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Howe Sound designated a UNESCO biosphere region

Howe Sound designated a UNESCO biosphere region

A five-year effort in the making has achieved success.
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UBCM calls for climate action funding

UBCM calls for climate action funding

Program cancelation leaves municipalities without clear future plans
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Who has the best climate action plan?

Who has the best climate action plan?

Third-party modelling estimates NDP, Green plans would reduce GDP growth by 6.5% to 7.5%
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City of Surrey to halt Bear Creek Park road construction: BC Supreme Court

City of Surrey to halt Bear Creek Park road construction: BC Supreme Court

Proposed road will cross over land environmentalists and residents say is not only a de-facto park but also designated as park under law
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Insurers need help to mitigate climate change costs

Insurers need help to mitigate climate change costs

Fires, flood and earthquakes are a growing concern for the insurance industry
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Tourists in North Okanagan told ‘leave now’ due to wildfires

Tourists in North Okanagan told ‘leave now’ due to wildfires

Weekend winds may fan flames of wildfires, new evacuation alerts for North Okanagan
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Province will need to get water smart, scientists warn

Province will need to get water smart, scientists warn

B.C. won’t run out of water, but climate change adaptation will require better storage
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Burn rate burdens businesses in B.C.

Burn rate burdens businesses in B.C.

Adaptation to climate change includes learning to work and live with wildfires
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Heat, fires, floods punctuate new climate change report

Heat, fires, floods punctuate new climate change report

Last five years marked hottest five-year period since at least 1850: IPCC
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B.C. forests are 'bonfires waiting to go off' — are more fires the solution?

B.C. forests are 'bonfires waiting to go off' — are more fires the solution?

There are billions of tonnes of wood fuel waiting to ignite B.C. forests, a recent white paper shows. As climate change leads to hotter, drier summers, could prescribed fire be the solution? Is it time to let it all burn?
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