The CRD 2015 environmental assessment
Since 2011 the CRD has been working on a new park management plan for Island View Beach Regional Park. See the background here and a detailed time line here
In May 2014, CRD Parks promised to prepare an environmental assessment that was factual, technical and scientific. They published their work on the CRD web site in January 2015. The Friends of Island View Beach reviewed it and wrote many emails to CRD Parks staff and the CRD Board, urging that any public meetings be postponed until the CRD data was checked, because of our concerns with the CRD presentation. Thoise messages can be seen here
We have two primary concerns with the CRD presentation. The first is to do with the relevance and accuracy of what was said, and the second with the importance of what was not said. We felt the CRD were not even close to the standard required that the public be given all the accurate and relevant information information so that interested parties could make informed, thoughtful and rational presentations on the future of Island View Beach Regional Park.
Questioning the relevance and accuracy of what was said to the public - see here
What was not disclosed to the public
In May 2014, CRD Parks promised to prepare an environmental assessment that was factual, technical and scientific. They published their work on the CRD web site in January 2015. The Friends of Island View Beach reviewed it and wrote many emails to CRD Parks staff and the CRD Board, urging that any public meetings be postponed until the CRD data was checked, because of our concerns with the CRD presentation. Thoise messages can be seen here
We have two primary concerns with the CRD presentation. The first is to do with the relevance and accuracy of what was said, and the second with the importance of what was not said. We felt the CRD were not even close to the standard required that the public be given all the accurate and relevant information information so that interested parties could make informed, thoughtful and rational presentations on the future of Island View Beach Regional Park.
Questioning the relevance and accuracy of what was said to the public - see here
What was not disclosed to the public