Public Notice

December 27, 2023 – Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada must determine whether the proposed project is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.

To help inform this determination, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada is inviting comments from the public respecting that determination. All comments received will be considered public and may be posted online.

Written comments must be submitted by January 25, 2024 to the coordinates listed on the project page.

The Proposed Project

New Fibre Installation

Bell Canada plans to install underground fiber optic cabling, for Internet purposes, to all residential homes in the Rideau Migratory Bird Sanctuary. The project involves the installation of approximately 3.59 km of underground fiber optic cable from Corkstown Road, west of Read St to Corktown Lane, and from Rideau River Blvd, east of Boat Launch Rd to Hwy 43.

The cable is to be buried by directional drilling, trenching, or using existing conduits, or a combination of these methods in existing roadway alignments.