Public Notice

September 7, 2023 – 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 October 6, 2023 to contact identified on the project page.

The Proposed Project

New (Multiple) Tower Construction

Meadow Lake Tribal Council is proposing the construction of 16 telecommunication towers to provide high-speed internet access to the 9 member First Nations. The towers will be 15 – 45 m tall. Antennas will be mounted at the top of these towers. These antennas will operate in the 5.8, 11 and 69 GHz frequency bands. All of the equipment necessary to operate this facility will be housed in a small equipment cabinet located on site. These towers may undergo future modifications or the addition/replacement of antennas.

Upgrade (Multiple) Towers

Meadow Lake Tribal Council is proposing to the addition of 0.41 – 1.2 m antennas, in the 5.8, 11 and 69 GHz frequency bands, mounted at the top of existing 26 – 66 m towers which are located on the 9 member First Nations. The antennas 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.