Public Notice - Port Rowan Marina Dredging

Port Rowan Marina Dredging  

Transport Canada’s Navigation Protection Program (NPP) administers the Canadian Navigable Waters Act (CNWA), which helps keep Canada’s navigable waters open for transport and recreation.
In accordance with the requirements of the Canadian Navigable Waters Act, the County of Norfolk hereby gives notice that an application has been submitted to the Minister of Transport for the 
below work(s):

Registry Number    15442

NPP File Number    2026-417486

Project Description (Please describe the work type, activity and status of work, i.e., existing, or 
proposed wharf, dam, etc.): Maintenance dredging in the approach channels to the Port Rowan marina to improve navigation. The dredged material will be dried upland and disposed of at an approved landfill.

Worksite Location (Please provide name of waterway, geographic coordinates, lot number etc.): Lake Erie, Long Point Bay, Port Rowan, Norfolk County, Walsingham, Concession A, Lots 16 and 17.

How to comment:

Comments about the potential effect of this work must be received in writing by October 8, 2026.

Residents are invited to submit comments online through the online Common Project Search website. 

• Enter the registry number or the NPP file number indicated above in the search box
• Select the corresponding result, and follow the instructions

Alternatively, comments can be mailed to:

Transport Canada Navigation Protection Program (NPP)
100 South Front Street, 1st Floor, Sarnia, ON N7T 2M4

Or emailed to: NPPONT-PPNONT@tc.gc.ca
 
Please include the NPP file number 2026-417486 in any mailed or emailed correspondence.

Please note:

• Comments will only be considered if they are in writing (electronic or mail) and received by the deadline. The Navigation Protection Program may communicate with you to obtain additional information on your comments.
• Transport Canada does not publish comments submitted through the Common Project Search site or mailed to the Navigation Protection Program (for more information, refer to Transport Canada Privacy Notice).  
• However, comments submitted online or by mail are considered public record. As such, they are subject to the Privacy Act and the Access to Information Act and are accessible through Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP) requests. This means the information you provide should not contain confidential or sensitive information since it could be disclosed (for more information, refer to Access to Information or Personal Information Request).

Posted at Norfolk County on September 8, 2026