January 22, 2026 – Indigenous Services Canada must determine whether the proposed construction of the Micro Subdivision in Big Grassy River First Nation is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.

To help inform this determination, Indigenous Services Canada is inviting comments from the public respecting that determination. All comments received will be considered public. For more information, individuals should consult the Privacy Notice on the Registry website.

Written comments must be submitted by February 22, 2026 to:

Amenda Hong, Environment Officer
655 Bay Street, Toronto ON M5G 2K4
amenda.hong@sac-isc.gc.ca

Robyn Bolton, Environment Officer 
100 Anemki Place, Suite 101
Fort William First Nation, Ontario P7J 1A5
Robyn.Bolton@sac-isc.gc.ca

The Proposed Project

Big Grassy River First Nation is proposing a micro subdivision development project. The project involve grading the housing lots, constructing of a chip seal roadway and turnaround, constructing drainage ditches along the roadway, and installation of water, sewer, and hydro infrastructure to the housing lots. Physical activities include tree clearing, land grading, road construction, and utility installation. The footprint of the micro subdivision is approximately 20,800 m2 with 4,200 m2 for road and driveways, 16,600 m2 for lot grading, 226 m of watermain piping, and 8 shared septic systems/ tanks along the roads and on cleared lots.