Manson Site Updates

From: City of Toronto, Building Division, East District
Manson Project Update: July 22, 2003
1. PRC Meeting No. 21 (postponed)
On July 21, 2003, at a meeting hosted by the MOE (and attended by Candec Consultants, City staff and the City's Peer reviewer), MOE and the City have asked Candec Consultants Limited to provide additional information re the site remediation work and the status of sewers remaining on site. As a result, PRC meeting scheduled for Wednesday, July 23, 2003 ,7:30 pm., at the Port Union Community Centre, Lounge is postponed until the submission and review of this information is completed.
A new date for the PRC meeting will be finalised in the near future.


From: City of Toronto, Building Division, East District
Manson Project Update: July 17, 2003

1. PRC Meeting No. 21

The final PRC meeting for this project is confirmed for Wednesday, July 23, 2003 ,7:30 pm., at the Port Union Community Centre, Lounge. A draft agenda for this meeting is attached.
From: City of Toronto, Building Division, East District Manson Project Update: June 25, 2003

1. Information provided by the Ministry of Environment (MOE)
In response to a question from a resident to the City re the MOE audit, Allison Lee Lai has informed as follows: The results of the audit is that the consultant for Yellow Moon Homes Ltd. followed the Ministry's "Guideline for Use at Contaminated Sites in Ontario." A paper/or a field audit of a site is conducted to see if the proponent's consultant followed the Ministry's "Guideline for Use at Contaminated Sites in Ontario."

2. Information provided by the Ministry of Labour (MOL)
MOL has advised as follows on June 24 , 2003:

Ministry inspector is continuing to monitor the property.
3. Final PRC Meeting
The City has received and forwarded to the City's Peer Reviewer the results of MOE audit for his consideration in completing his report to the City. The City will schedule the PRC meeting shortly after receipt of the completed report from the Peer Reviewer.

From: City of Toronto, Building Division, East District
Manson Project Update: May 16, 2003

1. Information provided by the Ministry of Environment (MOE)

Allison Lee Lai of the MOE has advised as follows on May 15, 2003:

a. Site activities
Please be advised that to our knowledge, there has been no site activity since the last update.

b. MOE audit

The Ministry's audit of the site is still in progress.

2. Information provided by the Ministry of Labour (MOL)

MOL has advised as follows on May 16, 2003:

There is no activity on the site since the last update. Ministry inspector is continuing to visit the property.

3. The next Update is scheduled for May 30, 2003.

From: City of Toronto, Building Division, East District

Manson Project Update: May 2, 2003

1. Information provided by the Ministry of Environment (MOE)
Allison Lee Lai of the MOE has advised as follows on May 1, 2003:
a. Site activities
Please be advised that to our knowledge, there has been no site activity since the last update.
b. MOE audit
The Ministry's audit of the site is still in progress.

2. Information provided by the Ministry of Labour (MOL)
MOL has advised as follows on May 2, 2003:
There is no activity on the site since the last update. Ministry inspector is continuing to visit the property.

3. The next Update is scheduled for May 16, 2003.


From: City of Toronto, Building Division, East District
Manson Project Update: April 17, 2003

1. Information provided by the Ministry of Environment (MOE)
Allison Lee Lai of the MOE has advised as follows on April 17, 2003:
a. Site activities
Please be advised that to our knowledge, there has been no site activity since the last update.
b. MOE audit
The Ministry's audit of the site is still in progress.

2. Information provided by the Ministry of Labour (MOL)
MOL has advised as follows on April 17, 2003:
There is no activity on the site since the last update. Ministry inspector is continuing to visit the property.
3. The next Update is scheduled for May 2, 2003.
From: City of Toronto, Building Division, East District
Manson Project Update: April 7, 2003

1. Information provided by the Ministry of Environment (MOE)

Allison Lee Lai of the MOE has advised as follows on April 3, 2003:

a. Site activities

Please be advised that to our knowledge, there has been no site activity since the last update.

b. MOE audit

The Ministry's audit of the site is still in progress.

2. Information provided by the Ministry of Labour (MOL)

MOL has advised as follows on April 3, 2003:

There is no activity on the site since the last update. Ministry inspector is continuing to visit the property.

3. On March 31, 2003, the City has received from Yellow Moon Homes, a Peer Review report prepared by Jacques Whitford Environment Limited. The City has forwarded the report to the City's Peer Reviewer.

4. The next Update is scheduled for April 17, 2003.
From: City of Toronto, Building Division, East District

Manson Project Update: March 24, 2003

1. Information provided by the Ministry of Environment (MOE)

Allison Lee Lai of the MOE has advised as follows on March 24, 2003:

a. Site activities

Please be advised that to our knowledge, there has been no site activity since the last update.

b. MOE audit

The Ministry's audit of the site is still in progress.

2. Information provided by the Ministry of Labour (MOL)

MOL has advised as follows on March 20, 2003:

There is no activity on the site since the last update. Ministry inspector is continuing to visit the property.

3. The next Update is scheduled for April 4, 2003.


From: City of Toronto, Building Division, East District

From: City of Toronto, Building Division, East District

Manson Project Update: March 7, 2003

1. Information provided by the Ministry of Environment (MOE)

Allison Lee Lai of the MOE has advised as follows on March 6, 2003:

a. Site activities

Please be advised that to our knowledge, there has been no site activity since the last update.

b. MOE audit

The Ministry's audit of the site is still in progress.

2. Information provided by the Ministry of Labour (MOL)

MOL has advised as follows on March 7, 2003:

There is no activity on the site since the last update. Ministry inspector is continuing to visit the property.

3. The next Update is scheduled for March 21, 2003.

Manson Project Update: February 10, 2003


1. Information provided by the Ministry of Environment (MOE)

Allison Lee Lai of the MOE has advised as follows on February 7, 2003:

a. Site activities

Please be advised that to our knowledge, there has been no site activity since the last update.

b. MOE audit

The Ministry's audit of the site is still in progress. At this time, the Toronto District Office does not have a time frame for the completion of the audit.

2. Information provided by the Ministry of Labour (MOL)

MOL has advised as follows on February 7, 2003:

There is no activity on the site since the last update. Ministry inspector is continuing to visit the property.

3. The next Update is scheduled for February 21, 2003.

From: City of Toronto, Building Division, East District

Manson Project Update: January 28, 2003

1. Information provided by Candec Consultants
On January 21, 2003, B. Moore of Candec Consultants has provided the following information re the City Update of January 17, 2003:

This serves to inform you that no one associated with Yellowmoon Homes, Candec or National Excavating was on site in January 2003 performing any clean up work or picking up any transite.

Tests and on-site visual inspections relating to the confirmation of satisfactory clean up have been performed on a number of occasions since the beginning of December 2002. The most recent being last week.

Regarding the claims that are being made in relation to transite fragments being collected or clean up work being carried out in the past few weeks, you may judge their veracity in the light of the foregoing disclosure.

2. Information provided by the Ministry of Environment (MOE)

In response to requests from the City to clarify the time line of site activities and respond to queries from residents, Allison Lee Lai of the MOE has advised as follows on January 24, 2003:

a. Re: Status of the Manson Project

The management of the site remains with the property owner and those undertaking the work. The audit does not eliminate the need for decision making or the use of professional skills and judgement to ensure that the site is suitable for the intended use.
There was a communication error with regards to when the transite pieces were removed from the site. These pieces of transite resulted from the concrete removal and were disposed of in December 2002. This was the last area which the contractor had worked on to remove the concrete. The Ministry of the Environment was not advised in advance of the removal of the transite pieces from the property and is not required to be on site during that type of work.
Air monitoring and wetting down of the area is not required during the picking up of transite pieces from the site. The pieces of transite were bagged and disposed of at a licenced receiving facility. I must emphasize that the removal of transite pieces from the site does not violate any part of this Ministry's legislation nor the audit process.

The audit allows the Ministry to monitor how the Guideline was used and will be used to determine if the various steps outlined in the Guideline were followed. The audit team will check to see if the following was conducted:
- the supporting information prepared by the consultant is accurate and agrees with the site conditions as stated on the RSC, - the chosen level of restoration is suitable for the intended use of the site and
- the site restoration has been completed such that the site is not likely to cause an adverse effect.

If a site fails the audit, a letter will be sent to the proponent stating the reasons for the failure. The proponent must then repeat the process again and submit a new RSC to show that the site has been remediated to be suitable for the intended land use.

Please be assured that if any part of this Ministry's legislation is contravened the appropriate action will be taken.
At this time, the Toronto District Office does not have a time frame for the completion of the audit of the site.

3. Information provided by the Ministry of Labour (MOL)

In response to a request from the City to clarify the time line of site activities, C. Beatson of the MOL has advised as follows on January 24, 2003:

Due to a miscommunication , there was misunderstanding re the time line for site activities. The transite pieces were removed in mid December 2002, and only on-site testing was done in January 2003.
There is no activity on the site other than noted above. Ministry inspector is continuing to visit the property.

4. The next Update is scheduled for February 7, 2003.

From: City of Toronto, Building Division, East District Manson Project Update: January 3, 2003

1. On December 31, 2002, Allison Lee Lai of the Ministry of Environment (MOE) has advised as follows:
a. Re: Site Activities
On December 23, 2002, the MOE was informed by the City of Toronto that a resident contacted that agency indicating that work was conducted on the site on December 18, 2002. MOE contacted Candec Consultants Ltd. and was advised that they took additional samples for verification that the remediated area does meet the MOE "Guideline for Use AtContaminated Sites In Ontario". Please note that all additional test pit sampling information has to be forwarded to the Central Audit Team to be included with Candec's final report.
b. Re: MOE audit of the Manson Property

At this time, the Toronto District Office does not have a time frame for the completion of the Central Audit Team's audit of the site.

2. Today, the Ministry of Labour (MOL) has advised as follows:
There is no activity on the site. Ministry inspector is continuing to visit the property. MOL inspector was made aware of the sampling activity of December 18, 2002 by Candec Consultants Ltd., after the work was carried out. MOL has no concerns re this activity.

3. The next Update is scheduled for January 17, 2003.

From: City of Toronto, Building Division, East District
Manson Project Update: December 20, 2002

1. On December 20, 2002, Allison Lee Lai of the Ministry of Environment (MOE) has advised as follows:

On behalf of the Toronto District Office, we wish the PRC Group
"ALL THE BEST FOR THE HOLIDAYS AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR".
a. Re: Site Activities
Please be advised that to our knowledge, there has been no site activity since the last update.

b. Re: MOE audit of the Manson Property
MOE audit is still in progress but will not be completed by the end of this year.

2. Today, the Ministry of Labour (MOL) has advised as follows:
There is no activity on the site. Ministry inspector is continuing to visit the property.

3. The next Update is scheduled for January 3, 2003.
From: City of Toronto, Building Division, East District
Manson Project Update: November 22, 2002

1. Today, Allison Lee Lai of the Ministry of Environment (MOE) has advised as follows:
a. Re: Site Activities

On November 15, 2002, a resident contacted me and informed that there was some site activity on the property on November 14, 2002. I contacted National Excavating & Grading Ltd. and Candec Consultants regarding what type of activity occurred on the site on November 14, 2002. I was informed that a worker changed the engine oil from the excavator and some of the material spilled. Candec Consultants noticed that the impacted area was not cleaned up properly and instructed the contractor to clean up the area by removing the soil and disposing of it at a licenced receiving facility. The MOE contacted the Ministry of Labour (MOL) and based on the information from that department, the consultant and the contractor, I am satisfied that the impacted soil was removed from the site and disposed of properly.
b. Re: MOE audit of the Manson Property

MOE audit is still in progress at this time.

2. Today, the Ministry of Labour (MOL) has advised as follows:
The contractor has informed the MOL inspector that, on November 14, 2002, two truckloads of soil contaminated with petroleum products was removed from the site as instructed by the consultant. The Ministry inspector is continuing to visit the property.

3. The next Update is scheduled for December 6, 2002.

From: City of Toronto, Building Division, East District Manson Project Update: November 8, 2002

1. Today, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) has advised as follows:
Re: MOE audit of the Manson Property
The audit will be finalized shortly by the MOE Central Audit Team.

2. On November 6, 2002, the Ministry of Labour (MOL) has advised as follows:
There is no activity on the site. The Ministry inspector is continuing to visit the property.

3. The next Update is scheduled for November 22, 2002.


Manson Project Update: October 25, 2002

1. On October 23, 2002, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) has advised as follows:
a. Re: Site Activities
There is no work being conducted at the site as stated by an environmental officer who visited the site on October 18, 2002.
b. Re: MOE audit of the Manson Property
The audit will be finalized shortly by the MOE Central Audit Team. The reason for the length of time to complete the audit is that the Ministry required the proponent to remove the concrete slab and stockpiled materials so that MOE could get access to that portion of the site.

2. On October 24, 2002, the Ministry of Labour (MOL) has advised as follows:
There is no activity on the site. The Ministry inspector is continuing to visit the property.

3. The next Update is scheduled for November 8, 2002.

From: City of Toronto, Building Division, East District
Manson Project Update: October 11, 2002

1. Today, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) has advised as follows:
a. Re: Site Activities
The concrete removal work has been completed on site.
b. Re: MOE audit of the Manson Property
MOE's audit of the site will soon be finalized.

2. On October 9, 2002, the Ministry of Labour (MOL) has advised as follows:
There is no activity on the site. The Ministry inspector is continuing to visit the property.

3. The next Update is scheduled for October 25, 2002.

From: City of Toronto, Building Division, East District

Manson Project Update: August 1, 2002

1. Today, the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MOEE) has advised as follows:
 a. Re: Site Activities Candec Consultants & National Excavating & Grading Ltd. have informed this Ministry that there has been no work conducted on the site for the past three weeks. Once work resumes, the MOEE will continue to conduct site visits.
b. Re: MOEE audit of the Manson Property
MOEE's audit of the site is still in progress.  

2. The Ministry of Labour (MOL) has advised as follows: To date there is no work being done on site. The Ministry inspector is continuing to visit the property.

3. The next Update is scheduled for August 16, 2002.

From: City of Toronto, Building Division, East District

Manson Project Update: July 10, 2002

1. Today, the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MOEE) has advised as follows:
a. Re: Application by National Excavating & Grading Ltd. for Certificate of Approval(Air)
The Certificate of Approval(Air) has been issued to National Excavating & Grading by this Ministry to crush only clean concrete. 
b. Re: MOEE audit of the Manson Property
MOEE's audit of the site is still in progress.      
c. Re: Removal of the transite pieces and concrete:
The MOEE continues to make regular visits to the site.

2. In response to a query from a resident re air monitoring and dust control, the MOEE has advised as follows:
There are two air monitors on the site and in operation during the work period. A hi-vol air monitor is used and situated downwind of the work area and a fibrous aerosol monitor is operated downwind of the work area and in accordance with the wind direction. There are two hoses being used on the site: 1) to control the generation of dust in the immediate work area (which is also used in other areas where there maybe a dust emission) and 2) before the truck leaves the site, the truck tires are washed down which is appropriate for this type of work.

3. The Ministry of Labour (MOL) has advised as follows:
- The site is being visited on a daily basis.

3. The next Update is scheduled for July 19, 2002.