B.C.'s environmental assessment process is failing to properly oversee certified major projects or ensure that promised work to make up for damage to the environment is actually carried out.
That's the finding of B.C. Auditor General John Doyle, whose newly released audit plants a big red flag over monitoring work done by the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office (EAO).
"Adequate monitoring is not occurring and follow-up evaluations are not being conducted," Doyle said in the audit, adding that means the EAO can't guarantee that requirements to mitigate damage are working.
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