Environmental concerns addressed as Gan moves ahead with bridge demo

Concerns from residents and conservation advocates over the demolition of Gananoque’s former Thousand Islands Railway Bridge have prompted a closer look at the project’s environmental impact, particularly its potential effect on local turtle populations.

Earlier this month, the Think Turtle Conservation Initiative raised alarms about the bridge removal, citing the presence of several at-risk species, including snapping turtles, northern map turtles, and painted turtles, which inhabit the stretch of the Gananoque River beneath the bridge.

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Residents questioned the validity of an environmental report used in the project’s planning, noting it was based solely on a desktop review rather than an on-site assessment. They also expressed concern that required species-at-risk p