OTTAWA, April 4, 2005 -- The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is providing $99,835 to eight applicants to support their participation in the environmental assessment, by a review panel, of the proposed Rabaska liquefied natural gas (LNG) project. The recipients are: the Conseil régional de l'environnement Chaudière-Appalaches (CRECA); Les amis de la terre; Les amis de la vallée du Saint-Laurent; Gaétan Paradis; the Association québécoise de lutte contre la pollution atmosphérique (AQLPA); the Institut nord-américain de recherche en tourisme Inc.; the Groupe d'initiatives et de recherches appliquées au milieu (GIRAM); and the Conseil régional de l'environnement - région de la capitale nationale. All of the Funding Review Committee's recommendations were unanimous and are contained in the Committee's report. This news release, the Committee's report and the funding guidelines [PDF - 1,362kb] are available on the Agency's Web site. The Rabaska Project would include a terminal comprising two storage tanks, a marine jetty to receive the LNG tankers, pumping, compression and vaporizing facilities and a pipeline of approximately 50 kilometers to connect the terminal to the existing facilities of Trans Québec & Maritimes Pipeline Inc. in St. Nicolas. - 30 - The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency administers the federal environmental assessment process, which identifies the environmental effects of proposed projects and measures to address those effects, in support of sustainable development. For more information on this project and others in your area, please consult the Canadian Environmental Assessment Registry. For further information on the Participant Funding Program or to obtain a copy of the Funding Review Committee's report, please contact: Peter Bedrossian Manager, Participant Funding Program Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency 160 Elgin Street, 22nd Floor Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3 Tel.: (613) 957-0254 Fax.: (613) 957-0941 E-mail: peter.bedrossian@ceaa-acee.gc.ca Media may contact: Robert Deslauriers Senior Communications Advisor Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency Tel.: (613) 957-0396 Fax: (613) 957-0946 E-mail: robert.deslauriers@ceaa-acee.gc.ca
