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10 THE RURAL VOICE
Agrilaw
Making your voice heard - who pays?
A landfill; a waste processing
facility; a new hydro -transmission
line; or a pipeline — these are some
examples of projects which may be
imposed on farmers, uprooting
families;
altering
landscapes;
infringing on
lifestyles;
interfering with
farm operations;
diminishing
production; and
depreciating
land values.
What all such
projects have in
common is that, before they can
proceed, they must receive
environmental approvals from
government ministries and regulatory
agencies. How can farmers
concerned about such projects make
their voices heard?
In Ontario, the Intervenor Funding
Project Act provides that, where a
proponent of a project is required to
obtain approval of the Environmental
Assessment Board, the Ontario
Energy Board, or a combination of
one or both of these Boards with the
Ontario Municipal Board (i.e., a joint
board), qualified intervenors may
apply to the board for funding of their
legal and expert consultant costs to
represent their interests in the
proceedings before the Board. If
granted, the proponent of the project
will be required to pay to the
intervenor the anticipated costs in
advance of the hearing and, if there
are additional costs incurred during
the hearing, the proponent may also
be required to pay these costs upon
the conclusion of the hearing.
To qualify for such funding, a
person whose interests are affected
by the proposed project must be able
to demonstrate that the interest of a
significant segment of the public will
be affected. In considering a funding
application, a funding panel of the
Board will consider whether this
interest should be represented; the
You may
get support
to
argue your
case
financial need of the intervenor; the
demonstrated commitment of the
intervenor; and attempts by the
intervenor to co-ordinate related
interests in an "umbrella" group.
Whatever Board approval is
required for a particular project, the
project proponent is required by both
the Ministry of the Environment and
Energy and regulatory agencies to
consult with affected parties early in
the planning process and before
application is made for Board
approval. The Ministry's guidelines
and policy with respect to this pre-
submission consultation provide:
"Pre -submission consultation has
developed in Ontario as a vital
part of the environmental
assessment process. Proponents
and affected parties alike have
found it in their interest to
participate in consultation during
the planning of an undertaking."
"Pre -submission consultation
means that affected parties help
plan the undertaking.
Consultation is not a separate
procedure conducted parallel or
subsequent to a planning process.
Instead, the planning process is
constructed around the
involvement and contributions of
affected parties."
"Consultation is based on mutual
respect of participants. The
proponent, as initiator, has the
responsibility of establishing a co-
operative atmosphere by
respecting the needs of affected
parties to be adequately informed,
to question, and to be listened to.
Affected parties, in turn, have the
responsibility to share in a co-
operative search for the best
solution."
Unfortunately, at the present time
the Intervenor Funding Project Act
does not contain provision for
mandatory funding of intervenor
costs by a proponent until after the
environmental assessment has been
completed and the proponent has
made application to the appropriate
board. Nevertheless, in recognition