Engagement Summary Resource roads are a highly valued part of B.C.’s transportation network. They are essential to British Columbia’s economic development, provide access to back-country recreation and help connect communities across the province. B.C.’s vast network of resource roads are currently governed by 11 acts and regulations, and shared by a diverse set of …
Engagement Summary In January of 2011, The Ministry of Agriculture released a discussion paper, the Bylaw Standard for Residential Uses in the Agricultural Land Reserve, which presented a draft Minister’s Bylaw Standard and outlined a set of criteria to be used by local governments to regulate siting and size of residential uses within the Agricultural …
What was this engagement about? The Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services engaged with citizens on the 2012 budget. During the five-week engagement period, the Committee held 15 public hearings across the province, including two videoconferencing hearings covering five additional communities. The Committee also invited written submissions and responses to an online survey …
What was this engagement about? The Evergreen Line is a new rapid transit line that connects Coquitlam to Vancouver via Port Moody and Burnaby. The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure completed a comprehensive multi-round engagement process with communities along the route alignment as well as with other key regional and provincial stakeholders and the public …
Engagement Summary The purpose of the consultation was to solicit ideas for improving and modernizing the Veterinarians Act, particularly regarding the role, duties and restructuring of the British Columbia Veterinary Medical Association. The Act provides a legislative framework for those practicing veterinary medicine in the province to regulate their qualifications, standards of conduct and …
Engagement Summary Bill 18 – 2008: Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Cap and Trade) Act (the Act) authorized hard caps on greenhouse gas emissions, which made British Columbia the first Canadian province to introduce such legislation. It provided authority for the Reporting Regulation (enacted in November 2009). The Act provided the statutory basis for setting up a …
Engagement Summary The Fossil Management Framework for British Columbia addresses the management of fossils and fossil sites around the province. In May 2010, the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations invited British Columbians to participate in a public consultation on a proposed Fossil Management Framework. The purpose of the consultation was to solicit feedback …
What was this engagement about? In October 2009, the Legislative Assembly appointed the all-party Special Committee to conduct the third review of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the province’s public sector access and privacy law. How did my contribution make a difference? During the engagement process, 118 submissions were received from …
