NLIS 3
March 29, 2005
(Environment and Conservation)
 

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:

Charleston Feed Kitchen & Mink Pelting Operation                         (Reg. 1186)
Proponent: Charleston Mink Company Ltd. (Jorn Mogensen)

The proponent plans to upgrade the former Charleston Fish Plant to provide feed and pelting services for the provincial fur industry, and especially for Harcourt Fur Farm Inc. The production in the feed kitchen (which will have a capacity of 4.6 million kilograms per year) of both finished feed and raw materials (for sale to feed kitchens and farms in other areas of the province) is expected to peak at 2.6 to 3.2 million kilograms in the first three to five years. Peak production of pelts in the first three to five years will be 150,000 which will include both locally-produced mink and pelts from imported pre-skinned (no-carcass) mink. The disposal of waste materials (carcasses, fat, and sawdust), which will peak at 90 tonnes per year, will take place by offsite burial. The proponent plans to start construction by late-May. The project was registered on March 29, 2005; public comments are due by May 3, 2005; and, the minister's decision is due by May 13, 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 29                 12:20 p.m.


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