The muddy torrent that ripped down Mount Polley dam and turned gentle Hazeltine Creek into a toxic canyon also did something else: It swept away a decade of empty government boasts about environmental stewardship.
The recent Auditor General report on compliance and enforcement of the mining sector pulls no punches about the state of mine regulation: “The ministry is deficient in carrying out most of the expected regulatory activities. … On several occasions in the last 10 years, ministry staff told higher-level management that inadequate monitoring and inspection, due to insufficient staffing levels, was putting the province at risk.”
CALVIN SANDBORN – Vancouver Sun – May 29, 2016.
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