Press Release Department: Federal - Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency

The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is conducting a federal environmental assessment of the proposed Harper Creek Mine Project, an open-pit mine located 90 km northeast of Kamloops, British Columbia. From Feb. 19 – March 21, 2015, the public is invited to to comment on the project’s potential environmental effects and the proposed measures to prevent or mitigate those effects as described … Read more

The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is making available funding to support participation of the public and aboriginal groups in the federal environmental assessment of the Akasaba West Copper-Gold Mine Project, located near Val-d’Or, Que. As part of the strengthened and modernized Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 put in place to support the government’s Responsible Resource Development Initiative, the agency is … Read more

Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut) announced that the proposed Rainy River Project, located in the Township of Chapple, Ont., is not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects. Aglukkaq has identified in her environmental assessment decision statement the conditions that the proponent must meet with respect to mitigation measures and follow-up program requirements. New Gold Inc. will … Read more

The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is making available funding to support participation of the public and aboriginal groups in the federal environmental assessment of the Tio Mine Expansion Project, located near Havre-Saint-Pierre, Que. As part of the strengthened and modernized Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 put in place to support the government’s Responsible Resource Development Initiative, the agency is conducting … Read more

Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut) issued a statement outlining the Governor in Council’s determination that the environmental effects of the proposed Site C Clean Energy Project are justified in the circumstances. “The Site C project, which has been proposed by BC Hydro and Power Authority, underwent a thorough independent federal-provincial review by an independent panel. This … Read more

As part of the strengthened and modernized Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 (CEAA 2012) put in place to support the government’s Responsible Resource Development Initiative, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency must decide whether a federal environmental assessment is required for the proposed Aley Mine Project, located in British Columbia (B.C.). To assist it in making its decision, the agency … Read more

The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has allocated, through the Participant Funding Program, a total of $27,538.80 to 12 applicants to assist their participation at the additional public hearing days for the proposed Deep Geologic Repository Project for Low and Intermediate Level Radioactive Waste. The full release is available online. Call 613-960-0290.

Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut) issued a decision statement under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 for the proposed New Prosperity Gold Copper Mine project in British Columbia. Aglukkaq concluded that the New Prosperity Mine project is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects that cannot be mitigated. The Governor in Council has determined that those effects … Read more

Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut) announced that the proposed Kami Iron Ore Project, located in Newfoundland and Labrador and with components in Sept-Îles, Quebec, is not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects when the mitigation measures described in the Comprehensive Study Report are taken into account. The Minister has referred the project back to the … Read more

The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has allocated a total of $182,429.20 to six applicants to support their participation in the federal environmental assessment of the Magino Gold Project, located in Ontario. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-1441.