WHEREAS aggregates are an important resource for economic development; AND WHEREAS aggregate extraction, processing and transportation can cause significant social and environmental impacts: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the provincial government cooperate with local governments, the extraction industry, and local citizens in developing and implementing regional plans which identify suitable and unsuitable sites for extraction; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Province provide financial support for completing regional plans and authority for local governments to implement them.
Ministry of Energy Mines The Province is committed to working with local governments across B.C. to find solutions to issues related to aggregate extraction. Due to fiscal pressures, the Province is at this time unable to provide financial support for completing regional plans. Gravel is an important resource that all communities need to build public infrastructure such as roads, hospitals and homes. Appropriate development of the resource is key to our way of life and the provincial economy.