Ministre des Transports

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Transport

CANADA

July

19,

1991

Ms. M a r t h a K o s t u c h
Box 1288
R o c k y M o u n t a i n House,
TOM 1T0

Alberta

Dear Ms. K o s t u c h :
Thank y o u f o r y o u r l e t t e r o f May 2 1 , 1 9 9 1 , c o n c e r n i n g t h e P a r l b y
C r e e k B u f f a l o L a k e Development P r o j e c t .
A t t h e o u t s e t , I s h o u l d i n f o r m y o u t h a t T r a n s p o r t Canada h a s n o t
r e c e i v e d an a p p l i c a t i o n f o r t h i s p r o j e c t u n d e r t h e N a v i g a b l e
W a t e r s P r o t e c t i o n A c t . C o n s e q u e n t l y , my d e p a r t m e n t
cannot
i n i t i a t e a n E n v i r o n m e n t a l A s s e s s m e n t R e v i e w P a n e l (EARP) a t t h i s
time.
I u n d e r s t a n d t h a t t h e f e d e r a l Department o f F i s h e r i e s and Oceans
r e c e n t l y conducted an i n i t i a l assessment o f t h e p r o j e c t p u r s u a n t
t o t h e EARP G u i d e l i n e s O r d e r .
As t h i s m a t t e r c o n c e r n s t h e
D e p a r t m e n t o f F i s h e r i e s a n d O c e a n s , I have t a k e n t h e l i b e r t y o f
f o r w a r d i n g a c o p y o f y o u r l e t t e r t o my C a b i n e t c o l l e a g u e , t h e
H o n o u r a b l e J o h n C. C r o s b i e , M i n i s t e r o f F i s h e r i e s a n d O c e a n s , f o r
h i s r e v i e w and c o n s i d e r a t i o n .
I t r u s t t h i s a c t i o n w i l l be s a t i s f a c t o r y .
Sincerely,

Ottawa, Canada K1A 0N5