Public Notice

North Bay Small Craft Harbour Rehabilitation

June 3, 2025 – Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Small Craft Harbours Branch, must determine whether the proposed North Bay Small Craft Harbour Rehabilitation project located in North Bay, ON is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.

To help inform this determination, Fisheries and Oceans 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 July 3, 2025 to:

Deirdre Connell

1111 International Blvd Suite 701, Burlington, ON, L7L 6W1

905-975-8523

deirdre.connell@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

The Proposed Project

Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Small Craft Harbours (DFO-SCH) is planning to undertake a harbour rehabilitation project at the North Bay, Ontario Small Craft Harbour site. North Bay Small Craft Harbour, is located on Lake Nipissing in North Bay, ON. The Site is currently used primarily as a recreational facility, offering public lake access and temporary transient berthage.

This rehabilitation project will focus on the Service Dock and Launch Ramp and includes:

• Encapsulating the existing steel sheet pile walls on the Service Dock and Launch Ramp Walls with new pre-cast concrete panels
• New walls to be approximately 500-700mm beyond existing walls
• Supply and installation of rock protection (rip rap) along the toe of the new wall (full length)
• Requires approximately 1.2 m wide x 0.6 m deep excavation
• To accommodate the new wall, the existing launch ramp consisting of pre-cast concrete panels, will be removed and reinstalled about 500-700mm north of its existing location
• Installing a pile cap on the new walls
• Installing a new concrete deck and/or reinstating existing concrete pavers (where applicable)
• Reinstating asphalt in the disturbed area

The project will include installation and maintenance of a turbidity curtain around the work. Additionally, there are two gas pumps on the service dock that will remain; fuel lines will be located and protected during construction.