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Vol: VII – Issue: I – January 2014 | |
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ENVIROFOR NEWS: New Session Starts Next Week New Security Features Completed Tip: Log in to EnviroFor Online prior to clicking Reporter links |
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ENERGY AND MINES NEWS | ||
Gas Exports from BC Seen as Key to Reviving Pipeline Private-sector proponents of the Mackenzie line consider the NWT project to be currently uneconomic, based on market conditions of plentiful gas supplies in North America. But the prospect of liquefied natural gas exports from British Columbia to Asia has given a new lease on life to the much-delayed Arctic venture, Mr. McLeod said. "We've never given up on the Mackenzie Valley pipeline," he said in an interview during a visit to Vancouver, just days after leading a NWT trade mission to China. "After coming back from China, I'm convinced that the Chinese are going to need Canadian natural gas." In 1974, Justice Thomas Berger, a Supreme Court of British Columbia justice at the time, headed a commission into plans for the Mackenzie route. He concluded his lengthy inquiry in 1977, recommending a 10-year moratorium on construction because of unsettled First Nations land claims. A series of political and economic delays then dogged the venture. Read the Globe and Mail article. New Institute Promotes Sustainable Mining A pilot project to train small-scale miners in better techniques is one of the initial efforts of the just-launched Canadian International Institute for Resource Extraction and Development, but it is already gaining traction, and in a nutshell sums up what the institute's job will be. "Trying to formalize artisanal mining hasn't worked well," said Bern Klein, acting executive director of the institute. "You just give someone a piece of paper to do what they've always done. But education is transformational." Klein said the pilot project capitalizes on research done in the mining school at the University of BC, which is one of three academic partners in the institute along with Simon Fraser University and Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal. The institute's mission, Klein added, is to help national, regional and local governments to leverage mining and resource extraction into long-term, sustainable livelihoods. Read the Vancouver Sun article. BC Won't Mandate Electric-Powered LNG Plants, Canadian Mining Industry Calls for Mandatory Disclosure |
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Act or Regulation Affected | Effective Date | Amendment Information |
Carbon Tax Act | Jan. 1/14 | by 2013 Bill 2, c. 17, sections 1 to 5 and 8 only (in force by Royal Assent), Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2013 |
Carbon Tax Regulation (125/2008) | Jan. 1/14 | by Reg 246/2013 |
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Renewable and Low Carbon Fuel Requirements) Act | Jan. 1/14 | by 2012 Bill 41, c. 18, section 29 only (in force by Reg 335/2012), Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2012 |
Renewable and Low Carbon Fuel Requirements Regulation (394/2008) | Jan. 1/14 | by Reg 335/2012 |
FORESTRY AND ENVIRONMENT NEWS | ||
Administrative Penalties Regulation under the Environmental Management Act Although new to the Ministry, administrative penalties are an enforcement tool widely used by government agencies within BC and across Canada as a means of encouraging compliance with regulatory requirements. Specifically, administrative penalties are financial penalties that can be imposed on those who fail to comply with a provision of a statute or regulation, with an order issued by a Ministry official or with the terms of an authorization issued under a statutory scheme. For minor to moderate violations, administrative penalties are a cost-effective, timelier, and more certain response to non-compliance than court imposed penalties. The enabling statutory provisions for administrative penalties already exist in the EMA and the IPMA. The Ministry is preparing detailed regulations to bring these provisions into force. Read the full government news release. WorkSafeBC Revises Rules, Cracks Down on Sawmills Professional Reliance in Timber Pricing |
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FORESTRY AND ENVIRONMENT | ||
Act or Regulation Affected | Effective Date | Amendment Information |
Carbon Tax Act | Jan. 1/14 | by 2013 Bill 2, c. 17, sections 1 to 5 and 8 only (in force by Royal Assent), Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2013 |
Carbon Tax Regulation (125/2008) | Jan. 1/14 | by Reg 246/2013 |
Contaminated Sites Regulation (375/96) | Jan. 31/14 | by Reg 4/2014 |
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Renewable and Low Carbon Fuel Requirements) Act | Jan. 1/14 | by 2012 Bill 41, c. 18, section 29 only (in force by Reg 335/2012), Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2012 |
Limited Entry Hunting Regulation (134/93) | Jan. 24/14 | by Reg 3/2014 |
Renewable and Low Carbon Fuel Requirements Regulation (394/2008) | Jan. 1/14 | by Reg 355/2012 |
Sole Proponent Fees Regulaiton (224/2013) | Jan. 15/14 | by Reg 2/2014 |
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