Chedoke Creek Dredging

• Hamilton, Six Nations group come to agreement on Chedoke Creek cleanup

  Hamilton's director of water says the city should have crews in the water by July to meet a fall provincial cleanup deadline of Chedoke Creek.

  Environment

  May 25, 2023
  
• Hamilton formally seeks extension to Chedoke Creek dredging deadline

  "Despite our best efforts, we are unable to achieve the MECP's deadline of December 31, 2022", said General Manager of Public Works Carlyle Khan.

  Environment

  Oct 11, 2022
  
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• Chedoke Creek dredging to begin in the next week, City of Hamilton says

  The City of Hamilton says it's going ahead with preparations for its remediation plan on Wednesday and expects actual in-water dredging to begin four to five days later.

  Canada

  Sep 20, 2022
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• Chedoke Creek dredging could resume Friday, City of Hamilton says

  According to provincial orders, as issued by Ontario's Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, dredging must be completed by Dec. 31, 2022.

  Environment

  Sep 14, 2022
• Six Nations group seeking ‘good faith’ sit down and clarity on Hamilton’s Chedoke Creek cleanup

  A group representing Six Nations hereditary leaders contests they should have been included in a discussion about how the cleanup impacts area treaty rights.

  Environment

  Aug 24, 2022
• Plans to remediate Hamilton’s Chedoke Creek placed on temporary hold

  The city of Hamilton said work on the remediation of Chedoke Creek will resume in the 'very near future' because the city is 'obligated' to complete the project by Dec. 31, 2022.

  Environment

  Aug 19, 2022
• Environmental contractor hired to dredge Hamilton’s Chedoke Creek

  The city of Hamilton says it has hired Milestone Environmental Contracting Inc. to begin the process of cleaning up Chedoke Creek.

  Environment

  Jul 13, 2022
• Final preparations underway for targeted dredging in Chedoke Creek

  Aquatic biologists are currently working to find, collect and relocate Lilliput mussels, the only known 'species at risk' within the area targeted for restoration.

  Environment

  Jun 10, 2022
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• Targeted dredging in Hamilton’s Chedoke Creek to begin mid-summer

  The targeted dredging follows the spill of 24 billion litres of sewage and untreated wastewater into Chedoke Creek from a combined sewage overflow tank between 2014 and 2018.

  Environment

  Jan 12, 2022
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• Province approves city’s plan for targeted dredging of Chedoke Creek

  Ministry approval of the work plan also asks the city to implement short-term measures to ensure conditions in the creek are not worsened by a hot, dry summer.

  Canada

  Jun 17, 2021