Contract for Stage 3 of Randle Reef remediation awarded
Working in collaboration with the Mississaugas of the Credit Business Corporation, remediation contractor Milestone Environmental Contracting has been awarded a contract worth more than $29 million for work at Randle Reef, in Hamilton Harbour.
Randle Reef was once the largest contaminated sediment site on the Canadian side of the Great Lakes.
With an overall investment exceeding $150 million, the project to remediate the harbour is a joint initiative of the Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario, the City of Hamilton, the Region of Halton, the City of Burlington, the Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority, and Stelco.
The federal government and the province of Ontario each contribute one-third of the funding, while the remaining third is collectively funded by local partners.
Milestone has already managed more than 615,000 cubic metres of contaminated sediment at the reef.
This latest phase of work is the project’s third. In it, Milestone’s scope of work will include the installation of a multi-layer environmental cap that will isolate contaminants and restore the ecological balance of the region.
"The remarkable progress achieved at the Randle Reef site so far is something I am very proud our team has been a part of," said Mark Seaman, Founding Partner of Milestone Environmental Contracting Inc. "We are excited to be collaborating and working with Mississaugas of the Credit Business Corporation to complete this last project phase that will hold enduring positive impacts for the harbour and community for this and future generations."
Recognizing that the upcoming project phase would take place on the traditional and treaty lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit, Milestone initiated a long-term partnership with the Mississaugas of the Credit Business Corporation.
The partnership extends beyond the current project, encompassing all future ventures within their traditional and treaty lands, with the aim of fostering significant economic reconciliation for this First Nation.
Since its inception in 2010, Milestone has worked with several Indigenous partners on a long list of high-profile remediation projects across Canada, including: Corbeau Hydroelectric Station, Zibi Soil Remediation, Former Fraser Cedar Mill, Slesse Creek, Giant Mine, and many more.
Work on Stage 3 at Randle Reef started in August. Project completion is targeted for January 2025.