B.C. Government Files Responses to Petitions Challenging KSM's Substantially Started Designation
Seabridge Gold (NYSE: SA) announced that the British Columbia Government has filed responses in BC Supreme Court defending its Environmental Assessment Office's (EAO) decision to grant a Substantially Started (SS) Designation to the KSM project. The SS designation, issued on July 29, 2024, ensures the project's Environmental Assessment Certificate won't expire.
The BC Government's response outlines the consultation meetings, communications, and procedural fairness measures taken with petitioners challenging the SS determination. The court hearing is scheduled for September 22-29, 2025. CEO Rudi Fronk expressed confidence in the EAO's decision-making process, and confirmed the SS Designation remains in effect while legal proceedings continue.
Seabridge Gold (NYSE: SA) ha annunciato che il Governo della British Columbia ha presentato risposte presso la Corte Suprema della BC a difesa della decisione del suo Ufficio di Valutazione Ambientale (EAO) di concedere una Designazione di Avvio Sostanziale (SS) al progetto KSM. La designazione SS, rilasciata il 29 luglio 2024, garantisce che il Certificato di Valutazione Ambientale del progetto non scada.
La risposta del Governo della BC descrive gli incontri di consultazione, le comunicazioni e le misure di equità procedurale adottate con i ricorrenti che contestano la determinazione SS. L'udienza in tribunale è prevista dal 22 al 29 settembre 2025. Il CEO Rudi Fronk ha espresso fiducia nel processo decisionale dell'EAO e ha confermato che la Designazione SS rimane valida durante il proseguimento delle procedure legali.
Seabridge Gold (NYSE: SA) anunció que el Gobierno de Columbia Británica ha presentado respuestas en la Corte Suprema de BC defendiendo la decisión de su Oficina de Evaluación Ambiental (EAO) de otorgar una Designación de Inicio Sustancial (SS) al proyecto KSM. La designación SS, emitida el 29 de julio de 2024, asegura que el Certificado de Evaluación Ambiental del proyecto no expirará.
La respuesta del Gobierno de BC detalla las reuniones de consulta, comunicaciones y medidas de equidad procesal tomadas con los peticionarios que impugnan la determinación SS. La audiencia judicial está programada para el 22 al 29 de septiembre de 2025. El CEO Rudi Fronk expresó confianza en el proceso de toma de decisiones de la EAO y confirmó que la Designación SS permanece vigente mientras continúan los procedimientos legales.
Seabridge Gold (NYSE: SA)는 브리티시컬럼비아 주 정부가 BC 대법원에 환경평가국(EAO)의 KSM 프로젝트에 대한 실질적 착수(SS) 지정 결정을 방어하는 답변서를 제출했다고 발표했습니다. 2024년 7월 29일 발급된 SS 지정은 프로젝트의 환경평가 인증서가 만료되지 않도록 보장합니다.
BC 정부의 답변서는 SS 결정에 이의를 제기한 청원인들과의 협의 회의, 소통 및 절차적 공정성 조치를 상세히 설명합니다. 법원 심리는 2025년 9월 22일부터 29일까지 예정되어 있습니다. CEO 루디 프롱크는 EAO의 의사결정 절차에 신뢰를 표명했으며, 법적 절차가 진행되는 동안 SS 지정이 유효함을 확인했습니다.
Seabridge Gold (NYSE : SA) a annoncé que le gouvernement de la Colombie-Britannique a déposé des réponses devant la Cour suprême de la BC pour défendre la décision de son Bureau d'évaluation environnementale (EAO) d'accorder une Désignation de Démarrage Substantiel (SS) au projet KSM. La désignation SS, délivrée le 29 juillet 2024, garantit que le certificat d'évaluation environnementale du projet ne sera pas expiré.
La réponse du gouvernement de la BC détaille les réunions de consultation, les communications et les mesures d'équité procédurale prises avec les pétitionnaires contestant la détermination SS. L'audience judiciaire est prévue du 22 au 29 septembre 2025. Le PDG Rudi Fronk a exprimé sa confiance dans le processus décisionnel de l'EAO et a confirmé que la désignation SS reste en vigueur pendant la poursuite des procédures judiciaires.
Seabridge Gold (NYSE: SA) gab bekannt, dass die Regierung von British Columbia vor dem Obersten Gerichtshof von BC Antworten eingereicht hat, um die Entscheidung ihres Umweltbewertungsamtes (EAO) zu verteidigen, dem KSM-Projekt eine Substantielle Beginn-Bezeichnung (SS) zu erteilen. Die am 29. Juli 2024 ausgestellte SS-Bezeichnung stellt sicher, dass das Umweltbewertungszertifikat des Projekts nicht verfällt.
Die Antwort der Regierung von BC beschreibt die Beratungsgespräche, Kommunikationsmaßnahmen und Verfahrensgerechtigkeitsmaßnahmen, die mit den Antragstellern, die die SS-Bestimmung anfechten, durchgeführt wurden. Die Gerichtsverhandlung ist für den 22. bis 29. September 2025 angesetzt. CEO Rudi Fronk zeigte sich zuversichtlich bezüglich des Entscheidungsprozesses der EAO und bestätigte, dass die SS-Bezeichnung während des laufenden Rechtsverfahrens weiterhin gültig bleibt.
- Environmental Assessment Certificate secured indefinitely through SS Designation
- BC Government supports EAO's decision with detailed legal defense
- Legal challenges against SS Designation creating uncertainty
- Court proceedings could delay project advancement until September 2025
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - April 23, 2025) - Seabridge Gold Inc. (TSX: SEA) (NYSE: SA) ("Seabridge" or the "Company") reported today that the BC Government has filed its responses in BC Supreme Court to petitions challenging the Environmental Assessment Office's ("EAO") decision granting Seabridge Gold's KSM project a Substantially Started ("SS") Designation. On July 29, 2024, the EAO determined that Seabridge's KSM project had been substantially started ensuring that the project's Environmental Assessment Certificate is no longer subject to expiry.
The responses filed by the BC Government succinctly lay out the meetings held, and other communications made, as well as the responses to requests received, by the BC government to fulfill its duty to consult and its duty of procedural fairness to the petitioners on the SS determination. The responses also explain why granting the SS Designation was not unreasonable. The petitions, the BC Government's responses and our related news releases can be found here. The parties have scheduled the period from September 22 to September 29, 2025 for the court hearing.
Seabridge CEO Rudi Fronk stated "we are pleased by the extent of the EAO's consultation, and we are confident in the strength of their arguments that the EAO's decision to grant the SS Designation was procedurally fair and not unreasonable. Seabridge will also file its own response to the petitioners in the next few weeks. While this legal process unfolds, the SS Designation remains in effect."
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