Talbot Trail Class Environmental Assessment Study

Introduction

The Municipality of Chatham-Kent (Municipality) has retained BT Engineering Inc. to complete an Environmental Assessment (EA) Addendum to reopen the currently closed portion of Talbot Trail east of Coatsworth Road; please refer to the Study Area figure. The Talbot Trail at this location has experienced slope instability from erosion coinciding with large storm events. This has resulted in the closure of this section of the road to maintain public safety. This Study will consider all reasonable alternatives using an Infrastructure Protection Design Criteria for a minimum 30-year hazard zone to permit the Municipality to reopen this section of Talbot Trail in the interim.

Study Process

The project is being conducted as a Schedule C Addendum project under the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (MCEA) (2015/2023). The Addendum Study will follow the MCEA process by establishing the need and justification for the project, considering all reasonable alternatives with acceptable effects on the natural, social and cultural environments, and proactively consulting with the public, stakeholders and Indigenous Peoples.

Public Consultation

The public consultation process is vital to this Addendum Study and the Municipality wants to ensure that anyone with interest in the project has the opportunity to provide input. An in-person Public Consultation Centre (PCC) is being held as follows:

Date: November 14, 2023
Time: 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Location: Ryder Hall, Tilbury Arena, 49 Bond Ave, Tilbury, ON N0P 2L0

The PCC exhibits will also be available on the Municipality’s website at: www.letstalkchatham-kent.ca for the duration of the project. Following the PCC, there will be a 14-day comment period (November 14th to November 28, 2023) during which you are encouraged to provide comments by contacting one of the individuals listed below or visiting the website.

There is an opportunity at any time during the Class EA Addendum process for interested persons to provide comments. Early identification of individual and group concerns greatly aids in addressing these concerns. All information will be collected in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (2009). Information you submit will become part of the public record that is available to the general public with the exception of your personal information which will remain confidential. Persons will be advised of future communication opportunities by electronic notice in addition to newspaper public notices. For more information, or if you wish to be placed on the Addendum Study’s mailing or emailing contact list, please contact either:

Steve Taylor, P.Eng.
EA Project Manager, BT Engineering Inc.
509 Talbot Street, London, Ontario N6A 2S5
Tel: 519-672-2222
Toll Free: 1-866-218-1001
Email: stevenj.taylor@bteng.ca

Mark McFadden, P.Eng.
Manager, Engineering
Municipality of Chatham-Kent
315 King Street West, Chatham, Ontario N7M 5K8
Tel: 519-360-1998
Email: ckinfo@chatham-kent.ca

Information is being collected in accordance with the Environmental Assessment Act and the Municipal Freedom of information and Protection of Privacy Act (2009). Personal information you submit will become part of the public record that is available to the general public unless you request that your personal information remain confidential.