Opinion: BC’s permitting crisis hitting local communities the hardest

... In places like Osoyoos, Kamloops and Williams Lake, I found people who had an environmentally focused, reconciliation-centric approach to the work they did. In short, these are people who want to explore, and they care deeply about doing it right.

Sadly, time and time again I heard stories about permitting delays and moving regulatory goalposts. For companies that are trying to raise capital for exploration programs, the brief window of the summer exploration period is critical. When those windows are missed, money can’t be raised, and small companies just can’t survive ...

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