Response Letter Minister George Heyman - Spills

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From: Minister, ENV ENV:EX <ENV.Minister@gov.bc.ca> 
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2018 3:31 PM 
To: Jas Chonk 
Cc: Vander Steen, Benjamin ENV:EX; Steilo, Sandra ENV:EX 
Subject: RE: Letter from Islands Trust Council Chair re Phase Two Enhancements to 
Spills Management 
Attachments: 1810 Letter to Minister Heyman re BC Spills Regulations.pdf 
 
Reference:  316355 
 
August 3, 2018 
 
Peter Luckham, Chair 
Islands Trust 
  c/o Jas Chonk 
Email:  jchonk@islandstrust.bc.ca 
 
Dear Mr. Luckham 
 
Thank you for your letter of April 30, 2018, regarding my ministry’s phase two engagement on 
the development of the new spill management regulations. I apologize for the lengthy delay in 
responding. 
 
I appreciated the opportunity to discuss this issue with you in person, and I believe it is important 
for all British Columbians to have a voice in making sure their province is managed in a 
sustainable way.  
 
Thank you for taking the time to share Islands Trust’s submission to the phase two consultation 
on the proposed regulations with me. I have forwarded your letter to the Environmental 
Emergency Program for inclusion in the official feedback documentation. A summary of the 
feedback received will be released later in 2018. As the engagement process continues, I invite 
you to visit our website for more information. 
 
Thank you again for taking the time to write.  
 
Sincerely, 
 
 
George Heyman 
Minister 
 
cc:        Benjamin Vander Steen, Manager Policy and Preparedness Section, Environmental 
Emergency Program, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy 
Sandra Steilo, Policy Advisor, Environmental Emergency Program, Ministry of 
Environment and Climate Change Strategy

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