Notice of Public Information Centre #1 and Study Reclassification

The Study

The City of Kingston is undertaking a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (MCEA) Study for the extension of Cataraqui Woods Drive from Sydenham Road to approximately 600m east of Sydenham Road. The extension of Cataraqui Woods Drive was identified in the 2019 Development Charges Background Study and is anticipated to support expansion of the Purdy’s Mill Neighbourhood and provide access to other developable lands in the area.

The EA Study will develop up to four road alignment alternatives (inclusive of a Do-Nothing option) and recommend an optimal alignment option that limits impact to the surrounding area with a feasible connection southerly to Old Mill Road including determination of appropriate intersection control at the east end of the proposed extension of Cataraqui Woods Drive. Active transportation facilities along the corridor for pedestrian and cycling uses are to be provided along the preferred road alignment. A sanitary storm sewer feasibility study along the preferred road alignment is to be completed.

Study Area Map

A map outlining the study area.

Process & Study Reclassification

This Study is being carried out in accordance with the planning and design process as outlines in the Municipal Engineers Association’s MCEA (2000, as amended in 2011, 2015, 2023 & 2024) requirements which is approved under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act. The Study, originally intended to be completed as a Schedule “B” Municipal Class EA has since been upgraded to a Schedule “C” due to an increase in anticipated construction cost of the identified preferred solution.

The EA process includes completion of technical studies to determine existing conditions, development and evaluation of alternatives, an assessment of the impacts of the proposed road alignments, and development of a preferred design.

Upon completion of this Study, and Environmental Study Report documenting the planning and decision-making process will be submitted to the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation, and Parks and made available for public review for a period of 30 calendar days.

You are invited

The City of Kingston is hosting the first of two Public Information Centres (PICs) for this Study. The purpose of the first PIC is to introduce the Study, including the problem and opportunities to be addressed, the existing conditions within the Study Area, the alternative solutions, their evaluation, and the recommended solutions.

You are invited to join us in-person for the first PIC on November 26^th, 2025, from 6:00pm – 8:00pm to learn more about the Study and provide your feedback. The PIC will be held in an informal drop-in format with no formal presentation. Materials about the Study will be on display and members of the project team will be available to answer questions and discuss the project.

Date: Wednesday November 26, 2025
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: Downstairs Hall C – Invista Centre 1350 Gardiners Road, Kingston On, K7P 0E5

For those interested in this Study but unable to attend the PIC in-person, PIC #1 materials will be posted for review and comments on the City’s Get Involved project-specific webpage at https://getinvolved.cityofkingston.ca/cataraqui-woods-drive-municipal-class-environmental-assessment or by scanning the QR code. Comments will be received until December 10, 2025.

For more information please visit the study website at: https://www.cityofkingston.ca/news/posts/notice-of-commencement-cataraqui-woods-drive-municipal-class-environmental-assessment/

Study Contacts

If you have any questions or comments regarding the Study, or wish to be added to the email list for receiving notices, please contact one of the project team members:

This notice first issued on November 12^th, 2025.