What was this engagement about? The Province of British Columbia (BC) is committed to a world leading preparedness and response regime for land based spills, as expressed most recently in BC’s five conditions necessary for support of heavy oil projects. In keeping with the established polluter-pay principle, and recognizing the increase in development activities across …
Engagement Summary As part of Budget 2012, the government committed to undertake a comprehensive review of the carbon tax and its impact on British Columbians. The review covered all aspects of the carbon tax, including revenue neutrality, and considered the impact on the competitiveness of B.C. businesses such as those in the agriculture sector, and …
Engagement Summary The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations drafted a land use order to establish more than 23,000 hectares of old growth management areas in Chilliwack Forest District. Old Growth Management Areas (OGMAs) protect the biological diversity of old growth forests. The ministry proposed establish OGMAs in the following landscape units: …
Engagement Summary The Lax Kwaxl/Dundas and Melville Islands area has a long history of use by First Nations. The conservancy is associated with Lax Kw’alaams and Metlakatla First Nations (collectively Coast Tsimshian). This conservancy comprises the islands of Zayas, Dundas, Baron, Dunira, and Melville, as well as a large number of associated smaller islands. …
What was this engagement about? The Government of B.C. reviewed the Controlled Alien Species (CAS) Regulation with the primary intention of adding aquatic invasive species and creating new restrictions in relation to these species. A Policy Intentions Paper for Consultation (Intentions Paper) described the proposed policy direction related to aquatic invasive species, outlined two …
What was this engagement about? The Riverview Lands HCP planning process explored existing heritage values and sought to uncover new ones. Beyond identifying what is valued about the Lands, the process sought to understand why built and natural features, and the Lands themselves, are valued. This exploration will ensure that as the HCP is developed …
Engagement Summary Burdwood Group Conservancy is a cluster of islands situated on the southern Central Coast of British Columbia that includes Denham Island, Walker Islet, and several other unnamed island and islets. The Conservancy is 48km northeast of Port McNeill on Vancouver Island and 290 km northwest of Vancouver. The Provincial Government recognizes Burdwood Group …
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 …
