cohochinook
Well-Known Member
Hi Everyone,
I am posting this to make you aware of a recent agreement between DFO and the National Energy Board giving the NEB the power to oversee the assessing impacts of pipelines on fish and fish habitat. This has received very little news coverage, but is incredibly disturbing.
CKNW News is reporting that “The Memorandum of Understanding essentially means the NEB will assess any aquatic environmental impacts of a pipeline proposal and it and the DFO will communicate on those assessments, on species at risk, and any violations.”
Skeena Wild Executive Director Greg Knox says “The NEB has absolutely no capacity or expertise to assess impacts to the fish habitat or to administer the Fisheries Act so it boggles my mind how they can now take over the responsibility from the DFO.”
Here’s a link to the CKNW news story:
http://www.cknw.com/2013/12/18/neb-...-pipeline-impacts-on-fish-and-marine-habitat/
Here’s the link to the announcement on the National Energy Board’s website:
http://www.neb-one.gc.ca/clf-nsi/rpblctn/ctsndrgltn/mmrndmndrstndng/fshrscnscnd2013_12_16q-eng.html
This a total conflict of interest and on top of that they have no expertise to do this. The mandate of DFO is to protect fish and fish habitat. I urge everyone who cares about fish and fish habitat to contact their local MP to express their concerns about this agreement. I also urge you to write your local newspaper or contact your local media, the Government is trying to fly this one right under the radar screen just prior to Christmas.
I am posting this to make you aware of a recent agreement between DFO and the National Energy Board giving the NEB the power to oversee the assessing impacts of pipelines on fish and fish habitat. This has received very little news coverage, but is incredibly disturbing.
CKNW News is reporting that “The Memorandum of Understanding essentially means the NEB will assess any aquatic environmental impacts of a pipeline proposal and it and the DFO will communicate on those assessments, on species at risk, and any violations.”
Skeena Wild Executive Director Greg Knox says “The NEB has absolutely no capacity or expertise to assess impacts to the fish habitat or to administer the Fisheries Act so it boggles my mind how they can now take over the responsibility from the DFO.”
Here’s a link to the CKNW news story:
http://www.cknw.com/2013/12/18/neb-...-pipeline-impacts-on-fish-and-marine-habitat/
Here’s the link to the announcement on the National Energy Board’s website:
http://www.neb-one.gc.ca/clf-nsi/rpblctn/ctsndrgltn/mmrndmndrstndng/fshrscnscnd2013_12_16q-eng.html
This a total conflict of interest and on top of that they have no expertise to do this. The mandate of DFO is to protect fish and fish habitat. I urge everyone who cares about fish and fish habitat to contact their local MP to express their concerns about this agreement. I also urge you to write your local newspaper or contact your local media, the Government is trying to fly this one right under the radar screen just prior to Christmas.
