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.
UNDERTAKINGS REGISTERED:
Crown Zone 2 Five-Year Forestry Operating Plan Amendment (2022-2026)
Proponent: Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture (Reg. 2310)
The Proponent is proposing an amendment to the Crown Zone 2 Five-Year Forestry Operating Plan (2022-2026). The Project is proposed in Forest Management District 2, approximately seven kilometres north of the town of Winterbrook. The amendment would create a new harvest block covering 161 hectares of land and the Forest Management District’s harvest level would be balanced by reducing harvesting elsewhere in the District. 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 May 15, 2024; the deadline for public comment is June 19, 2024, and the Minister’s decision is due by June 29, 2024.
Comments may be sent to: EAProjectComments@gov.nl.ca.
Watson’s Pond Quarry (Reg. 2309)
Proponent: Marine Contractors Inc.
The Proponent is proposing a 49-hectare quarry area that would include its existing operations and an expanded area between Lewin Parkway and Corner Brook Stream in the city of Corner Brook. Rock aggregate and overlying till would be used for long-term aggregate supply and asphalt production. 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 May 15, 2024; the deadline for public comment is June 19, 2024, and the Minister’s decision is due by June 29, 2024.
Comments may be sent to: EAProjectComments@gov.nl.ca.
Steady Brook Residential Property (Reg. 2308)
Proponent: Susan Kim Dawson
The Proponent is proposing to construct a two-story dwelling on a residential lot located at 129 Marble Drive in the town of Steady Brook. Construction would also include excavation of backfilled material, installation of a septic system and landscaping. The development is proposed adjacent to the Humber River, a scheduled salmon river. 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 May 15, 2024; the deadline for public comment is June 19, 2024, and the Minister’s decision is due by June 29, 2024.
Comments may be sent to: EAProjectComments@gov.nl.ca .
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-2024.pdf
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Project comments may be sent to: EAProjectComments@gov.nl.ca
Anyone submitting comments on a Project under environmental assessment is asked to please advise the Department if they DO NOT wish to have their comments shared with the Project Proponent.