Title
Climate Action Advocacy to Senior Levels of Government
Recommendation
[The original staff recommendation was amended at the meeting as follows:]
That the Parks & Environment Committee recommend to the Capital Regional District Board:
1. That the CRD Board Chair write a letter to the Premier of British Columbia in regard to provincial policies and programs and to the federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change in regard to federal action, and that the CRD Board Chair send a motion to the Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities (AVICC) for consideration, as articulated in Part 1, #1-3, in Appendix A.
2. That staff be directed to engage with their appropriate provincial and federal ministry counterparts to advance the programs and policies found in Part 2, #1-10, in Appendix A.
3. That staff be directed to engage with their appropriate provincial and federal ministry counterparts to understand and advance long-term opportunities requiring legislative change, as articulated in Part 3, #1-3, in Appendix A.
4. Request that the Chair work with staff to prepare an amendment for consideration by AVICC relating to the Climate Emergency Declaration and bring the amendments forward to the April 10th Board meeting for consideration.
(NWA)