MLA McInnis welcomes HCA overhaul pause – East Kootenay News Online Weekly

January 21, 2026

The B.C. government’s decision to postpone its Heritage Conservation Act (HCA) overhaul confirms what municipalities, industry and private landowners have been saying for months: changes of this scale must not proceed without clear rules, defined liabilities, and predictable timelines, says Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA Scott McInnis.

Delaying the introduction of these changes is welcomed – however, the NDP continues to create massive uncertainty with their secret land-use agreements, and failure to properly manage the fallout from DRIPA (the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People Act).

Conservative Critic for Indigenous Relations McInnis said British Columbians need a framework that protects heritage while also affording industry and homeowners certainty and predictability. The NDP’s rushed amendments did neither.

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