Transportation Master Plan Update

Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Study
Transportation Master Plan Update for Russell Township

Notice of Public Information Session

Public Notice - First Published on June 5, 2024

Public Information Centre Details:

• Date/Time: Wednesday, June 19, 2024, 6:00pm to 8:00pm
• Location: Council Chambers, Township of Russell Office - 717 Notre-Dame St, Embrun, ON K0A 1W1

The Township of Russell has initiated the update of the Transportation Master Plan. This will be an important document, guiding the strategic directions of the transportation network as the Township accommodates mobility for future growth while ensuring a sustainable, accessible, and highly liveable community.

A Public Information Session (PIS) is being held to introduce the project, preliminary results of activities completed to-date and to solicit public and stakeholder’s feedback on the information presented. The PIS will follow a drop-in format. Project team representatives will be available to answer questions and discuss next steps.

The Process

The Master Plan is being carried out in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment document (last amended in February 2024), which is approved under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act. The Master Plan will complete Phases 1 and 2 of the Class EA Process. Projects recommended by the Master Plan requiring additional studies will require project specific Class EA studies outside of the scope of this Master Plan.

The Master Plan process includes public, indigenous and external agency consultation, an evaluation of alternative solutions, an assessment of potential impacts associated with the proposed improvements and development of measures to mitigate identified impacts.

Public Consultation

Public consultation is an integral component of the Class EA process, and we value your input during the planning process. Notices are published in local newspapers, on the Township’s website (www.russell.ca) and distributed to all individuals and agencies who express an interest in this project.

If you wish to be placed on the Project Contact List to receive notices and information or to provide comments at any time during the process, you can do so by contacting:

François Landry 
Municipalité de Russell Township 
Project Manager 
613-443-1747
francoislandry@russell.ca

Colin MacKenzie, P.Eng.
Morrison Hershfield Ltd.
Deputy Project Manager
613-739-2910
cmackenzie@morrisonhershfield.com 

Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Environmental Assessment Act, unless otherwise stated in the submission, any personal information such as name, address, telephone number and property location included in a submission will become part of the public record files for this matter and may be released, if requested, to any person.