The City of St. Catharines is moving forward with a project to help protect local fish habitats.
A contractor has been approved for a shoreline protection project taking place on a stretch of Shore Boulevard.
The project will cost about $1.7 million, and will see an armour stone retaining wall on the lakefront between 8 and 14 Shore Blvd.
This is similar to recent work done on Abbey Mews.
The two projects will result in the loss of some fish habitat on the Lake Ontario waterfront, but the City has teamed up with the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority and Trout Unlimited Canada on a project to offset this loss.
A site has been identified on Twelve Mile Creek in Pelham that will positively impact fish habitats in both municipalities.
Should the habitat compensation project move forward, the work will include installing a by-pass channel to divert and existing pond and dam.
This would provide the fish with an improved cold-water habitat and better movement.
The project would also be a boost to the Twelve Mile Creek watershed, which runs through the city and connects to Lake Ontario.
St. Catharines City Council voted on Monday night to reach out to the Township of Pelham to obtain permission for the project.
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