PERMIT APPLICATION SHOULD BE GRANTED, BOARD ORDERS REGIONAL MANAGER TO ISSUE A PERMIT AND DIRECTS REGIONAL MANAGER TO INCORPORATE FINDINGS OF THE BOARD INTO THE PERMIT
Panel: Judith Lee, Christine Mayall, Elizabeth Keay
The Appellant company applied for a permit from the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks to deposit waste onto a site adjacent to the Fraser River and Burns Bog. The permit was refused by the Assistant Regional Waste Manager on the grounds that the proposed landfill did not comply with the Landfill Criteria for Municipal Solid Waste Management and because of environmental concerns. This decision was appealed to the Deputy Director, who upheld the original decision. The Appellant appealed the Deputy Director’s decision to the Environmental Appeal Board. During the course of the hearing before the Board the parties submitted a draft permit to the Board that addressed many of the Ministry’s concerns. The Board ordered the Regional Manger to issue a permit in the form of the draft permit but directed that the Regional Manager amend the permit to incorporate the findings of the Board concerning issues raised by the Deputy Director.
