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:

St. John�s (Northern Pond Rd.) Motor Sport Park                                   (Reg 1210)
Proponent: X-treme Promotions Inc. (Barry Parsons)

The proponent plans to develop a multi-season motor sport recreation facility south of the Trans Canada Highway and northeast of Cochrane Pond Park in the Paddy�s Pond area for such recreational uses as snowmobiling, motocross, and biking for leisure riders and competitive racing. Approximately 10 supervised snowmobile, ATV, bicycle, and dirt bike events will be organized annually for the eight acres of track that will be cleared. There will be general use/admission to the site for practice or leisure riding on days that special events are not scheduled. The proponent hopes that construction of the trails, spectator area, and parking area can be completed by mid-January 2006. The undertaking was registered on August 24, 2005; public comments are due by September 28, 2005; and, the minister's decision is due by October 8, 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 24                            10:15 a.m.