When British Columbia weighs the environmental impacts of the proposed Woodfibre LNG Ltd. facility near Squamish, it won’t consider the project in isolation. Instead, the government will weigh how the plant could interact with other projects in Howe Sound, ranging from new subdivisions to a sightseeing gondola that opened last year.
That approach reflects a new Cumulative Effects Framework being rolled out across the province that is designed to weigh the environmental, social and economic impacts of a project in relation to its surroundings. The province will use this approach in its environmental assessments.
The fledgling framework is an improvement over the existing system, but lacks clout, says environmental lawyer Jessica Clogg.
WENDY STUECK – Globe and Mail – May 29, 2015.
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