WHEREAS the Ministry of Energy and Mines considers and approves applications for the purpose of extracting sand and gravel resources; AND WHEREAS local governments regulate land uses, such as processing of resources, as authorized by the Local Government Act and Community Charter; Therefore be it resolved that UBCM request that the Minister of Energy and Mines direct the Ministry to require compliance with local government zoning bylaws as a permit condition, and order Ministry staff to cancel any permits and deny any applications that contravene duly authorized local government zoning bylaws.
Ministry of Energy Mines The provincial government is committed to working with local governments across B.C. to find workable solutions to issues related to aggregate extraction. The Ministry of Energy and Mines shares all Mines Act permit applications for aggregate operations within municipal boundaries with the relevant local government. All Mines Act permitting decisions are made by Ministry of Energy of Mines Statutory Decision Makers SDMs taking into account input from subject matter experts. In circumstances where the local government opposes the application based on zoning, the Ministrys SDM may consider that opposition and all other relevant information in making a decision.