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Halifax, NS
Halifax wants your input on improving Albro Lake Park's shoreline. The beach often has bacteria levels too high for swimming, and there's not enough shade or biodiversity. The municipality plans to plant native species along the shore in 2026 to...
Why This Matters: Use this beach? Swimming advisories have been frequent due to bacteria levels. This project could make the water cleaner and the park more enjoyable. Live nearby? You'll see changes to the shoreline—more plants, hopefully fewer geese. Want to get involved? Volunteers can help with the planting in...
Community Planning
Environment & Climate
Housing & Communities
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Edmonton, AB
Edmonton installed curb extensions and a center median in the Webber Greens neighbourhood to slow traffic and make streets safer. Now they want to know if it's working. Live here, walk here, bike here, or drive through? The city wants your feedback.
Why This Matters: Live in Webber Greens or travel through it? These changes affect your daily commute. If you've noticed slower traffic or safer crossings, the city wants to hear it. If the curb extensions are causing problems, now's the time to say so.
Community Planning
Housing & Communities
Transportation
Closed
Ministry of Energy and Mines (ON)
Ontario ran a 3-year pilot letting large electricity users pay lower rates if they agreed to cut power use during grid emergencies. Now the government wants to know if this should become permanent. The program targets factories and industrial...
Why This Matters: Work at a factory or large industrial facility? This program could affect your employer's electricity costs and operations. When the grid is stressed, participating businesses might need to scale back production on short notice. Lower industrial electricity costs could also help keep manufacturing...
Regulations & Permits
Economy & Jobs
Natural Resources
Open for Input
Ontario Energy Board (ON)
Enbridge Gas is asking the Ontario Energy Board for permission to build new gas infrastructure in Blandford-Blenheim Township. This is a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) application, which means they want to expand their...
Why This Matters: Live in Blandford-Blenheim? This could bring natural gas service to your area. That means a new heating option for homes and businesses. Property owners may face construction near their land.
Regulations & Permits
Housing & Communities
Natural Resources
Open for Input
Ontario Energy Board (ON)
Fort Frances Power Corporation is asking the Ontario Energy Board to approve its electricity distribution rates for 2026. This is a routine annual rate adjustment under the Incentive Rate-Making framework. The OEB will review the application and...
Why This Matters: Live in Fort Frances or the surrounding area? This decision affects your electricity bill. The utility wants to adjust what it charges to deliver power to your home or business.
Regulations & Permits
Finance & Consumer
Open for Input
Ontario Energy Board (ON)
Hydro Hawkesbury Inc. is asking the Ontario Energy Board to approve its electricity distribution rates for 2026. This is a routine annual rate adjustment under the Incentive Rate-setting Mechanism (IRM). An interim rate order was already issued in...
Why This Matters: Live in Hawkesbury or the surrounding area? This decision affects your electricity bill. The rates Hydro Hawkesbury charges for delivering power to your home could change in 2026.
Regulations & Permits
Finance & Consumer
Open for Input
Ontario Energy Board (ON)
Ottawa River Power Corporation is asking the Ontario Energy Board to approve its electricity distribution rates for 2026. This is a routine annual rate adjustment under the Incentive Rate-Making framework. The OEB reviews the application and...
Why This Matters: If you get your electricity from Ottawa River Power Corporation, this decision affects your bill. Rate changes approved here show up directly on what you pay each month.
Regulations & Permits
Finance & Consumer
Open for Input
Ontario Energy Board (ON)
Rideau St. Lawrence Distribution Inc. has applied to the Ontario Energy Board to adjust its electricity distribution rates for 2026. This is a routine annual rate adjustment under the Incentive Rate-setting Mechanism (IRM), which allows utilities to...
Why This Matters: If you get your electricity through Rideau St. Lawrence Distribution in eastern Ontario, this decision will affect your monthly bill. Rate adjustments like this typically mean small increases to cover inflation and operating costs.
Regulations & Permits
Finance & Consumer
Natural Resources
Closed
Ministry of Environment and Protected Areas (AB)
This consultation asked Albertans whether a proposed wildlife corridor for a mountain village development near Canmore was adequate. Three Sisters Mountain Village Properties wanted to build on their Smith Creek property, but first needed government...
Why This Matters: Live near Canmore or the Bow Valley? This decision shaped how wildlife like bears and elk move through the area as development expands. It set a precedent for balancing mountain town growth with protecting animal migration routes.
Environmental Assessment
Environment & Climate
Housing & Communities
Closed
Ministry of Environment and Protected Areas (AB)
This completed consultation gathered feedback on a draft plan for managing industrial development near Fort McKay First Nation reserves. The plan aimed to balance resource extraction with protecting Treaty rights and traditional land use. Albertans...
Why This Matters: This plan affects how industrial activity happens near Indigenous communities in the oil sands region. For Fort McKay First Nation members, it's about protecting their ability to hunt, fish, and practice cultural traditions. For industry workers and companies, it sets the rules for future...
Community Planning
Environment & Climate
Indigenous & Northern
Natural Resources
Closed
Ministry of Forestry and Parks (AB)
Alberta asked landowners and conservation groups how to improve programs that protect natural landscapes on private property. The engagement ran in late 2024 and has now concluded. Feedback helped expand conservation tools available to private...
Why This Matters: Own rural land in Alberta? This affects what programs you can use to protect wetlands, wildlife habitat, or natural areas on your property. Conservation easements and grants help landowners who want to keep their land natural while still owning it.
Policy & Studies
Environment & Climate
Natural Resources
Closed
Parks Canada (Federal)
Parks Canada wants to expand a gravel pit in Jasper National Park by about 6 hectares. Why? The 2024 Jasper Wildfire created urgent demand for gravel and asphalt to rebuild roads and prepare temporary housing sites. The expansion would involve...
Why This Matters: Live in or visit Jasper? This pit expansion is part of rebuilding after the devastating 2024 wildfire. The gravel will help repair roads and build temporary housing for displaced residents. But it also means clearing 6 hectares of land inside a national park.
Environmental Assessment
Environment & Climate
Natural Resources
Closed
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (Federal)
ADM Aéroports de Montréal wants to build a new satellite jetty at Trudeau Airport. The plan includes a temporary structure with 4 gates (8 aircraft) and a permanent one with 12 gates (up to 24 aircraft). This is a federal environmental assessment...
Why This Matters: Fly through Montréal often? This expansion could mean shorter walks to your gate and fewer delays during busy periods. Live near the airport? Construction and increased flight capacity could affect noise levels in your neighbourhood.
Environmental Assessment
Environment & Climate
Transportation
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Montreal Airport Authority (Federal)
Montreal's main airport wants to redesign how you get dropped off and picked up. The project includes improving road access, reorganizing the departures and arrivals areas, and optimizing parking lots. Geothermal wells are also planned as part of...
Why This Matters: Fly out of Montreal? This affects your airport experience. Drop-off and pick-up areas are being redesigned, which could mean less chaos during busy travel times. Parking lot changes might affect where you leave your car and how much you pay.
Environmental Assessment
Environment & Climate
Transportation
Closed
Infrastructure Canada (Federal)
The shíshálh Nation wants to convert an old mine pit into a large water reservoir on BC's Sunshine Coast. Why? Climate change is making droughts worse, and local communities need reliable water for drinking, farming, and tourism. The project would...
Why This Matters: Live on the Sunshine Coast? This could mean more reliable tap water during summer droughts. Local farmers would have water for crops, helping keep food local. If you're worried about construction impacts near shíshálh Nation lands, this is your chance to weigh in.
Environmental Assessment
Environment & Climate
Indigenous & Northern
Natural Resources
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National Capital Commission (Federal)
The National Capital Commission plans to repair a 114-year-old heritage bridge in Ottawa that crosses Patterson Creek near the Rideau Canal. The bridge has deteriorating railings, cracked pavement, and drainage problems from decades of salt and...
Why This Matters: Use the Queen Elizabeth Driveway or the multi-use pathway along the canal? Expect detours and closures from June 2025 to April 2026. The bridge connects to the Rideau Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, so heritage features will be preserved during repairs.
Environmental Assessment
Environment & Climate
Transportation