A Federal Court judge dismissed a legal challenge by environmental groups against the expansion of a massive container facility in British Columbia, arguing that the project will not threaten the survival of southern resident killer whales and salmon. The groups claimed the project would destroy Chinook salmon habitat, a key food source for the endangered whales. The court ruled that the federal government’s approval of the project complied with environmental legislation and the Species at Risk Act, as it imposed conditions to mitigate potential harm to the whales. However, environmental groups expressed disappointment, stating that the ruling jeopardizes the whales' survival and recovery.
A Federal Court judge has thrown out a legal challenge by environmental groups that claimed allowing the expansion of a massive container facility on British Columbia’s waterfront would threaten the survival of southern resident killer whales and salmon.
The Federal Court dismissed the group’s judicial review on Friday, ruling that the decisions by the federal environment minister and the cabinet to allow the project to proceed were reasonable. The federal government argued in court that the conservation groups fundamentally misconstrued how the project will be regulated because the decisions did not “shortcut future federal and provincial authorizations” needed for the expansion to happen, including those necessary under at-risk species protection legislation.
In a statement Monday, Ecojustice, which argued the case for the environmental groups, called the decision “an unfortunate setback for species protection and conservation efforts.”
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