Environment Minister George Heyman has launched his promised review of 91裸聊视频減rofessional reliance91裸聊视频 on engineers and other professionals who oversee safety of industrial projects in B.C.
Heyman said the issue of water contamination of the near Vernon, a contaminated soil storage facility near and the mine tailings dam failure on Quesnel Lake have eroded public confidence in B.C.91裸聊视频檚 system.
91裸聊视频淎ctions flowing from this review will help restore public confidence in government91裸聊视频檚 oversight, to ensure the public interest is protected when it comes to resource management,91裸聊视频 Heyman said Tuesday.
He said the B.C. government has lost capacity to regulate projects after a period of engineers and other professionals being hired by project proponents to file reports. In the case of contamination of the Hullcar aquifer, B.C.91裸聊视频檚 information commissioner had to order the release of water records because information from contracted professionals was withheld as private property, Heyman said.
Cowichan Valley MLA Sonia Furstenau said she was 91裸聊视频渄elighted91裸聊视频 by the commitment to the review, which will also examine if people who are monitoring a project have a financial interest in it. A court challenge of the Shawnigan Lake contaminated soil site revealed such a situation, which Heyman said is clearly a conflict of interest.
91裸聊视频淚n Shawnigan we saw firsthand how the uncertainty created by professional reliance erodes trust,91裸聊视频 Furstenau said. 91裸聊视频淭he geologists hired to assess the safety of the contaminated soil facility adjacent to our community91裸聊视频檚 drinking water had a profit-sharing deal and would have benefitted from the project going ahead.91裸聊视频
Heyman said the Mount Polley investigation continues, as charges against individuals are considered for the collapse of the tailings dam in August 2014.