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 requirements of the Canadian Navigable Waters Act, the Region of Waterloo hereby gives notice that an application has been submitted to the Minister of Transport for the below work(s):

Registry No: 14484

NPP File No: 2026-416542

Project Description: A pedestrian crossing over the Conestogo River on the Goderich to Guelph Rail Trail (G2G) will be constructed approximately 350m southwest of Line 86 in the Village of Wallenstein.  This new bridge will be supported on the former railway bridge pier and abutments One (1) of three (3) existing piers will be rehabilitated to support the new pedestrian crossing. Access to the pier will be through a temporary causeway. Following construction the causeway will be removed and navigation in the Conestogo River will be returned to its’ previous condition.

Waterway: Conestogo River

Location: 43.600120, -80.645500

HOW TO COMMENT:

Comments about the potential effect of this work must be received in writing within 30 days of this posting. 

We invite you to submit comments online through the online Common Project Search site (https://common-project-search.canada.ca/). To do so, 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 or emailed to:

Transport Canada - Navigation Protection Program (NPP)

100 South Front Street, 1st Floor

Sarnia, ON     N7T 2M4

NPPONT-PPNONT@tc.gc.ca

Please include the NPP file number 2026-416542 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 https://nwar-rlen.tc.canada.ca/privacy-confidentialite).  
• 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 https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/access-information-privacy/access-information/request-information.html).