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BC Hydro was warned electrical vault was dangerous years before Vancouver explosion

BC Hydro was warned electrical vault was dangerous years before Vancouver explosion

At a news conference Thursday, BC Hydro's CEO Chris O'Riley said he was sorry to the people and businesses affected by the explosion, adding that safety is Hydro's top priority and the fire and explosion should have never happened
Feds to change pesticide oversight

Feds to change pesticide oversight

In the past, Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency was responsible for pesticide regulation in Canada. But the federal press release, from yesterday, suggests that the environment department will become more involved in pesticide oversight.
Your B.C. gas bill could be dropping by up to $125 per year

Your B.C. gas bill could be dropping by up to $125 per year

FortisBC's rate change will save B.C.'s residents an average of between $90 and $125 per year on home heating bills.
Hampered by highway closing, mill owner San Group to build ramp for barges at Port Alberni

Hampered by highway closing, mill owner San Group to build ramp for barges at Port Alberni

Costs climb as forestry company is forced to use detour to deliver goods: “We can not depend on just one highway.”
17 Coastal GasLink camp workers injured in bus crash north of Prince George

17 Coastal GasLink camp workers injured in bus crash north of Prince George

Northern Health has declared the Code Orange response at the University Hospital of Northern B.C. in Prince George over
Vancouver’s Ivanhoe Mines invests in pulsed-power tech firm

Vancouver’s Ivanhoe Mines invests in pulsed-power tech firm

Tech deploys high-voltage pulses of power to disintegrate rock
BC Hydro set to start first hunt in 15 years for new electricity sources

BC Hydro set to start first hunt in 15 years for new electricity sources

B.C. premier says hunt for independent power producers to sell electricity to BC Hydro will be a competitive process and less expensive than previous programs
Carbon pricing exemption bill not likely to pass until fall

Carbon pricing exemption bill not likely to pass until fall

The chances of Bill C-234 making it through the Senate before the summer recess are slim.
Artemis adds $54M to B.C.'s Blackwater gold mine budget

Artemis adds $54M to B.C.'s Blackwater gold mine budget

Artemis says the project is 20% complete
Global salmon farm company with B.C. ties backs land-based aquaculture in Japan

Global salmon farm company with B.C. ties backs land-based aquaculture in Japan

Open-net fish farms off B.C.'s coast are a flashpoint, with environmental groups and some Indigenous nations saying the farms transfer disease to wild salmon