Public Notice

Hnausa Harbour - Dredging Project - Winter 2020-21 – Public Comments Invited

September 25, 2020 – Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Small Craft Harbours Branch, must determine whether the proposed Hnausa Harbour Dredging Project – Winter 2020-21 located in Hnuasa, MB is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.

To help inform this determination, Fisheries and Oceans Canada is inviting comments from the public respecting that determination. All comments received will be considered public and may be posted online. For more information, individuals should consult the Privacy Notice on the Registry website.

Written comments must be submitted by October 26, 2020 to:

Eleanor McEwan, Senior Project Engineer

501 University Crescent,

Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N6

204-984-1102

eleanor.mcewan@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

 

The Proposed Project

Hnausa Harbour is located on the West side of Lake Winnipeg, approximately 120 km North of Winnipeg, Manitoba. The harbour is an active commercial fishing facility under the administration of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Small Craft Harbours Branch (SCH).

Small Craft Harbours is proposing to undertake dredging at Hnausa Harbour.  The scope of this project includes dredging of the channel entrance. The proposed dredging will be done from the ice by land based equipment and a silt curtain will be used to isolate the area.  All dredged material will be disposed of on land above the high water mark. The approximate area to be dredged is 3020 square meters, and the approximate total volume of material is 2000 cubic meters.