There have been some revisions to the BURNCO Aggregate Project since last fall when we presented our project at a series of Public Open Houses.
Although the components of the proposed Project remain the same, there have been refinements to the size and orientation of some of these components following more detailed engineering design of the processing area and the associated system of tunnels and above ground conveyors. The nature, extent, and rationale for these changes are being provided to the provincial and federal government agencies responsible for reviewing the Project. Click here to see a copy of our letter describing and illustrating the changes.
The letter also provides some of the key revisions to the Application Information Requirements that have been made in response to comments received from the Aboriginal groups, the Technical Working Group and the public.
These recent refinements do not affect the scope of the Project for the purpose of the ongoing environmental assessment. In light of these refinements, potential air quality, noise and visual quality effects of the proposed Project have been re-modelled and re-assessed. The proposed changes will be reflected in the revised Application Information Requirements/Environmental Impact Statement Guidelines (AIR/EIS Guidelines), and the subsequent Environmental Assessment Certificate Application/Environmental Impact Statement (EAC Application/EIS), once submitted.