Record of EIA registrations and determinations 1605 - 1622

Environmental Impact Assessment registrations for processes 1605-1622, submitted in 2023 and covering a diverse range of projects in New Brunswick.

Registration documents are prepared by proponents and made available in the language in which they were received by the Department of Environment and Local Government.

Project number: 1605 
Date registered: 2023/01/23 
Proponent: NB Power
Description: NB Power proposes to upgrade the existing domestic sewage treatment plant at the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station (PLNGS) in Maces Bay, NB – specifically, with the installation of a permanent membrane bioreactor (MBR) treatment system with equalization capacity which will provide reliable treatment of average and peak flows for a minimum of 25 years. 
Location (county): Saint John / Charlotte 
EIA specialist: Patrick Mbaya 
Status: Certificate of Determination issued
Date of decision: 2023/06/09
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Project number: 1606 
Date registered: 2023/01/23 
Proponent: Le Pays de la Sagouine
Description: Le Pays de la Sagouine wants to reposition itself and improve its recreational and touristic visitors experience. The repositioning of the Pays de la Sagouine is a large-scale project and includes six (6) different projects. 
Location (county): Kent 
EIA specialist: Patrick Mbaya 
Status: Certificate of Determination issued
Date of decision: 2023/06/01
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Project number: 1607 
Date registered: 2023/01/30 
Proponent: A.E. Dunn Mixed Use Residential Development
Description: The proposed project involves the construction of four 12-unit residential buildings as well as eight single family dwelling lots and 10 semi-detached dwelling lots and supporting municipal roads off Pettingill Road in Quispamsis, NB. 
Location (county): Kings 
EIA specialist: Jillian Craig 
Status: Certificate of Determination issued
Date of decision: 2024/02/14Shape
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Project number: 1608 
Date registered: 2023/02/08 
Proponent: Town of Rothesay
Description: The proposed project involves upgrading of a section of sanitary sewer line within a Provincially Significant Wetland (PSW) in the Town of Rothesay. 
Location (county): Kings 
EIA specialist: Justin Chase 
Status: Cancelled
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Project number: 1609 
Date registered: 2023/02/28 
Proponent: The Town of Caraquet
Description: The Town of Caraquet (the Town) is proposing to upgrade their existing Landry Street wastewater retention pond. 
Location (county): Gloucester 
EIA specialist: Patrick Mbaya 
Status: Certificate of Determination issued
Date of decision: 2023/06/08
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Project number: 1610 
Date registered: 2023/03/06 
Proponent: E.M.S. Engineering Ltd.
Description: This project involves the completion of a Water Supply Source Assessment (WSSA) on two existing wells to establish pumping rates, determine water quality and to ensure the sustainability of the aquifer, to meet the water requirements needed to compliantly reopen two processing facilities in the Municipality of Shippagan. 
Location (county): Gloucester 
EIA specialist: Duane Mercer 
Status: Withdrawn by proponent
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Project number: 1611 
Date registered: 2023/03/06 
Proponent: Île-de-Lamèque
Description: The proposed project involves upgrades to reconfigure the existing lagoon cell, install a new HDPE liner, raising the existing berms, adding a new aeration system as well as upgrading the UV system. 
Location (county): Gloucester 
EIA specialist: Jillian Craig 
Status: Certificate of Determination issued
Date of decision: 2023/07/11
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Project number: 1612 
Date registered: 2023/03/15 
Proponent: Chipman Housing Authority Inc. (CHA)
Description: The Project includes the development of two properties (estimated at a total combined area of 14 hectares) for the purpose of constructing a residential development consisting of up to 75 dwellings. 
Location (county): Queens 
EIA specialist: Brandon Love 
Status: Withdrawn by proponent
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Project number: 1613 
Date registered: 2024/04/17 
Proponent: Town of Salisbury
Description: The Town of Salisbury is proposing a Water Supply Source Assessment (WSSA) to develop vacant land for residential housing needs in Salisbury. 
Location (county): Westmorland 
EIA specialist: Courtney Johnson 
Status: Certificate of Determination issued
Date of decision: 2026/02/09
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Project number: 1614 
Date registered: 2023/04/24 
Proponent: JMJ Management Group
Description: This project involves developing a tourism hub, which consists of a multi space commercial retail centre designed to accommodate a micro-brewery, an axe throwing facility, an event space and electric vehicle charging. This project will be located near the Trans-Canada Highway at Exit 172 in Waterville on PID 10289791. 
Location (county): Carleton 
EIA specialist: Duane Mercer 
Status: Cancelled
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Project number: 1615 
Date registered: 2023/04/05 
Proponent: The Town of Caraquet
Description: The proposed project involves the expansion of the industrial park in the Town of Caraquet. 
Location (county): Gloucester 
EIA specialist: Patrick Mbaya 
Status: Determination review in progress
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Project number: 1616 
Date registered: 2023/04/28 
Proponent: DFO-SCH 
Description: The proposed project involves the development of a new Fisheries and Oceans Canada Small Craft Harbours facility on Grand Manan Island near Woodwards Cove. The facility intends to provide berthing for ~100 fishing and aquaculture vessels. The project includes construction of an access road, causeways, service area, breakwater, capital dredging, marginal and floating wharves as well as electrical service components. 
Location (county): Charlotte 
EIA specialist: Jillian Craig 
Status: Determination review in progress
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Project number: 1617 
Date registered: 2023/06/28 
Proponent: Fundy Regional Service Commission
Description: The project involves the proposed increase of the height of municipal solid waste to be placed in current and future containment cells at the Crane Mountain Landfill to increase its capacity and extend its lifespan. 
Location (county): Saint John 
EIA specialist: Duane Mercer 
Status: Certificate of Determination issued
Date of decision: 2024/05/14
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Project number: 1618 
Date registered: 2023/07/07 
Proponent: New Brunswick Power Corporation
Description: NB Power plans to construct and operate an advanced small modular reactor (SMR) on the Lepreau Peninsula in New Brunswick. This project is the commercial demonstration of a nuclear technology that will provide 100 to 150 megawatts of electricity to the New Brunswick grid. 
Location (county): Saint John 
EIA specialist: Brandon Love 
Status: Comprehensive review in progressShape
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Project number: 1619 
Date registered: 2023/07/17 
Proponent: NB Power
Description: The proposed project involves the repair, rehabilitation or replacement of components and structures at the Mactaquac Generating Station (MQGS) including surface repairs to the main dam; replacement and repairs to the main spillway and diversion sluiceway; water intake structure, powerhouse as well as upstream and downstream fish passage enhancements to enable MQGS to achieve its original design service life. 
Location (county): York 
EIA specialist: Jillian Craig 
Status: Certificate of Determination issued
Date of decision: 2025/05/22
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Project number: 1620 
Date registered: 2023/08/16 
Proponent: Covered Bridge Potato Chip Company
Description: This project involves the establishment of an on-site wastewater treatment system to replace the current practice of trucking the wastewater to an off-site water treatment facility. 
Location (county): Carleton 
EIA specialist: Pierre Chiasson 
Status: Certificate of Determination Issued
Date of decision: 2024/07/18
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Project number: 1621 
Date registered: 2023/10/25 
Proponent: Municipality of Eastern Charlotte
Description: The Municipality of Eastern Charlotte is seeking an additional groundwater source to augment and improve the current system. 
Location (county): Charlotte 
EIA specialist: Pierre Chiasson 
Status: Determination review in progress
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Project number: 1622 
Date registered: 2023/12/21 
Proponent: Department of National Defence
Description: The proponent (Department of National Defence) is proposing to construct a nine-megawatt solar farm at the 5th Canadian Division Support Base (5CDSB) Gagetown (PID 60058690), adjacent to Oromocto, NB. 
Location (county): Sunbury 
EIA specialist: Pierre Chiasson 
Status: Certificate of Determination issued
Date of decision: 2024/06/17
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