Environmental Assessment Bulletin

Environment and Conservation
March 23, 2009
Environmental 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.

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT REQUIRED:

Labrador � Island Transmission Link
Proponent: Nalcor Energy (Reg. 1407)

The minister has advised the proponent that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is required for this project. An Environmental Assessment Committee will be appointed to provide scientific and technical advice to the minister and to prepare draft guidelines for conducting the EIS. The public will be invited to provide comment on the draft guidelines. For further information on this project, contact Pat Marrie at 709-729-2813 or e-mail pmarrie@gov.nl.ca

For further information on the environmental assessment process, please contact 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 department website - www.gov.nl.ca/env.

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Media contact:
Melony O�Neill
Director of Communications
Department of Environment and Conservation
709-729-2575, 689-0928
moneill@gov.nl.ca

2009 03 23 4:10 p.m.

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