Environment and Conservation
September 19, 2014

Environmental Assessment Bulletin

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

UNDERTAKING REGISTERED:

Parsons Pond Hill Area Quarry             (Reg. 1763)
Proponent: Jemna Snowclearing Ltd.

The proponent has submitted an application for the development of a 4.5 hectare quarry near Parsons Pond Hill on the Northern Peninsula, approximately 7.5 kilometres north of Cow Head and 3.6 kilometres northeast along an existing quarry access road. The purpose of the undertaking is the removal and provision of gravel, rock and borrow material as required for local residential development and maintenance. Operations are scheduled to begin in October 2014.

The undertaking was registered on September 17, 2014. The deadline for public comments is October 24, 2014 and the minister’s decision is due by November 1, 2014.

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, 728-8092
DeborahThomas@gov.nl.ca

2014 09 19                                        2:35 p.m.

 

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