Public Notice
Keeyask Generation Project – Public Comments Invited

The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) is conducting a comprehensive study environmental assessment of the proposed Keeyask Generation Project (the Project) located in Manitoba.

The public is invited to comment on the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Guidelines that identify potential environmental effects to be addressed and information that needs to be included in the proponent's EIS. Public comments received will be reviewed and considered before the document is finalized and issued to the proponent.

The draft EIS Guidelines and more information on this project are available on the Agency's website (registry reference number 11-03-64144). To obtain a paper copy of the document, contact the project manager listed in this notice.

Written comments in either official language must be sent by March 28, 2012 to:

Keeyask Generation Project
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
Jim Morrell, Project Manager
Suite 101, 167 Lombard Ave
Winnipeg MB R3B 0T6
Telephone: 204-983-7997
Fax: 204-983-7174
KeeyaskGeneration@ceaa-acee.gc.ca

All comments received will be considered public and will become part of the project file.

The Proposed Project

The Keeyask Hydropower Limited Partnership proposes the construction, operation and decommissioning of the Keeyask Generation Project (the Project), a 695-megawatt hydroelectric generating station located on the lower Nelson River, approximately 180 kilometres northeast of Thompson. The Project includes a powerhouse complex, spillway, dams, dykes, reservoir, and supporting infrastructure.

The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency administers the federal environmental assessment process, which identifies the environmental effects of proposed projects and measures to address those effects, in support of sustainable development.