Indigenous Peoples

16/01/25
Author: 
Amanda Follett Hosgood
The LNG industry is depending on the North Coast Transmission Line to deliver renewable energy to gas export facilities on the north coast. The BC government plans to exempt it from an environmental assessment. Map via BC Hydro; inset images via BC Lobbyists Registry.

Jan. 16, 2025

After Heavy LNG Lobbying, BC Simplifies Power Project Approval

The move will allow the North Coast Transmission Line to bypass an environmental assessment.

10/01/25
Author: 
Carl Meyer and Fatima Syed
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation outside Rideau Cottage in Ottawa in early January. Photo: Sean Kilpatrick / The Canadian Press

Jan. 7, 2025

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s climate-conscious government bought Canada an oil pipeline while ushering in significant environmental laws

Justin Trudeau will step down as Canada’s prime minister after the Liberal Party picks a new leaderending a near-decade of the most climate-conscious federal government in modern history. 

20/12/24
Author: 
Emiko Newman, Kai Nagata, Tracey Saxby and Melissa Lem
What would you include in a mandate letter about tackling climate change? Members of the BC Climate Emergency Campaign penned one to cabinet ministers in the voice of David Eby. Photo for the Tyee by Christopher Cheung.

Dec. 20. 2024

For cabinet ministers facing a confluence of crises, a mock letter from the frontlines of the climate emergency.

19/12/24
Author: 
Max Bearak
Gas flare as seen from Kitamaat, British Columbia.

Dec. 13, 2024

With her hair pulled back into a tight ponytail, her arms and legs covered with 20 tattoos, and her compact frame fitted out in athleisure, Crystal Smith, the elected chief of the Haisla people, looked more like the hometown basketball star she once was than the fossil fuel exporter she’s about to become.

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.

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.

27/11/24
Author: 
Natasha Bulowski
Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs met on Nov. 25 to recognize the expiration of PRGT's environmental assessment permit with a ceremony. Photo from Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs Office

Nov. 27, 2024

The fate of a 900-kilometre natural gas pipeline in northern British Columbia is in limbo after its environmental assessment certificate expired on Nov. 25.

The province must decide whether to greenlight the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) pipeline by either making its decade-old certificate permanent or sending the entire project back to the drawing board for a new environmental assessment.

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