March 18, 2026 – Indigenous Services Canada must determine whether the proposed construction of the Mikinaak Community Youth Cultural Centre at Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.

To help inform this determination, Indigenous Services Canada is inviting comments from the public respecting that determination. All comments received will be considered public. For more information, individuals should consult the Privacy Notice on the Registry website.

Written comments must be submitted by April 18, 2026 to:

Amenda Hong, Environment Officer
655 Bay Street, Toronto ON M5G 2K4
amenda.hong@sac-isc.gc.ca

Robyn Bolton, Environment Officer 
100 Anemki Place, Suite 101
Fort William First Nation, Ontario P7J 1A5
Robyn.Bolton@sac-isc.gc.ca

The Proposed Project

Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation is proposing the construction of the Mikinaak Community Youth Recreation and Cultural Centre. The project will have a footprint of approximately 13,510 m2 that will need to be cleared for the construction of the access road, cultural centre building, parking lot, and auxiliary structures such as transformer, generator, fire water pump house with below-grade reservoir, septic holding tank, pump chamber and leaching bed. Physical activities include clearing and grubbing of vegetation and re-grading of the site, blasting for the installation of the watermain and foundation, construction of the building and roadway access, and installation of utilities (water, sewer, and electricity).