The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has awarded a total of $150,000 to six applicants to support their participation in the joint panel review of the proposed Marathon Platinum Group Metals and Copper Mine Project in Ontario. Funding recipients are: Citizens for Responsible Industry in Northwestern Ontario; The Federation of Ontario Naturalists; Northwatch Coalition for Environmental … Read more
Environment Minister Peter Kent (Thornhill, ON) and British Columbia Minister of the Environment Terry Lake announced that the Site C Clean Energy Project in British Columbia will undergo a harmonized environmental assessment, including a review by a joint panel. Both ministers have determined that a single cooperative environmental assessment, including a joint review panel, will … Read more
Environment Minister Peter Kent (Thornhill, ON) and Chair of the Energy Resources Conservation Board of Alberta Dan McFayden announced the establishment of a three-member joint panel to review Shell Canada's proposed Jackpine Mine Expansion project near Fort McMurray, AB. The joint panel will conduct a review of the environmental effects of the proposed project and … Read more
The Environmental Assessment Agency is conducting an environmental assessment for the proposed Canpotex Potash Terminal Project located on Ridley Island, in the Port of Prince Rupert, BC. Canpotex Terminals Limited and the Prince Rupert Port Authority are proposing to develop and operate a potash export terminal and a rail, road and utilities loop corridor on … Read more
The Joint Review Panel for the Darlington New Nuclear Power Plant Project announced that it has submitted its report to the federal Minister of the Environment. The Panel concludes that the Project is not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects, provided the mitigation measures proposed and commitments made by Ontario Power Generation during the … Read more
The Joint Panel reviewing the proposed Lower Churchill Hydroelectric Generation Project announced that it has completed its environmental assessment of the project and has submitted its report and executive summary to the federal Minister of the Environment and to the provincial Minister of Environment and Conservation and Minister for Intergovernmental Affairs. The Joint Review Panel's … Read more
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has allocated a total of $20,110 to MiningWatch Canada and Trevor Goward to support their participation in the federal environmental assessment of the proposed Harper Creek Mine Project in British Columbia. Yellowhead Mining Incorporated is proposing to build a copper-gold-silver mine 90 kilometres northeast of the City of Kamloops, BC. … Read more
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has allocated $54,420 to two applicants to support their participation in the federal environmental assessment of the proposed Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk Highway project located in the Northwest Territories. The funding recipients are: the Joint Secretariat – Inuvialuit Settlement Region, on behalf of the Tuktoyaktuk – Inuvik Highway Working Group, and … Read more
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency said Environment Minister Peter Kent (Thornhill, ON) announced that the proposed 407 East Transportation Corridor Project in Ontario is not expected to cause adverse environmental effects. The agency said the project would consist of a highway and transitway, including the extension of mainline 407 from its current terminus at Brock … Read more
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency announced that it is conducting a comprehensive study for the Renard Diamond Mine Project located in Quebec and is inviting the public to comment on the project. The agency also said that it will make $30,000 available under its Participant Funding Program to assist groups and individuals who wish to … Read more
