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Highway wildfire closure drives home B.C.'s need to think big about climate measures

Highway wildfire closure drives home B.C.'s need to think big about climate measures

The province says it's too early to provide an estimate of the costs associated with the Highway 4 closure
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B.C. must urgently change forest strategies or face more wildfire disasters: report

B.C. must urgently change forest strategies or face more wildfire disasters: report

Risk mitigation is leaving the wider forest landscape 'severely vulnerable,' says B.C. Forest Practices Board report
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Canadian climate-tech needs Canadian business partners

Canadian climate-tech needs Canadian business partners

More than 80% of Canadian private investment in climate tech is outside of Canada
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Logging reduction aims to save threatened B.C. seabird

Logging reduction aims to save threatened B.C. seabird

The allowable annual cut level has been reduced in the Port Alberni area
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Canada's wildfire season just became the worst ever recorded

Canada's wildfire season just became the worst ever recorded

So far this year, wildfires in Canada have burned an area more than double the size of Vancouver Island
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Ships to use AI to protect B.C. whales from underwater noise pollution

Ships to use AI to protect B.C. whales from underwater noise pollution

The ships will be able to 'think' like a whale, researchers say
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'Low confidence' Canada will achieve net-zero climate target, study shows

'Low confidence' Canada will achieve net-zero climate target, study shows

A global ranking of countries' climate targets show Canada's plans have a low chance of success
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Hot, dry forecast increases wildfire danger in B.C.

Hot, dry forecast increases wildfire danger in B.C.

A day or two of heavy rainfall here and there isn’t likely to reduce the risk
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B.C. biosolids could be headed to Richmond plant, Nanaimo quarry

B.C. biosolids could be headed to Richmond plant, Nanaimo quarry

LaFarge Canada says it may be ready to resume taking biosolids as fuel for its cement manufacturing facility in Richmond, while a new site has turned up at an old quarry near Nanaimo
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Environmental group questions B.C. quarry operator sale

Environmental group questions B.C. quarry operator sale

Coast Mountain Resources — the company that has been operating the quarry — has been sold to California-based Granite
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