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 equit脿 procedurale adottate con i ricorrenti che contestano la determinazione SS. L'udienza in tribunale 猫 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.
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La respuesta del Gobierno de BC detalla las reuniones de consulta, comunicaciones y medidas de equidad procesal tomadas con los peticionarios que impugnan la determinaci贸n SS. La audiencia judicial est谩 programada para el 22 al 29 de septiembre de 2025. El CEO Rudi Fronk expres贸 confianza en el proceso de toma de decisiones de la EAO y confirm贸 que la Designaci贸n SS permanece vigente mientras contin煤an los procedimientos legales.
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Seabridge Gold (NYSE : SA) a annonc茅 que le gouvernement de la Colombie-Britannique a d茅pos茅 des r茅ponses devant la Cour supr锚me de la BC pour d茅fendre la d茅cision de son Bureau d'茅valuation environnementale (EAO) d'accorder une D茅signation de D茅marrage Substantiel (SS) au projet KSM. La d茅signation SS, d茅livr茅e le 29 juillet 2024, garantit que le certificat d'茅valuation environnementale du projet ne sera pas expir茅.
La r茅ponse du gouvernement de la BC d茅taille les r茅unions de consultation, les communications et les mesures d'茅quit茅 proc茅durale prises avec les p茅titionnaires contestant la d茅termination SS. L'audience judiciaire est pr茅vue du 22 au 29 septembre 2025. Le PDG Rudi Fronk a exprim茅 sa confiance dans le processus d茅cisionnel de l'EAO et a confirm茅 que la d茅signation SS reste en vigueur pendant la poursuite des proc茅dures 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 verf盲llt.
Die Antwort der Regierung von BC beschreibt die Beratungsgespr盲che, Kommunikationsma脽nahmen und Verfahrensgerechtigkeitsma脽nahmen, die mit den Antragstellern, die die SS-Bestimmung anfechten, durchgef眉hrt wurden. Die Gerichtsverhandlung ist f眉r den 22. bis 29. September 2025 angesetzt. CEO Rudi Fronk zeigte sich zuversichtlich bez眉glich des Entscheidungsprozesses der EAO und best盲tigte, dass die SS-Bezeichnung w盲hrend des laufenden Rechtsverfahrens weiterhin g眉ltig 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 . 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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