Environment and Conservation
August 10, 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.
EIS AND AMENDMENT ACCEPTED:
Wabush 3 Open Pit Mine Project (Reg. 1711)
Proponent: Iron Ore Company of Canada
A review has been completed of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) submitted August 8, 2014, and the amendment submitted March 3, 2015. These documents comply with Part X of the Environmental Protection Act (the Act) and the EIS Guidelines issued April 3, 2014 and require no further work. The minister will now be recommending to the Lieutenant-Governor in Council whether or not this project can proceed as per Section 67 of the Act, subject to terms and conditions. For further information on the project, please contact: Ivy Stone, Project EA Chair, 709-729-0090.
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
Public comments can be sent to EAprojectcomments@gov.nl.ca.
Environmental assessment information is on the department website at: www.gov.nl.ca/env
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Media contact:
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Jennifer Collingwood Director of Communications Department of Environment and Conservation 709-729-2575 JenniferCollingwood@gov.nl.ca |
2015 08 10 2:45 p.m.