Jewel Bridge Environmental Assessment Study

A presentation describing the Jewel Bridge Road Structure Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Study is now available for viewing. A copy of the presentation is also available under Documents.

Interested members of the public, indigenous communities, and agencies, are welcome to ask questions of the project team as well as provide comments on the project and the proposed alternative solutions. Questions and comments can also be submitted to the project team via email. Alternatively, an in-person meeting with the Town can be scheduled during the week of July 8, 2024.

The comment period will be open for three weeks. Please submit comments and questions by Friday, July 12, 2024.

As part of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (MCEA) process, site-specific studies are completed to identify impacts and mitigation measures.

A copy of the following reports can be found under Documents,

• Draft Cultural Heritage Evaluation
• Draft Geotechnical Investigation Report
• Natural Environment and Fish Habitat Assessment
• Draft Stage 1-2 Archaeological Property Assessment

The Town is proceeding with a Schedule B Municipal Class Environmental Assessment study to consider the impacts associated with the proposed improvements. Online public engagement is being offered on the Town's Open Mic Page. Starting Friday, June 21, 2024, interested members of the public, indigenous communities, and agencies have an opportunity to view a presentation describing the study, ask questions of the project team, as well as provide comments on the project and the proposed alternative solutions. The Notice of Online Public Engagement can be found under Documents.

Comments and questions are to be submitted by Friday, July 12, 2024.

The Notice of Study Commencement is the formal notification to the Public that the Town is undertaking a Study following the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Process. The Notice of Study Commencement can be found under Documents.

The Public Engagement process will occur in the near future, but should you wish to provide comments at this time, please contact the Town's Consultant.