Nova Scotia. Sydney Tar Ponds Agency

Other forms of name:
Nova Scotia. Sydney Tar Ponds Clean-Up Project

In the summer of 2001 the minister of transportation and public works set up the Sydney Tar Ponds Clean-Up Project to manage provincial government involvement in the clean-up of the Sydney tar ponds estuary and coke ovens contaminated sites. In January 2002 the project was upgraded to a separate and independent agency responsible for coordinating all provincial government activity in the Muggah Creek watershed clean-up. In May 2004 the Governments of Canada and Nova Scotia signed a memorandum of agreement committing the two parties to joint participation in remediating the Sydney tar ponds and coke ovens sites. In September 2004 the Sydney Tar Ponds Agency was designated a special operating agency by Treasury and Policy Board and tasked with carrying out the remediation project. The agency is responsible for day-to-day operations relating to the oversight of many technical aspects of the project including design, contracting and overall project management.

Notes: Authority record based on Orders in Council: 2001-416 (30 Aug. 2001), 2002-14 (18 Jan. 2002), 2004-358 (2 Sept. 2004).