Sonia Furstenau says the fact the only notice required of Malahat First Nation for its quarry expansion plans was a small ad in a local newspaper shows the regulations are out of date
The battle brewing in Bamberton over the Malahat First Nation’s plan to expand a quarry and foreshore lease underlines the need to update regulations around mining in this province, the leader of the B.C. Green Party said.
Mill Bay community members and a neighbouring First Nation have complained about a lack of consultation about the expansion proposals. Some Mill Bay residents say they only found out about it when someone stumbled across a sign near an existing quarry, which led to others finding an ad in a local newspaper.
The Malahat First Nation has asked the province to reject the society’s application, saying the expansion applications are in compliance with existing regulations and laws. “The other piece of this is that the application for the expansion of the quarry is to expand it by 47 per cent, and the environmental assessment legislation says that anything less than a 50 per cent expansion doesn’t require an environmental assessment,” she said.
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