New BC minister to tackle industry permits, Indigenous cooperation – Chemainus Valley Courier
Feb. 25, 2022
‘No easy decisions left’ for land, water, resource stewardship
B.C.’s latest reorganization of its vast land and resource ministry hands the task of speeding up permits for mines and other industrial projects to Mid-Island Pacific Rim MLA Josie Osborne, who is also assigned to make sure Indigenous people are partners in decision-making.
Premier John Horgan signalled the creation of the new Ministry of Land, Water and Resource Stewardship after the 2020 B.C. election, appointing Stikine MLA Nathan Cullen as parliamentary secretary while a year-long job of reorganizing government was completed. Cullen moves to municipal affairs, the post held by Osborne since the election. Horgan appointed Coquitlam-Burke Mountain MLA Fin Donnelly as parliamentary secretary for the new ministry.
