August 7, 2014

BC Ombudsperson Kim Carter has released Striking a Balance: The Challenges of Using a Professional Reliance Model in Environmental Protection – British Columbia’s Riparian Areas Regulation. The systemic investigation into an environmental protection program concludes there has been a lack of oversight, training, information and reporting of the program by the provincial government. Twenty-four of the 25 recommendations have been accepted.  The report can be found here or at www.bcombudsperson.ca