This project is now complete. The public comment period ended May 27, 2024. Copies of the Environmental Study Report and the Appendices are available on this page. If you have any questions, please contact the project team at
SchneiderCreekEA@kitchener.ca or call Sanitary and Stormwater Utilities at 519-741-2345 (TTY: 1-866-969-9994).

• Notice of completion

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  The City of Kitchener has completed the Class Environmental Assessment to address flood risk at Schneider and Shoemaker Creeks. The recommended solution is to:

  • Construct naturalized channels,
  • Realign a section of the Iron Horse Trail, and
  • Include three amenity features along the trail.

  The City has planned this project through the Schedule “C” process of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (2015). As such, public and technical agency consultation played a key role in developing the study recommendations.

  An Environmental Study Report (ESR) documenting the planning process undertaken, details of the study recommendations as well as potential impacts and mitigation measures, has been completed and is being made available for public review. Subject to comments received following this Notice and the receipt of approvals, the City intends to proceed with the detail design and construction of the recommended project as outlined in the ESR, which will include further in-person public engagement sessions before construction.

  View the report

  View the appendices

  Interested persons may provide written comments to the project team by May 27, 2024. Further information may be obtained from one of the following members of the project team:

  Chris Nechacov, C.E.T.

  Design & Construction Project Manager

  City of Kitchener

  Tel: 519-741-2200 ext 7148

  Email: schneidercreekea@kitchener.ca

  Steve Brown, MBA, P.Eng.

  Project Manger

  Stantec Consulting Ltd.

  Tel: 519-585-7446

  Email: schneidercreekea@stantec.com

  In addition, a request to the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks for an order imposing additional conditions or requiring an individual environmental assessment may be made on the grounds that the requested order may prevent, mitigate or remedy adverse impacts on constitutionally protected Aboriginal and treaty rights. Requests should include your full name and contact information.

  Requests should specify what kind of order is being requested (additional conditions or an individual environmental assessment), explain how an order may prevent, mitigate or remedy potential adverse impacts, and can include any supporting information.

  The request should be sent in writing and must be received by the Minister and Director at the coordinates below as well as to the City of Kitchener project contact above no later than May 27, 2024:

  Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks

  Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks

  777 Bay Street, 5th Floor

  Toronto, ON M7A 2J3

  Minister.mecp@ontario.ca

  and

  Director, Environmental Assessment Branch

  Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks

  135 St. Clair Ave. W, 1st Floor

  Toronto, ON M4V 1P5

  EABDirector@ontario.ca

  Please visit the ministry’s website for more information on requests for orders under section 16 of the Environmental Assessment Act at: www.ontario.ca/page/class-environmentalassessments-part-ii-order.

  All personal information included in your request – such as name, address, telephone number and property location – is collected, under the authority of section 30 of the Environmental Assessment Act and is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public. As this information is collected for the purpose of a public record, the protection of personal information provided in the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) does not apply (s.37). Personal information you submit will become part of a public record that is available to the general public unless you request that your personal information remain confidential.

  This Notice was first issued April 10, 2024.

• What we heard at the third Public Information Centre

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  Thanks to everyone who filled out a survey or came out to the third public information centre on December 12, 2023. The majority of participants chose the preferred design concept as their favourite.

  This design concept included:

  • Restored sections of Schneider and Shoemaker creeks
  • Extending the Iron Horse Trail from Ottawa Street to Sydney Street
  • A new trail along Shoemaker Creek between Courtland Avenue and the Iron Horse Trail
  • Adding amenities like seating or lookouts to up to three places along the trails

  
  

  Read the summary report

• Share your feedback until Jan. 1, 2024

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  Thank you to everyone who came to the Public Information Centre on Tuesday, Dec. 12. Check out the open house presentation boards and tell us what you think! The presentation boards include:

  • Project background and evaluation criteria
  • Four alternative design options for the preferred solution
  • An evaluation of the design options
  • A preliminary preferred design option

  Whether you attended this week or not, we want your feedback! Please fill in our survey so we can hear what you think about the alternative design options.

  Answer the survey

• Upcoming Public Information Centre #3

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  Please join us for the third public information centre about the Schneider Creek Environmental Assessment.

  December 12, 2023

  5:00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.

  Rockway Golf Course, 625 Rockway Drive, Kitchener

  The City of Kitchener invites you to our third public information centre for the Schneider Creek and Shoemaker Creek Environmental Assessment. At this event, you will be able to review concept designs for the preferred solution. We want your feedback on the design alternatives.

  These design alternatives are being created using community feedback from the last two Open Houses in 2023. We want to hear from you as we work towards a final design.

  Please register for this event here: Registration Form

  At this event, we will have available:

  • Light dinner provided
  • Free GRT bus or ION passes
  • Childminding for ages 4-12
  • All-gender washrooms

  Alternate formats, communication supports, and accommodations are also available. If you require an accessible document or support to participate in this event, please let Sarah Anderson know at Sarah.Anderson@kitchener.ca or 519-741-2200 x4047.

  We hope to see you there!

• What We Heard at the second Public Information Centre

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  Thank you to everyone who joined us on June 28th, 2023, for our second public information centre. It was great to hear your feedback on the alternative solutions for Schneider and Shoemaker Creek!

  Based on your input, consultation with Indigenous rights holders, and internal review, we have chosen alternative 4 as the preferred solution. Alternative 4 includes a naturalization of the channel and banks of the creeks.

  For more information on the alternative solutions and the community's feedback, see the resources below:

  • Review the information centre materials

  • Read descriptions of the four alternative solutions

  • Explore a summary of what we heard at the Public Information Session
  • Explore the online ideas board (now closed)
    

  
  If you have any additional comments or questions, please contact the project team.

  We will continue posting project updates on this Engage page. To stay up to date, please add your email to the Stay Informed box on the project page and then click 'Subscribe'.

  What's Next

  We will hold a third Public Information Centre on December 12 from 5 to 8 p.m. At this open house, we will ask for your feedback on design concepts for the preferred solution. Event details and a registration form will be available in November.

  
  

  

• Tell us what you think

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  The second Public Information Centre for the Schneider and Shoemaker Creeks Environmental Assessment is on June 28, 2023. Check out the presentation materials and tell us what you think!

  Read the June 28 Information Centre materials

  The presentation materials include:

  • Project details such as opportunities and constraints
  • Four alternative solutions
  • Evaluation criteria that will be used to assess the alternatives
  • A preliminary preferred solution

  
  

  We want your feedback on the alternative solutions and the evaluation criteria. Please share your comments and ideas by clicking on these ideas boards:

  • Tell us what you think about the alternative solutions
  • Tell us what you think about the evaluation criteria

  
  

• Upcoming Public Information Centre #2

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  Please join us for a second public information centre:

  June 28, 2023

  5:00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.

  Rockway Collegiate Mennonite Collegiate, 110 Doon Rd. Kitchener

  The City of Kitchener is hosting a public meeting to share information about an environmental assessment at the area where Schneider and Shoemaker creeks meet.

  The same brief presentation will be delivered twice — at 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. — and staff will be available to answer questions throughout the meeting.

  We invite you to join us for this second public meeting to learn more about the project and ask our team questions. We want your feedback on alternative solutions and evaluation criteria.

  Please register for this event here: Registration Form

  At this event, we will have available:

  • Light refreshments
  • Free GRT bus or ION passes
  • Childminding for ages 4-12
  • All-gender washrooms

  Alternate formats, communication supports, and accommodations are also available. If you require an accessible document or support to participate in this event, please let Sarah Anderson know at Sarah.Anderson@kitchener.ca or 519-741-2200 x4047.

  We hope to see you there!

• First public information centre materials now available

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  Thank you to everyone who joined us on April 13, 2023 for our first public information centre. More than 70 people came to share their thoughts and learn more about the project!

  The slides from the presentation are now available: View the presentation.

  The boards from the night are also now available for viewing: View the boards.

  Find questions and answers from the first public information centre under FAQ.

  If you have any additional comments or questions, please contact the project team.

  We regularly share new and updated information about this project. If you would like to receive those updates by email, please add your email to the Stay Informed box on the project page and then click 'Subscribe'.

  

  
  

• Frequently Asked Questions Posted

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  Thank you for all of your questions and feedback for the Environmental Assessment for Schneider and Shoemaker Creek! We have received several comments on this page and through email. It was also great to hear from you at our first open house for this project in April.

  
  

  We have created a Frequently Asked Questions page with some of the common questions and concerns. We will continue to update this FAQ in the future. Thank you again for your interest, and we value your input for this project.

• First public information centre tomorrow

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  Looking forward to seeing you all at the public information centre!

  Join us tomorrow April 13, 2023 from 6:00-8:00pm at Rockway Golf Course (625 Rockway Drive, Kitchener).

  Come and learn about the project, ask questions, and share your ideas and considerations that should be taken into account during the development of design alternatives.

  There will be light refreshments and also activities available for children 4+. We will have a formal presentation and question and answer period from 6:30-7:00pm.