Environment

More money needs to be poured into the Fraser River to prevent catastrophic flooding and maintain the river as an economic driver.

Fraser River dikes need to be built higher to withstand higher floods caused by climate change and rising sea levels, according to a report released by the British Columbia government July 11.

The City of Richmond, which has received a national engineering award for its innovative energy conservation, plans to tap heat from sewer lines as part of its new Lulu Island Energy Company.

Coquitlam a pilot test as industry takes steps to meet challenge of worsening weather

City shedding its industrial past to embrace environmentally friendly future

When Michael Shekhtman launched Eeko Couriers with his brothers in 2009, the economy was still in the midst of a global recession that left companies pinching pennies any way possible.

Region pushing awareness of program aimed at diverting organic waste from landfills

A rat infestation on the grounds of a Vancouver daycare has been partly blamed on nearby compost bins used by community gardeners.

Green jobs in Vancouver increased 19% between 2010 and 2013, but more work is needed to meet ambitious City of Vancouver goals to become the “greenest city” in the world by 2020, according to a report released by the Vancouver Economic Co

As the B.C. government pushes to expand the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry, a University of Victoria (UVic) report warns regulations over fracking-related wastewater deposited into decades-old disposal wells across the province are severely lacking.