Canadian Navigable Waters Act

The City of Kingston hereby gives notice that an application has been made to the Minister of Transport, pursuant to the Canadian Navigable Waters Act for approval of the work described herein and its site and plans.

Pursuant to paragraph 7(2) of the said Act, the City of Kingston has deposited with the Minister of Transport, on the on-line Common Project Search Registry (http://cps.canada.ca/) under the NPP File Number 2022-406285 a description of the following work, its site and plans:

• The Study Area is located in the east end of the City of Kingston along the shores of Abbey Dawn Creek and the Saint Lawrence River, approximately midway between Howe Island and Wolfe Island. This area is known as the mouth of the Bateau Channel between Kingston and the 1000 Islands. The Study Area includes three roads: Abbey Dawn Road from Highway 2 northerly 350 m; St. Lawrence Avenue from Highway 2 to Treasure Island; and the section of Highway 2 bounded by these roads. The Study Area is located within a largely natural, undisturbed landscape with the exception of nearby residential dwellings, a former Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) provincial highway (Highway 2), Treasure Island Marina and a causeway leading to Treasure Island, constructed in the 1950’s. If traveling from the west, take exit 623 off of Highway 401 to Middle Road in Kingston. Continue for 3.6 km before turning right onto Abbey Dawn Road. Continue driving south on Abbey Dawn Road for 4.3 km and you have reached the Study Area.
• Abbey Dawn Road will be partially raised, its shoulders widened, a CSP culvert replaced with a box culvert, and scour protection installed along the east channel bank to provide enhanced flood protection and a constant shoulder width along Abbey Dawn Creek. The new culvert will be embedded 300 mm and natural substrate will be placed throughout its length. Highway 2 will be raised throughout most of the Study Area, tying into existing grade raises to the east and west (no impacts to a watercourse). St. Lawrence Avenue will be raised throughout most of its length, tying into existing grade raises to the north and south. Existing lane widths range from 3.2 m to 3.5 m, and it is proposed to reduce all lane widths to a consistent 3.0 m. Vertical embankment treatment will line most of the west side of the road to allow for a wider shoulder width with a smaller in-water/wetland footprint. Four culverts currently exist under St. Lawrence Avenue. Three of the culverts are 1.2 m (rise) by 1.8 m (span) elliptical CSPs and one is a 1 m by 1 m CSP. These four culverts are being replaced with three culverts. The new box culverts will be on the existing alignment of three of the culverts; from north to south, Culverts 1, 3 and 4. A water’s edge lookout feature is proposed along St. Lawrence Avenue along the east side of road. The feature is approximately 16 m long and 4 m wide and will be located almost entirely within a portion of cattail wetland (i.e. not extending into open water).
• All land proposed for alteration is owned by the City of Kingston. As part of the works, numerous natural environmental inventories and archaeological assessments have been completed. The sites have been cleared, and permits are now being submitted to Transport Canada’s Navigation Protection Program, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority, the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, and the Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry.

This work is being undertaken in, on, over, under, through or across Abbey Dawn Creek and the Bateau Channel / St. Lawrence River at Kingston, Ontario in front of Lot Number 7 and Lot Number 8, Pittsburgh First and Broken Front. Specifically, the work adjacent to Abbey Dawn Creek will take place on Abbey Dawn Road from its intersection with Highway 2 to approximately 210 m north. The work along St. Lawrence Avenue will occur from its intersection with Highway 2 to approximately 440 m south.

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

100 S Front St, 1st Floor
Sarnia ON
N7T 2M4

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 the last notice. Although all comments conforming to the above will be considered, no individual response will be sent.

Posted at Kingston, Ontario this 10th day of May, 2022.

The City of Kingston