British Columbia

25/11/25
Author: 
Tyler Olsen
BC Hydro chair Glen Clark says wind power and technological advances should fulfil BC’s short-term power needs, but more megaprojects like Site C, pictured, aren’t off the table if demand increases substantially in coming decades. Photos of Clark and Site C via BC Hydro.

Nov. 25, 2025

Glen Clark sat down for a wide-ranging interview with The Tyee.

Even as it focuses on greenlighting new wind power projects, British Columbia could eventually return to building massive hydro dams if electricity use spikes in the coming decades, according to BC Hydro chair and former B.C. premier Glen Clark.

24/11/25
Author: 
Zoë Yunker
BC Hydro has curbed its expectations on the rollout of commercial and industrial electric vehicles, focusing instead on light-duty and personal vehicles. Photo by Tyler Olsen.

Nov. 24, 2025

The Crown corporation’s new long-term plan for BC’s energy future is a missed opportunity to commit to electrification, experts say.

Premier David Eby recently described British Columbia as Canada’s future “economic engine,” one that, in a nod to climate change, would be powered “by clean, reliable, affordable power.” Lots of it.

21/11/25
Author: 
By Matt Simmons (Local Journalism Initiative Reporter) Photography by Marty Clemens
As the federal government signals support for LNG exports, residents of Kitimat, B.C., live alongside Canada’s first major liquefaction facility.

Nov. 14, 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney signalled his support for LNG exports in Terrace, B.C., this week, as nearby Kitimat residents learn to live beside a towering flame

Under heavy rain, an electronic sign by the side of the road in a small northwestern B.C. town warns passersby, “Flare height will vary.” It flashes to the next message: “Between 15 meters [sic] and 90.”

21/11/25
Author: 
Mitchell Beerwith files from The Canadian Press
laying pipeline - Jason Woodhead/Flickr

Nov. 20, 2025

 

With the federal and Alberta governments touting an imminent deal on a new oil pipeline to British Columbia’s northwest coast, analysis released Thursday morning concludes that investors in Canadian oil and gas will face serious financial risk—and provincial revenues from the industry could fall 82%—as the global energy transition unfolds through the 2030s.

21/11/25
Author: 
Stefan Labbé
The independent review found B.C.'s logging models for the Mackenzie timber supply region used wildly unrealistic assumptions, and ignored real-world risks like increased wildfire, drought and disease in a pattern likely playing out across the province.Rob Kruyt/BIV

Nov. 19, 2025

An undisclosed report obtained by BIV estimates the province is likely approving twice as much logging as can be sustainably harvested

A leaked technical review prepared for a group of First Nations claims British Columbia is greatly overestimating how much timber it can sustainably harvest in a push for short-term economic gains. 

21/11/25
Author: 
Shannon Waters
Transmission lines move power from where it’s generated to where it’s needed. B.C. is pushing to expand this network, including the North Coast transmission line, which — along with Ksi Lisims LNG — was added to the federal fast-tracked projects list. The province promises jobs and economic benefits, but offers few specifics. Photo: Leah Hennel / The Narwhal

Nov. 18, 2025

The provincial government has made big claims about the benefits the North Coast transmission line will bring. But it won‘t say much beyond that

Premier David Eby’s dream of fashioning British Columbia into an economic engine powerful enough to drive the Canadian economy took another step forward on Thursday. From Terrace, B.C., Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Ksi Lisims LNG and the North Coast transmission line would be added to the federal fast-tracking list. 

20/11/25
Author: 
Geoff Meggs
Premier David Eby’s speech at the NDP convention in Victoria Saturday was part of a successful campaign to maintain party support. Photo by Chad Hipolito, the Canadian Press.

Website editor: Also missing: the existential climate crisis? growing inequality, (taxing wealth?), the cost of living?

Nov. 20, 2025

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