Suncor wants to build a new cardlock fuel pump station where a similar facility operated from 1990 to the mid-2010s

After a decade as a vacant lot, the southeast corner of the Black Road and McNabb Street intersection is being eyed as the site for a new cardlock fuel pump facility.

Suncor Energy will ask city council on Monday for zoning changes allowing the operation on the 5.2-hectare property where a previous cardlock gas station was located from 1990 until it closed in the mid-2010s.

“The primary use of this site will be for transport trailers refuelling on site,” says Salvatore Marchese from the city’s planning department. 

“The use of this site will be restricted to only those with designated cards and will focus on vehicles moving goods from one location to another,” Marchese says.

“The cardlock facility will be located adjacent to the Trans-Canada Highway corridor that runs through the municipality. This supports the movement of freight and utilizes an adjacent property to the highway, allowing for effective and convenient refuelling opportunities for transport vehicles moving goods.”

“There are bulk fuel storage facilities and a waterworks equipment supplier on the adjacent properties, in addition to other industrial uses.”

“A cardlock facility is an unattended fuel station where transport trucks and fleet vehicle drivers use an access card to fill up at any time of the day.”

Marchese says Suncor is proposing to allow vehicles to enter the property from south of the intersection on Black Road, and then leave the site through a left-hand-turn-only exit on McNabb Street east of the corner. 

“Although no retail is currently proposed, such retail would likely be considered as an accessory use if developed in the future. There will be a washroom for those with a cardlock pass, and potentially an accessory office space.”

“This proposal seeks to revitalize a vacant parcel that is situated along a key corridor through the city that has been vacant for the past 10 years. The proposed use has worked in the past without any known issues, and given the surrounding land uses, fits accordingly without impacting the neighbouring properties,” Marchese says in a report prepared for Monday’s city council meeting.

If Suncor is granted re-zoning on the property, it must still do the following:


a demolition permit will be required to remove any buildings
a permit will be needed to erect a fuel pump island
zoning requirements, including required landscaping and an additional road-widening allowance, must be satisfied
meet building code requirements for construction around overhead powerlines

Monday’s city council meeting will be livestreamed on SooToday starting at 5 p.m.