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Our View: Falling on deaf ears | |||
It's unclear how many sympathetic ears regional district directors opposed to methane drilling are going to find at the Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM). In a room full of right-leaning mayors from mostly small to mid-size towns, there's probably not going to be too many who would object to new industry setting up shop in their boundaries. But sympathy is what the Regional District of Comox-Strathcona is going to solicit from the UBCM. The regional district is taking to the UBCM its objections to Quinsam Coal's plans to drill for coalbed methane. The majority of rural directors on the board have put the district on record as opposing the plan and they're going to ask the UBCM to request the provincial government "issue no further drilling licences, tenures or other permits for coalbed methane exploration until local communities, their local government and First Nations are consulted and their concerns are fully considered and until adequate policies, regulations and guidelines are enacted to ensure the safe development of coal bed methane in the province of B.C." Quinsam Coal president David Slater said the district's efforts are a waste of time. The jurisdiction over the drilling lies with the province and the process already involves community consultation. Many mayors across B.C. would be happy if Quinsam Coal asked to drill in their areas. |
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