AHDC and CHD Announce Port Lands First Phase

The Akwesasne Harbour Development Corporation (AHDC) and Cornwall Harbour Development Corporation (CHDC), co-owners, are pleased to announce that the Port Lands project is now moving into its first public engagement phase.

On Monday June 7th, 2021, beginning at 10am through http://www.theportlands.org members of the public will be able to participate in the first phase of engagement to help shape the future use of the lands. This website will host a short survey, a board to post ideas, and a discussion forum to engage with other community members on what the future of this land will look like.

Subsequently, the Co-Owners will be engaging in multiple online focus groups over the course of the coming months to further solicit feedback from a wide range of community members for their thoughts on the future of this monumental project. Community feedback is the most important part of this project; it will assist the Co-Owners in making decisions that reflect the interests of both communities.

The website engagement process will be open until July 31st 2021 and the Focus Groups will be

conducted throughout the months of June and July.

Questions should be directed to the Project Managers (Cornwall & The Counties Community Futures Development Corporation) at [email protected]

In 2016 Transport Canada divested the 16-acre parcel of land at the Cornwall Harbour site

back to the communities of Akwesasne and Cornwall with an accompanying endowment of just over $5,000,000 to go toward remediation and re-development of the lands. The goal of the Co-owners, in conjunction with the feedback from the public is to transform the property into a space that benefits both communities. As per the agreement with Transport Canada, the land cannot be used for further industrial activities and must be redeveloped around commercial, residential, tourism or a combination of any of the three.

For more information, please visit http://www.theportlands.org