Public Notice
Port of Quebec Deep-Water Multipurpose Wharf Project – Beauport 2020 — Federal Funding Available

September 16, 2015 — The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) is making available funding to support participation of the public and Aboriginal groups in the federal environmental assessment of the Port of Quebec Deep-Water Multipurpose Wharf Project - Beauport 2020, located in Quebec.

Funding is available for eligible individuals and groups to enable their participation in upcoming steps of the environmental assessment, which include reviewing and providing comments on the Environmental Impact Statement or on the summary thereof, the draft Environmental Assessment Report, and on potential environmental assessment conditions.

Applications received by October 16, 2015 will be considered. Recipients and the amount of funding allocated will be announced at a later date.

To apply for funding, or for more information on the project and the environmental assessment process, visit the Agency's website (Registry reference number 80107) or contact the Participant Funding Program by writing to PFP.PAFP@ceaa-acee.gc.ca or by calling 1-866-582-1884.

Map depicting the location of the project, as described in the current document.

This project is being assessed under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 using a science-based approach. If the project is permitted to proceed to the next phase, it will continue to be subject to Canada's environmental laws, enforcement and follow-up, and fines for non-compliance.

The Proposed Project

The Quebec Port Authority proposes to extend the existing wharf 610 metres eastward in order to be able to add two deep water berths to its bulk transport facilities in the Beauport sector. The project would include the filling of the area behind the wharf and the construction of a containment dyke to create a 17.5 hectares additional area for the development of equipment for material handling, transshipment and storage, the construction of a rail loop, the rehabilitation of a section of Henri-Bourassa Boulevard on the Port Authority property and the extension of the emergency emissary of the Beauport wastewater treatment station. The project also includes the addition of a breakwater and work to recharge and consolidate the Beauport Beach area to protect it from erosion.

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