The guidance documents do not replace or modify any provision of legislation or the permit or any obligations that the mine or the Ministry may have with respect to other parties. The purpose of this guidance document is to help owners, engineers of record, regulators, consultants and auditors apply Part 10 of the Code. Under section More information on departures from approval. Comments will be sent to 'servicebc gov. Enter your email address if you would like a reply:.
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Variance of regulations or code for individual mine. Northern B. Robson Square ice rink is open for people to lace up their skates and hit the ice this winter for the 12th annual outdoor skating season. Education Enhanced safety measures, delayed return to school to support safe, in-person learning December 29, PM. A full return to school for students in kindergarten to Grade 12 will be delayed until Monday, Jan. December 17, AM.
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Finally, on June 22, , B. Bill 6 will strengthen compliance and enforcement over mining projects in B. Key aspects of Bill 6 include the following:.
Bill 6 has been championed as an effort to make B. The separation of permitting and life cycle oversight authority may indeed result in efficiencies and more timely decision-making. However, despite B. It is no secret that the resource sector in Canada has come under increased public scrutiny in recent years. In the mining industry, this has been particularly evident in relation to the management of tailing storage facilities.
In the aftermath of the Mount Polley tailings storage facility breach there were numerous pronouncements from regulators, various levels of government, industry organizations and companies on evolving standards for best practices and the commitment of the Canadian mining industry to continue to be a global leader in responsible mine development.
For example, the use of dry stack tailings was endorsed following the Mount Polley accident but not subsequently imposed in mine developments in B. If compliance and enforcement functions are seen to be independent and not simply reactionary, as contemplated in Bill 6, it should enable the permitting process to focus on practical substantive issues relating to the mine development with the comfort that implementation will be effectively monitored and enforced afterwards.
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