Guest Post by David Vardy
Response from Minister Disappointing
Response from Minister Disappointing
The Labrador Land
Protectors presented a petition to government on May 9, 2017 calling for the appointment
of an independent expert panel on the North Spur. It was signed by more than 1000 people. There
has been no response. Since that time the urgency of the panel has been raised.
It has been raised by new research conducted in Sweden as well as by
revelations flowing from the SNC risk assessment report released by the
Premier.
The recently disclosed and disturbing SNC Lavalin risk
assessment report of April 2013, released by the Premier on June 23, 2017,
refers to the need for further geo-scientific information to guide remedial
measures and assess overall safety and stability. SNC Lavalin rated the risk as
“very high.” Whether Nalcor has successfully remediated these risks over the
period from April 2013 to the present is as yet unknown. It will take the work
of an independent expert panel to measure whether risks have been reduced or indeed
whether they can be mitigated or eliminated.
