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Environmental Appeal Board appeal records
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1964-1987 (Creation)
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- British Columbia. Environmental Appeal Board
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8.1 m of textual records, photographs and maps
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The Environmental Appeal Board was created as an independent agency in 1981 under the Environmental Management Act. The Board is a quasi-judicial regulatory agency which hears appeals related to several environmental statutes. It replaced the Pesticide Control Appeal Board, Pollution Control Board, and appeals made to cabinet under the Water Act and Wildlife Act.
The Board hears appeals from administrative decisions under several different environmental statutes which have changed over time. As of 2020, this included the: Environmental Management Act; Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Act; Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act; Integrated Pest Management Act; Mines Act; Water Sustainability Act; Water Users’ Community Act; and Wildlife Act.
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This series consists of appeal files and other records from the Environmental Appeal Board, 1981-1987. The series also includes some appeal or hearing files from its predecessors, the Pesticide Control Appeal Board and Pollution Control Board dating back as early as 1964.
The appeals relate to a variety of permits and licences issued by the government to manage the use of various natural resources and other aspects of the environment. Appeal files are grouped by the piece of legislation they relate to.
Appeals and hearings under the Pesticide Control Act (RSBC 1979 c. 322) include the use and application of pesticides and herbicides for purposes including weed control, mosquito control, and wildlife (wolf and coyote) control. Most appeals wish to amend or cancel pesticide permits due to concerns including poison leeching into water supply, and injury to people or other animals.
Appeals under the Wildlife Act (SBC 1982 c. 57) relate to restoring hunting and guide outfitter licences which had been cancelled or amended as a result an of alleged contravention of the Wildlife Act.
Appeals under the Water Act (RSBC 1979 c. 429) may relate to the application, cancellation or amendment of water licences as well as other issues relating to water quality and quantity.
Appeal under the Waste Management Act (SBC 1982 c.41) and the Pollution Control Act (RSBC 1979 c. 332) relate to attempts to cancel or amend waste management permits. Permits may relate to disposing of sewage and other waste materials through burning, landfills, and release into the air or a body of water.
Appeal files may include respondent’s submissions, precedents, transcripts, exhibits, petitions, copies of permits, correspondence from stakeholders, maps, photographs, decisions, responses to decisions, permits, court records, newspaper clippings, and administrative records related to organizing the appeals.
The series also includes some transcripts of proceedings; reports or other reference material; day copies of correspondence from the Associate Deputy Minister E.H. Vernon and Deputy Minister Lloyd Brooks; and other administrative records relating to the operation of the Appeal Boards. There are also some court records related to cases that were appealed to the Supreme or Provincial courts.
Transferred under one-time schedule number 870581.
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Transferred from the Environmental Appeal Board, 1992.
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These records are subject to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act or other acts and access may be restricted. Please contact the BC Archives to determine the access status of these records.
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Associated materials
GR-1159 - Appeal hearing records regarding Port Alice pollution
GR-4035 - Pollution Control Board records
GR-4036 - Pesticide Control Appeal Board records
Related annual reports are located in the BC Archives Library.
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Accession number(s): 88-0407