Remediation of the Sydney Tar Ponds and Coke Ovens Sites
Proponent:
Sydney Tar Ponds AgencyLocation:
Sydney, Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova ScotiaClass:
Joint Panel ReviewProject Status:
ApprovedUpdate March 5, 2008
The three-member Remediation Monitoring Oversight Board has been appointed to monitor and report on how the Department of Environment and Labour is performing as the primary regulator of the Sydney Tar Ponds and Coke Ovens Clean-up Project.
The creation of the Remediation Monitoring Oversight Board was announced in January 2007 when an environmental assessment approval was granted to the Sydney Tar Ponds Agency to move forward with the clean-up.
The Minister of Environment & Labour appointed Sinclair Dewis, Edwin MacLellan and Colin Hines to the Board. Mr. Dewis, who will be the chair, is a retired employee from Environment Canada with 35 years of service. Mr. MacLellan teaches engineering at Cape Breton University and Mr. Hines is a Principal with Atlantic Environmental Training & On-Site Services Inc.
The Board must submit a report to the Minister of Environment and Labour annually. Copies of the report will be made available to the public.
Information can be forwarded to the Board at:
E-Mail: rmob@gov.ns.ca
or
Remediation Monitoring Oversight Board
P.O. Box 714, 295 Charlotte Street
Sydney, NS
B1P 6H7
The Joint Review Panel has submitted its report to the Minister of Environment and Labour.
Description
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency and Nova Scotia Environment and Labour have established an agreement for a joint panel review of the proposed Sydney Tar Ponds and Coke Ovens Remediation Project. The agreement sets out the mandate and authorities of the joint review panel, its composition and project review procedures. The joint review will satisfy the requirements of both the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act and the Nova Scotia Environment Act.
