Agreement

This agreement is made in triplicate 28th day of November, 2006, between The Minister of the Environment (the Minister) and Waste Management of Canada Corporation (the Proponent)

Concerning

The proposal by the Proponent to provide additional waste disposal capacity, with or without energy from waste, for non-hazardous municipal and industrial, commercial and institutional waste generated in Ontario at a location within the City of Ottawa (the Undertaking).

Whereas section 3.0.1 of the Environmental Assessment Act states:

A person, other than a person referred to in clause 3 (a), who carries out, proposes to carry out or is the owner or person having charge, management or control of an enterprise or activity or a proposal, plan or program in respect of an enterprise or activity may enter into a written agreement with the Minister to have this Act apply to the enterprise, activity, proposal, plan or program.

Whereas the Proponent is a person, other than a person referred to in clause 3 (a) of the Environmental Assessment Act, who carries out, proposes to carry out or is the owner or person having charge, management or control of an enterprise or activity or a proposal, plan or program in respect of an enterprise or activity which is described above as the Undertaking.

Whereas the Proponent has requested that the Environmental Assessment Act apply to the Undertaking.

Now, therefore

The Minister and the Proponent agree that the Environmental Assessment Act apply to the Undertaking.

Executed at Toronto, by:

Original signed by:
Laurel Broten
Minister of the Environment

Executed at Ottawa, by:

Original signed by:
Kevin Cinq-Mars
Waste Management of Canada Corporation
I have the authority to bind the Corporation.