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[daftandbarmy]

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MP Jeff Kibble presses federal government over uncleaned Cowichan dump site​

Conservative MP Jeff Kibble is calling on the federal government to step in and immediately clean up a massive illegal landfill on Cowichan Tribes land before potential contaminants cause further damage to the nearby Cowichan River watershed.

Kibble urged government officials to bypass administrative delays and jurisdictional disputes in favour of immediate remediation.

“A river this important should not have to wait for proof of harm before the government takes action,” Kibble stated during a parliamentary session. “Despite years of warning, meaningful federal enforcement and remediation of this water travesty has not materialized.”

In an interview with CHEK News, Kibble emphasized that establishing fault should take a backseat until after the dump has been cleared.

“The site sits on reserve land but, importantly, outside the nations land code and under law that makes this a clear federal responsibility. Not a grey area not a shared file and not a matter for another government to resolve,” Kibble said.

MP Jeff Kibble presses federal government over uncleaned Cowichan dump site

A Conservative MP is calling on the federal government to step in and clean up a massive illegal landfill on Cowichan Tribes land.

cheknews.ca

 

[Brad Sallows]

Back in the news, nothing done yet ...

An example of why there should not be more jurisdictions than federal, provincial, and local (district/municipality/etc), with all of the last created by and subject to provincial.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

I have personally seen where an issue is clearly a federal responsibility and we reneged on our responsibilities because our HQ in Ottawa had no ability to make a decision and take any responsibility that might entail the smallest amount of risk. Eventually the BC ministry stepped in and dealt with it. I spoke to the BC Gov manager and apologized for the cowardly behaviour of my Department. I felt utterly ashamed of my Department and it made it very difficult to enforce our mandate going forward when dealing with the Province as they would bring that incident up. At the local level we had a good plan at minimal cost to solve it, but took a little out of the box thinking and Province was happy with our idea.