Public Notice

August 26, 2025 – Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada must determine whether the proposed project is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.

To help inform this determination, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada is 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 September 25, 2025 to contact identified on the project page.

The Proposed Project

Upgrade (Single) Tower

Bearspaw First Nation is proposing the addition of a 0.779m antenna, in the 60 GHz frequency band, mounted at the top of an existing 45.7m tower which is located on Stoney 142B. The antenna will be installed to improve network access to high-speed internet. In the future, the existing tower may have other antennas and other radiocommunication equipment added or replaced.

New Fibre Installation

Bearspaw First Nation plans to install underground fiber optic cabling, for Internet purposes, to all residential homes in the Kehewin 123. The project involves the installation of approximately 31.5 km of underground fiber optic cable within the Indian reserve of Kehewin 123.

The cable is to be buried by directional drilling, trenching, or using existing conduits, or a combination of these methods in existing roadway alignments.