The Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure (SMHI) is proposing to construct an all-weather road from Stony Rapids to the south shore of Lake Athabasca near Fond-du-Lac. The purpose of the project is to enable more efficient transportation of goods and services to Fond-du-Lac.
The project is subject to both a comprehensive study under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act and an environmental impact assessment under The Environmental Assessment Act (Saskatchewan).
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency and the Saskatchewan Ministry of the Environment invite the public to comment on the project and the environmental assessment.
Public comments are specifically requested on a draft Project-Specific Guidelines and Scoping Document which incorporates the requirements of the federal and provincial environmental assessment processes and identifies the key issues and studies to be addressed in SMHI's environmental impact statement.
Comments received by September 27, 2010 will be considered. All comments will be reviewed by both federal and provincial regulators and will be considered public as part of the project file.
The document can be viewed at the offices of the Northern Hamlet of Stony Rapids, the Black Lake Denesuline First Nation, Fond-du-Lac Denesuline First Nation, and the Métis Nation-Northern Region I in La Ronge.
An electronic version of the document can also be viewed in the Canadian Environmental Assessment Registry, under reference number 10-03-57501, as well as on the Saskatchewan Ministry of the Environment's Web site at www.environment.gov.sk.ca.
(Programs and Services/Environmental Assessment/Notices/Section 10/2010-0005)
For information or to submit comments, contact:
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is making available $20,000 under its Participant Funding Program to assist groups and individuals to take part in the federal environmental assessment of the project. This funding is intended for activities that will follow the public consultation currently underway. Applications received by the Agency by September 27, 2010 will be considered.
For information on the Participant Funding Program, visit the Agency's Web site. To submit an application or to obtain additional information on the program, contact:
Jean-Philippe Croteau
Participant Funding Program
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
160 Elgin Street, 22nd Floor, Ottawa ON K1A 0H3
Email: PFP.PAFP@ceaa-acee.gc.ca
Tel: 1-866-582-1884 or 613-948-1738
Fax: 613-948-9172
Web: www.ceaa-acee.gc.ca
