Hatchet Lake First Nation Landfill Upgrades

The proposed project involves the expansion of an existing landfill through a three-phase approach to increase municipal solid waste storage capacity, as well as the closure and capping of the current landfill cell.

 

Scope of work includes:

  • Construction of a new waste disposal cell with an airspace capacity of approximately 65,000 m³, an estimated footprint of 120 m by 100 m, and a design waste depth of 7.0 m
  • Installation of a leachate collection and pump system, discharging to a new lagoon
  • Construction of a stormwater management pond (approximately 70 m by 70 m, 1.5 m depth, with a storage capacity of 7,450 m³)
  • Development of a landfill operator station
  • Construction of an equipment storage building
  • Designation of an area for the future temporary storage of recyclable materials
  • Installation of a main gate and perimeter fencing
  • Construction of an access roadway
  • Closure and capping of the existing landfill cell

 

The project will take place on federal lands within Hatchet Lake's Lac La Hache Reserve No. 220. The project site is not located within a Migratory Bird Sanctuary, National Wildlife Area, or Marine Protected Area, and no in-water works are proposed. A portion of the project will occur on previously undeveloped and undisturbed land. The project will require approximately 45,000 m² of vegetation clearing and 12,000 m² of excavation. The total footprint of the landfill expansion is approximately 12,000 m².

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Latest update

June 9, 2026 - Housing, Infrastructure Communities Canada (HICC) intends to make a determination regarding whether the carrying out of the project is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects. To help inform this determination, HICC is inviting public comments until July 9, 2026 respecting that determination. HICC acknowledges that Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) has completed its environmental assessment for the project and has issued its Notice of Determination. ISC determined that the proposed Hatchet Lake Landfill project is not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects (Reference # 88659).

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Contacts

Infrastructure Canada
Filip Marjanovic, Environmental Review Officer
180 Kent
180 Kent
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 0B6
Telephone: 343-552-4866
Email: filip.marjanovic@infc.gc.ca


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This map is for illustrative purposes. The markers represent the approximate locations based on available data. More than one marker may be identified for a given assessment.

  • Location

    • Lac La Hache Reserve No. 220, Wollaston Lake, SK (Saskatchewan)

  • Nature of Activity

    • Waste Management

  • Assessment Status

    In progress

  • Start Date

    2026-06-09

  • Proponent

    Hatchet Lake First Nation

  • Authorities

    • Infrastructure Canada

  • Assessment Type

    Project on federal lands

  • Reference Number

    90528

Nearby assessments

...within 200 kilometres
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