Registration Number: 1973

Goobies EWS Nursery and Laydown Area

Proponent: EWS – Engineered Wetland Solutions Ltd.

Summary of Environmental Assessment Process

Project Description:

The proponent has submitted a proposal for a nursery operation for growing Canadian local reed plants for wetland treatment systems and a laydown area just south of the Trans-Canada Highway and the Burin Peninsula Highway Junction at Goobies. The plants will be in plants cells raised off the ground in a greenhouse tunnel. Construction will consist of land clearing and installing the required equipment. Operations will consist of the propagation of the plants from cuttings of existing plant stock, growing plants and shipping plants to related projects.

  • July 12, 2018 – The undertaking was registered.
  • August 16, 2018 – Deadline for public comments.
  • August 26, 2018 – The Minister’s Decision is due.
  • September 9, 2018 – The Minister’s Decision is due (extended).
  • September 21, 2018 – The Minister announced that the project is released.

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