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

UNDERTAKING REGISTERED:
Lac Virot Exploration Access Road                                                     (Reg. 2238)
Proponent: Red Paramount Iron Ltd.

The proponent proposes to construct 5.9 kilometres of access road for mineral exploration approximately seven kilometres south of Labrador City in western Labrador. The proposed road will be 6 metres wide to support the mineral exploration activities and baseline data collection for the Lac Virot Iron Ore project. A description of the project can be found on the department’s webpage at: www.gov.nl.ca/ecc/env-assessment/projects-list/.

The undertaking was registered on April 6, 2023; the deadline for public comment is May 11, 2023; and the minister’s decision is due by May 21, 2023.

Guidance for Registration of Onshore Wind Energy Generation and Green Hydrogen Production projects

The above guidance document is now available on the department’s web page at www.gov.nl.ca/ecc/env-assessment/ . The purpose of the document is to assist proponents in preparing for the environmental assessment (EA) registration of onshore wind energy generation and/or green hydrogen production projects.

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

Environmental assessment information is available at:

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

www.gov.nl.ca/ecc/files/GUIDE-TO-THE-PROCESS_Jan-2023.pdf

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

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.