British Columbia

Coastal GasLink's New Fines for Lying Amount to 'Couch Change'

01/05/23
Author: 
Matt Simmons
Link: 
The Narwhal
B.C.’s Environmental Assessment Office is fining Coastal GasLink for misleading the government after finding reporting discrepancies. Photo: Amber Bracken / The Narwhal

Apr. 21, 2023

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Union Workers Condemn Vancouver 'Sweeps' of Homeless

29/04/23
Author: 
Zak Vescera
Link: 
The Tyee
Several major unions and the BC Federation of Labour have criticized the City of Vancouver’s approach. Photo by Jen St. Denis.

Apr.27, 2023

CUPE local that represents workers involved condemn the city’s approach.

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A Better Future Is Possible for the Downtown Eastside

23/04/23
Author: 
Shane Simpson
Link: 
The Tyee
A 2022 decampment protest in front of the Balmoral Hotel on East Hastings Street. ‘There is a public consensus that government needs to act,’ writes former minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction Shane Simpson. Photo by Jen St. Denis.

Apr. 17, 2023

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The feds just approved a massive Port of Vancouver expansion — and it’s a blow to biodiversity

23/04/23
Author: 
Arno Kopecky
Link: 
The Narwhal
Scientists have warned the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 port expansion will impact more than 100 species of concern in the heart of the Fraser River estuary.

Apr. 20, 2023

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Organizations call on B.C. to form permanent housing roundtable

22/04/23
Author: 
Claire Wilson
Link: 
Business Intelligence for BC
Ten organizations support the creation of new housing roundtable, including the BCREA. | Chung Chow

Apr, 20, 2023

Initiative would work to address unintended consequences of housing policies and create new ideas and legislation

The B.C. Real Estate Association (BCREA) and various housing organizations across the province are calling on Victoria to establish a permanent housing roundtable to address the ongoing housing crisis.

The roundtable aims to bring together housing experts alongside municipal, provincial, federal and Indigenous governments to create a review and advisory panel. 

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Critics say NDP’s “energy action” plan puts climate targets at risk

22/04/23
Author: 
Nathan Griffiths
Link: 
Vancouver Sun
Climate advocates are sounding the alarm that B.C. is failing to curb greenhouse gas emissions and will struggle to meet its own climate change targets. PHOTO BY RIVER34 /Getty Images/iStockphoto

Apr. 21, 2023

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Will Housing Cost Trudeau the Next Election?

22/04/23
Author: 
Geoff Meggs
Link: 
The Tyee
The Sen̓áḵw development in Vancover ‘ticks every box of contemporary housing strategy,’ says Geoff Meggs. Image from Sen̓áḵw.

Apr. 21, 2023

An Indigenous Vancouver project shows a way forward.

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BC Lags Most Provinces in Cutting Emissions

22/04/23
Author: 
Andrew MacLeod
Link: 
The Tyee
Critics warn that as long as the oil and gas sector continues to grow, BC won’t meet its emissions targets. Photo via Coastal GasLink.

Apr. 21, 2023

But minister and experts say the government is making good progress.

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Fairy Creek old-growth protesters celebrate as contempt prosecution collapses

19/04/23
Author: 
Canadian Press
Link: 
National Observer
People take part in a peace circle along a logging road in Fairy Creek on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Apr. 18, 2023

NANAIMO, B.C. — The B.C. Prosecution Service has withdrawn contempt charges against 11 old-growth logging protesters accused of breaching a court injunction during blockades at Fairy Creek on Vancouver Island.

Spokesman Gordon Comer said prosecutors were in court Tuesday to enter the withdrawals, and the service is reviewing other cases after a ruling that acquitted protester Ryan Henderson earlier this year.

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'Renewable' Natural Gas Another Greenwashing Scam

18/04/23
Author: 
Marc Fawcett-Atkinson
Link: 
National Observer
Illustration by Ata Ojani

Apr. 6, 2023

Is ‘renewable’ natural gas a climate solution — or masterful greenwashing?

Each time Tim Crossin turns on his gas fireplace to heat the modest home he shares with his partner, the avowed environmentalist "assuages" his climate guilt with a reminder that he is paying a premium for so-called "renewable" natural gas.

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