Information Session to be held for the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project Environmental Assessment
Public Notice
Information Session to be held for the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project Environmental Assessment
[SEE UPDATE BELOW, JAN 2019]
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OTTAWA, November 22, 2018 – The Review Panel for the proposed Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project is holding an information session in Vancouver, British Columbia. The public is invited to attend and observe the meeting scheduled for January 30, 2019.
The session is needed to gather additional information from technical experts to help the Panel better understand the potential effects of the Project and to satisfy its responsibilities under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012. Specifically it will provide an opportunity for the Panel to obtain additional information on the purpose of the project.
The information session will be held at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at the Simon Fraser University Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings Street in Vancouver.
The Review Panel intends to provide a live audio feed of the session. The public is invited to observe in person or listen in by live audio. Following the session an audio archive and transcript of the proceedings will be posted to the Registry (reference #80054).
Please note that the information session is not a venue for testing the information already available on the Canadian Environmental Assessment Registry. This will be done at the public hearing at a later date.
The Panel has directed the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, Transport Canada and Ashcroft Terminal to make presentations at the information session.
Questions about the information session or about the environmental assessment for the proposed Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project can be directed to Panel.RBT2@canada.ca.
All information provided by the Proponent in the form of its Environmental Impact Statement, Marine Shipping Addendum and supplementary material, and information provided by participants during the review, can be found on the Canadian Environmental Assessment Registry (reference #80054).
Contact for more information:
Cindy Parker
Panel Manager, Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project
Tel.: 1-866-582-1884
Panel.RBT2@canada.ca
About the Project
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority proposes the construction and operation of a new three-berth marine container terminal located at Roberts Bank in Delta, British Columbia, approximately 35 km south of Vancouver. The proposed Project, to be located next to the existing Deltaport and Westshore Terminals, would provide 2.4 million twenty-foot equivalent units of container capacity per year at Roberts Bank.
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UPDATE JAN. 2019
Dear Participants,
This is a reminder that the Review Panel (the Panel) for the proposed Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project (the Project) is holding an information session starting at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at the Simon Fraser University Harbour Center, 515 West Hastings Street, Rooms 1400-1430. The public is invited to observe the session in person or listen in by live audio cast at: https://events.xelivebroadcast.com/events/pointrobertsterminal2-jan30/.
Important: Please note that the teleconference line 1-877-413-4792 will no longer be used for the session. To participate remotely, please access the audio from the web link provided above.
A full schedule of presentations for the day can be found at the following link: https://www.ceaa.gc.ca/050/evaluations/document/126501?culture=en-CA.
Objective of the Information Session
On November 22, 2018, the Panel determined that it required additional information and clarity on the purpose, rationale and objectives of the proposed Project. This decision was made based on the comments received from the public during the comment period held from July 6 to October 5, 2018, and based on the Panel’s own review of the Environmental Impact Statement and the Proponent’s responses to information requests.
In order to obtain the information and clarifications they were seeking, the Panel chose to hold an information session to speak directly with experts, which is being made public so that anyone can attend and observe the session.
The Panel has a mandate to gather all of the necessary information required to complete its review of the Project, as outlined in paragraph 19(1)(f) of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012. Since the objective of the information session is for the Panel to gather information, questions and/or oral statements from the Public will not be accommodated during the session. However, should the public have comments regarding the contents of the session, they are encouraged to provide a submission to the Review Panel by sending a message to CEAA.PanelRBT2-CommissionRBT2.ACEE@canada.ca.
You are receiving this message as a member of the distribution list for the environmental assessment of the Project. If you would prefer not to receive emails regarding the environmental assessment, please send a message to CEAA.PanelRBT2-CommissionRBT2.ACEE@canada.ca.
Chers participants,
Ceci est un rappel que la commission d’examen (la commission) du projet du Terminal 2 à Roberts Bank (le projet) tient une séance d’information le mercredi 30 janvier 2019 à 9 h 00 au Harbour Center de l'Université Simon Fraser, au 515, rue Hastings Ouest, dans les salles 1400-1430. Le public est invité à assister à la séance en personne ou par écoute en direct sur le web à l'adresse suivante: https://events.xelivebroadcast.com/events/pointrobertsterminal2-jan30/.
Important: Veuillez noter que la ligne de téléconférence 1-877-413-4792 ne sera plus utilisée pour la session. Pour participer à distance, veuillez accéder à l'audio à partir du lien web fourni ci-dessus.
L’horaire complet des présentations de la journée est disponible à l’adresse suivante: https://www.ceaa.gc.ca/050/evaluations/document/126501?culture=fr-CA.
Objectif de la séance d'information
Le 22 novembre 2018, la commission a déterminé qu'elle avait besoin d'informations supplémentaires et de clarifications sur l'objet, la raison d'être et les objectifs du projet proposé. Cette décision a été prise sur la base des commentaires reçus du public au cours de la période de consultation tenue du 6 juillet au 5 octobre 2018 et sur la base de l’examen par la commission de l’étude d’impact environnemental et des réponses du promoteur aux demandes de renseignements.
Afin d’obtenir les informations et les éclaircissements recherchés, la commission a choisi d’organiser une séance d’information pour parler directement aux experts, laquelle est rendue publique pour permettre à quiconque d'y assister ou d’observer.
La commission a pour mandat de rassembler toute l'information nécessaire pour compléter leur examen du projet, conformément à l’article 19 (1)(f) de la Loi canadienne sur l'évaluation environnementale (2012). Parce que l'objectif de la séance d'information est pour la commission de recueillir des informations, des questions ou remarques du public ne seront pas permises pendant la session. Toutefois, si le public avait des commentaires sur le contenu de la séance, il est encouragé à envoyer une soumission à la commission d'examen en envoyant un message à CEAA.PanelRBT2-CommissionRBT2.ACEE@canada.ca.
Vous recevez ce message en tant que membre de la liste de distribution pour l’évaluation environnementale du Projet. Si vous préférez ne pas recevoir de messages concernant cette évaluation environnementale, prière d’envoyer un message à CEAA.PanelRBT2-CommissionRBT2.ACEE@canada.ca.
Review Panel Secretariat, Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project | Secrétariat de la commission d'examen, Projet du Terminal 2 à Roberts Bank
c/o Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency | a/s de l’Agence canadienne d'évaluation environnementale
22nd Floor, 160 Elgin St. Ottawa ON K1A 0H3 | 160, rue Elgin, 22ième étage, Ottawa ON K1A 0H3
CEAA.PanelRBT2-CommissionRBT2.ACEE@canada.ca
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