Public Notice

February 07, 2024 – 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 March 08, 2024 to contact identified on the project page.

The Proposed Project

New Fibre Installation

Telus Communications Inc. plans to install underground fiber optic cabling, for Internet purposes, to all residential homes in the communities of Lower Hat Creek 2 (Bonaparte First Nation), Upper Hat Creek 1 (Bonaparte First Nation), Marble Canyon No. 3 (Ts'kw'atylaxw First Nation), Ts'kw'aylaxw First Nation, Pavilion No. 1 (Ts'kw'aylaxw First Nation), Fountain No. 3 (Xaxli'p), Fountain No. 3A (Xaxli'p), Fountain No. 1A (Xaxli'p), Fountain No. 1D (Xaxli'p), Fountain No. 1B (Xaxli'p), Xaxli'p, Fountain No.12 (Xaxli'p), Quatlenemo No.5 (Xaxli'p), Chilhil No.6 (Xaxli'p), Bridge River, Bridge River No. 1 (Bridge River), Moha, Lillooet No. 1A (Bridge River), Lillooet No. 1A (T'it'q'et), Lillooet, T'ít'q'et, Towinock No. 2 (T'it'q'et), Nesikep No. 6 (Lytton), Seah No. 5 (Lytton), Tsal'alh, Slosh No. 1A (Tsal'alh), South Shalalth, Slosh No. 1 (Tsal'alh), Seton Lake No. 5A (Tsal'alh), Whitecap Indian Reserve No. 1 (Tsal'alh), Seton Portage, Mission No. 5 (Tsal'alh), Necait No. 6 (Tsal'alh),  McLeod Lake, Tachick Lake, Saik'uz First Nation, Nulki, Old Country Meadow No. 4 (Saik'uz First Nation), Laketown No. 3 (Saik'uz First Nation), Clustalach No. 5 (Saik'uz First Nation), Sackanitecla No. 2 (Saik'uz First Nation), Sinkut Lake West, Fort Fraser, Nadleh Whuten, Lejac, Seaspunkut No. 4 (Nadleh Whuten), Stellat'en First Nation, Stellako, Nee-Tahi-Buhn, Uncha Lake, Mollice Lake, Skins Lake No. 16 (Skin Tyee), Cheslatta No. 1 - Parcel 1 (Cheslatta Carrier Nation), Cheslatta No. 1 - Parcel 6 (Cheslatta Carrier Nation), Cheslatta Carrier Nation, Southbank, Danskin, Cheslatta No. 1 - Parcel 7 (Cheslatta Carrier Nation), Grassy Plains, Cheslatta No. 1 - Lot 6 Parcel 9 (Cheslatta Carrier Nation), Cheslatta No. 1 - Lot 7 Parcel 9 (Cheslatta Carrier Nation), Talalaska Lake, Skin Tyee, Francois Lake No. 7 (Nee-Tahi-Buhn), Cheslatta No. 1 - Parcel 10 (Cheslatta Carrier Nation), Tatalrose, McDonalds Landing, Palling, Wet'suwet'en First Nation, Decker Lake, Hagwilget Village Council and New Hazelton.  The project involves the installation of approximately 685 km of underground and aerial fiber optic cable throughout the above listed communities in the Lillooet Corridor and Northern British Columbia.

The cable will be buried by directional drilling, trenching, or using existing conduits, or a combination of these methods in existing roadway alignments, but will be suspended on support structures to connect to residential homes and businesses.