Tuesday, May 7, 2024 – Community members are invited to attend an Open House on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Duchesnay Community Hall (520A Couchie Memorial Drive, Duchesnay, ON P1B 8G5).
Representatives from NFN, Nipissing Miller, Spector Contract Administration Services, the Ontario Ministry of Transportation and EXP Environmental Engineering will be available at the Open House to provide more information about the project and to answer questions. A light meal and refreshments will be served.
Current Status: Site preparation operations are underway at the former mine site on Nova Beaucage Road, at the old Nova Beaucage Road allowance, and at the MTO lands east of the Anishinabek Nation offices. This work consists of clearing and grubbing non-contaminated areas, installing fencing, preparing staging and stockpiling areas, as well as constructing haul routes.
Excavation of the contaminated material on NFN is not expected to begin until July 2024.
Read the full Community Notice.
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 – The Nipissing Miller Partnership has resumed work on the Soil Remediation Project after completing preliminary work in the fall of 2023.
The project is a tripartite partnership between Nipissing First Nation, Indigenous Services Canada, and the Ontario Ministry of Transportation to remove contaminated soil from the former Nova Beaucage Mine site in the community of Yellek, the MTO lands next to the Anishinabek Nation head office on Highway 17, and other areas across NFN. Once the material is removed, the sites will be restored to a natural state.
Excavation of the contaminated material on NFN is not expected to begin until July 2024.
For more details about the Soil Remediation Project, including information about the work sites on NFN and disposal site west of Sudbury, please read the full Community Notice here. A Community Open House / Information Session is being planned for the month of May to provide more information and answer questions from the community.
Should you have any questions or concerns, please email [email protected] so that your inquiry can be directed to the appropriate contact or call:
| For project operations and progress updates: | For project background and environmental concerns: |
| Bruce McLeod, Special Projects Manager 705-498-2520 Gen Couchie, Business Operations Manager 705-471-1545 | Cathy McLeod, Land Manager 705-753-2922 ext. 1233 Curtis Avery, Environment Manager 705-753-2922 ext. 1290 |
