Road and construction updates will be posted to Catiline Creek Road and Construction Updates page moving forward.
October 15, 2025 - Statutory right of way is registered. Contractor plans to start tree clearing below the in-SHUCK-ch FSR the week of October 14.
September 2025 - The Statutory Right of Way has been finalised and registration at the Land Title Office is pending.
On September 15, 2025, the SLRD convened a pre-construction meeting with Coastal Mountain Excavations Ltd. and other project partners, which included a site visit.
SLRD staff presented Project Status Update #8 to the SLRD Board on September 17, 2025 at 1:00 pm. The report and presentation provided a high-level overview of the construction phase. You can click here to view the report or click here to view the recording of the presentation on YouTube. The approved project budget of $11.697 million includes construction and associated services, professional services, spotted owl exemption regulatory costs, fill site plan costs and the design phase of the offsite offsetting requirements, as well as a project contingency. View November 27, 2024 staff report. The construction services contract with Coastal Mountain Excavations Ltd. is one of many components that comprise the overall approved project budget of $11.697 million. The initial contract value of the construction services contract between the SLRD and Coastal Mountain Excavations Ltd. is $5,199,709.
August 2025 - The Invitation to Tender for Construction Services closed on July 23, 2025. The SLRD has awarded the associated contract to Coastal Mountain Excavations Ltd. to be the General Contractor for the project. Construction is anticipated to start in Quarter 3 of 2025.
July 2025 - An Invitation to Tender (ITT) for construction services was issued June 5 2025. The tender close date has been extended from July 16, 2025 to July 23, 2025 based on feedback received. After the tender close date, the SLRD will follow the process laid out in the ITT, including assessing any bids received.
May 2025 - Staff presented Project Status Update 7 at the May 28, 2025 meeting. The project team continues to work towards issuing an Invitation to Tender for construction services in Spring 2025.
February 2025 - Staff presented Project Status Update 6 and a Request for Board Approval to approve the issuance of the Invitation to Tender for construction services at the February 26, 2025 meeting. The SLRD Board approved issue of tender, subject to associated project requirements being addressed to the satisfaction of the CAO. The project team is working towards issuing an Invitation to Tender for construction services in Spring 2025 and prior to moving onto the tender issuance phase, the project team will conduct an assessment to ensure all associated requirements have been completed.
November 2024 - SLRD staff presented the Project Budget to the SLRD Board at the November 27, 2024 Board meeting – links to the associated staff report (with slides) and the staff presentation are below. The SLRD Board approved an updated project budget of $11.697 million and associated project schedule. (Please note that the Board has removed the implementation phase of the offsite offsetting work required by Fisheries and Oceans Canada from the project scope, and this implementation phase work will be carried out as a future separate project – the initial staff estimate for this implementation phase work is $1.265 million but, at this time, the scope of this work is still to be determined and funding sources have not been identified.)
September 2024 - Work underway includes activities related to detailed design phase, permitting and land tenure requirements, finalising the statutory right of way, grant administration and engagement and consultation with First Nations and project stakeholders. Staff will present two reports at the September 25 SLRD Board meeting - Status Update #5 and a request for approval to review options for the upcoming Community Emergency Preparedness Fund (CEPF) intake (deadline October 4, 2024). Report links are included below.
July 2024 - Staff will present a report to the SLRD Board at the July 24 2024 meeting related to potential funding opportunities for the project including the new Disaster Resilience and Innovation Fund. View the report online, and watch live on the SLRD YouTube channel.
June 2024 - A Status Update was provided to the SLRD Board at the June 26, 2024 meeting at 1:30 pm. View the report online, and watch live on the SLRD YouTube channel.
May 2024 - DFO Authorisation, Dike Maintenance Act and water license application submitted. Timber cruise completed.
April 2024 - 90% design milestone achieved.
March 2024 - Activities underway include activities related to detailed design phase, permitting and land tenure requirements, engagement and consultations with First Nations and project stakeholders.
February 2024 - There have been delays in grant funding announcements for grant funding programs at the federal level which is impacting grant applications related to this project. These delays, in addition to a revised timeline for the design phase, have led to a revised baseline schedule for the project. In the revised baseline schedule construction is now planned to commence in late 2024, with construction completion in late 2025 or early 2026.
January 2024 – Initial DFO review complete requiring application for Authorization under the Fisheries Act.
November 2023 – Crown Land Tenure, DFO request for review, and permit application under the Water Sustainability Act submitted.
October 31, 2023 – 50% design milestone achieved.
July 2023 - Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd. contracted to provide engineering services for the project.
March 2023 - Capex Project Advisory Services Inc. engaged to provide project management services for project.
