Backgrounder: Protecting shorelines across Newfoundland and Labrador
Backgrounder
The federal government is investing $1.7 million through the Green Infrastructure Stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP) to support ten adaptation projects across Newfoundland. The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is investing $2 million in these projects and the municipalities are contributing a combined $520,000 spread across their respective projects.
Project Information:
Location |
Project Name |
Project Details |
Federal Funding |
Provincial Funding |
Municipal Funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Municipality of Channel-Port aux Basques |
Channel-Port aux Basques Shoreline Protection: Bennett Lane to Sheaves Lane |
Construction of shoreline protection with armour stone protection, rip-rap protection, guide rails and 4 new pipe culvert end sections for the shoreline nearby Bennett Lane to Sheaves Lane on Main Street. |
$359,017 |
$359,017 |
$179,509 |
Municipality of Cox's Cove |
New Middle Arm Breakwaters |
Installation of approximately 350m of armor stone along Main Street. |
$221,268 |
$276,585 |
$55,317 |
Municipality of Fortune |
Shoreline Erosion Control - Location 1 (AP-MCW-23130) |
Reinforcement of a 330m section of coastline with rip-rap and armour stone. |
$427,783 |
$534,729 |
$106,946 |
Municipality of Glenburnie-Birchy Head-Shoal Brook |
Disaster Mitigation - Silverton Road |
Replacement of a deteriorated breakwater that runs parallel to Silverton Road. |
$29,659 |
$37,074 |
$7,415 |
Municipality of Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview |
Chapel's Cove Breakwater - Mitigation Project |
Installation of an armour stone breakwater on the north side of Chapel's Cove beach. |
$107,393 |
$134,241 |
$26,848 |
Municipality of Milltown-Head of Bay D'Espoir |
Jersey Brook Embankment Stabilization |
Placement of armour stone and a protective guardrail to stabilize an embankment near the town's recreational facilities. |
$43,456 |
$54,319 |
$10,864 |
Municipality of Old Perlican |
Admirals Brook |
Armour stone barrier and bank protection for Admiral's Brook. |
$105,214 |
$131,518 |
$26,304 |
Municipality of Old Perlican |
Main Beach Armour Stone |
Armour stone on the main beach. |
$90,520 |
$113,151 |
$22,630 |
Municipality of Old Perlican |
Bisson Cove Armour Stone |
Armour stone to reinforce Bisson Cove beach. |
$62,426 |
$78,033 |
$15,607 |
Municipality of Trinity Bay North |
Catalina Sea Wall |
Removal of existing timber cribbing and placement of new armour stone protection along the shoreline. |
$276,222 |
$345,277 |
$69,055 |
Federal funding is conditional on fulfilling all requirements related to consultation with Indigenous groups and environmental assessment obligations.
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