Whereas BC local governments wish to make informed decisions about natural resource development and attract investment to their areas; And whereas Geoscience BC provides unbiased public earth science research, as set out in the five-year Geoscience BC Strategic Management Plan 2018-2022: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM request that the provincial government provide Geoscience BC with funding of 10 million per year over five years 50 million total from March 31, 2019.
Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Thank you for your request for the Provincial Government to fund Geoscience BC, which provides public geoscience information to inform natural resource decisions and attract investment to local communities. The Ministry of Energy Mines and Petroleum Resource established the BC Mining Jobs Task Force MJTF to help build a strong, sustainable, innovative economy and create good-paying jobs in every corner of the Province. The mandate of the MJTF includes providing a recommendation on a coordinated provincial approach to geoscience. This recommendation will contribute to governments understanding of the state of and path forward for public geoscience. A decision on how best to support public geoscience will be made after consideration of the Task Force report and other relevant submissions.