River slope stabilization approved

A project to stabilize the slope of the Sydenham River east of Tupperville has been approved by

Chatham-Kent council. A $600,000 contract to complete the work along Glasgow and Short Lines has been awarded to Matrix Solutions Inc.

Four separate sites have been identified, affecting more than a kilometre of the riverbank.

According to a report from the municipality’s transportation and engineering department, slope stability and bank erosion along the Sydenham and Thames rivers are ongoing concerns for

Chatham-Kent.

Early in 2019, the federal government, through Infrastructure Canada, awarded Chatham-Kent funding through its Di- saster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund. Chatham-Kent is receiving $16.5 million over a 10-year period, which began in 2019.