Public Notice

Reeve Slough Salmon Habitat Reconnection Project – Public Comments Invited

 

February 25, 2026 – Environment and Climate Change Canada intends to make a determination regarding whether the carrying out of the project is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects. To help inform this determination, Environment and Climate Change 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 27, 2026 to:

 

Environment and Climate Change Canada
Canadian Wildlife Service
5421 Robertson Road
Delta, British Columbia V4K 3N2
Email: ReglementationPAC-RegulatoryPAC@ec.gc.ca

 

The Proposed Project

kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem First Nation; KFN) are proposing to restore the hydraulic connection between the Reeve Slough and the Coquitlam River by constructing new inlet and outlet channels and excavating a low gradient pilot channel through Reeve Slough to reestablish downstream flows. The Project will be designed and constructed with an in-kind partnership with Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO).

 

The Project aims to restore or enhance several components of Reeve Slough, including:

• Restore and enhance historical salmon off-channel spawning and rearing habitat;.
• Restore the natural hydraulic regime of Reeve Slough by reconnecting the slough with the Coquitlam River;
• Enhance wildlife habitats in and around Reeve Slough; and
• Introduce and enhance western painted turtle habitat.
   

The Project will involve dredging and regrading the Reeve Slough along its 1,060 m length to construct a 5 m wide x 1.1 – 1.4 m deep pilot channel with a -0.04% grade and a series of 2.1 – 2.4 m deep pools. The project will also include the construction of a new inlet and outlet channel, installation of aquatic and riparian habitat features, and replacement of a non-functioning culvert. Construction activities are expected to occur in the low-flow period (i.e., summer).
 

 

The proponent has applied to Environment and Climate Change Canada for a Species at Risk Act permit under section 73(3).