Obtain a copy of the EIS and respond. Environmental Assessment Committee b. Oliver Langdon, Minister of the Department of Environment and Labour c. Copy your letters to Premier Brian Tobin and media outlets. All addresses are listed on a separate page at the end of this communique. Salmon and hydro projects cannot co-exist.
Dams destroy spawning habitat and prevent salmon from migrating up and downstream.
Newfoundland has a policy of small hydro development. A rich salmon resource infuses large economic benefits through the recreational fishing industry to local communities. So the proponent has a guaranteed market for 50 years, and it will not be penalized if the power can't be delivered. No wonder the added expense of a flow migration study did not deter them. The Newfoundland system of conducting environmental assessments allows the reviews to be undertaken by consultants bought and paid for by the proponents.