Environment and Conservation
September 4, 2012

Environmental Assessment Bulletin

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

UNDERTAKING REGISTERED:

Bird Cove – St. Margaret’s Bay Hiking and ATV Trails                                (Reg. 1667)
Proponent: Town of Bird Cove and St. Barbe Development Association

The proponent has submitted a proposal for the construction and development of a system of hiking and ATV trails near the town of Bird Cove along the shoreline of St. Margaret’s Bay on the Northern Peninsula. The walking trails will be approximately one metre in width, and the ATV trails will be 2.5 metres in width. The total length of trails to be developed will be 9.25 kilometres and will be a combination of natural surfaces with boardwalks in wet areas. The proposed work is scheduled to begin during the fall of 2012 or spring 2013.

The undertaking was registered on August 29, 2012; the deadline for public comments is October 9, 2012; and the minister’s decision is due by October 13, 2012.

UNDERTAKING RELEASED:

Flat Bay Aggregate Quarry                                                                       (Reg. 1655)
Proponent: Western Logging 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 website 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

2012 09 04                                                  1:15 p.m.