Public Notice

New Stoplog Lifter Latchford Dam – Public Comments Invited

October 13, 2022 – The authority must determine whether the proposed New Stoplog Lifter Latchford Dam, located in Latchford, ON is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.

To help inform this determination, the authority 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 November 13, 2022 to:

Environment, Health and Safety

Public Services and Procurement Canada

2720 Riverside Drive

Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0M2

Email: TPSGC.RCNLVEEListedeControle-NCRECMPChecklist.PWGSC@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

The Proposed Project

• This project involves Goods Acquisition for a new stoplog lifter for the Latchford Dam.
• The supplier's scope includes design, fabrication, delivery, installation, and removal of existing stoplog lifter.
• All design and fabrication works will be completed within the supplier's shop.
• The delivery will involve access to site by the delivery vehicle (likely a flat bed) and by a crane. A crane is necessary to unload the stoplog lifter from the delivery vehicle onto the dam's operational deck.
• Road access for vehicles is available on both shores, which is typically used by mobile crane to perform dam operation during maintenance of existing stoplog lifter. 
• Once the stoplog lifter is installed, a series of testing will be completed, which involves normal dam operations and stoplogs handling. Coordination with Water Management Engineers is planned.
• After the acceptance tests are completed, the existing stoplog lifter will be decommissioned and removed from site, using similar (if not same) equipment that was used for delivery.