January 6, 2025  – Indigenous Services Canada must determine whether the proposed Grassy Narrows Water and Wastewater System Upgrades, located in the community of Grassy Narrows First Nation, is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects. 

To help inform this determination, Indigenous Services 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 February 07, 2025 to:

MaryJane Moses
100 Anemki Place, Suite 101
Fort William First Nation, Ontario, P7J 1A5
(343) 573-6745
maryjane.moses@sac-isc.gc.ca

The Proposed Project

Grassy Narrows First Nation proposes to upgrade the water and wastewater treatment systems in the community to provide effective treatment, distribution and fire protection by replacing the water treatment plant, water tower, standpipe, raw water intake line, and extend/replace water distribution piping; as well as, construct a new wastewater treatment plant and install two new communal septic systems with the decommissioning of individual septic systems in two residential areas. Decommissioning of aging infrastructure will occur following the commissioning of new systems and facilities.