OTTAWA, August 8, 2008 - A joint federal-provincial panel was established today to review Total E&P Canada Ltd's proposed Joslyn North Mine project.
The proposed project would be located approximately 70 kilometers north of Fort McMurray in Alberta. It includes the construction, operation, and reclamation of an oil sands surface mine and bitumen extraction facilities on Oil Sands Leases. It is designed to produce a total of 15,900 cubic metres per day (100,000 barrels per day) of bitumen.
A joint panel agreement between the Government of Canada and the Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) is now released after receiving public comments in April 2008. It describes the process for conducting the joint panel review and includes details on the scope of the environmental assessment.
The joint panel agreement and more information on this project are available on the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency's (the Agency) website, registry number 08-05-37519.
The 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.
The ERCB is an independent, quasi-judicial agency of the Government of Alberta. It regulates the safe, responsible, and efficient development of Alberta's energy resources: oil, natural gas, oil sands, coal, and pipelines.
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Note to media: web addresses are:
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency www.ceaa-acee.gc.ca
Energy Resources Conservation Board www.ERCB.ca
Media may contact:
Nicholas Girard
Senior Communications Advisor
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
Tel.: 613-957-0958
