NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT
of an environmental assessment
Pier 26, Building Construction Project
Hamilton Harbour (ON)
April 18, 2008 -- The Hamilton Port Authority is required to ensure that a screening is conducted commencing on April 7, 2008 in relation to the project: Pier 26, Building Construction Project.
Approximately 1.8 hectares at 239 Eastport Blvd on Pier 26 is proposed to be leased from the Hamilton Port Authority. The prospective lessee is a fabricator of pressure vessels, condensers, heat exchangers, boiler drums and custom steel related products. Fabrication processes will include welding of pre-cut pieces of steel, cutting and potentially sandblasting. Completed products will be shipped out via a new rail line proposed for the property as well as by barges/boats. Proposed plans for the property also include the construction of a building and two future enclosures.
Under section 9 of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, an environmental assessment is required in relation to this project because the Hamilton Port Authority may provide federal lands for the purpose of enabling this project to be carried out and is the proponent for the project.
of an environmental assessment
Pier 26, Building Construction Project
Hamilton Harbour (ON)
April 18, 2008 -- The Hamilton Port Authority is required to ensure that a screening is conducted commencing on April 7, 2008 in relation to the project: Pier 26, Building Construction Project.
Approximately 1.8 hectares at 239 Eastport Blvd on Pier 26 is proposed to be leased from the Hamilton Port Authority. The prospective lessee is a fabricator of pressure vessels, condensers, heat exchangers, boiler drums and custom steel related products. Fabrication processes will include welding of pre-cut pieces of steel, cutting and potentially sandblasting. Completed products will be shipped out via a new rail line proposed for the property as well as by barges/boats. Proposed plans for the property also include the construction of a building and two future enclosures.
Under section 9 of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, an environmental assessment is required in relation to this project because the Hamilton Port Authority may provide federal lands for the purpose of enabling this project to be carried out and is the proponent for the project.