Public Notice

Mosahiken Road Upgrades – Public Comments Invited

March 28, 2024 – The Indigenous Services Canada must determine whether the proposed Mosahiken Road Upgrades, located in Mosahiken is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.

To help inform this determination, the Indigenous Services 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 April 28, 2024 to:

Indigenous Services Canada
200-365 Hargrave, Winnipeg, MB, R3B3A3
431-334-6471
ayonniyi.dehinbo@sac-isc.gc.ca

The Proposed Project

Mosakahiken Cree Nation (MCN) and the provincial community of Moose Lake are located about 728 km northwest of Winnipeg and 103 km east of The Pas by road. MCN is a signatory to Treaty 5 and accessible via the all-weather gravel road, Provincial HWY 384. The MCN/Moose Lake Community Roads Upgrade project encompasses roads within and adjacent to MCN land parcels Moose Lake 31A, Moose Lake 31D, and Moose Lake 31G. The main community of MCN is located on parcel 31A. Land Parcel 31D is located on the shores of Traders Lake, approximately 3.5 kilometers west of the main community at 31A. Land Parcel 31G is located on the northwest shores of Moose Lake, called Crossing Bay and is approximately 16 kilometers north of the main community at 31A. The objective of the project is to complete the planning, design, and rehabilitation of Moose Lake/MCN roadways, ditching, and drainage. The roads within the project limit will be designed to two different roadtop widths; 10.0 m wide roadtop for main roads, and 7.0 m wide roadtop for collector roads. Moose Lake (provincial) roads consist of 2.17 km of main roads and 3.11 km of collector roads. MCN (federal) roads consist of 2.10 km of main roads and 10.39 km of collector roads. The site plan showing the project location and provincial and federal asset division by road type is provided as Attachment 1.

Each roadway section will be evaluated and determined if it requires reconstruction (i.e., no salvage value) or can be repaired (i.e., salvageable embankments). The road system will be separated into two main categories: main roads and collector roads. Main roads will have a roadtop width of 10 m and collector roads will be 7 m, both having side slopes of 3:1, and a ditch bottom width of at least 1 m. All roads will be constructed using traffic gravel.

Minimal tree and brush clearing may be required along existing road right-of-ways (ROW) and within ditches. Positive drainage and adequately sized ditch and through road culverts will be installed so the strength of the road embankment isn't weakened by water and will extend the lifespan of the road.

As noted, the federal roads are funded completely by ISC (100%) with the provincial roads fully funded by MTI (100%).