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DYNO NOBEL MANUFACTURING PLANT APPROVED IN
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VICTORIA – The Integrated Land Management Bureau (ILMB) within the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands has conditionally approved Dyno Nobel’s application for the construction of an explosives manufacturing plant on Crown land in the Robson Valley.
The Province’s conditional approval is an initial step and subject to a Fraser-Fort George Regional District public process to determine the suitability of land use. Federal regulations governing the manufacture of explosives will also need to be fulfilled.
The proposed plant will be required to meet extensive safety, environmental, and security regulations, including the establishment of a 750-metre buffer zone around the plant site. Regional District approval of an Official Community Plan (OCP) amendment would also be required for the site. Explosives manufacturing plants are federally regulated with stringent safety regulations, under Canada’s Explosives Act.
The proposed site of the plant is in the Robson Valley, 50 km west of McBride and nine km from the community of Crescent Spur, off Highway 16. The site was chosen because it meets business needs, is within an area that had been previously logged and avoids sensitive mountain caribou habitat.
The proposed site has no current overlapping tenures and therefore is at a distance from activities in the valley. However, this remoteness has raised concerns of some Crescent Spur residents. Accordingly, the Regional District will be leading a public process to determine the suitability of land use within the wilderness setting.
Australia-based Dyno Nobel is investing approximately $3 million in the site. Their proposed plant would initially employ three people and manufacture explosives for use in the mining industry.
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Public Affairs Officer Ministry of Agriculture and Lands 250 356-1674 250 812-8368 (cell) |
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