Save the Gulf of Saint Lawrence

Dear members of the St. Lawrence Coalition,
Dear partners,
Dear friends,

Environment minister, M. Peter Kent, has finally answered the numerous demands asking him to refer the Old Harry project to a review panel.
 
In a letter sent to the president of the Canada-Newfoundland-and-Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (the Office) we learn that minister Kent refuses to set up a review panel. He prefers to opt for different measures such as the updating of a strategic environmental assessment (SEA) completed in 2007 in Newfoundland.
 
We invite you to read the main conclusions of our analysis of the situation in the press release we have released yesterday. We mainly condemn the incoherence of Minister Kent who asks for an update of the strategic environmental assessment on oil and gas exploration in Newfoundland’s part of the Gulf, but without first putting a stop on the Old
Harry drilling project.
 
In addition, the Office has agreed today with the minister’s proposals and it gives preliminary details on the implementation procedures. We invite you to read the Office’s press release.
 
We will keep you informed of our future actions to influence the course of things and we are confident we will be able to count on your precious help.
 
Greetings,
 
Danielle and all the team: Karel, Jean-Patrick, Christian, Sylvain, Jérôme and Patrick

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Danielle Giroux
Spokesperson
St. Lawrence Coalition
 
President
Attention FragÎles
418-986-6644
coalitionstlaurent@me.com
www.coalitionsaintlaurent.ca
 
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