The preliminary Environmental Assessment Office report says the dock extension and soil deposit site could not be reviewed, as they are substantially underway, and recommended against reviewing the quarry.
A group pushing the province to conduct an environmental review of the expansion of the quarry and foreshore lease at Bamberton is facing an uphill climb after a preliminary report from the Environmental Assessment Office recommends the project not be subject to a review.
Simmons said it feels like the deck is stacked heavily against the group and others who oppose the project. “So now we need to convince the government,” said Simmons, noting it’s the minster that has the final say. The preliminary report was developed based on the information provided by the society, the Malahat First Nation, potentially affected Indigenous nations, government ministries, the Cowichan Valley Region District and public input.
The Bamberton projects, when grouped together, “create significant environmental risk and have not been properly assessed for their potential environmental, economic, social, cultural and health impacts on Saanich Inlet, the surrounding lands and the people who live here,” the society says.
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