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Stage 1 Archaeological Background Study Class Environmental Assessment Widening & Rehabilitation of James A. Gifford Causeway Geographic Townships of Smith and Ennismore Peterborough County ORIGINAL REPORT 144 Upper Turriff Road, LʼAmable, Ontario K0L 2L0 - tel.: (705) 201-1066 - fax: 866-231-6071 - [email protected] G www.centralarchaeology.ca Stage 1 Archaeological Background Study Class Environmental Assessment Widening & Rehabilitation of James A. Gifford Causeway Geographic Townships of Smith and Ennismore Peterborough County Prepared for: Steve Taylor President Bytown Engineering Inc. 100 Centrepointe Drive, Suite 202 Ottawa, ON K2G 6B1 Ph: 613.228.4813 E: [email protected] Prepared by: Laura McRae Director and Chief Archaeologist Derek Paauw President and Chief Archaeologist The Central Archaeology Group Inc. 144 Upper Turriff Road LʼAmable K0L 2LO T. 705.201.1066 F. 866.231.6071 Licence No. P248 PIF No. P248-069-2012 March 6, 2013 ORIGINAL REPORT Distribution:" Bytown Engineering """Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport Bringing the past to the present for the future Project Personnel Project Director Laura McRae, P248 Research Laura McRae Don Meskis Photographer Derek Paauw, P272 Report Preparation Laura McRae THE CENTRAL ARCHAEOLOGY GROUP INC. STAGE 1 ARCHAEOLOGICAL BACKGROUND STUDY CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, JAMES A. GIFFORD CAUSEWAY GEOGRAPHIC TOWNSHIPS OF SMITH AND ENNISMORE, PETERBOROUGH COUNTY" ii"" Acknowledgements The Central Archaeology Group would like to extend their gratitude to the following individuals and parties. ! Steve Taylor, President, Bytown Engineering Inc. ! The staff at the Peterborough County Land Registry, Peterborough. ! The Geomatics Institute at Sir Sandford Fleming College Frost Campus, Lindsay. ! The staff at the National Air Photo LIbrary, Ottawa. ! The staff at the Trent University Maps and Geospatial Resources section of the Thomas J. Bata Library, Peterborough. ! Robert von Bitter, Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport. THE CENTRAL ARCHAEOLOGY GROUP INC. STAGE 1 ARCHAEOLOGICAL BACKGROUND STUDY CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, JAMES A. GIFFORD CAUSEWAY GEOGRAPHIC TOWNSHIPS OF SMITH AND ENNISMORE, PETERBOROUGH COUNTY" iii"" Executive Summary Described within this report are the details of an archaeological assessment conducted for the proposed Widening & Rehabilitation of the James A. Gifford Causeway in the Township of Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield. The project area extends across Chemong Lake and provides a thoroughfare between the townships of Smith and Ennismore in Peterborough County. It encompasses a total distance of approximately 1.2 kilometres and is located on County Road 14, 350 metres west of County Road 18. The archaeological study will form part of a Class Environmental Assessment (EA) being undertaken by the Corporation of the County of Peterborough. The purpose of the proposed EA is to address the “significant erosion and slope stability issues which are compromising the integrity of the Causeway, guide-rail and road surface” (Corporation of the County of Peterborough 2011:2). Bytown Engineering Inc. was contracted by the Corporation of the County of Peterborough (2011:2) to undertake a Class Environmental Assessment, traffic capacity analysis and preparation of preliminary design drawings for the rehabilitation and potential widening of the Causeway and sub-contracted The Central Archaeology Group Inc. to conduct the Stage 1 background study for the project area. Therefore, the information presented within this Stage 1 report is intended to identify archaeological resources and in turn inform future planning decisions regarding the proposed Widening & Rehabilitation of the James A. Gifford Causeway. As an initial requirement of land use planning and development, the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport has legislated that three objectives must be met by way of a Stage 1 archaeological study. These objectives include: 1) provide information on the subject property!s geography, history, previous archaeological fieldwork and current land condition; 2) evaluate the archaeological potential for the property and support recommendations for a Stage 2 survey; and, 3) recommend appropriate strategies for future assessments within the property. Therefore, the main purpose of the Stage 1 assessment is to investigate the cultural land use, archaeological history and the present conditions of the property. The majority of this process is background research conducted in the company office and other libraries and involves the examination of records such as historic settlement maps, land titles and documents, historical land use and ownership records, primary and secondary sources and the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport!s archaeological sites database. The Stage 1 archaeological background study will outline the First Nations pre-contact and historic archaeological sequence as well as the Euro-Canadian historic settlement record for the area and the potential for the discovery of archaeological sites within the project area. Based on background research, the study establishes the potential for the discovery of significant archaeological sites, particularly in the immediate vicinity of historic settlement areas, lakes, rivers and streams.. THE CENTRAL ARCHAEOLOGY GROUP INC. STAGE 1 ARCHAEOLOGICAL BACKGROUND STUDY CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, JAMES A. GIFFORD CAUSEWAY GEOGRAPHIC TOWNSHIPS OF SMITH AND ENNISMORE, PETERBOROUGH COUNTY" iv"" Based on the results of the archaeological assessment for the James A. Gifford Causeway project area, the following recommendations are provided for consideration to the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport and the Corporation of the County of Peterborough, and are subject to approval by the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport: 1) Areas that have been identified as having moderate to high potential undergo a Stage 2 test pit survey, where shovel-sized test pits, no smaller than 30.0 cm in diameter, be excavated into the first 5.0 cm of subsoil to examine for stratigraphy, cultural features, or evidence of fill at 5.0 m intervals. Soil should be screened through mesh no greater than 6.0 mm and all test pits should be backfilled unless instructed to do otherwise. 2) Areas that have been identified as having low potential undergo a Stage 2 test pit survey, where shovel-sized test pits, no smaller than 30.0 cm in diameter, be excavated into the first 5.0 cm of subsoil to examine for stratigraphy, cultural features, or evidence of fill at 10.0 m intervals. Soil should be screened through mesh no greater than 6.0 mm and all test pits should be backfilled unless instructed to do otherwise. 3) If development work is planned for portions of the Causeway which stretch across Chemong Lake, an underwater archaeological assessment is recommended. This assessment should be conducted by a professional, marine archaeologist, licensed by the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport. This report is submitted to the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport as a condition of licensing in accordance with Part VI of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, C. 0.18. The report is reviewed to ensure that it complies with the standards and guidelines that are issued by the Minister, and that the archaeological fieldwork and report recommendations ensure the conservation, protection and preservation of the cultural heritage of Ontario. When all matters relating to archaeological sites within the project area of a development proposal have been addressed to the satisfaction of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport, a letter will be issued by the ministry stating that there are no further concerns with regards to alterations to archaeological sites by the proposed development. It is an offense under Sections 48 and 69 of the Ontario Heritage Act for any party other than a licensed archaeologist to make any alteration to a known archaeological site or to remove any artifact or other physical evidence of past human use or activity from the site, until such time as a licensed archaeologist has completed archaeological fieldwork on the site, submitted a report to the Minister stating that the site has no further cultural heritage value or interest, and the report has been filed in the Ontario Public Register of Archaeological Report referred to in Section 65.1 of the Ontario Heritage Act. Should previously undocumented archaeological resources be discovered, they may be a new archaeological site and therefore subject to Section 48 (1) of the Ontario Heritage Act. The proponent or person discovering the archaeological resources must cease alteration of the site immediately and engage a licensed consultant archaeologist to carry out archaeological fieldwork, in compliance with Section 48 (1) of the Ontario Heritage Act. THE CENTRAL ARCHAEOLOGY GROUP INC. STAGE 1 ARCHAEOLOGICAL BACKGROUND STUDY CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, JAMES A. GIFFORD CAUSEWAY GEOGRAPHIC TOWNSHIPS OF SMITH AND ENNISMORE, PETERBOROUGH COUNTY" v"" The Cemeteries Act, R.S.O. 1990 C. 4 and the Funeral, Burial and Cremation services Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, C. 33 (when proclaimed in force) require that any person discovering human remains must notify the police or coroner and the Registrar of Cemeteries at the Ministry of Consumer Services. The licensee shall hold the archaeological collections, including copies of the study material and original notes generated during the course of research, in trust, unless it is transferred to an appropriate public institution