January 20, 2025 – Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada must determine whether the proposed Snaw-Naw-As Multi Use Trail (Phase 2) for Nanoose First Nation, BC, is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.

To help inform this determination, Housing, Infrastructures, and Communities Canada is inviting comments from the public respecting that determination. All comments will be considered public. For more information, individuals should consult the Privacy Notice on the Registry website (https://iaac-aeic.gc.ca/050/evaluations/Protection?culture=en-CA).

Written comments must be submitted by February 20, 2025 to:

Regan Chatten, Environmental Review Officer, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada. 

The Proposed Project

The proposed project aims to provide access to the Nation's waterfront from the community's primary residential area, campground and playground, and on Snaw-Naw-As Road, as well as the Market and employment centre along the Island Highway and Lantzville Road. The proposed project will implement a ~295 m asphalt pathway extension that connects the community's waterfront to the pathway on Snaw-Naw-As Road. The project will take place on federal and  developed land. The size of the project is ~1750 m²,  and will involve ~1560 m² of excavation .

This project includes:

• New bike rack or locker in developed areas under 100m²
• New lights in developed areas
• New benches in developed areas
• New non-greenery landscaping
• Expansion or increasing width of a multi-use path in a developed area
• New greenery along new active transportation route Planting trees