The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) invites the public to comment on the conclusions, recommendations and any other aspect of the comprehensive study report prepared for the proposed Keltic Liquefied Natural Gas Project in Nova Scotia. Public comments received by November 14, 2007 will be considered and all comments received will become part of the public registry. The report will be available for public consultation in the following centers:
Cyril Ward Memorial Library,
27 Pleasant St.
Guysborough, NS
Sherbrooke Branch Library
11 Main Street
Sherbrooke, NS
Port Hawkesbury Branch Library
304 Pitt Street (SAERC), Unit 1
Port Hawkesbury, NS
Antigonish Library
College Street,
Antigonish, NS
Isaacs Harbour Medical Centre
92 Isaacs Harbour Road,
Isaacs Harbour, NS
Ecology Action Centre
Suite 31, 1568 Argyle St.
Halifax, NS
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency,
1801 Hollis St., Suite 200,
Halifax, NS
The report, along with more information on this project, is available on the Agency's Web site.
Interested persons or groups are invited to send their remarks to the Agency in the official language of their choice to:
Paul Schafer, Senior Project Assessment Analyst
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
160 Elgin Street, 22nd Floor
Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3
Tel.: 613-948-1786
Fax: 613- 957-0941
paul.schafer@ceaa-acee.gc.ca
Keltic Petrochemicals Inc. is proposing to construct and operate a marginal wharf, LNG marine terminal, transfer pipelines, LNG storage tanks and regasification facilities in Goldboro, Nova Scotia. LNG and feedstock materials will be shipped via the LNG marine terminal and marginal wharf.
In accordance with the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, the responsible authorities, Transport Canada and Fisheries and Oceans Canada, for this project have undertaken a comprehensive study of the project and have submitted their report to the Minister of the Environment and to the Agency. Following the public comment period on the report, and upon review of the comments received, the Minister of the Environment will issue an environmental assessment decision statement. The statement will be posted on the Canadian Environmental Assessment Registry on the Agency’s Web site.
