Environmental Assessment Bulletin

The Honourable Ross Wiseman, Minister of Environment and Conservation, has announced the following events relative to Part 10 Environmental Assessment of the Environmental Protection Act.

UNDERTAKING REGISTERED:

North Atlantic Zip Line – Petty Harbour (Reg. 1555)
Proponent: Robert Carter

The proponent intends to develop an adventure tourism facility to be located in Petty Harbour. The zip line course consists of a series of elevated walking bridges and wooden landing pads linked by steel cables. The course will include nine launch pads, several elevated walking bridges and seven steel zip lines that extend along the west side of First Pond and terminate just west of Crocker’s Bridge. The project is scheduled to commence with construction in the spring or summer of 2011.

The undertaking was registered on January 28, 2011; the deadline for public comments is March 4, 2011; and the minister’s decision is due by March 13, 2011.

UNDERTAKINGS RELEASED:

Happy Valley-Goose Bay Sewer Treatment Plant (Reg. 1537)
Proponent: Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay

Musgrave Harbour Quarry Extension Services Ltd. (Reg. 1543)
Proponent: D & M Services Ltd.

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 Web site at //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 

2011 01 28             3:40 p.m.