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Environmental Assessment of the Cacouna Energy Project
Availability of Participant Funding
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has established a Participant Funding Program to help the public to take part in the environmental review of the Cacouna Energy project in Quebec.
Up to $100,000 is available to allow individuals and organizations to take part in the review of the environmental impact statement of the project and in the public hearings that will follow. Applications received by September 26, 2005 will be considered.
A funding review committee will consider all applications and recommend allocation of funds to applicants according to the eligibility criteria set out in the Guide to the Participant Funding Program. The Guide also provides further information on who is eligible to apply for funds, and what types of expenses can be considered for reimbursement.
Information on the Program, including the Guide to the Participant Funding Program, the application form and the contribution agreement, as well as information on the environmental assessment process of the project, can be found on the Agency Web site.
The project proponents, TransCanada PipeLines Limited and Petro-Canada, propose to build and to operate a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Gros-Cacouna harbour, on the St. Lawrence estuary, east of Rivière-du-Loup. The project, at an estimated cost of more than a half billion dollars, involves: the delivery of liquefied natural gas, in addition to several facilities, two of which are storage tanks; pumping and vaporization equipment; a unit to add nitrogen to the natural gas; offices, access roads, as well as maintenance and security buildings. A wharf for berthing and unloading of LNG carriers would extend approximately 350 metres into the St. Lawrence from the terminal site. The project is subject to the federal environmental assessment process pursuant to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act.
For more information on this project, consult the Canadian Environmental Assessment Registry, reference number 04-03-7440.
To submit a completed application form or to obtain further information on the Program, contact:
Peter Bedrossian
Manager, 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
To obtain further information on the review panel process, contact:
Maryse Pineau
Panel Manager
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
160 Elgin Street, 22nd Floor
Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3
Tel.: (613) 948-1364
Fax: (613) 957-0941
maryse.pineau@ceaa-acee.gc.ca
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