The Pembina Institute and West Coast Environmental Law submitted the following comments to the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources in response to the November 4, 2009, draft Environmental Protection and Management Regulation under the Oil and Gas Activities Act. While pleased that a new regulation regarding the environmental impacts of oil and gas activities in British Columbia will be established, the groups expressed serious concerns with the regulation as proposed.
Comments on the Draft Environmental Protection and Management RegulationSubmission to the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources
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