OTTAWA, Sept. 11, 2018 /CNW/ - The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) has allocated $331,360.50 in federal funds to seven recipients to assist their participation in the environmental assessment of the proposed Lynn Lake Gold Project, located 1000 kilometres north of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
The funding was made available through the Agency's Participant Funding Program and will assist the participation of the public and Indigenous groups in upcoming steps of the environmental assessment. The steps include reviewing and providing comments on the Environmental Impact Statement or on the summary thereof, 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 80140).
Details of Funding Allocation for the Project
Recipients |
Allocation |
Barren Lands First Nation |
$54,040 |
Hatchet Lake First Nation |
$24,749 |
Manitoba Métis Federation |
$67,550 |
Mathias Colomb Cree Nation |
$67,471.50 |
Métis Nation Saskatchewan – Eastern Region 1 |
$25,000 |
Métis Nation Saskatchewan – Northern Region 1 |
$25,000 |
Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation |
$67,550 |
Total |
$331,360.50 |
Associated Links
- Participant Funding Program (Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency)
- Lynn Lake Gold Project (Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency)
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SOURCE Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
Alison Reilander, Communications Advisor, Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, 343-998-2916, [email protected]
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