The Honourable Andrea Barbour, Minister of Environment, Conservation and Climate Change, has announced the following relative to Environmental Assessment – Part 10 – of the Environmental Protection Act.

Undertaking Released:
Humber River Ballam Bridge Replacement                                        (Reg. 2430)
Proponent: Department of Transportation and Infrastructure

The project has been released from environmental assessment subject to the conditions as outlined in the minister’s decision letter available on the Department of Environment, Conservation and Climate Change website at: www.gov.nl.ca/eccc/projects/project-2430/.

Conditions of Release Met:
Deer Lake Residential and Commercial Subdivisions Project     (Reg. 2330)
Proponent: V and J Tectonic Inc.

The minister has advised the proponent that the condition requiring a Stormwater Drainage Plan has been met. Additional information is available on the Department of Environment, Conservation and Climate Change website at: www.gov.nl.ca/eccc/projects/project-2330/.

Nain Wind Power Micro-Grid                                                                            (Reg. 2118)
Proponent: Nunatsiavut Government and Natural Forces
Development Limited Partnership

The minister has advised the proponent that the conditions requiring a Women’s Employment Plan, an Environmental Management and Protection Plan and an Environmental Effects Monitoring Plan have been met. Additional information is available on the Department of Environment, Conservation and Climate Change website at: www.gov.nl.ca/eccc/projects/project-2118/.

Learn more
Environmental Assessment Division
Department of Environment, Conservation and Climate Change
West Block, Confederation Building
P.O. Box 8700, St. John’s, NL A1B 4J6

Environmental assessment information is available at:
www.gov.nl.ca/ecc/env-assessment/
www.gov.nl.ca/eccc/files/EA-Guide-to-the-Process_Mar-2026.pdf

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Project comments may be sent to: EAProjectComments@gov.nl.ca.

Anyone submitting comments on a project under environmental assessment should notify the Department of Environment, Conservation and Climate Change if they DO NOT wish to have their comments shared with the project proponent.