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
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