PRESERVING BRITISH COLUMBIA’S COAST: A REGULATORY REVIEW Background Report by West Coast Environmental Law for the BC Near Shore Habitat Loss Work Group Puget Sound/Georgia Basin International Task Force Linda Nowlan, Barrister & Solicitor West Coast Environmental Law 1001 – 207 West Hastings Street Vancouver, BC V6B 1H7 (604) 601-2509
[email protected] Acknowledgements This report is the result of a contract from the BC Habitat Loss Work Group, a sub- group of the Puget Sound-Georgia Basin International Task Force. The report was funded by the BC Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks and Department of Fisheries and Oceans. The Members of the Task Group are: Ted Pobran, Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks; Karen Wipond, Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks; Don Howes, Land Use Coordination Office; Mark Zacharias, Land Use Coordination Office; Erik Karlsen, Ministry of Municipal Affairs; Les Bogdan, Ducks Unlimited; Michael Dunn, Canadian Wildlife Service; and Karen Calla, Department of Fisheries and Oceans. The author wishes to thank the members of the Task Group for their assistance and comments on this report. Special thanks go to Michael Dunn, Karen Wipond, and Mark Zacharias for their detailed comments. The author would also like to thank the staff of West Coast Environmental Law Research Foundation for their assistance in producing this report. Karen Campbell commented on a draft, Alexandra Melnyk did word processing, Catherine Ludgate did project coordination, Christopher Heald was responsible for desktop publishing,