Whereas major projects cause compounding impacts that are obscured when assessed in isolation from existing and planned projects in a given region; And whereas current legislation creates significant demands on local governments by allowing for the isolated planning, assessment, and permitting considerations of wholly interdependent projects with interconnected timelines and demands on local services: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM ask that the Province of BC require the assessment and mitigation of cumulative effects, whether temporary or residual, as part of major project assessments and subsequent permitting processes where impacts arise within regions; And be it further resolved that interdependent projects are required to undergo combined assessment and permitting processes.
