April 4, 1996
(Government Services and Lands)

Sale of lands acquired from Corner Brook Pulp and Paper

The provincial government is now accepting applications for the public acquisition of lands in central and western areas of the island portion of the province that were acquired in 1994 from the Corner Brook Pulp & Paper Limited.

The announcement was made today by Ernest McLean, Minister of Government Services and Lands.

The land comprises an area of approximately 616,000 hectares, 80 per cent of which is located in western portion of the island, the remaining 20 per cent is located in Central Newfoundland.

Applications for lands will be received and processed on a first come, first served basis.

All applications received will be subject to review by various government departments. When no land use conflicts are identified and the proposed development meets health and environment standards, approval will be granted. As is the normal case with all Crown land dispositions, applicants will initially be issued a lease or a licence to develop the site. Once development on leased property is completed, the applicant may be entitled to apply for freehold ownership.

Government imposed a freeze on the acceptance of applications for these lands at the time of the purchase.

"This freeze was imposed to allow government sufficient time to analyze the capabilities of the lands and to put the necessary administrative mechanism in place to deal with ownership issues, " said the minister.

The minister went on to explain that applications would not yet be accepted for cottage/residential sites for a number of "high demand" areas throughout the holdings. These areas, which have been identified by the department, will be subject to detailed planning. As the individual plans are finalized, the availability of lots will be advertised to the public at large.

The following is a listing of the "high demand" areas in central and western portions of the province.

Persons interested in obtaining information on the acquisition of the lands should contact:

Lands in the Western Region:

Don Winsor
The Government Services Centre
Western Regional Office
Noton Building, 1 Riverside Drive
P.O. Box 2006, Corner Brook, NF
A2H 6J8
Telephone: (709) 637-2392

Lands in the Central Region:

Joe Blanchard
The Government Services Centre
30 Airport Boulevard
P.O. Box 2222, Gander, NF
A1V 1T5
Telephone: (709) 256-1401

Contact: John Power, Director of Land Management, (709) 729- 3227.

HIGH DEMAND AREAS

1. WESTERN:
2. Reid Lot #218
   Humber River Corridor - Birchy Basin to Sir Richard Squires
   Memorial Park.
3. Reid Lot #40
   Humber River Corridor - Sir Richard Squires Memorial Park to
   Reidville.
4. Reid Lots 31-37
   Deer Lake/Humber River - from Little Harbour to Steady Brook.
5. Reid Lot #42
   The Main Brook - Between Sandy Lake and Grand Lake.
6. Telegraph Lot, Vo. 38 Fol. 23 - Grand Lake, just west of Howley.
7. Reid Lot #203
   Frenchmans Cove - South shore, Bay of Islands.
8. Reid Lot #219
   Sheffield Lake.
9. Reid Lot #224
   Camp 33 - West end of Grand Lake.
10. Reid Lot #207
    Bonne Bay Little Pond - Near Wiltondale.
11. Reid Lot #26
    North end of Georges Lake.
12. Reid Lot #30
    Irishtown - near Corner Brook.
13. Reid Lot #26
    Northeast end of Pinchgut Lake.
14. Reid Lot #45
    Birchy Lake at Birchy Narrows.
15. Reid Lot #32
    Long Pond/Hughes Lake - northwest of Deer Lake.
16. Reid Lot #42
    Howley Road near TCH
17. Reid Lot #17
    Flat Bay Brook near Steel Mountain.
18. Reid Lot #21
    Long Gull Pond - north of Stephenville Crossing.

1. CENTRAL:
2. Reid Lot #82
   West end of Jonathans Pond, north of Gander.
3. Reid Lot #84
   Boot Pond - Northeast of Gander.
4. Reid Lot #70
   Munroes Pond - Notre Dame Junction.
5. Reid Lot #239
   Northwest Gander River.
6. Reid Lot #72
   North of TCH between Glenwood and Notre Dame Junction.