East Gwillimbury residents will soon be able to benefit from access to a cost-effective and reliable energy source for their homes and businesses.
The Project is funded by $8.4 million from the Ontario Government’s Natural Gas Expansion Program, in addition to the system expansion surcharge (23 cents/m3 to be paid over a term of 40 years by all customers served by the project).
To bring natural gas to East Gwillimbury, the following facilities will be required and are subject to Leave to Construct (LTC) approvals.
Preliminary Preferred Route (PPR)
- The Project involves the construction of two stations; one near the intersection of Mount Albert Road and McCowan Road and one near the intersection north of Warden Avenue and Doane Road.
- Enbridge Gas has identified a preliminary preferred route consisting of multiple small segments of plastic distribution pipeline, of which includes a combination of approximately 27 kilometres (km) and 10.3 km of 2- inch polyethylene (PE), and 4- inch PE, respectively, for a total of approximately 37.3 kilometers (km).
- The preliminary preferred route includes segments along Bathurst Street, Queensville Sideroad, Davis Drive, McCowan Road, and Mount Albert Road at Yonge Street. Also included are proposed segments in Hollands Landing along 2nd Concession Road south of Mount Albert Road. Additionally, there are proposed segments to tie into existing infrastructure at Woodbine and Holburn Road, Mount Albert Road and McCowan Road, Centre Street, McCowan Road and Ravenshoe Road.
- Please refer to the map to see the proposed routes and study areas for the Project.
- Enbridge Gas has hired Dillon Consulting Limited, a third-party environmental consultant, to complete a detailed review of the proposed route in terms of the environmental and socio-economic impacts.
- The final pipeline route is determined based on Enbridge’s current infrastructure in place, the results of the environmental assessment of the proposed routes and in consultation with affected Indigenous communities, stakeholders, and public input.
- As this is a community expansion project, the final route also considers servicing the largest number of potential customers.
The preliminary proposed route(s) and ancillary facilities have been developed for purposes of an assessment of potential environmental and socioeconomic impacts and do not represent the final project scope/design that will provide access to natural gas to end-use customers.
We’re working in many project areas across Ontario as we prepare for future natural gas community expansion projects as part of the Ontario Government’s Natural Gas Expansion Program. Area residents may see our crews completing soil sampling, land surveying, test digs and holding field meetings, which are all activities that help inform our project routes and timelines for construction. This pre-work is ongoing, and you may occasionally notice equipment in operation, and some noise. We apologize for any inconvenience this might cause. This work is being conducted by Enbridge Gas employees, or contractors working on our behalf. All employees and contractors carry identification at all times.
Project Status/timeline
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Feasibility
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Environmental studies
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Regulatory review
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Regulatory approval
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Under construction
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In-service
Project Status/timeline
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Feasibility
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Environmental studies
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Regulatory review
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Regulatory approval
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Under construction
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In-service
For the environmental study, a 125 metre Study Area will be captured on either side of the Preliminary Preferred Route and ancillary facilities. Due to the size and scale of this map, a 125 metre Study Area would not be clearly visible.
