The Honourable Bernard Davis, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, has announced the following event relative to Part 10 Environmental Assessment of the Environmental Protection Act.

Undertaking Registered:

Exploits River Geodesic Domes                                                                                                                 (Reg. 2189)
Proponent: Red Indian Adventures Ltd.

The proponent is proposing to construct four geodesic dome accommodation units to expand its existing tourism lodging business near the Exploits River, approximately 20 kilometres west of Grand Falls-Windsor. Access to the site is existing from the Trans-Canada Highway. Construction of the domes would require land clearing, installation of concrete pillar foundations, well drilling and septic system installation. Underground connections would be required to connect the domes to the existing power lines on site. Construction is expected to start May 2022 and would take 3-4 months to complete. A description of the project can be found on the Department’s web page at www.gov.nl.ca/ecc/env-assessment/projects-listThe undertaking was registered on February 24, 2022; the deadline for public comment is March 31, 2022; and, the minister’s decision is due by April 10, 2022.

Learn more
Environmental Assessment Division
Department of Environment and Climate Change
West Block, Confederation Building
P.O. Box 8700, St. John’s, NL A1B 4J6

Public comments may be forwarded to: EAprojectcomments@gov.nl.ca

Environmental assessment information is available at:

www.gov.nl.ca/ecc/env-assessment/

www.gov.nl.ca/ecc/files/GUIDE-TO-THE-PROCESS_Dec2021

Follow us on Twitter: @GovNL and @ECC_GovNL

If you submit comments on a project that is under environmental assessment, please advise the Department if you DO NOT wish to share your comments with the project proponent.

Media contact
Lynn Robinson
Environment and Climate Change
709-729-5449; 691-9466
lynnrobinson@gov.nl.ca