Town of Smithers: PUBLIC NOTICE – CANADIAN NAVIGABLE WATERS ACT
Published 11:15 pm Friday, June 6, 2025
The Town of Smithers hereby gives notice that a submission has been added to the Common Project Search (online registry) pursuant to the Canadian Navigable Waters Act described herein and its description.
Pursuant to paragraph 4.1 and 9.1 of the said Act, the Town of Smithers has deposited with the Navigation Protection Program – Transport Canada, on the on-line Common Project Search registry and under registry number 13080 a description of the following works in the Bulkley River:
The Town of Smithers is proposing to construct additional revetment works to protect infrastructure and property along the Bulkley River. The site is located within municipal boundaries to the east of Rosenthal Road, beginning at UTM coordinates 9U E:618231, N:6072869 at the upstream end and continuing downstream to UTM coordinates 9U E:618183, N:6073170. The site is situated on the west (river left) bank of the main channel of the river, extending approximately 328 m along the bank.
Emergency armouring of approximately 90 m of this site was completed under a DFO Emergency Authorization in May 2023. Ongoing erosion here presents an imminent risk of damage to existing infrastructure (i.e., PNG, BC Hydro, ToS), loss of property, and a general danger to the public.
The revetment will present no interference to navigation on the Bulkley River as it will be integrated with and follow the bank contours, the works will occupy less than 1/10th of the width of the navigable water and be blended into the existing riverbank at the upstream and downstream extents.
Comments regarding the effect of this work on marine navigation can be sent through the Common Project Search site mentioned above under the Comment section (search by the above referenced number) or if you do not have access to the internet, by sending your comments directly to:
Navigation Protection Program – Transport Canada 344 Edmonton Street, Winnipeg, MB, R3C 0P6
Transport Canada (TC) will not make your comments on a project available to the public on the online public registry. However, any information related to a work is considered as unclassified public record and could be accessible upon legal request. As such, the information and records provided should not contain confidential or sensitive information. If you want to provide confidential or sensitive information that you think should not be made public, please contact TC before submitting it.
However, comments will be considered only if they are in writing (electronic means preferable) and are received not later than 30 days after the publication of last notice. Although all comments conforming to the above will be considered, no individual response will be sent.
Town of Smithers
Development Services
1027 Aldous Street, PO Box 879
Smithers, BC,
V0J 2N0
Posted at: Smithers, British Columbia this 6th day of June, 2025
