Public Notice

Dykeland Upgrade, Advocate Harbour Marsh, Cumberland County, NS – Public Comments Invited

December 19, 2025 – The authorities must determine whether the proposed Dykeland Upgrade, Advocate Harbour Marsh, located in Advocate Harbour is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.

To help inform this determination, the authorities are 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 January 19, 2025 to:

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Fish and Fish Habitat Protection Program

PO Box 1006, P500 Dartmouth, NS B2Y 4A2
Telephone: 902-426-3909

DFO.FPPMAR-PPPMAR.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

The Proposed Project

Nova Scotia Department of Public Works (NSDPW) is proposing to use armour rock to stabilize 1,714 metre (m) length of eroding shoreline along their Advocate Marsh dyke using riprap and armour rock, extend one aboiteau and install two new stormwater aboiteaux.  The Advocate Marsh project is one of 16 sites and projects included in Dykeland System Upgrades Project (DSUP) that is currently being undertaken by the NSDPW and Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture (NSDA). All works will be conducted during periods of low tide. Works below the ordinary high water mark (OHWM) are proposed to occur in January 2026. Tendering will be in 2025 with potential mobilization of equipment and materials to begin in 2026. No work will be carried out below the OHWM in 2025. This Project will have a footprint of 16,880 m² in fish habitat (1,165 m² low saltmarsh; 9,790 m² high saltmarsh; 5,925 m²  riverine habitat).