Proponent: Abitibi-Consolidated Company of Canada

Summary of Environmental Assessment Process

Project Description:

The proposal is to harvest, on an operational trial basis, a total of approximately 66,000 – 100,000 cubic metres of pre-commercially thinned areas, representing approximately 660 hectares in the Mill Pond area, south of Grand Falls-Windsor . The project is to commence during the summer and fall of 2007. The purpose of these operational trials is to determine stand health, stand productivity and harvesting productivity, including a cost benefit analysis for this type of harvest. Approximately 2 kilometres of existing operational road will be up-graded.

• April 30, 2007 – The undertaking was registered.
• June 5, 2007 – Public comments are due.
• June 14, 2007 – The Minister’s decision is due.
• June 20, 2007 – The Minister announced the project has been released from further environmental assessment review.

• Documents:
  • Registration (10 KB)
  • Inventory (7 KB)
  • Map (2.7 MB)
• Public Notices:
  • Project Registered (14 KB)
  • Project Released (11 KB)

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