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Up to $100,000 Available to Participate in the Environmental Assessment of the Rabaska Project
OTTAWA, January 20, 2005 – The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency announces the establishment of a Participant Funding Program to help the public take part in the panel review of the Rabaska project, in Quebec. The project is subject to an environmental assessment under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act.
Up to $100,000 is available to allow individuals and organizations to take part in the review of the impact statement of the project and in the public hearings that will follow. Funding applications must be received at the Agency no later than February 21, 2005.
A funding review committee, which is independent of the panel, will review all of the applications received and recommend allocation of funds, in accordance with the eligibility criteria set out in the Participant Funding Program Guide.
The Rabaska Project includes a terminal comprising two storage tanks, a marine jetty to receive the LNG tankers, pumping, compression and vaporizing facilities and a pipeline of approximately 50 kilometers to connect the terminal to the existing facilities of Trans Québec & Maritimes Pipeline Inc. in St. Nicolas.
The Participant Funding Program Guide [PDF - 1,362 kb] and application forms are available on the Agency's Website.
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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 on this project and others in your area, please consult the Canadian Environmental Assessment Registry.
To submit a completed application form or for information on the federal Participant Funding Program contact:
Peter Bedrossian
Participant Funding Program
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
160 Elgin Street, 22nd Floor
Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3
Tel.: (613) 957-0254
Fax: (613) 957-0941
peter.bedrossian@ceaa-acee.gc.ca
For more information on the panel review process, please contact:
Marie-France Therrien
Project Manager
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
160 Elgin Street, 22nd Floor
Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3
Tel.: (613) 957-0748
Fax: (613) 957-0941
marie-france.therrien@ceaa-acee.gc.ca
Media may contact:
Robert Deslauriers
Senior Communications Advisor
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
160 Elgin Street, 22nd Floor
Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3
Tel.: (613) 957-0396
Fax: (613) 957-0946
E-mail: robert.deslauriers@ceaa-acee.gc.ca
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