The closed Petro-Canada gas station at Fairview Street and Maple Avenue in Burlington might be rebuilt and opened again, but operator Suncor is not confirming any plans.
The closed Petro-Canada gas station at Fairview Street and Maple Avenue in Burlington might be rebuilt and opened again, but operator Suncor is not confirming any plans.
The closed Petro-Canada gas station at Fairview Street and Maple Avenue in Burlington’s Maple Mews Plaza could be rebuilt and opened again, but operator Suncor Energy isn’t sharing its plan yet.
Mary Ellen Sullivan, controller for property owner Rosart Properties Inc., said Suncor still has a lease with Rosart Properties for the site.
“Suncor will be demolishing the existing building and gas bar structures this Spring,” Sullivan stated in an April 22 email. “The plan will be to rebuild this location and they are in the process of submitting (a) site plan application.”
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City of Burlington spokesperson Emily Trotta said staff in both the building and planning departments confirmed there have not been any recent demolition, building permit or site plan applications for the gas station site, as of April 23.
Suncor Energy spokesperson Leithan Slade said the company decided to close the Petro-Canada location as part of a regular review of its retail network.
Slade did not answer questions about plans for the site.
“Nothing further to share,” he stated in an April 24 email. “We don’t share site specific commercially sensitive information.”
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A sign on the fence surrounding the vacant gas station states that it permanently closed on Sept. 15.
Ontario’s Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) regulates and licenses gas stations in the province, and oversees the closure and decommissioning of the facilities.
Lisa Hall, TSSA director of communications, said the Fairview-Maple Petro-Canada has a gas station license that is valid until April 20, 2025. Its license to operate a propane cylinder exchange or handling facility expired on April 6, 2024.
“When a gas station closes, the owner has two years to remove the tanks and piping and submit an environmental assessment to TSSA,” Hall said. “The environmental assessment provides assurance that no fuel contaminants have leaked into the ground. After a site with underground tanks has closed for 180 days, monthly inspections must be conducted until the tanks are removed.”
Hall said this particular site was last inspected on Feb. 9, 2024.
“At that time, the inspector confirmed the site was shut down and issued orders to ensure the owner is having monthly inspections performed. The owner has until May 9, 2024, to comply,” she said.
is a reporter with Metroland, primarily covering Burlington. He previously covered the community of Dundas for 25 years. Reach him at ccampbell@torstar.ca.
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