A new study on three B.C. coal mines says the economic benefits from the projects used to justify their approval were 'significantly overestimated.'
Posted: Mar. 9, 2023 6:55AMA coal mining operation in Sparwood, B.C., is shown on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016. A new study based on three other British Columbia coal mines says the economic benefits from those projects, used to justify their approval during the environmental review process, were
According to Collard and Dempsey’s report, a “predictive audit” of the three northeastern B.C. mines — Willow Creek, Wolverine and Brule — from 1999 to 2019 shows that the projects only achieved 59 per cent of their original projected employment and 34 per cent of predicted tax revenue. “The Environmental Assessment Office has a strong interest in research like this and are always looking for ways to improve our methods, effects assessment conclusions and recommendations and ultimately better support ministers’ decisions on whether or not a major project is approved to move forward,” the statement from the office says.
She said environmental impact assessment “rarely leads to project rejection,” especially when economic impacts are introduced as a counterweight.
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