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VANCOUVER — B.C.’s environmental assessment process is failing to properly oversee certified major projects or ensure promised work to make up for damage to the environment is actually carried out. That’s the finding of B.C. Auditor General John Doyle, whose new audit plants a big red flag over monitoring work done by the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office.
“Adequate monitoring is not occurring and follow-up evaluations are not being conducted,� Doyle said in the audit, adding that means the EAO can’t guarantee requirements to mitigate damage are working. The audit includes a series of recommendations intended to strengthen the process. Environmental groups say the findings show the process is simply a rubber stamp for industry.
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“We’ve been worried for a long time about the lack of environmental oversight in this province,� Sierra Club BC executive director George Heyman said. “This report confirms that the situation is worse than we suspected.� Premier Christy Clark recently criticized the federal government’s decision to reject the Fish Lake mine proposal, saying B.C. has a strong environmental assessment regime and the contentious Prosperity mine should proceed. The B.C. EAO had issued an environmental certificate for the mine near Williams Lake that was later overturned by Ottawa on grounds the mine would harm fish and wildlife habitat and infringe First Nations rights. Heyman said the findings undercut Clark’s claim. “How can British Columbians trust the process that is intended to ensure that our fish, water, wildlife and human health are adequately protected?� he asked. NDP environment critic Rob Fleming called it a damning
report that shows government cuts to monitoring and enforcement have left proponents self-reporting on their own work. The report also noted the EAO doesn’t formally track certified project conditions and commitments for compliance and lacks mechanisms for enforcement. Projects in the Lower Mainland that are certified through a B.C. environmental assessment and now under construction include the new Port Mann Bridge and Highway 1 widening and the South Fraser Perimeter Road (SFPR). The audit praises the use of independent monitors to track mitigation compliance for the SFPR and Port Mann projects. Of 219 projects that have entered the assessment process since 2005, 115 have been approved, 15 were determined to not require assessment while just one was refused certification. Sixteen others were terminated or withdrawn. The remaining 72 projects are still under review.
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