VICTORIA From new homes to commercial buildings, the capital region is in the midst of a major construction boom, and the problem of where to put the soil after the foundations are dug is a concern for rural communities on South Vancouver Island. With nowhere in Greater Victoria to put the dirt once it is excavated form the construction site, trucks are hauling it out of the region to communities like the Cowichan Valley, Shawnigan Lake, Metchosin and Sooke. “We certainly have a large amount of development in the region and as we know the excavation has to go somewhere,” said Vancouver Island Construction Association CEO Rory Kulmala. “Where do we put this material and how do communities that are equipped to handle it accommodate that?”
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On February 1, 2021, amendments to B.C. s
Environmental
Management Act and the
Contaminated Sites Regulation
(the Stage 13 Amendments) will come into effect which will affect
the application process for redevelopment of lands formerly used
for specified industrial or commercial uses. These amendments will
affect most subdivision, zoning, development permit and building
permit applications for such lands, automatically requiring the
applicant to undertake site investigations before the applications
are approved. The amendments could also see a proliferation of
litigation as developers/owners may seek to recover the increased
costs of development from historical owners and operators
responsible for any contamination on the lands.
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Part 3
Without question, the top story over the last year has been the
COVID-19 pandemic and its tremendous ongoing effects felt across
Canada and the world.
This time has had a significant impact on Canada s energy
industry and many of the changes and developments that took place
in 2020 will continue to influence trends, business decisions and
the future growth of Canada s energy industry in 2021.
As we look back at 2020, we have highlighted the Top 20 industry
developments and decisions made throughout the year in four key
areas: Judicial decisions, regulatory decisions, legislative and policy
developments, and transactions and trends.
In this article, we analyze the