Transport Canada rescinding approval for Dartmouth Cove infill project: minister’s office
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Transport Canada is rescinding its approval for the Dartmouth Cove infill project that has caused much back and forth between locals and officials.
Transport Canada is rescinding its approval for the Dartmouth Cove infill project that has caused much back and forth between locals and officials.
In an email to CTV Atlantic News late Wednesday afternoon, the minister of transport’s office confirmed the department has started the process of rescinding approval.
The email says the department has "conceded on the application for judicial review brought by the Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship (COVE)," which is headquartered nearby the proposed infill site.
COVE recently filed the application in federal court.
"The government reached out to COVE and the developer to seek their consent to stop the judicial review process, rescind the decision, and restart the consultations," read the statement from the minister's office.
"Under the Canadian Navigable Waters Act, Transport Canada renders decisions related to the impacts on navigation only and does not evaluate the overall use or merits of a given project."
