Our first stop was at to view the Cherubini Metal Works Ltd. (http://www.cherubinigroup.com/) project in Eastern Passage (20T 0458474N; 4942202E approx.). DFO determined that the work would destroy fish habitat and would require an Authorization under the Fisheries Act. This also meant that an environmental assessment would have to be undertaken under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA) before the Authorization could be issued. The Authorization required that the proponent (Cherubini) provide habitat compensation for the fish habitat that would be destroyed. This was done in the form of two artificial reefs created with reef balls (http://www.reefball.org/) off McNabs Island and at Paddys Head at the mouth of the Harbour
The second stop was at Lawrencetown Beach. The Province removed the existing wooden bridge and re-aligned the approaches and built a new bridge (20T 0471624N; 4944026E). This work was completed last summer. The re-alignment resulted in the loss of some salt marsh requiring the need for a Fisheries Act Authorization, a CEAA review, and habitat compensation.
Old bridge before removal.
A Bailey bridge (http://www.baileybridge.com/) is constructed to divert traffic while the old bridge is removed and the new one is constructed.
The footings are constructed for the new bridge next to the Bailey bridge.
The new bridge is finished in 2007; the Bailey bridge is removed. 
Environmental setting for the bridge over the Lawrencetown River. The habitat compensation project took place down the road a short way at a small marsh that had been cut off for years by the railway berm (20T 0472306N; 4943432E). The compensation had been determined to be a 3:1 ratio. The marsh that was restored was far larger than that so the Province is allowed to "bank" the remainder of the restored marsh to be used as compensation against future projects.
A culvert was placed in the railway berm to allow the passage of tidal water to restore the marsh.
Environmental setting for Lawrencetown compensation project
