Vol. 137, No. 11 — March 15, 2003

GOVERNMENT NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the provisions of Part 7, Division 3, of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, Permit No. 4543-2-03315 is approved.

1. Permittee: Fraser River Pile & Dredge Ltd., New Westminster, British Columbia.

2. Type of Permit: To load and to dispose at sea waste and other matter.

3. Term of Permit: Permit is valid from April 17, 2003, to April 16, 2004.

4. Loading Site(s):

(a) Various approved sites on southern Vancouver Island, at approximately 49°00.00' N, 125°00.00' W;
(b) Various approved sites on northern Vancouver Island, at approximately 50°50.00' N, 127°00.00' W;
(c) Various approved sites in Howe Sound, at approximately 49°50.00' N, 123°31.00' W;
(d) Various approved sites between Cape Cockburn and Gower Point, at approximately 49°30.00' N, 123°22.00' W;
(e) Various approved sites on the Fraser River Estuary, at approximately 49°12.00' N, 123°08.00' W; and
(f) Various approved sites in Vancouver Harbour, at approximately 49°17.80' N, 122°54.00' W.

5. Disposal Site(s):

(a) Cape Mudge Disposal Site: 49°57.70' N, 125°05.00' W, at a depth of not less than 200 m;
(b) Comox (Cape Lazo) Disposal Site: 49°41.70' N, 124°44.50' W, at a depth of not less than 190 m;
(c) Five Finger Island Disposal Site: 49°15.20' N, 123°54.60' W, at a depth of not less than 280 m;
(d) Haro Strait Disposal Site: 48°41.00' N, 123°16.40' W, at a depth of not less than 200 m;
(e) Johnstone Strait-Hanson Island Disposal Site: 50°33.50' N, 126°48.00' W, at a depth of not less than 350 m;
(f) Kitimat Arm Disposal Site: 53°58.00'N; 128°41.50' W, at a depth of not less than 176 m;
(g) Malaspina Strait Disposal Site: 49°45.00' N, 124°26.95' W, at a depth of not less than 320 m;
(h) Point Grey Disposal Site: 49°15.40' N, 123°22.10' W, at a depth of not less than 210 m;
(i) Porlier Pass Disposal Site: 49°00.20' N, 123°29.80' W, at a depth of not less than 200 m;
(j) Sand Heads Disposal Site: 49°06.00' N, 123°19.50' W, at a depth of not less than 70 m;
(k) Thormanby Island Disposal Site: 49°27.50' N, 124°04.50' W, at a depth of not less than 384 m;
(l) Thornbrough Channel Disposal Site: 49°31.00' N, 123°28.30'W, at a depth of not less than 220 m;
(m) Victoria Disposal Site: 48°22.30' N, 123°21.80' W, at a depth of not less than 90 m; and
(n) Watts Point Disposal Site: 49°38.50' N, 123°14.10' W, at a depth of not less than 230 m.

The following position-fixing procedures must be followed to ensure disposal at the designated disposal site:

(i) The vessel must call the appropriate Marine Communications and Traffic Services (MCTS) Centre upon departure from the loading site and inform the Centre that it is heading for a disposal site;
(ii) Upon arrival at the disposal site, and prior to disposal, the vessel must again call the appropriate MCTS Centre to confirm its position. Disposal can proceed if the vessel is on the disposal site. If the vessel is not within the disposal site boundaries, the traffic regulator will direct it to the site and advise that disposal can proceed; and
(iii) The vessel will inform the appropriate MCTS Centre when disposal has been completed prior to leaving the disposal site.

6. Route to Disposal Site(s): Direct.

7. Method of Loading and Disposal: Loading by clamshell dredge or suction cutter dredge and pipeline, and disposal by hopper barge or end dumping.

8. Rate of Disposal: As required by normal operations.

9. Total Quantity to Be Disposed of: Not to exceed 70 000 m³.

10. Waste and Other Matter to Be Disposed of: Dredged material consisting of silt, sand, rock, wood wastes and other approved material typical to the approved loading site, except logs and usable wood.

11. Requirements and Restrictions:

11.1. The Permittee must notify the permit issuing office in writing and receive written approval for each loading site prior to any loading or disposal. The written notification must include the following information:

(i) the co-ordinates of the proposed loading site;
(ii) a site map showing the proposed loading site relative to known landmarks or streets;
(iii) a figure showing the legal water lots impacted by the proposed dredging or loading activities, giving the spatial delineations of the proposed dredge site within these water lots;
(iv) all analytical data available for the proposed loading site;
(v) the nature and quantity of the material to be loaded and disposed of;
(vi) the proposed dates on which the loading and disposal will take place; and
(vii) a site history for the proposed loading site.

Additional requirements may be requested by the permit issuing office.

11.2. The Permittee must ensure that all contractors involved in the loading or disposal activity for which the permit is issued are made aware of any restrictions or conditions identified in the permit and of the possible consequences of any violation of these conditions. A copy of the permit and the letter of transmittal must be carried on all towing vessels and loading platforms or equipment involved in disposal at sea activities. A copy of the written approval for the appropriate loading site must be displayed with each copy of the permit posted at the loading sites.

11.3. The fee prescribed by the Ocean Dumping Permit Fee Regulations (Site Monitoring) shall be paid by the Permittee in accordance with those Regulations.

11.4. Contact must be made with the Canadian Coast Guard, Regional Marine Information Centre, regarding the issuance of a "Notice to Shipping." The Permittee should contact the Regional Manager, Regional Marine Information Centre, 350-555 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 5G3, (604) 666-6012 (Telephone), (604) 666-8453 (Facsimile), RMIC-PACIFIC@PAC.DFO-MPO.GC.CA (Electronic mail).

11.5. Any enforcement officer designated pursuant to subsection 217(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, shall be permitted to mount an electronic tracking device on any vessel that is engaged in the disposal at sea activities authorized by this permit. The Permittee shall take all reasonable measures to ensure there is no tampering with the tracking device and no interference with its operation. The tracking device shall be removed only by an enforcement officer or by a person with the written consent of an enforcement officer.

11.6. The Permittee must report to the Regional Director, Environmental Protection Branch, Pacific and Yukon Region, within 10 days of completion of loading at each loading site, the nature and quantity of material disposed of pursuant to the permit and the dates on which the activity occurred.

11.7. The Permittee must submit to the Regional Director, Environmental Protection Branch, within 30 days of the expiry of the permit, a list of all work completed pursuant to the permit, the nature and quantity of material disposed of and the dates on which the activity occurred.

A. MENTZELOPOULOS

Environmental Protection

Pacific and Yukon Region

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DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the provisions of Part 7, Division 3, of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, Permit No. 4543-2-06218 is approved.

1. Permittee: Crimson Tide Fisheries Ltd., Dover, Newfoundland and Labrador.

2. Type of Permit: To load and dispose of fish waste and other organic matter resulting from industrial fish-processing operations.

3. Term of Permit: Permit is valid from April 14, 2003, to April 13, 2004.

4. Loading Site(s): 48°52.00' N, 53°58.50' W, Dover, Newfoundland and Labrador.

5. Disposal Site(s): 48°51.00' N, 53°57.00' W, at an approximate depth of 90 m.

6. Route to Disposal Site(s): Most direct navigational route from the loading site to the disposal site.

7. Equipment: Vessels, barges or other floating equipment complying with all applicable rules regarding safety and navigation and capable of containing all material to be disposed of during loading and transit to the disposal site.

8. Method of Disposal: The material to be disposed of shall be discharged from the equipment or vessel while steaming within 300 m of the approved disposal site. Disposal will take place in a manner which will promote the greatest degree of dispersion. All vessels will operate at maximum safe speed while discharging offal.

9. Rate of Disposal: As required by normal operations.

10. Total Quantity to Be Disposed of: Not to exceed 200 tonnes.

11. Waste and Other Matter to Be Disposed of: Fish waste and other organic matter resulting from industrial fish-processing operations.

12. Requirements and Restrictions:

12.1. It is required that the Permittee report, in writing, to Mr. Rick Wadman, Environmental Protection Branch, Department of the Environment, 6 Bruce Street, Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador A1N 4T3, (709) 772-5097 (Facsimile), rick.wadman@ec.gc.ca (Electronic mail), at least 48 hours prior to the start of the first disposal operation to be conducted under this permit.

12.2. A written report shall be submitted to Mr. Rick Wadman, identified in paragraph 12.1., within 30 days of either the completion of the work or the expiry of the permit, whichever comes first. This report shall contain the following information: the quantity and type of material disposed of pursuant to the permit and the dates on which the loading and disposal activities occurred.

12.3. It is required that the Permittee admit any enforcement officer designated pursuant to subsection 217(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, to any place, ship, aircraft, platform or anthropogenic structure directly related to the loading or disposal at sea referred to under this permit, at any reasonable time throughout the duration of this permit.

12.4. The loading and transit of material to be disposed of at the disposal site must be conducted in such a manner that no material enters the marine environment. Material spilled at any place other than the permitted disposal site must be retrieved. All wastes must be contained on shore while the barge is away from the loading site.

12.5. The material to be disposed of must be covered with netting or other material to prevent access by gulls, except during direct loading or disposal of the material.

12.6. This permit must be displayed in an area of the plant accessible to the public.

12.7. Vessels operating under the authority of this permit must carry and display a radar-reflecting device at all times mounted on the highest practical location.

12.8. The loading or disposal at sea conducted under this permit shall not be carried out without written authorization from the Permittee.

12.9. Material loaded for the purpose of disposal at sea may not be held aboard any vessel for more than 96 hours without the written consent of an enforcement officer designated pursuant to subsection 217(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.

K. G. HAMILTON

Environmental Protection

Atlantic Region

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

FOOD AND DRUGS ACT

Food and Drug Regulations — Amendment

Interim Marketing Authorization

Provision currently exists in the Food and Drug Regulations for the use of microcrystalline cellulose as a stabilizing and thickening agent in a variety of foods. Health Canada has received a submission to permit the use of microcrystalline cellulose as a stabilizing and thickening agent at a maximum level of use of 0.2 percent in whipping cream that has been heat-treated below 100°C. Evaluation of available data supports the effectiveness and safety of this new use for microcrystalline cellulose.

The use of microcrystalline cellulose in whipping cream that has been heat-treated below 100°C will benefit consumers through the availability of quality cream for whipping. It will also benefit industry by facilitating the manufacture of this product.

Therefore, it is the intention of Health Canada to recommend that the Food and Drug Regulations be amended to permit the optional use of microcrystalline cellulose as a stabilizing and thickening agent at a maximum level of use of 0.2 percent in the manufacture of whipping cream that has been heat-treated below 100°C.

As a means to improve the responsiveness of the regulatory system, an Interim Marketing Authorization (IMA) is being issued to permit the immediate use of microcrystalline cellulose as indicated above while the regulatory process is undertaken to formally amend the Regulations.

March 3, 2003

DIANE C. GORMAN

Assistant Deputy Minister

Health Products and Food Branch

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DEPARTMENT OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL

CRIMINAL CODE

Designation as Counterfeit Examiners

Pursuant to subsection 461(2) of the Criminal Code, I hereby designate the following persons as Counterfeit Examiners:

Joseph Henri Marcel-Marie Lebel
Registration Number C/3459
Marie Gilberte Suzanne Gignac
Registration Number C/3769

of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Ottawa, February 17, 2003

HON. WAYNE EASTER, P.C., M.P.

Solicitor General of Canada

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BANK OF CANADA

Balance Sheet as at February 26, 2003

ASSETS
1. Gold coin and bullion
2. Deposits in foreign currencies:
(a) U.S. Dollars $	302,267,299
(b) Other currencies	6,873,759
Total $	309,141,058
3. Advances to:
(a) Government of Canada
(b) Provincial Governments
(c) Members of the Canadian Payments Association	480,834,190
Total	480,834,190
4. Investments
(At amortized values):
(a) Treasury Bills of Canada	11,796,383,505
(b) Other securities issued or guaranteed by Canada maturing within three years	8,456,553,338
(c) Other securities issued or guaranteed by Canada not maturing within three years	19,631,487,759
(d) Securities issued or guaranteed by a province of Canada
(e) Other Bills
(f) Other investments	2,633,197
Total	39,887,057,799
5. Bank premises	133,996,559
6. All other assets	594,284,372
Total $	41,405,313,978

LIABILITIES
1. Capital paid up $	5,000,000
2. Rest fund	25,000,000
3. Notes in circulation	38,047,111,888
4. Deposits:
(a) Government of Canada $	1,983,250,716
(b) Provincial Governments
(c) Banks	441,305,211
(d) Other members of the Canadian Payments Association	90,377,530
(e) Other	314,799,441
Total	2,829,732,898
5. Liabilities in foreign currencies:
(a) To Government of Canada	152,678,944
(b) To others
Total	152,678,944
6. All other liabilities	345,790,248
Total $	41,405,313,978

NOTES
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES ISSUED OR GUARANTEED BY CANADA NOT MATURING WITHIN 3 YEARS (ITEM 4(c) OF ABOVE ASSETS):
(a) Securities maturing in over 3 years but not over 5 years	$	4,598,907,767
(b) Securities maturing in over 5 years but not over 10 years		9,581,394,658
(c) Securities maturing in over 10 years		5,451,185,334
	$	19,631,487,759
TOTAL VALUE INCLUDED IN ALL OTHER ASSETS RELATED TO SECURITIES PURCHASED UNDER RESALE AGREEMENTS	$
TOTAL VALUE INCLUDED IN ALL OTHER LIABILITIES RELATED TO SECURITIES SOLD UNDER REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS	$
I declare that the foregoing return is correct according to the books of the Bank.
S. VOKEY
Chief Accountant
I declare that the foregoing return is to the best of my knowledge and belief correct, and shows truly and clearly the financial position of the Bank, as required by section 29 of the Bank of Canada Act.
DAVID A. DODGE
Governor
Ottawa, February 27, 2003
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BANK OF CANADA

Balance Sheet as at February 28, 2003

ASSETS
1. Gold coin and bullion
2. Deposits in foreign currencies:
(a) U.S. Dollars $	304,313,529
(b) Other currencies	7,100,851
Total $	311,414,380
3. Advances to:
(a) Government of Canada
(b) Provincial Governments
(c) Members of the Canadian Payments Association	978,940,487
Total	978,940,487
4. Investments
(At amortized values):
(a) Treasury Bills of Canada	11,577,612,499
(b) Other securities issued or guaranteed by Canada maturing within three years	8,456,596,069
(c) Other securities issued or guaranteed by Canada not maturing within three years	19,631,447,703
(d) Securities issued or guaranteed by a province of Canada
(e) Other Bills
(f) Other investments	2,633,197
Total	39,668,289,468
5. Bank premises	132,235,740
6. All other assets	617,889,446
Total $	41,708,769,521

LIABILITIES
1. Capital paid up $	5,000,000
2. Rest fund	25,000,000
3. Notes in circulation	38,198,720,553
4. Deposits:
(a) Government of Canada $	1,398,436,454
(b) Provincial Governments
(c) Banks	1,275,009,771
(d) Other members of the Canadian Payments Association	3,021,231
(e) Other	296,280,823
Total	2,972,748,279
5. Liabilities in foreign currencies:
(a) To Government of Canada	155,826,065
(b) To others
Total	155,826,065
6. All other liabilities	351,474,624
Total $	41,708,769,521

NOTES
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES ISSUED OR GUARANTEED BY CANADA NOT MATURING WITHIN 3 YEARS (ITEM 4(c) OF ABOVE ASSETS):
(a) Securities maturing in over 3 years but not over 5 years	$	4,598,888,098
(b) Securities maturing in over 5 years but not over 10 years		9,581,404,262
(c) Securities maturing in over 10 years		5,451,155,343
	$	19,631,447,703
TOTAL VALUE INCLUDED IN ALL OTHER ASSETS RELATED TO SECURITIES PURCHASED UNDER RESALE AGREEMENTS	$
TOTAL VALUE INCLUDED IN ALL OTHER LIABILITIES RELATED TO SECURITIES SOLD UNDER REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS	$
I declare that the foregoing return is correct according to the books of the Bank.
S. VOKEY
Chief Accountant
I declare that the foregoing return is to the best of my knowledge and belief correct, and shows truly and clearly the financial position of the Bank, as required by section 29 of the Bank of Canada Act.
DAVID A. DODGE
Governor
Ottawa, March 4, 2003
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