It would be mandatory in British Columbia to report the discovery of sites or objects of potential heritage value to the government's archeology branch under changes to legislation introduced Wednesday. "We've heard from First Nations and we've heard from others concerned about heritage that these changes needed to take place over the 20 years," said Donaldson. People may also be required to obtain and pay for heritage inspections or investigations before receiving permits to alter sites, Donaldson said. Developers of major private and public projects have voluntarily reported finding significant sites and artifacts, he said. The Forests Ministry says there are more than 54,000 registered archeological sites in B.C.

Source: CBC News March 07, 2019 06:56 UTC