Environmental Assessment Bulletin

Press Release

August 23, 2024

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

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT REQUIRED AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE APPOINTED:

Lewisporte Biomedical Waste Incineration (Reg. 2316)
Proponent: Paul Dalley Holdings Inc.

The minister has advised the Proponent that an environmental impact statement (EIS) is required for this Project. Additional information is required to inform the minister on issues including, but not limited to:

Project details and rationale
Waste management
Incinerator technology and/or incineration process
Air emissions
Wastewater effluent
Emergency response
Community consultation

An Environmental Assessment Committee (EAC) has been appointed to provide scientific and technical advice to the minister and to draft guidelines for the Proponent in preparing the EIS. The EAC includes representatives from the following provincial government agencies:

Department of Environment and Climate Change
- Environmental Assessment – Chair
- Pollution Prevention Division
Department of Health and Community Services
Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation
Tourism Product Development

The public will be invited to provide comments on the draft guidelines. For further information on this Project, please contact Tahazzud Hossain at (709) 729-4223 or email tahazzudhossain@gov.nl.ca.

DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT GUIDELINES AND PUBLIC REVIEW:

Kami Iron Ore Mine (Reg. 2301)
Proponent: Champion Iron Mines Ltd.

The proposed Kami Iron Ore Mine Project is undergoing an environmental assessment review and an environmental impact statement (EIS) is required. The Environmental Assessment Committee (EAC) has prepared draft EIS Guidelines that identify information that must be included in the EIS. The public is invited to review these guidelines and provide written comments by October 2, 2024. Comments received will be reviewed and considered before the EIS guidelines are finalized and issued to the Proponent.

More information on the Project is available on the department’s website at:

https://www.gov.nl.ca/ecc/projects/project-2301/

Written comments must be submitted by October 2, 2024, to:

Paul Carter
Project EA Committee Chair
Environmental Assessment Division
Department of Environment and Climate Change
West Block, Confederation Building
P.O. box 8700
St. John’s, NL A1B 4J6
Email: EAProjectComments@gov.nl.ca

UNDERTAKING RELEASED:

District 20 Five-Year Operating Plan (2025-2029) (Reg. 2315)
Proponent: Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture

The Project is released from environmental assessment subject to conditions as outlined in the minister’s decision letter available on the department’s Project web page at https://www.gov.nl.ca/ecc/projects/project-2315/.

PLAN ACCEPTABLE:
Swift Current Quarry (Reg. 2193)
Proponent: Dean Clarke Contracting Ltd.

On August 23, 2024, the minister advised the Proponent that the Water Resources Management Plan for the Project was found to be acceptable. The plan was required as a condition of release from environmental assessment and is available on the Department’s Project web page at: https://www.gov.nl.ca/ecc/projects/project-2193/.

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:

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

https://www.gov.nl.ca/ecc/files/GUIDE-TO-THE-PROCESS_Jan-2024.pdf

Project comments may be forwarded 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.

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