British Columbia

16/12/24
Author: 
Kelowna Climate Coalition
gas burner

Nov. 28, 2024

Kelowna residents should be concerned with FortisBC’s plan to truck liquified methane gas from Metro Vancouver to Kelowna and storing it in tanks next to residences.

14/12/24
Author: 
UNITE HERE Local 40

Dear Allies

Radisson Blu Vancouver Airport workers are waging Canada’s longest hotel strike, surpassing 1,300 days on the picket line. Their fight began when the hotel terminated 143 long-term workers, mostly women, after decades of service despite making $33M from the federal government when the hotel was used as a temporary quarantine site.

13/12/24
Author: 
Sophia P.
Save Old Growth co-founder Zain Haq, who is in Canada from Pakistan on a study permit, has had his deportation halted just three days before Canadian immigration officials were to force him to leave the country. (CBC)

Dec. 13, 2024

Hello,

This December 6th, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) re-initiated Zain Haq’s deportation order. Now, Zain is required to leave for Pakistan by January 21, 2025.

13/12/24
Author: 
Sarah Cox
Imperial Metals has been charged under the federal Fisheries Act more than 10 years after a tailings storage facility failure at its Mount Polley mine in B.C. sent 25 billion litres of toxic sludge into Polley Lake, Hazeltine Creek and Quesnel Lake. Photo: Jonathan Hayward / The Canadian Press

Dec. 10, 2024

Imperial Metals now wants to expand the Mount Polley mine and continue discharging effluent into a lake. Conservation advocates wonder if charges today will reduce future risks

Imperial Metals, the company that owns the Mount Polley mine in B.C.’s Interior, has been charged on 15 counts under the federal Fisheries Act.

12/12/24
Author: 
Max Fawcett
Vancouver mayor Ken Sim has tabled a motion to make the city so-called "Bitcoin-friendly." Photo by David Fitzgerald/Collision Conference via Sportsfile/Flickr

Website Editor: The Mayor's motion discussed below was passed by the Vancouver Council.

Dec. 11, 2024

Vancouver mayor Ken Sim wants to transfer some of the city's financial reserves into Bitcoin cryptocurrency  — and says it will be good for the climate, too. His claim has some experts scratching their heads. 

10/12/24
Author: 
Rochelle Baker
Premier David Eby said nine new wind projects co-owned by First Nations will maintain B.C.'s competitive clean energy advantage in global markets, particularly give the uncertain future for renewables in Alberta and U.S., Hand out photo B.C. government / Flickr

Dec. 10, 2024

BC Hydro has unveiled nine new wind projects to meet the growing demand for clean energy while keeping rates affordable for public and industrial users. 

Adrian Dix, the new Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions, announced the projects alongside Premier David Eby on Monday. Dix said the projects will enhance B.C.’s clean energy supply, strengthen the economy and uphold the province’s commitment to affordable rates and reconciliation with Indigenous communities. 

04/12/24
Author: 
Graham Riches and Ian Marcuse
‘Why then is the government relying on charitable food banking to ensure the availability of food and the right to dignified access for low-income households and individuals?’ Photo via Shutterstock.

Dec. 3, 2024

Food insecurity is real, but here are some better solutions.

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - British Columbia