Road maintenance and snow removal on gravel roads at Environment Canada’s Last Mountain Lake National Wildlife Area, located in Simpson, Saskatchewan

Road maintenance and snow removal on gravel roads at Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Last Mountain Lake National Wildlife Area, located in Simpson, Saskatchewan 1 General 1.1 Context The Last Mountain Lake National Wildlife Area (NWA) and Migratory Bird Sanctuary (MBS) are a large area of grasslands and wetlands protected for the benefit of migratory birds and wildlife. Originally designated in 1887, the MBS was augmented in 1987 with the NWA lands surrounding it. When acquiring the NWA, many of the existing municipal road allowances, including constructed roads, were also transferred to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). Thus the maintenance and repair of these roads became the responsibility of ECCC – Canadian Wildlife Services (CWS). The roads are important for access to the site by both ECCC-CWS staff, local permit holders and contractors, and the general public who visit this site to enjoy wildlife, and migratory birds. ECCC is seeking a Contractor to provide all labour, equipment, tools, material, transportation and supervision necessary to maintain gravel roads and remove excess snow at Last Mountain Lake National Wildlife Area and Migratory Bird Sanctuary located in Simpson, Saskatchewan.