Goldboro LNG project under review
Last updated Jun 3 2005 08:33 AM ADT
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HALIFAX – A federal environmental assessment of a proposed $5-billion petrochemical plant in Guysborough County is underway.
Keltic Petrochemicals Inc. wants to build a petrochemical and liquefied natural gas plant in the Goldboro Industrial Park.
The assessment is a comprehensive study, not a full panel review. As such, the process is shorter and doesn't include formal public hearings.
"The comprehensive study promises to be somewhat less intense and more abbreviated, and offer a quicker decision date. Certainly that has to be good news for anyone involved in the industry," said Lloyd Hines, district warden.
While the municipality welcomes the project, some residents are opposed to it and have appealed a rezoning decision to the provincial utility and review board.
Maurice Landry, a federal transportation spokesperson, says people have 30 days to react to the decision to go ahead with this shorter process, which could change depending on how people react.
A provincial environmental review is already underway. Landry says it's focusing on land-based facilities that are part of the project, while the federal review is looking at marine-based facilities. |
