Public Notice

January 23, 2024 – 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 February 23, 2024 to contact identified on the project page.

The Proposed Project

New Fibre Installation

TELUS Communications Inc. plans to install underground fiber optic cabling, for Internet purposes, to all residential homes in the communities of Nicomen, Kanaka Bar, Siska, Skuppah, Spuzzum, Nekliptum No.1, Kleetlekut No.22, Inklyuhkinatko No.2, Chetwynd, Dokie Siding, Wabi Hill, Twidwell Bend, Osborn, Blueberry River First Nation and Doig River First Nation. The project involves the installation of approximately 67 km of underground and aerial fiber optic cable along 208 km of roads within the communities.

The cable will be buried by directional drilling, trenching, or using existing conduits, or a combination of these methods in existing roadway alignments, but will be suspended on support structures to connect to residential homes and businesses.