Project Update as of May 2024

Change of Proponent Name

We wish to advise that effective December 1, 2022, Nova Scotia Lands Inc. became Build Nova Scotia. Accordingly, Build Nova Scotia is now the proponent for the Boat Harbour Remediation Project.

The Boat Harbour Remediation Project plans, the Project Environmental Impact Statement and all aspects of the environmental assessment process being managed by the proponent are not affected by this change. The contacts for the Boat Harbour Remediation Project remain the same.

Environmental Impact Assessment

The Federal Environmental Impact Assessment for the Boat Harbour Remediation Project remains ongoing. The Project is being assessed under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act of 2012 (CEAA 2012), which was in effect when we started the environmental assessment process in April 2019. 

The Proponent has been providing timely responses to Information Requirements (IRs). Five separate sets of IRs (totaling 105) have been received and responded to.  The Information Requirements and the responses are posted on the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) website. 

 IAAC is expected to render an EA decision in mid to late 2024.

Procurement

The federal impact assessment must conclude with the issuance of an approval before any tender packages related to the project can be released.  At this time, we have no certainty as to when the process may be wrapped up. 

 We still expect that there will be two principal procurements for the Project.

  1. The Construction Management Oversight Services Tender Package, will be released in advance of the Remediation Construction Tender Package.

  2. The Remediation Construction Tender Package is intended to be one tender package for all related works.

Thank you for your continued interest in the project.