Environmental Assessment Bulletin

Environment and Conservation Minister Tom Osborne has announced the following event relative to Part 10 Environmental Assessment of the Environmental Protection Act.

UNDERTAKING REGISTERED:

District 8 (Lewisporte) CBPP 5-Year Plan Amendment (Salmon Pond)                             (Reg. 1185)
Proponent: Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Limited

The proponent plans an amendment to the five-year operating plan to harvest 23,349 cubic metres of timber over a 240 hectare area north of Glenwood and west and southwest of Little Rocky Pond in the Salmon Pond Operating Area, in Forestry District 8 (Lewisporte Management Area). Harvesting is planned to commence in June 2005 and continue until December 2008. The harvesting will be by conventional mechanical methods and will not require construction of any additional primary forest access roads. The project was registered on March 22, 2005; public comments are due by April 27, 2005; and, the minister's decision is due by May 6, 2005.

The minister encourages all interested parties to become involved and to make comments known. Comments on submitted documents are invited from the public, addressed in writing to the minister, and are welcome prior to the deadline date shown.

Further information may be obtained by contacting the Director of Environmental Assessment at (709) 729-4211 or toll-free: 1-800-563-6181 or by mail to:
Director, Environmental Assessment Division
Department of Environment and Conservation
West Block, Confederation Building
P.O. Box 8700, St. John's, NL A1B 4J6

Environmental Assessment Information is on the government Web site at //www.gov.nl.ca/env

2005 03 23                   10:20 a.m.