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 Registered:
St. Lawrence Quarry (Reg. 2438)
Proponent: Department of Transportation and Infrastructure
The proponent is proposing to expand an existing quarry located approximately 5 kilometers west of St. Lawrence. The 4.22-hectare quarry will provide aggregate to support highway construction and maintenance activities in the region. Activities may include removal of overburden and occasional drilling and blasting. A description of the project can be found on the Department of Environment, Conservation and Climate Change website at:
https://www.gov.nl.ca/eccc/env-assessment/projects-list/
The undertaking was registered on October 9, 2026. The deadline for public comment is November 13, 2026, and the minister’s decision is due by November 23, 2026.
Comments may be sent to: EAProjectComments@gov.nl.ca
Greenspond Quarry Extension (Reg. 2437)
Proponent: Department of Transportation and Infrastructure
The proponent is proposing to expand the existing Greenspond quarry located approximately 2 kilometres west of Greenspond. The 11-hectare quarry extension will provide aggregate and armour stone materials to support provincial road construction, maintenance, shoreline protection, and other transportation infrastructure projects in the region. A description of the project can be found on the Department of Environment, Conservation and Climate Change website at:
https://www.gov.nl.ca/eccc/env-assessment/projects-list/
The undertaking was registered on October 9, 2026. The deadline for public comment is November 13, 2026, and the minister’s decision is due by November 23, 2026.
Comments may be sent to: EAProjectComments@gov.nl.ca
Approved Environmental Impact Statement Guidelines Issued:
St. Lawrence South Ridge Fluorspar Mine Extension (Reg. 2406)
Proponent: Canada Fluorspar (NL) Inc.
The minister has issued the approved guidelines for the preparation of the Environmental Impact Statement for the St. Lawrence South Ridge Fluorspar Mine Extension project. The Environmental Impact Statement guidelines document identifies the information that the proponent will be required to address in the Environmental Impact Statement. The Environmental Impact Statement guidelines are available on the Department of Environment, Conservation and Climate Change website at:
https://www.gov.nl.ca/eccc/projects/project-2406/
Undertakings Released:
CBPPL Zone 7 Five-Year Operating Plan (2027-2031) (Reg. 2424)
Proponent: Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Limited
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:
https://www.gov.nl.ca/eccc/projects/project-2424/
Crown Zone 7 Five-Year Operating Plan (2027-2031) (Reg. 2428)
Proponent: Department of Forestry, Agriculture and Lands
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:
https://www.gov.nl.ca/eccc/projects/project-2428/
Happy Valley – Goose Bay Peat Moss Quarry (Reg. 2431)
Proponent: 44980 NFLD Inc./JJs Trucking
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:
https://www.gov.nl.ca/eccc/projects/project-2431/
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:
https://www.gov.nl.ca/ecc/env-assessment/
https://www.gov.nl.ca/eccc/files/EA-Guide-to-the-Process_Mar-2026.pdf
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.