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‘Nightmare’ permitting strangling B.C. solar industry, say installers

‘Nightmare’ permitting strangling B.C. solar industry, say installers

New B.C. government rebates of up to $10,000 could ignite a boom in solar energy. But some warn permitting hurdles are sending the province on a 'solar coaster.'
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Ocean Wise pulls eco-labels from southeast Alaskan salmon

Ocean Wise pulls eco-labels from southeast Alaskan salmon

Canada's largest seafood eco-certification body now lists southeast Alaskan fisheries as unsustainable.
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B.C. coal miner penalized $13,500 for spilling 6,300 litres of hydrocarbons

B.C. coal miner penalized $13,500 for spilling 6,300 litres of hydrocarbons

'Serious concerns' raised by First Nations around environmental cleanup are out of scope of regulatory process, says decision.
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55,000 arrivals per year to drive Metro Vancouver population

55,000 arrivals per year to drive Metro Vancouver population

Metro Vancouver's population forecast to climb to four million by the mid-2040s — a 200,000-person spike five years earlier than previously thought.
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Waves Coffee fined $31,000 over failed recycling plan

Waves Coffee fined $31,000 over failed recycling plan

New Westminster-based coffee house chain penalized for recycling failures at its 21 locations across B.C.
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Legal challenge to major B.C. port expansion 'fundamentally flawed,' say lawyers

Legal challenge to major B.C. port expansion 'fundamentally flawed,' say lawyers

Approval of Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion project to support $100 billion in annual trade, but detractors say it risks survival of endangered killer whales.
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Canadian Crown corp to give B.C. LNG export facility up to $500M in financing

Canadian Crown corp to give B.C. LNG export facility up to $500M in financing

Export Development Canada confirms it will provide $400 to $500 million in financing to the proposed Cedar LNG export facility.
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B.C. Greens to back guaranteed basic income, says party leader

B.C. Greens to back guaranteed basic income, says party leader

Sonia Furstenau says Greens still debating details of party election platform, but basic income proposal likely to target three vulnerable groups.
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B.C. lowers rebate cap on electric vehicles, triggers industry backlash

B.C. lowers rebate cap on electric vehicles, triggers industry backlash

On Tuesday, B.C.'s $4,000 rebate for vehicles deemed electric 'cars' was restricted to models that cost $50,000 or less — a $5,000 reduction from the previous cap.
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Mass mortality event kills hundreds of tonnes of B.C. farmed salmon

Mass mortality event kills hundreds of tonnes of B.C. farmed salmon

DFO and operator attribute mass die-off to low oxygen, but one scientist who visited one far-flung site in a kayak worries the real cause could be more complicated.
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