ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NOTICE

Application No. 343870

Application for a Permit under the provisions of the Environmental Management Act.

O’Brien & Fuerst Logging Ltd., PO Box 293, Port Clements, BC V0T 1R0, intend to submit this application to the Director to authorize the discharge of air emissions from an air curtain burner. The source of the discharge is wood waste from log handling and processing.

The land upon which the facility will be situated is District Lot 3061, Queen Charlotte District, Haida Gwaii, located on the Port Clements Industrial Road, Port Clements, BC.

The maximum rate of air emissions discharged from this facility is the volume of emissions produced from the burning of approximately 90 m3 per day in an air curtain burner for a maximum of 2500 m3 per year. The characteristics of the discharge shall be typical emissions from burning wood waste from an air curtain burner. The operation of this facility will be continuous.

The characteristics of the woody debris to be burned consists of bark and trim ends that are accumulated during standard log handling and processing operations.

Any person who may be adversely affected by the proposed air emissions and wishes to provide information may, within 30 days of the last date of posting, publishing, service or display, send written comments to the applicant, with a copy to the Regional Manager, Environmental Protection by email at: Authorizations.South@gov.bc.ca or by mail to 2nd Floor, 10470 152nd Street, Surrey BC V3R 0Y3. The identity of any respondents and the contents of anything submitted in relation to this application will become part of the public record.

Dated this 1st day of March, 2018.

Contact Person: Brock Storry, 250-557-4282 email: brock@obrienlogging.com [mh1]