Stop Burnco Gravel Mine

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TAKE ACTION! Ask Minister Mungall and Minister Heyman to stop Burnco and fix BC's broken environmental assessment

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Estuaries are vital for our wild salmon, and the endangered Southern Resident Orcas that depend on them. The Burnco gravel mine threatens one of only three estuaries we have in Howe Sound. Given the proximity of alternative, undeveloped gravel resources, why should this gravel mine be permitted in such a vitally important and sensitive ecosystem? I am writing to you directly because I do not trust the integrity of the environmental assessment process. Public engagement is no longer meaningful, but is instead used as a way to tick a checkbox on a form. This fails to highlight the scope of public opposition and concern about the Burnco gravel mine. The new Provincial government has acknowledged that the professional reliance approach has failed us, and that science that is bought and paid for by the proponent cannot be trusted. The salmon data available for McNab Creek comes from consultants hired by Burnco, and the only independent data has been collected by one local citizen scientist. The BC environmental assessment office is making recommendations to approve the project based on insufficient and biased data. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has already refused permits, twice, for a gravel mine at McNab Creek, due to the impacts to this critical salmon spawning habitat. This is the first environmental assessment decision to be made by the new BC NDP government. This is a real opportunity for you to fix the mistakes of the previous BC Liberal government and ensure that our wild salmon are protected. We call on you to: 1) Initiate a review of the environmental assessment process for the Burnco gravel mine thus far. 2) Conduct a robust and fully independent baseline assessment of wild salmon populations in McNab Creek. Sincerely,
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