Environmental Assessment Bulletin

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

UNDERTAKING REGISTERED:

Cartwright Junction Transportation Depot
Proponent: Department of Transportation and Works                                        (Reg. 1391)

The Department of Transportation and Works, Highway Design and Construction Division is proposing to construct a highway transportation depot immediately south of the Cartwright Junction Intersection, which is part of the phase two and phase three routes of the Trans Labrador Highway. The site will be used primarily in the winter months for snow clearing operations between the towns of Cartwright and Charlottetown. When phase three of the Trans Labrador Highway is complete in the fall of 2009, snow clearing from the Cartwright Junction Depot will include approximately 70 kilometres towards Happy Valley-Goose Bay. The project is scheduled to be constructed and operational by winter 2008. The depot will consist of an equipment garage to house several snow plow trucks, a front end loader and a residence to accommodate three to four equipment operators. Some minor equipment maintenance will be undertaken at the garage.

The undertaking was registered on July 24, 2008; public comments are due by August 18, 2008; and, the minister's decision is due by August 28, 2008.

UNDERTAKING RELEASED:

Central Regional Waste Management Transfer Stations
Proponent: Central Waste Management Committee                                (Reg. 1376)

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 at //www.gov.nl.ca/env

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Media contact:
Tina Coffey
Public Relations Specialist
Department of Environment and Conservation
709-729-5783, 728-8650
tcoffey@gov.nl.ca