Name of the project /
Project to Extend the Airstrip at the Payne River Camp
Proponent /
Payne Bay Fishermen’s Cooperative Association
Expected date of construction /
2026
Community /
Kangirsuk
Location /
Except for the camp, the area is uninhabited
Affected area
The Payne River camp is located about 25 km from the Northern Village of Kangirsuk, on Category III land
Step of the procedure /
Project submission
Evaluation
Decision and authorization
Decision
Certificate of exemption (french only)
Decision pdf 134 KBDescription
The project aims to make the camp’s airstrip compliant with federal transportation regulations. This involves lengthening the runway to provide aircraft with an adequate liftoff area (currently inacceptable).
Materials will be taken from the site. The works consist mainly of grading the area and any fill generated during the grading would be used in building the runway.
The proponent indicated that two or three local employees would be needed to carry out the works, which consist of backfilling, grading and possibly creating a slight detour of some small waterways.