OTTAWA, July 21, 2017 /CNW/ - The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) has allocated $109,917.35 in federal funds to six recipients to assist their participation in the environmental assessment of the proposed Contrecoeur Port Terminal Expansion Project, located in Contrecoeur, Quebec.
The funding was made available through the Agency's Participant Funding Program. It will assist public and Indigenous participation in upcoming steps of the environmental assessment, which include reviewing and providing comments on the Environmental Impact Statement or on its summary, the draft Environmental Assessment Report and the potential environmental assessment conditions.
For more information on the project and the federal environmental assessment process, please visit the Agency's website at canada.ca/ceaa (Registry reference number 80116).
Details of Funding Allocation for the Project
| Recipients |
Allocation |
| Comité Zone d'Intervention Prioritaire des Seigneuries |
$12,300.00 |
| Conseil de la Nation Huronne-Wendat |
$23,903.00 |
| Grand Conseil de la Nation Waban-Aki |
$30,891.35 |
| Mohawk Council of Kahnawake |
$23,903.00 |
| Société pour vaincre la pollution |
$12,285.00 |
| Stratégies Saint-Laurent |
$6,635.00 |
| Total |
$109,917.35 |
Associated Links
- Participant Funding Program (Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency)
- Contrecoeur Port Terminal Expansion Project (Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency)
- Basics of Environmental Assessment (Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency)
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SOURCE Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
Jaclyn Sauvé, Communications Advisor, Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, 613-862-5596, [email protected]
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