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Environmental Assessments of the Decommissioning of the Banff and Jasper Airstrips:
Deadline for Comments on the Comprehensive Study Reports
Parks Canada is proposing to decommission the Banff and Jasper airstrips in Alberta. Decommissioning would involve removing the windsocks, runway pilons, plane tie-downs, the outhouse, the parking lot phone booth and other miscellaneous structures; ceasing snow plowing and grass cutting, and undertaking rehabilitation as appropriate; and administrative actions for the necessary notifications and publications.
Parks Canada, the responsible authority for these projects, has undertaken comprehensive studies under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, and has submitted the reports to the Minister of the Environment and to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency).
Pursuant to subsection 22(1) of the Act, the Agency invites the public to comment on the conclusions, recommendations, and any other aspect of the comprehensive study reports prepared for these projects.
Public comments received by February 28, 2006 will be considered. Please forward your comments, in the official language of your choice, to:
Debra Myles
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
160 Elgin Street, 22nd floor
Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3
Tel.: (613) 957-0626
Fax: (613) 957-0941
debra.myles@ceaa-acee.gc.ca
NOTE: All comments received by the Agency will become part of the public registry for the project and will be considered public.
After reviewing the comprehensive study reports and any public comments received, the Minister of the Environment will determine whether to refer the projects back to the responsible authority for appropriate action, or whether to refer them for further environmental assessment by a review panel or a mediator.
Copies of the reports are available for public viewing at the following locations:
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
10237-104 Street N.W., Suite 100
Edmonton, AB
Tel.: (780) 422-1410
Banff Public Library
101 Bear Street
Banff, AB
Calgary Public Library
616 Macleod Trail S.E.
Calgary, AB
Jasper Public Library
500 Robson Street
Jasper, AB
Ottawa Public Library
120 Metcalfe
Ottawa, ON K1P 5M2
The comprehensive study reports are available on the Agency's Web site and at the Parks Canada offices in Banff, Calgary and Jasper.
For more information on these projects, please consult the Federal Environmental Assessment Index on the Agency's Web site, reference numbers 24540 and 24541, or contact:
Dr. Bruce Leeson
Senior Environmental Assessment Scientist
Parks Canada, Western Canada Service Centre
635 8th Avenue S. W., 13th Floor
Calgary, AB T2P 3M3
Tel.: (403) 292-4438
Fax: (403) 292-4404
bruce.leeson@pc.gc.ca
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