Environment and Conservation
December 4, 2007Environmental
Assessment Bulletin
The Honourable Charlene Johnson, Minister of
Environment and Conservation, has announced the following events
relative to Part 10 Environmental Assessment of the Environmental
Protection Act.
UNDERTAKINGS REGISTERED:
Corner Brook Area Emulsion Blasting Agent
Manufacturing Plant
Proponent: Newfoundland Hard-Rock Inc. (Reg. 1361)
The proponent will construct a new manufacturing plant
to produce an emulsion blasting agent with the primary components being
ammonium nitrate and diesel fuel. The site is located five kilometres
west of Corner Brook on a forest access road off the Trans Canada
Highway (TCH). Construction is tentatively scheduled to begin in the
spring of 2008 and will include a pre-engineered steel building (15
metres x 18 metres), a 50 ton steel silo and a three kilometre
transmission line.
The undertaking was registered on November 27, 2007;
public comments are due by January 8, 2008; and the minister's decision
is due on January 11, 2008.
Charlottetown Labrador Mink Farm
Proponent: NTE Northern Fur Inc. (Reg. 1362)
The proponent proposes to construct and operate a mink
farm on the north side of Route 514 near Charlottetown. The farm will
include five mink sheds measuring approximately 7 metres by 107 metres.
In addition, there will be two storage sheds measuring 15 metres by 15
metres. The maximum number of breeding mink is anticipated to reach
3,000. Start of construction is tentatively scheduled to begin in May
2008.
The undertaking was registered on December 4, 2007;
public comments are due by January 8, 2008; and the minister's decision
is due on January 18, 2008.
Comments on submitted documents are invited from the
public, addressed in writing to the minister, 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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Media contact:
Diane Hart
Director of Communications
Environment and Conservation
709-729-2575, 685-4401
