Public Notice
Marten Falls Community Access Road Project — Public Comments Invited

September 11, 2019 — In accordance with the transitional provisions of the Impact Assessment Act, the project description provided under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012, for the proposed Marten Falls Community Access Road Project is deemed an acceptable initial project description. The proposed project is located in northern Ontario.

The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) invites the public and Indigenous groups to review the summary of the initial project description and provide feedback related to the proposed project. Comments received will support the Agency in the preparation of a summary of issues. Once completed, the Agency will provide the summary of issues to the proponent.

Written comments in either official language will be accepted until October 1, 2019. Comments received during the comment period held from August 9 to 29, 2019, will be considered and do not need to be re-submitted.

Comments can be submitted online by visiting the project home page on the Agency's Registry website (Registry reference number 80184). All comments received will be published online as part of the project file. For more information on the project, the review process and alternative means of submitting comments, visit the Agency's website at canada.ca/iaac.

To view the summary of the initial project description online, visit the Agency's website at canada.ca/iaac. Printed copies are available upon request and are also available for viewing at the following locations:

• Brodie Resource Library
  216 South Brodie Street
  Thunder Bay, Ontario
   
• Greenstone Public Library – Geraldton Branch
  405 Second Street West
  Geraldton, Ontario
   
• Greenstone Public Library – Nakina Branch
  216 North Street
  Nakina, Ontario
   
• Timmins Public Library
  320 Second Avenue
  Timmins, Ontario
   
• Sioux Lookout Public Library
  21 Fifth Avenue
  Sioux Lookout, Ontario
   

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The Proposed Project

Marten Falls First Nation is proposing the construction and operation, including maintenance, of an all-season multi-use community access road approximately 140 to 250 kilometres in length, connecting the northern end of Painter Lake forestry road to the community of Marten Falls. Marten Falls is located at the junction of the Albany and Ogoki rivers, approximately 170 kilometres northeast of Nakina, Ontario. As proposed, the Marten Falls Community Access Road Project could enable future access to potential mineral development activities in the Ring of Fire area.

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