Public Notice

March 27, 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 April 26, 2024 to contact identified on the project page.

The Proposed Project

New Fibre Installation

ATG Arrow Technology Group Limited Partnership plans to install underground fiber optic cabling, for Internet purposes, to all residential homes in the community of Wabasca No. 166, Wabasca No. 166B, Wabasca No. 166C  Wabasca No. 166D and Bigstone Cree Nation. The project involves the installation of approximately 109 km of underground fiber optic cable along local roads in the community of Wabasca No. 166, Wabasca No. 166B, Wabasca No. 166C  Wabasca No. 166D and Bigstone Cree Nation. The cable is to be buried by directional drilling, trenching, or using existing conduits, or a combination of these methods in existing roadway alignments.