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Mountain Goats The BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure addressed impacts to Mountain Goats in their Highway 97 project north of Summerland.
Photo courtesy of Ministry of Transportation
and Infrastructure
 

The comment period for Phase 2 engagement on the Environmental Mitigation Policy is now closed. Thanks to everyone who participated in phase 2 engagement and provided feedback on the policy and the procedures overview. A summary of comments received will be made available on our website in the spring of 2012.

A summary of comments received in Phase 1 engagement is posted on the “what we heard” page. To see where phase 1 and 2 engagement fit into the policy development process, go to our “Policy Development Process” page.

Here are the two documents we were seeking feedback on in phase 2 engagement:

» Draft Environmental Mitigation Policy [PDF 444KB]
» Environmental Mitigation Procedures To Support The Policy – Draft Outline To Begin Work On Procedures [PDF 519KB]

Phase 2 Engagement Workshops on the Environmental Mitigation Policy

Workshops for First Nations took place in Smithers and North Vancouver in late January, 2012, and for stakeholder organizations in early February, 2012. Presentation materials from these policy forums are included below.

First Nations Workshops

Workshop Presentation [PDF 2.10MB] (compilation of both workshop presentations)

January 20th, 2012 – Smithers Workshop Agenda [PDF 263KB]

January 27th, 2012North Vancouver Workshop Agenda [PDF 263KB]

Stakeholder Organization Workshops

Workshop Presentation [PDF 2.83MB] (compilation of both workshop presentations)

February 3rd, 2012 – Victoria Workshop Agenda [PDF 307KB]

February 10th, 2012 – Vancouver Workshop Agenda [PDF 308KB]

If you have questions about the policy development process or the policy content, be sure to check the Frequently Asked Questions (with answers) section. If you still have questions about or comments on the information on this website, please email: mitigate@gov.bc.ca with Question or Comment in the subject header.