Notice of Filing
Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Application NoS. 1096587 AND 2001202

Alberta Environment
environmental protection and enhancement act
Application No. 001-151469
Water Act FILE No. 001-00151636

Truenorth Energy L.P.
ATHABASCA OIL SANDS Area
Fort hills oil sands project

Take Notice that TrueNorth Energy L.P. (TrueNorth) has applied to the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB) and Alberta Environment (AENV) for approval to construct and operate oil sands surface mine and bitumen extraction facilities in the Fort McMurray area. The proposed mining project is to be located 90 kilometres north of Fort McMurray in Townships 96 to 98, Ranges 10 to 11, West of the 4th Meridian. The proposed development includes an open pit, truck and shovel mine, two bitumen processing trains, a cogeneration plant consisting of two 80 Megawatts gas turbine generators each fitted with a heat recovery steam boiler, infrastructure associated with the mine and facility, water and tailings management plans, and an integrated reclamation plan. The Fort Hills Oil Sands project is designed to produce approximately 30 000 cubic meters per day of bitumen. 

This Notice of Filing is being distributed to advise interested persons that the applications are available, and that the EUB, AENV and other government departments are now undertaking reviews of the applications. 

Further Take Notice that pursuant to Section 70 of the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (EPEA) and Section 109 of the Water Act (WA), any person who is directly affected by EPEA Application No. 001-151469 or the WA application (File No. 001‑00151636), may submit a written statement of concern outlining the reasons for objecting, by September 14, 2001. Failure to file a statement of concern may affect the right to file a Notice of Appeal (on appeal with the Environmental Appeal Board). 

Nature of Application

In support of their proposal, TrueNorth has prepared and submitted the following applications:  

        Application No. 1096587 to the EUB, pursuant to Sections 10 and 11 of the Oil Sands Conservation Act, for authorization to construct and operate an oil sands mining and extraction facility, the Fort Hills Oil Sands Project (the Project). In support of its proposal and as part of this application to the EUB, TrueNorth has also submitted an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report to the Director of Environmental Assessment and Compliance, AENV.  

        Application No. 2001202 to the EUB, pursuant to Sections 9, 12, 14, and 17 of the Hydro and Electric Energy Act for the construction, operation, and connection to the Alberta Interconnected Electric System of an electrical power plant located at the Project, a substation, and interconnecting transmission lines. 

        Application No. 001-151469 to AENV, pursuant to Section 63 of EPEA, to construct and operate an oil sands mining and extraction facility. 

        An application (File No. 001-00151636) to AENV, pursuant to Sections 37 and 50 of the WA, to authorize water management plans including the diversion of water up to a maximum of 52 560 000 cubic metres annually from the Athabasca River for industrial purposes. 

Additional Information

To obtain additional information or a copy of the application and the EIA, free of charge, contact:

TrueNorth Energy L.P.
900, 355 4th Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta  T2P 0J1
Attention: Mr Peter Kinnear, Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs
Telephone: (403) 514-7113, Fax: (403) 514-7194
Email: EUB.Application@truenorthenergy.com

For information about EUB procedures, contact:
EUB Applications Branch, Resources Applications
Attention: Andrea Larson, P.Eng., Senior Process Engineer
Telephone: (403) 297-8161, Fax: (403) 297-8122
Email: andrea.larson@gov.ab.ca

Copies of these applications are also available for public viewing at the following locations:

EUB Information Services, Calgary Office
Main Floor, 640 5th Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta  T2P 3G4
Telephone: (403) 297-8190

EUB Fort McMurray Field Centre
2nd Floor, Provincial Building
9915 Franklin Avenue
Fort McMurray, Alberta  T9H 2K4
Telephone: (780) 743-7214

AENV Regulatory Approvals Centre
Main Floor, 9820 106th Street
Edmonton, Alberta  T2K 2J6
Telephone: (780) 427-6311

To File a Submission

Should you have a statement of concern to EPEA Application No. 001-151469 or the WA application (File No. 001-00151636), please submit your statement to: 

Alberta Environment
Director, Northeast Boreal Region
AENV Regulatory Approvals Centre
Main Floor, 9820 106th Street
Edmonton, Alberta  T5K 2J6
Phone: (780) 427-6311
Fax: (780) 422-0154

Statements of concern must be submitted on or before September 14, 2001. Please quote Application No. 001-151469 (EPEA), or File No. 001-00151636 (WA) when submitting a statement of concern. If no statements of concern are received, the EPEA and WA applications may be approved without further notice. Note any statements filed regarding these applications will become part of the public record.

Issued at Calgary, Alberta, on July 11, 2001

ALBERTA ENERGY AND UTILITIES BOARD
Michael J. Bruni, Q.C., General Counsel