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:

Holyrood to St. John's Snowmobile Trail                                      (Reg 1209)
Proponent: Eastern Trailriders

The proponent proposes to develop a 38 kilometre snowmobile trail from the Town of Holyrood to the City of St. John's, then connecting to the railbed in Holyrood and continuing west to Goobies. The trail will be five metres wide constructed to national standards with proper signage to ensure safe public snowmobile travel. Portions of the trail will incorporate existing logging roads and existing agricultural fields. The undertaking was registered on August 22, 2005; public comments are due by September 26, 2005; and, the minister's decision is due on October 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 08 22                        12:45 p.m.