ENVIROFOR REPORTER

ENERGY AND MINES NEWS
B.C.'s Land Rights Sales Reflect Investor Confidence The June 2009 land rights sale resulted in $178.4 million in bonus bids, bringing the calendar year to date total to $246.4 million, a positive signal of investor confidence, it was recently announced. See the News Release. Canada to Match US Climate Change Rules Canada will adopt climate-change regulations comparable to those of the United States – including new rules for oil sands producers and refiners – to avoid punitive "green" tariffs, federal Environment Minister Jim Prentice says. See the Globe & Mail News story.
ENERGY AND MINES
Act or Regulation Affected	Effective Date	Amendment Information
Oil and Gas Commission and Orphan Site Reclamation Fund Tax Levy Regulation (363/98)	July 1/09	by Reg 114/2009
FORESTRY AND ENVIRONMENT NEWS
Wanted: Lawyers ready to go green The environmental lawyer, it turns out, is to the green age what the intellectual property (IP) and information technology (IT) lawyers were to the dot-com era. See the E-Vancouver Sun News story. Kamloops logging company staff face fraud charges after scam revealed Three men connected to a now-defunct Kamloops logging company allegedly stumped government computers and hacked money from the B.C. Ministry of Forests in an unusual high-tech crime. See The Province News Article. B.C. logging deaths spark debate A spike in the number of loggers dying in B.C.'s woods has alarmed their union, but the province's forestry minister says the numbers could be misleading. See CBCNews Article. More details on rights and title law soon to be released More information will be released on the government's efforts to recognize First Nations rights in legislation, and hopefully a chance for public input, says Nechako Lakes Liberal MLA John Rustad. The Liberals had been moving to introduce the legislation -- which they have said will bring a "seismic shift" in relations with First Nations -- before the May 12 election, but then backed off in the face of criticism from both industry and first nations communities. See the News story. New Report Published Focuses on Water Governance in BC This detailed policy paper explores the options and opportunities for water governance reform in British Columbia. The paper was developed to assist the Ministry of Environment with its commitment to address water management and modernize the 100 year old Water Act that is no longer able to deal with existing and emerging water issues in the province. See the pdf of the Full Report by Oliver M Brandes and Deborah Curran (POLIS Project on Ecological Governance). B.C. Government Releases Compliance Summary The Ministry of Environment has released the first Quarterly Compliance and Enforcement Summary for 2009. The summary reports on compliance and enforcement actions taken across the entire ministry between Jan. 1, 2009 and March 31, 2009. It outlines: 3 orders issued to prevent or stop impacts to the environment, human health or safety 47 administrative licensing sanctions taken against individual or commercial hunters or anglers for committing certain offences 320 tickets 11 court convictions See the News Release.
FORESTRY AND ENVIRONMENT
Act or Regulation Affected	Effective Date	Amendment Information
Closed Areas Regulation (76/84)	July 1/09	by Reg 143/2009
Forest Act	July 1/09	by s. 47.2(4) of itself
Hunting Regulation (190/84)	July 1/09	by Regs 138/2009 and 143/2009
Limited Entry Hunting Regulation (134/93)	June 16/09	by Reg 138/2009
Limited Entry Hunting Regulation (134/93)	July 1/09	by Reg 143/2009
Motor Vehicle Prohibition Regulation (196/99)	July 1/09	by Reg 143/2009
Wildlife Act	June 15/09	by 2008 Bill 29 ss. 08(a)&(c), 14, 15(b), 17-27 & 30-32 only (Reg 66/2009) Environmental (Species and Public Protection) Statutes Amendment Act, 2008
Wildlife Act Commercial Activities Regulation (338/82)	July 1/09	by Reg 143/2009
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Vol: II – Issue: VI June 2009

ENVIROFOR NEWS: Legislature to be recalled The Legislature has been recalled for August 25, 2009. It is expected the session will deal extensively with the government's initiatives on the economy. Sections Not Yet In Force: The April EnviroFor Reporter made reference to a number of amendments that came into effect on April 3, 2009. Many, but not all of the sections in the Final Agreement Consequential Amendments Act, 2007 [2007 Bill 41, chap. 36] came into force. This Bill made extensive amendments to a number of Acts. Bill 41 was in turn amended by a number of consequential amendments in the Maa-Nulth First Nations Final Agreement Act [2007 Bill 45, chap. 43]. Please be aware that we had prematurely posted some of these amendments when in fact they had not yet come into force. These amendments were corrected shortly after posting. The affected Acts were: Forest Act, Gas Utility Act, Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, and the Water Act. If you require further clarification, please email us at info@quickscribe.bc.ca . New EnvirFor Reporter Release Date Please note that EnviroFor Reporters will now be released sometime within the first week of every month. Our rationale for moving the date is to accommodate the ever-increasing number of changes that come into force at the very end or beginning of each month. This most recent Reporter was published mid July due a slow down in legislative activity and staff vacations during this time. For your convenience we have included the July 1 amendments. Tip: Log in to EnviroFor Online prior to clicking Reporter links

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