The province is beefing up the regulations when it comes to the transportation of liquid petroleum products, including those in pipelines, those that move by rail and by trucks.
Transporters will need to have provincial plans in place to manage a spill and the liability for the full cost of the response and recovery will lie with the owner and the transporter of the substance.
An independent scientific advisory panel will also be established to assess whether regulations can mitigate the impact of heavy oil spills in our coastal waters.
Christianne Wilhelmson, of the Georgia Strait Alliance says it’s a good move…..
The new regulations were developed with input from industry, First Nations, local communities, and other federal and provincial agencies.
