OTTAWA – May 18, 2011 – The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) invites the public to comment on the predicted environmental effects of the Route 167 North Project in the Direction of the Otish Mountains in Quebec.
The Agency is making available the Environmental Impact Statement that provides the details of the project, the components of the environment that may be affected by the project, the nature of that interaction and the proposed mitigation, the residual environmental effects after taking the mitigation into account, and the results of public consultation undertaken to date.
The Environmental Impact Statement and more information on the project are available on the Agency’s Web site, in the Canadian Environmental Assessment Registry under reference number 10-03-54435. The document is also available in hard copy by request.
Public comments received by July 11, 2011 will be considered.
This is the second of several public comment periods related to the environmental assessment of this project. A future public participation opportunity on the Comprehensive Study Report will be announced at a later date.
The Agency also invites the public to attend two public meetings where they can hear about the project and its potential impacts and provide their views to the federal government. Meetings will take place as follows:
Public meetings details:
- Tuesday June 21, 2011, at 7:00 p.m.
Club de Golf Chibougamau Chapais Inc.
130 Forces Armées St
Chibougamau QC
- Wednesday June 22, 2011, at 7:00 p.m.
Mistissini Lodge
24 Amisk St
Mistissinni QC
The Quebec Department of Transportation is proposing to extend Route 167 North, in the direction of the Otish Mountains, approximately 250 kilometres to the northeast of Albanel Lake.
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, media may contact:
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
Céline Legault
Communications Advisor
Tel.: 613-957-0278
