New project being assessed by Parks Canada and Transport Canada – Public comments invited from July 10 to August 9, 2024  

July 10, 2024 – Parks Canada and Transport Canada must decide whether the proposed project Dog Camp Water Control Structure, located in Wood Buffalo National Park is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects. The project will be assessed using a Detailed Impact Assessment.

To help inform this decision, Parks Canada and Transport Canada are issuing this notice of intent to make a determination and inviting comments from the public on the project's potential effects on the environment as the public consultation for this proposal. All comments received will be considered public. For more information on the public nature of your comments, individuals should consult the Privacy Notice on the Registry website.

In order to submit comments or request a copy of the draft Detailed Impact Assessment report, contact:

Email: wbnpactionplan-planactionpnwb@pc.gc.ca.

Comments must be submitted by August 9, 2024.

Project Summary: The Dog Camp Water Control Structure Project (the Project) is an initiative proposed by Indigenous partners in the Peace Athabasca Delta (the Mikisew Cree First Nation, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, and Fort Chipewyan Metis Nation) under the Wood Buffalo National Park World Heritage Site Action Plan. The Project would be located on the Chanel des Quatres Fourches, approximately 12 km southwest of Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, in Wood Buffalo National Park. The Project aims to mimic historic inundation patterns and reintroduce more frequent flooding of perched basins, with benefits to ecological integrity and access for traditional use within the Lake Claire and Mamawi Lake areas of in support of maintaining the Outstanding Universal Value of the Wood Buffalo National Park World Heritage Site.

Through a collaborative process involving Indigenous partners along with federal and provincial technical experts, a conceptual design and detailed impact assessment for the project has been prepared. The Project proposes the construction of an inflatable/adjustable weir with a dual cart and winch system for boat passage and a nature-like fishway.

Scope of Assessment: The detailed impact assessment evaluates potential effects on Water Quantity and Navigation, Water Quality, Fish and Fish Habitat and Aquatic Invertebrates, Vegetation and Wetlands, Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat, Indigenous Culture, Heritage and Way of Life, and Cultural Resources.