Environment and Conservation
January 5, 2015

Environmental Assessment Bulletin

The Honourable Dan Crummell, Minister of Environment and Conservation, has announced the following event relative to Part 10 Environmental Assessment of the Environmental Protection Act.

UNDERTAKING REGISTERED:

Twin Falls Oasis RV Park                                         (Reg. 1775)
Proponent: Shawn and Holly Gosse

The proponent has submitted a proposal to develop an RV Park on two hectares of private land located 10 kilometres west of Grand Falls-Windsor. The project will involve the construction of 30 RV lots, measuring 10 metres x 20 metres each, a small pumphouse building (five metres x six metres), a utility shed (seven metres x 15 metres), a registration/shower building (seven metres x 15 metres) and a 340 metre access road. This proposed undertaking will be located within 200 metres of Leach Brook, a tributary of the Exploits River, a scheduled salmon river. Construction is anticipated to begin in June 2015.

The undertaking was registered on January 5, 2015; the deadline for public comments is February 9, 2015; and the minister�s decision is due by February 19, 2015.

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:

Environmental assessment information is on the department website at: www.gov.nl.ca/env

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