Location
Canada / North America
Project record
Fox Island River channel-wall and marginal-wharf reconstruction
Fisheries and Oceans Canada proposes to demolish and replace Fox Island River's northeastern marginal wharf. The federal record describes a steel-sheet-pile structure, reinforced concrete deck, parking-area renewal, shoreline protection, jib crane, light pole and electrical shed. The public-comment period has closed, but the assessment remains in progress and no delivery contract is public.
Segment
Small-craft-harbour marginal wharf and channel-wall renewal
Status
DFO-SCH's 2026 proposal remains in federal assessment after the public-comment period ended on 22 June 2026; no environmental determination, procurement, award, contractor, mobilisation or construction is evidenced / Confirmed
Last checked
9 August 2026
Coverage
Related sectors
Small-craft-harbour marginal wharf and channel-wall renewal is the primary work classification. Related sectors connect this record to adjacent marine delivery and market coverage.
Subject index
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Project anatomy
Contract scope and delivery roles
- Client / authority
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Small Craft Harbours
- Delivery parties
- Future design, demolition, sheet-pile, concrete, electrical, crane and shoreline-protection parties - not identified, Marine Contractors Inc and R.J.G Construction Limited - confirmed only on separate earlier Fox Island River contracts; no 2026 role evidenced
- Contract route
- No works procurement or award was identified. The project is a federal-lands assessment led by Fisheries and Oceans Canada with Transport Canada as an authority. The public-comment period ran from 22 May to 22 June 2026; a determination and any subsequent procurement remain open.
- Execution window
- The assessment started on 22 May 2026 and the public-comment period closed on 22 June 2026. No determination date, tender programme, construction start, in-water window, completion target or handover date has been published.
- Works package
- The proposed project includes demolition, removal and replacement of the northeastern marginal wharf; replacement of the asphalt parking area; removal and re-installation of shoreline protection; and installation of a jib crane, light pole and electrical shed. The existing wharf is described as steel sheet-pile walls with tie rods, concrete blocks and rock fill. The replacement is expected to use a similar sheet-pile form topped with reinforced concrete slabs.
- Marine interfaces
- The future work must manage demolition beside an operating small-craft harbour, excavation of the existing wharf footprint and parking area, temporary removal and reinstatement of shoreline armour, sheet-pile and tie-rod installation, concrete deck construction, crane and electrical interfaces, navigation access and environmental controls. Temporary works, piling plant, berth closures and acceptance criteria are not published.
- Commercial evidence boundary
- The assessment page and navigation notice publish no budget, cost estimate, contract value, funding release, procurement reference or supplier. Any value or contractor attribution would be speculative.
Contract and delivery chain
Named roles and open packages
Named appointments are shown against the workstream they cover. Unallocated packages remain open until a project source identifies the responsible party.
Environmental review
Impact Assessment Registry project 90484
- Named party
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Small Craft Harbours
- Status
- Confirmed
- Source position
- The federal registry lists the assessment as in progress and records the public-comment period closing on 22 June 2026. Source
Wharf civil works
Northeastern marginal-wharf demolition and replacement
- Named party
- Not appointed
- Status
- Confirmed
- Source position
- The assessment describes replacement steel sheet piling, reinforced concrete slabs, parking-area renewal and shoreline protection but names no delivery contractor. Source
Harbour equipment and utilities
Jib crane, light pole and electrical shed
- Named party
- Not appointed
- Status
- Confirmed
- Source position
- The equipment and utility elements are in the official assessment scope; suppliers and detailed interfaces are not published. Source
Navigation review
Registry 15065 / NPP file 2026-217017
- Named party
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Transport Canada
- Status
- Confirmed
- Source position
- DFO's notice identifies a commercial-dock worksite at Fox Island River and invites navigation comments. Source
Construction delivery
Demolition, piling, concrete, shoreline reinstatement and commissioning
- Named party
- Not evidenced
- Status
- Not evidenced
- Source position
- No tender, award, contractor, mobilisation or physical progress record was found.
Project timeline
Material developments
Dated events that changed scope, counterparties, delivery, commissioning or operating status.
Open this project in the Change LogFederal public-comment period closed
The assessment moved beyond public comments but remains in progress; a federal determination and delivery procurement are still open.
SourceDFO published the navigation notice
Registry 15065 and NPP file 2026-217017 fix the commercial-dock location and navigation-review identity but do not establish environmental approval, procurement or construction.
SourceFederal assessment and comment period opened
The federal assessment opened with a disclosed marginal-wharf, sheet-pile, shoreline, crane and electrical scope while contractor, value and delivery dates remained unset.
SourceEvidence gap
What remains unverified
Outstanding evidence
- Federal environmental determination after the closed comment period
- Reconciliation of the channel-wall title and marginal-wharf scope wording
- Issued design and procurement reference
- Budget, estimate, funding and contract value
- Prime contractor and sheet-pile, concrete, crane, electrical and shoreline lower tiers
- Temporary works, harbour access and navigation restrictions
- Demolition and sheet-pile mobilisation
- Owner acceptance, berth reopening and final account
Sources and related records
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Source collections
Project sources 4
- Channel Wall Reconstruction at Fox Island River SCH, NL Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, Assessment started 22 May 2026; public comments closed 22 June 2026
- Notice of Intent to Make a Determination - Fox Island River channel wall reconstruction Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, 22 May 2026
- Channel Wall Reconstruction - Fox Island River navigation notice Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Newfoundland and Labrador Region, Published 12 June 2026
- Small Craft Harbours notices Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Newfoundland and Labrador Region, Current index reviewed 9 August 2026