The City of Richmond Hill has completed a study to determine the best way to rehabilitate the culverts under Schomberg Road and improve river and wetland conditions in the area.

The study area is shown in the map, where the culverts provide a crossing for the East Humber River under Schomberg Road. The preferred solution includes the following:

• Replacement of the twin 3 metre diameter corrugated metal pipe culverts with twin 4.5 metre concrete culverts.
• Minor grading works to direct low water flows to the south culvert and have the north culvert be used for higher flows to minimize sediment build up.

Once approved, construction will take place at the same time as the Schomberg Road reconstruction. Detailed design of that project is scheduled to take place in 2024.

The study has been conducted in accordance with Schedule B of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) process and is an addendum to the 2009 EA, which was undertaken to support the future road reconstruction.

A Project File Report outlining findings and recommendations is available for public review and comment on the City’s website at RichmondHill.ca/SchombergRoadEA until January 31, 2024. Alternative versions of this document are available upon request.

Any outstanding concerns can be directed to the Project Lead, Jowell Liang at the City of Richmond Hill for a response (see contact information below).

In the event there are outstanding concerns regarding potential adverse impacts to constitutionally protected Aboriginal and treaty rights, a request for an order requiring higher level of study of conditions on those matters should be addressed in writing to the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks and the Director of the Environmental Assessment Branch. Requests on other grounds will not be considered. Requests must be received by the Minister and Director at the addresses below by January 31, 2024, with a copy sent to the City’s Project Manager. If there are no requests by January 31, 2024, the City may proceed with design and construction of the project as documented in the Report.

City Staff Contact

Jowell Liang, P.Eng.

Project Manager, Water Resources

City of Richmond Hill
225 East Beaver Creek
Richmond Hill, ON L4B 3P4
905-780-2049
jowell.liang@richmondhill.ca

Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Contact

Minister

Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks

777 Bay Street, 5th Floor

Toronto ON M7A 2J3

Minister.mecp@ontario.ca

Director

Environmental Assessment Branch

Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks

135 St. Clair Ave. West, 1st Floor

Toronto, ON M4V 1P5

EABDirector@ontario.ca

Any personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, and the Environmental Assessment Act, R.S.O 1990, c. E.18. This information will be used and/or disclosed for the purposes of compiling comments, responses and related activities for the assessment process. Individuals who submit correspondence should be aware that any personal information in their communication will become part of the public record. The City will make it available to the public, unless the individual expressly requests the City to remove the personal information from the public record.  Questions about the collection of this information may be directed to Jowell Liang, at 905-771-2507, 225 East Beaver Creek Rd, Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 3P4.