Environmental Assessment Bulletin

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

UNDERTAKING REGISTERED:

Forest Management District 14 and 15 Five Year Operating Plan
Proponent: Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Limited (Reg. 1713)

The proponent, Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Limited, has registered the Five Year Operating Plan for Forest Management Districts 14 and 15 (Planning Zone 6). Districts 14 and 15 are located on the west and southwest coasts of the island and extend from Burgeo and Port aux Basques in the south to the southern boundary of Gros Morne National Park. In District 14 there will be harvesting of approximately 488,500 cubic metres of timber, construction of 31 kilometres of primary forest access roads and associated silviculture activities. In District 15 there will be harvesting approximately 1.2 million cubic metres of timber, construction of 98 kilometres of primary forest access roads and associated silviculture activities. The undertaking will allow the continuation of existing commercial forestry industry and allow domestic harvest for home heating. Activities are scheduled to commence on January 1, 2014 and end on December 31, 2018.

The undertaking was registered on July 8, 2013; the deadline for public comments is August 13, 2013; and the Minister's decision is due August 22, 2013.

UNDERTAKING RELEASED:

Logy Bay Road Waste Drill Mud Treatment (Reg. 1710)
Proponent: Crosbie Industrial Services Limited

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:
Deborah Thomas
Director of Communications
Department of Environment and Conservation
709-729-2575
DeborahThomas@gov.nl.ca 

2013 07 09             2:30 p.m.