporates the risk management measures proposed in the risk assessment and additional conditions proposed by the Director and is attached to this notice.
Supporting materials
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Get in touch with the office listed below to find out if materials are available.
1 Stone Road West
Floor 4
Guelph,
ON
N1G 4Y2
Canada
Comment
Commenting is now closed.
This consultation was open from February 27, 2026
to April 13, 2026
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1 Stone Road West
Guelph,
ON
N1G 4Y2
Canada
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