The Honourable Dr. Scott Reid, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, has announced the following relative to Environmental Assessment – Part 10 – of the Environmental Protection Act.
UNDERTAKING REGISTERED:
St. John’s Shingle Recycling Facility (Reg. 2373)
Proponent: Black Rock Construction Group / 86790 Newfoundland & Labrador Limited
The proponent is proposing to develop an asphalt shingle recycling facility at 75 Sugarloaf Road in St. John’s. Construction would include site clearing, grading, paving, and installation of equipment including a grinder, asphalt recycler, truck scales, and a scale house. Recycled asphalt pavement would be used for road construction and maintenance. A description of the project can be found on the Department of Environment and Climate Change website at: www.gov.nl.ca/ecc/env-assessment/projects-list/.
Comments may be sent to: EAProjectComments@gov.nl.ca
The undertaking was registered on October 3, 2025. The deadline for public comment is November 7, 2025, and the minister’s decision is due by November 17, 2025.
PLAN ACCEPTED:
150 MW (Nominal) Avalon (Holyrood) Combustion Turbine Project (Reg. 2350)
Proponent: Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro
On October 1, 2025, the minister advised the proponent that the Water Resources Management Plan (Early Works) for the project was reviewed and found to be acceptable. The plan was required as a condition of release from environmental assessment and is available on the Department of Environment and Climate Change website at: www.gov.nl.ca/ecc/projects/project-2350/ .
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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_Aug-2025.pdf
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Project comments may be sent to: EAProjectComments@gov.nl.ca
Anyone submitting comments on a project under environmental assessment should notify the Department of Environment and Climate Change if they DO NOT wish to have their comments shared with the project proponent.