Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum

Fishing in British Columbia => Fishing-related Issues & News => Topic started by: StillAqua on March 31, 2014, 12:54:21 PM

Title: New Law Officially Opens B.C. Parks To Pipelines, Drilling
Post by: StillAqua on March 31, 2014, 12:54:21 PM

A little-known bill that will drastically alter the management of B.C. parks became law this week, creating controversy among the province's most prominent environmental and conservation organizations.

The passage of Bill 4, known as the Park Amendment Act, will make way for industrial incursions into provincial parklands including energy extraction, construction of pipelines and industry-led research.

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/carol-linnitt/bc-parks-bill-4-passes_b_5030406.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/carol-linnitt/bc-parks-bill-4-passes_b_5030406.html)

Title: Re: New Law Officially Opens B.C. Parks To Pipelines, Drilling
Post by: troutbreath on March 31, 2014, 02:13:28 PM

http://www.fishingwithrod.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=35300.0

there's a link on that post to the petition

Title: Re: New Law Officially Opens B.C. Parks To Pipelines, Drilling
Post by: Fisherbob on March 31, 2014, 02:42:04 PM

Stay with what we have then :)
http://business.financialpost.com/2013/03/14/on-edge-of-pristine-jasper-park-kinder-morgan-goes-full-speed-on-trans-mountain-pipeline-expansion/?__lsa=dacf-25c3

Title: Re: New Law Officially Opens B.C. Parks To Pipelines, Drilling
Post by: VAGAbond on April 01, 2014, 12:05:17 PM

There goes the Upper Pitt, hydro-electric plants on all the tributaries.  The only barrier was the park blocking the transmissions lines from there to Squamish.