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.

Queensway Gold Project                                                                         (Reg. 2408)
Proponent: New Found Gold Corp.

The proponent has submitted an Environmental Preview Report as required by the minister. The Environmental Preview Report is subject to a public and government review and can be viewed on the Department of Environment, Conservation and Climate Change website at: www.gov.nl.ca/eccc/projects/project-2408/.

Public comments regarding the Environmental Preview Report are welcome and may be submitted to EAProjectComments@gov.nl.ca or mailed to the below address:

Environmental Assessment Division
Department of Environment, Conservation and Climate Change
West Block, Confederation Building
P.O. Box 8700, St. John’s NL A1B 4J6
Public comments must be received by December 8, 2026. The minister’s decision on the acceptability of the Environmental Preview Report is due by December 18, 2026.

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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.