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Anti-pipeline groups received $1.3B in foreign backing

Anti-pipeline groups received $1.3B in foreign backing

The stated goal of the Canadian anti-fossil fuel and anti-pipeline activists was to halt or slow the expansion of the Alberta oil sands
Three scenarios floated in IEA World Energy Outlook

Three scenarios floated in IEA World Energy Outlook

“Oil demand, for the first time, shows an eventual decline in all scenarios in this Outlook, although the timing and sharpness of the drop vary widely,” the report reads.
West Vancouver shoots down Passive House tower

West Vancouver shoots down Passive House tower

Council has rejected a proposal for what would have been the first-ever zero-emission, mass timber housing development in the district
Langford taps rezoning fees to help homebuyers

Langford taps rezoning fees to help homebuyers

Vancouver Island city will fund up to 75 per cent of a first-time condo buyer’s down payment under a unique $3 million program, but there are some caveats
Calgary elects first woman mayor

Calgary elects first woman mayor

Dr. Jyoti Gondek has a PhD in urban sociology and is a former director of the Westman Centre for Real Estate Studies at the University of Calgary
Prime Minister takes marching orders from Chief

Prime Minister takes marching orders from Chief

Chief RoseAnne Archibald of Canada’s Assembly of First Nations scolds Trudeau and calls for action – starting with three new buildings
Housing shortage rattles Vancouver market

Housing shortage rattles Vancouver market

As listings drop to 30-year lows, starts of new homes plunged 25 per cent in September from a month earlier
New strata meets Victoria industrial demand

New strata meets Victoria industrial demand

PC Urban of Vancouver stakes seven-acre Langford site as regional vacancy rates plunges to near zero
Robot homebuilders nab B.C. funding

Robot homebuilders nab B.C. funding

Intelligent City will use advanced robots in construction of its first project in Vancouver.| Submitted
Fort St. James bioenergy plant to restart

Fort St. James bioenergy plant to restart

Shuttered this July, the 40-megawatt biomass plant turns wood waste into power