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Webinar Series
The Community Access Road webinar series is back with a focus on the review of the Draft Environmental Assessment / Impact Statement for the proposed Community Access Road!
The first in this series is Community Well-Being, held on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at 4 p.m. EST. Register now by clicking the button below!
Upcoming webinars include:
- Land: Ungulates - Thursday, May 8
- Water: Fish and Fish Habitat - Thursday, May 22
- People: Land and Resource Use - Thursday, June 5
Stay tuned for updates!
If your community or organization is interested in a meeting to talk about any of the topics covered in the webinar series, please reach out to book a meeting.
Our previous webinar series was on the Community Access Road are available for viewing here.
- Climate Change Adaptation and the Community Access Road – February 8, 2024
- Route Selection - November 16, 2023
- Animals and Wildlife (moose / mooz, caribou / atik and animals with fur) – November 15, 2022
- Surface Water, Fish and Fish Habitat – November 29, 2022
- Archaeology and Cultural Heritage – January 10, 2023
- Vegetation and Physiography – January 17, 2023
- Peatlands – January 31, 2023
- Air Quality, Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change – February 14, 2023
- Socio-Economic Studies Part I – February 21, 2023
- Socio-Economic Studies Part II– February 28, 2023
- Groundwater and Geochemistry – March 14, 2023
- Birds - March 21, 2023
- Reptiles, Amphibians, Insects and Bats - March 28, 2023
- Aboriginal and / or Treaty Rights and Interests - April 4, 2023
Public Information Centres - Environmental Assessment / Impact Statement Phase
Public Information Centre #6
The Community Access Road Team is hosting its sixth Public Information Centre in Thunder Bay and Geraldton, Ontario on May 26 and May 29, 2025, to discuss the public release of the Draft Environmental Assessment / Impact Statement.
- Thunder Bay Session:
Monday, May 26, 2025
Superior Inn, 555 Arthur St W
Open House from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.* - Geraldton Session:
Thursday, May 29, 2025
Recreation Centre, 200 Wardrope Ave.
Open House 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.*
*The first hour is dedicated to Indigenous Community Members only.
Notice:
Public Information Centre #5
The Community Access Road Team hosted its fifth Public Information Centre on October 25 and October 26, 2023 to discuss the upcoming Route Selection Milestone and share early finding from the Existing Conditions Reports.
PIC #5 Meeting Summary (PDF 2MB)
Notice:
Notice (English) (PDF 374KB)
Notice (French) (PDF 2MB)
Notice (Ojibway) (PDF 2MB)
Notice (Oji-Cree) (PDF 2MB)
Notice (Cree) (PDF 2MB)
Public Information Centre #4
Public Information Centre (PIC #4) was held on December 7, 2022 in Thunder Bay and December 8 in Geraldton. Updates and information on the upcoming Effects Assessment Methods Milestone were provided. Indigenous community members and the public met the team to learn about the planning process and share feedback, ideas and values related to the proposed all season access road.
View the PIC#4 Materials Online
PIC #4 Meeting Summary (PDF 2MB)
Notices:
Notice (English) (PDF 424KB)
Notice (French) (PDF 421KB)
Notice (Ojibway) (PDF 384KB)
Notice (Oji-Cree) (PDF 381KB)
Notice (Cree) (PDF 380KB)
Public Information Centre #3 (PIC #3): Environmental Assessment / Impact Statement Phase #1 Introduction
The Community Access Road Team held the first PIC during the provincial Environmental Assessment / federal Impact Statement phase of the Project on Monday, June 27, 2022 in Thunder Bay and Wednesday, June 29, 2022 in Geraldton. This PIC provided an opportunity to share comments, ideas and values related to the proposed Community Access Road.
PIC #3 Meeting Summary:
View the Summary (PDF 434KB)
Notices:
Notice (English) (PDF 5MB)
Notice (French) (PDF 5MB)
Notice (Ojibway) (PDF 5MB)
Notice (Ojicree) (PDF 5MB)
Notice (Cree) (PDF 6MB)
Public Information Centres -Terms of Reference Phase
Public Information Centre #1
The first Public Information Centre was held Tuesday, April 30, 2019 in Thunder Bay and Wednesday, May 1, 2019 in Geraldton. This was an opportunity to meet the Community Access Road Team, learn more about the community-led planning process and share your comments, ideas and community values related to the proposed all season access road.
Public Information Centre #2
Thank you for joining us at the Public Information Centre #2 in Thunder Bay on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 and Longlac on Wednesday December 11, 2019 to share your comments, ideas and community values related to the proposed Community Access Road.
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