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:
Steady Brook Residential Development (Reg. 2440)
Proponent: Darren WhalenThe proponent is proposing to construct a two-story dwelling on a residential lot located at 161 Marble Drive in the town of Steady Brook. Construction would include excavation, development of a new driveway and installation of a septic system. The location of the proposed development is adjacent to the Humber River, a scheduled salmon river.
A description of the project can be found on the Department of Environment, Conservation and Climate Change website at: www.gov.nl.ca/eccc/env-assessment/projects-list/.The undertaking was registered on November 13, 2026. The deadline for public comment is December 18, 2026, and the minister’s decision is due by December 28, 2026.
Comments may be sent to: EAProjectComments@gov.nl.ca
Term of Decisions Expired:
Fermeuse Harbour Spool Base (Reg. 2035)
Proponent: Fermeuse Energy Limited
The term of the minister’s decision to release the project has expired. The project must be registered again for environmental assessment to proceed. Project information is available on the Department of Environment, Conservation and Climate Change website at: www.gov.nl.ca/eccc/projects/project-2035/.
Happy Valley-Goose Bay Quarry (Reg. 2072)
Proponent: Markland Paving Limited
The term of the minister’s decision to release the project has expired. The project must be registered again for environmental assessment to proceed. Project information is available on the Department of Environment, Conservation and Climate Change website at: www.gov.nl.ca/eccc/projects/project-2072/.
Conception Bay South Drill Mud Processing Facility (Reg. 2065)
Proponent: Envirosoil Limited
The term of the minister’s decision requiring the preparation of an Environmental Preview Report for the project has expired. The project must be registered again for environmental assessment to proceed. Project information is available on the Department of Environment, Conservation and Climate Change website at: www.gov.nl.ca/eccc/projects/project-2065/.
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.