The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) is making available $60,000 under its participant funding program to assist groups and/or individuals to take part in the environmental assessment of the proposed project.
Shell Canada proposes to construct and operate facilities in the Township of St. Clair to process crude oil. These facilities will operate on an integrated basis as an extension of Shell Canada's existing refinery located in the Township of St. Clair, south of Sarnia, Ontario known as the Sarnia Manufacturing Centre (SMC), and adjacent to the St. Clair river. The facilities may include new processing units, docking facilities, an electricity generating facility and transmission lines, a gasifier, road and rail improvements and pipelines that would integrate the extended facilities with the SMC. There would also be modification and decommissioning of some of the existing refinery process units at the SMC.
To receive funding, successful applicants must participate in the environmental assessment of the project. This funding is intended for activities that will follow the public consultation currently underway on the scope of the project.
Funding applications received by the Agency at the address indicated below by May 26, 2008 will be considered. An announcement of the successful funding recipients will be made at a later date.
Information on the program, including the Participant Funding Program Guide, the application form and the contribution agreement that describes the obligations of each party and the conditions for payments, is available on the Agency's web site.
To apply for funding or to obtain additional information on the program, contact:
Suzanne Osborne
Participant Funding Program
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
160 Elgin Street, 22nd Floor
Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3
Tel.: 613-957-0254 (collect calls accepted)
Fax. : 613-948-9172
suzanne.osborne@ceaa-acee.gc.ca
For more information on this project, consult the Canadian Environmental Assessment Registry, reference # 08-03-27137.
