Environmental Assessment Bulletin

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

COMPONENT STUDY ACCEPTABLE:

Labrador - Island Transmission Link
Proponent: Nalcor Energy (Reg. 1407)

Following public, Aboriginal and governmental review, the Viewscapes Component Study, submitted on September 6, 2011, is acceptable.

COMPONENT STUDY REQUIRES FURTHER WORK:

Labrador - Island Transmission Link
Proponent: Nalcor Energy (Reg. 1407)

Following public, Aboriginal and governmental review of the Socioeconomic Environment: Aboriginal Communities and Land Use Component Study, submitted on August 16, 2011, it has been determined that the proponent needs to provide additional information for review.

The additional information, when submitted, will be subject to a legislated 35-day public, Aboriginal and governmental review period.

For further information on the project, please contact the following:

Pat Marrie, Project EA Chair
Labrador-Island Transmission Link Project
Department of Environment and Conservation
4th Floor, West Block, Confederation Complex
PO Box 8700
St. John’s, NL A1B 4J6
709-729-2813
Fax: 709-729-5518
Toll-free: 1-800-563-6181
pmarrie@gov.nl.ca 

Bill Coulter, Project Manager
Labrador-Island Transmission Link Project
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
1801 Hollis Street, Suite 200
Halifax, NS B3J 3N4
902-426-0564
Fax: 902-426-6550
Labrador-Island.TransmissionLink@ceaa-acee.gc.ca

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 04 05             2:30 p.m.